Late Game TD Snuffs Out Phoenix Upset Bid

The Wofford Terriers remain undefeated in Southern Conference play after a touchdown reception by Devin Reed with 9 seconds left in the game ended Elon's upset bid Saturday afternoon at Rhodes Stadium in Elon, NC. Catch all of the highlights now on TerrierVision! The Terriers are 6-1 on the season and 4-0 in the conference and the Phoenix are 2-5 overall and 1-3 in the SoCon. The Terriers were led in rushing by Eric Breitenstein with 152 yards and two touchdowns, while Devin Reed had two catches for 51 yards and a touchdown. The Phoenix were led by Scott Riddle with 246 passing yards on 27-of-39 with three touchdowns. Sean Jeffcoat led the receivers with 89 yards and one touchdown. The Terriers had 297 total yards, with 246 on the ground. Elon had 313 yards, 246 of which were passing. Wofford had the time of possession advantage. Wofford was 4-of-13 on third downs. Elon was 6-of-14 on third down. Next weekend Wofford will host The Citadel at 1:30 pm. The game will mark Homecoming for the Terriers and the game will be broadcast on SportSouth. The Bulldogs (2-6, 0-5) were defeated 20-0 on Saturday by Georgia Southern. Wofford vs. Elon Post-Game Notes The interception in the first quarter by Mike McCrimon was the first of his career. Eric Breitenstein has at least one touchdown in each of the seven games this season and has two or more in the last six games. With the win, head coach Mike Ayers has reached 150 career wins. He is 150-105-1 in 26 years at Wofford and ETSU. The Wofford defense held Elon without a 100-yard receiver for the first time this season. The kickoff return for touchdown by Mike Rucker to open the second half was the first for Wofford since Sean Lees had a 79-yard return on November 10, 2007 at Chattanooga. It was the second of Rucker's career. The road team has won the last five meetings in the series. Game captains for Wofford were Clark Gaston, Devin Reed and Andrew Young. Attendance was 9,752 at Rhodes Stadium.