Citadel Rams 30, Vector Strikers 28

Week 3 · Regular season · round 13 · Wednesday 14 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
CTD Citadel Rams	7	10	6	7	30
VEC Vector Strikers	14	0	7	7	28

Game recap

In a tight contest in round 13 of Week 3, the Citadel Rams beat the Vector Strikers 30-28. The lead changed hands 2 times.

The Strikers opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown pass from Dax Holloway to Bastien Kincaid with 1:43 left in the first quarter. The Rams led 17-14 at halftime. The fourth quarter brought a 2-yard touchdown run by Ulric Draven for the Rams (2:11 left, 30-21); a 4-yard touchdown pass from Dax Holloway to Elio Falkner for the Strikers (1:54 left, 30-28).

The play that tilted the game came with 1:16 left in the fourth quarter: a fumble by Dax Holloway, recovered by the defense. It moved the Rams' chance of winning from 59% to 76%.

Player of the game: Calvin Booker (RB, Rams), with 22 carries for 150 yards; 3 catches for 59 yards and 1 TD. Elsewhere, Dax Holloway (Strikers) had 31 of 52 passing for 409 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT; 3 carries for 29 yards; Elio Falkner (Strikers) had 10 catches for 126 yards and 2 TD; Augustin Mercer-Hale (Rams) had 15 of 28 passing for 189 yards, 2 TD; 2 carries for 14 yards; Ulric Draven (Rams) had 11 carries for 78 yards and 1 TD.

Before kickoff, the Strikers' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, take shots deep, throw it more, target Bastien Kincaid; on defense: bracket Desmond Ashcroft (Bastien Kincaid finished with 6 catches for 88 yards and 2 TD). Meanwhile, the Rams' game plan was on offense: quick game vs the blitz, beat man coverage, target Orson Ashford; on defense: bracket Nico Saint-Clair (Orson Ashford finished with 4 catches for 53 yards).

The Strikers move to 6-7 and the Rams to 8-4-1 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	CTD-VEC
Q1 1:43	Strikers	A 1-yard touchdown pass from Dax Holloway to Bastien Kincaid	0-7
Q1 0:48	Rams	A 21-yard touchdown pass from Augustin Mercer-Hale to Calvin Booker	7-7
Q1 0:22	Strikers	An 11-yard touchdown pass from Dax Holloway to Elio Falkner	7-14
Q2 1:08	Rams	A 14-yard touchdown pass from Augustin Mercer-Hale to Desmond Ashcroft	14-14
Q2 0:05	Rams	A 50-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	17-14
Q3 2:19	Strikers	A 15-yard touchdown pass from Dax Holloway to Bastien Kincaid	17-21
Q3 1:25	Rams	A 48-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	20-21
Q3 1:01	Rams	A 41-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	23-21
Q4 2:11	Rams	A 2-yard touchdown run by Ulric Draven	30-21
Q4 1:54	Strikers	A 4-yard touchdown pass from Dax Holloway to Elio Falkner	30-28

Team stats

	CTD	VEC
Total yards	431	465
Passing yards	189	409
Rushing yards	242	56
Completions	15 of 28	31 of 52
Offensive plays	67	63
Third downs	2 of 9	5 of 10
Fourth downs	2 of 2	0 of 2
Turnovers	2	2
Sacks allowed	4	2
Time of possession	7:38	4:22

Citadel Rams box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Augustin Mercer-Hale	15/28	189	2	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Calvin Booker	22	150	0	27
Ulric Draven	11	78	1	12
Augustin Mercer-Hale	2	14	0	10

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Calvin Booker	3	59	1	3
Orson Ashford	4	53	0	7
Desmond Ashcroft	4	34	1	7
Ivo Yardley	2	24	0	6

Defense

Player	TK	INT	PD
Orson Sandoval	4	1	2
Pavel Falkner	7	0	1
Cyrus Ingram	6	0	0
Bram Brennan	6	0	1
Valen Oyelaran	4	0	0
Gideon Falkner	4	0	3

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Garrow	3/3	50	0/0

Vector Strikers box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Dax Holloway	31/52	409	4	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Dax Holloway	3	29	12
Teo Briggs	4	14	11
Yannick Whitlock	2	13	10

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Elio Falkner	10	126	2	19
Nico Saint-Clair	9	124	0	11
Bastien Kincaid	6	88	2	9
Adrien Yardley	5	65	0	6

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Lazlo Jovanovic	0	3	0
Ivo Falkner	10	0	0
Cyrus Whitlock	9	0	2
Jonas Ingram	8	0	0
Anders Delacroix	7	0	0
Yannick Thorne	4	0	0

Watch the replay

Every play of this game can be replayed on the big screen, with the play calls, the win probability and the commentary: replay Citadel Rams 30, Vector Strikers 28 on Snapline. More about the teams: Vector Strikers · Citadel Rams.