Citadel Rams 20, Nova Raptors 17

Week 5 · Regular season · round 10 · Tuesday 27 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
NVA Nova Raptors	0	10	0	7	17
CTD Citadel Rams	0	7	10	3	20

Game recap

In a tight contest in round 10 of Week 5, the Citadel Rams beat the Nova Raptors 20-17. The lead changed hands 3 times. The Rams were clear favourites before kickoff (68%), and they delivered.

The Raptors opened the scoring with a 33-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross with 3:23 left in the second quarter. The Raptors led 10-7 at halftime. Then came the fourth quarter: an 18-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow for the Rams (1:06 left, 20-10); a 12-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Zion Whitaker for the Raptors (0:41 left, 20-17).

The key moment arrived with 0:41 left in the fourth quarter: Extra point good. It moved the Rams' chance of winning from 66% to 97%.

The standout was Ulric Draven (RB, Rams), with 14 carries for 74 yards and 2 TD. Elsewhere, Augustin Mercer-Hale (Rams) had 21 of 32 passing for 235 yards; 3 carries for 9 yards; Desmond Ashcroft (Rams) had 8 catches for 82 yards; Axel Stroud (Raptors) had 19 of 35 passing for 266 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT; Zion Whitaker (Raptors) had 7 catches for 115 yards and 2 TD.

Before kickoff, the Rams' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, target Orson Ashford; on defense: bracket Zion Whitaker (Orson Ashford finished with 6 catches for 76 yards). Meanwhile, the Raptors' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, throw it more, target Zion Whitaker; on defense: bracket Desmond Ashcroft (Zion Whitaker finished with 7 catches for 115 yards and 2 TD).

The Rams move to 2-8 and the Raptors to 4-6 this week.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	NVA-CTD
Q2 3:23	Raptors	A 33-yard field goal by Adrien Norcross	3-0
Q2 2:22	Rams	A 7-yard touchdown run by Ulric Draven (extra point)	3-7
Q2 1:28	Raptors	A 12-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Zion Whitaker (extra point)	10-7
Q3 3:09	Rams	A 5-yard touchdown run by Ulric Draven (extra point)	10-14
Q3 0:21	Rams	A 45-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	10-17
Q4 1:06	Rams	An 18-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	10-20
Q4 0:41	Raptors	A 12-yard touchdown pass from Axel Stroud to Zion Whitaker (extra point)	17-20

Team stats

	NVA	CTD
Total yards	372	338
Passing yards	266	235
Rushing yards	106	103
Completions	19 of 35	21 of 32
Offensive plays	54	53
Third downs	6 of 11	4 of 10
Fourth downs	—	—
Turnovers	2	0
Sacks allowed	4	1
Time of possession	6:32	9:28

Nova Raptors box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Axel Stroud	19/35	266	2	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Omari Fenn	7	53	15
Nils Coventry	6	36	13
Tariq Achebe	2	17	19

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Zion Whitaker	7	115	2	9
Bram Thorne	8	94	0	14
Ivo Norcross	2	31	0	6
Tariq Achebe	1	19	0	1

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Anders Delacroix	15	0	0
Quentin Norcross	6	0	0
Bastien Montague	5	0	0
Valen Yardley	0	1	0
Jonas Eriksen	3	0	0
Zane Eriksen	2	0	2

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Norcross	1/3	33	2/2

Citadel Rams box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Augustin Mercer-Hale	21/32	235	0	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Ulric Draven	14	74	2	13
Bastien Hargrove	3	20	0	14
Augustin Mercer-Hale	3	9	0	11

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Desmond Ashcroft	8	82	12
Orson Ashford	6	76	7
Ivo Yardley	4	47	6
Zane Delacroix	2	16	5

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Bram Brennan	11	0	0	0
Cyrus Ingram	5	0	1	0
Pavel Falkner	6	0	0	0
Valen Oyelaran	1	0	1	0
Gideon Falkner	4	0	0	1
Darius Esposito	0	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Garrow	2/3	45	2/2

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