Citadel Rams 31, Meridian Owls 20

Week 2 · Regular season · round 8 · Tuesday 6 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
MRD Meridian Owls	0	10	7	3	20
CTD Citadel Rams	14	7	3	7	31

Game recap

The Citadel Rams earned a 31-20 win over the Meridian Owls in round 8 of Week 2. They led by as many as 14 points.

The Rams opened the scoring with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Augustin Mercer-Hale to Desmond Ashcroft with 2:01 left in the first quarter. The Rams led 21-10 at halftime. The fourth quarter brought a 13-yard touchdown run by Ulric Draven for the Rams (2:37 left, 31-17); a 42-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe for the Owls (1:39 left, 31-20).

The key moment arrived with 0:00 left in the second quarter: a 9-yard catch by Soren Oyelaran. It moved the Rams' chance of winning from 77% to 93%.

Top performer: Calvin Booker (RB, Rams), with 19 carries for 99 yards and 2 TD; 4 catches for 62 yards. Elsewhere, Augustin Mercer-Hale (Rams) had 16 of 23 passing for 197 yards, 1 TD; 1 carry for 25 yards; Ulric Draven (Rams) had 9 carries for 38 yards and 1 TD; Desmond Ashcroft (Rams) had 4 catches for 60 yards and 1 TD; Graham Ashby (Owls) had 22 of 31 passing for 228 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 2 carries for 11 yards.

Before kickoff, the Rams' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Orson Ashford; on defense: bracket Abel Thornbury (Orson Ashford finished with 3 catches for 29 yards). Meanwhile, the Owls' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Emeric Brennan; on defense: bracket Desmond Ashcroft (Emeric Brennan finished with 2 catches for 28 yards).

The Rams move to 7-1 and the Owls to 4-2-2 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	MRD-CTD
Q1 2:01	Rams	An 11-yard touchdown pass from Augustin Mercer-Hale to Desmond Ashcroft	0-7
Q1 0:23	Rams	A 3-yard touchdown run by Calvin Booker	0-14
Q2 2:41	Owls	A 50-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe	3-14
Q2 1:55	Owls	A 12-yard touchdown pass from Graham Ashby to Tobin Marsh	10-14
Q2 0:52	Rams	A 1-yard touchdown run by Calvin Booker	10-21
Q3 1:53	Rams	A 45-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	10-24
Q3 0:39	Owls	A 9-yard touchdown pass from Graham Ashby to Pavel Oyelaran	17-24
Q4 2:37	Rams	A 13-yard touchdown run by Ulric Draven	17-31
Q4 1:39	Owls	A 42-yard field goal by Zane Radcliffe	20-31

Team stats

	MRD	CTD
Total yards	386	359
Passing yards	228	197
Rushing yards	158	162
Completions	22 of 31	16 of 23
Offensive plays	59	55
Third downs	5 of 11	5 of 10
Fourth downs	2 of 2	1 of 1
Turnovers	2	0
Sacks allowed	3	3
Time of possession	5:56	6:04

Meridian Owls box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Graham Ashby	22/31	228	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Tobin Marsh	19	127	15
Adrien Oyelaran	4	20	6
Graham Ashby	2	11	6

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Soren Oyelaran	7	72	0	11
Abel Thornbury	5	63	0	6
Pavel Oyelaran	4	43	1	5
Emeric Brennan	2	28	0	2

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Dorian Radcliffe	8	0	1
Dorian Brennan	0	2	0
Adrien Zamora	7	0	0
Adrien Montague	7	0	1
Cyrus Jovanovic	6	0	1
Orson Lachance	6	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Zane Radcliffe	2/2	50	0/0

Citadel Rams box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Augustin Mercer-Hale	16/23	197	1	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Calvin Booker	19	99	2	30
Ulric Draven	9	38	1	13
Augustin Mercer-Hale	1	25	0	25

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Calvin Booker	4	62	0	4
Desmond Ashcroft	4	60	1	8
Zane Delacroix	3	30	0	3
Orson Ashford	3	29	0	4

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Bram Brennan	7	0	1	1
Orson Sandoval	9	0	0	0
Quentin Oyelaran	0	2	0	0
Cyrus Ingram	7	0	0	0
Gideon Falkner	6	0	0	0
Bastien Yardley	6	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Garrow	1/1	45	0/0

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