Citadel Rams 28, Tidal Herons 13

Week 5 · Regular season · round 14 · Wednesday 28 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
TDL Tidal Herons	3	3	0	7	13
CTD Citadel Rams	3	12	6	7	28

Game recap

The Citadel Rams earned a 28-13 win over the Tidal Herons in round 14 of Week 5. They led by as many as 22 points.

The Rams opened the scoring with a 49-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow with 2:01 left in the first quarter. The Rams led 15-6 at halftime. In the fourth quarter: a 4-yard touchdown pass from Augustin Mercer-Hale to Bastien Hargrove for the Rams (2:55 left, 28-6); a 7-yard touchdown pass from Bastien Falkner to Gideon Ashford for the Herons (0:01 left, 28-13).

The standout was Augustin Mercer-Hale (QB, Rams), with 18 of 26 passing for 229 yards, 2 TD; 1 carry for -1 yard. Elsewhere, Ulric Draven (Rams) had 17 carries for 95 yards; 1 catch for 13 yards; Orson Ashford (Rams) had 5 catches for 73 yards; Quentin Esposito (Herons) had 1 carry for 6 yards; 2 catches for 68 yards.

Before kickoff, the Rams' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Orson Ashford; on defense: bracket Tariq Radcliffe (Orson Ashford finished with 5 catches for 73 yards). Meanwhile, the Herons' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, target Quentin Esposito; on defense: bracket Desmond Ashcroft (Quentin Esposito finished with 1 carry for 6 yards; 2 catches for 68 yards).

The Rams move to 5-9 and the Herons to 2-12 this week. Injuries: Valen Ingram (RG, Rams) ankle injury.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	TDL-CTD
Q1 2:01	Rams	A 49-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	0-3
Q1 1:09	Herons	A 42-yard field goal by Cassius Coventry	3-3
Q2 2:34	Rams	A 20-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	3-6
Q2 1:49	Rams	A 38-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	3-9
Q2 0:23	Rams	A 3-yard touchdown pass from Augustin Mercer-Hale to Desmond Ashcroft (2-pt try failed)	3-15
Q2 0:04	Herons	A 49-yard field goal by Cassius Coventry	6-15
Q3 2:13	Rams	A 20-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	6-18
Q3 1:26	Rams	A 35-yard field goal by Adrien Garrow	6-21
Q4 2:55	Rams	A 4-yard touchdown pass from Augustin Mercer-Hale to Bastien Hargrove (extra point)	6-28
Q4 0:01	Herons	A 7-yard touchdown pass from Bastien Falkner to Gideon Ashford (extra point)	13-28

Team stats

	TDL	CTD
Total yards	228	400
Passing yards	198	252
Rushing yards	30	148
Completions	14 of 28	19 of 28
Offensive plays	40	62
Third downs	1 of 7	4 of 10
Fourth downs	1 of 1	—
Turnovers	3	1
Sacks allowed	2	4
Time of possession	4:34	11:26

Tidal Herons box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Soren Hallberg	7/16	107	0	3
Bastien Falkner	7/12	91	1	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Kasimir Radcliffe	7	18	10
Pavel Hargrove	2	6	8
Quentin Esposito	1	6	35

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Quentin Esposito	2	68	2
Bram Zamora	4	51	10
Rafael Montiel	2	23	5
Bastien Zamora	1	20	1

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Yannick Quarles	26	0	0
Lazlo Montague	0	3	0
Roman Underwood	5	0	0
Quentin Montague	4	0	1
Yannick Brennan	0	1	0
Gideon Esposito	3	0	2

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Cassius Coventry	2/2	49	1/1

Citadel Rams box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Augustin Mercer-Hale	18/26	229	2	0
Matteo Radcliffe	1/2	23	0	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Ulric Draven	17	95	16
Bastien Hargrove	11	55	15
Augustin Mercer-Hale	1	-1	0
Matteo Radcliffe	1	-1	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	TGT
Orson Ashford	5	73	0	6
Desmond Ashcroft	5	59	1	8
Zane Delacroix	2	33	0	2
Soren Montague	2	33	0	2

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Bram Brennan	10	0	1	0
Valen Oyelaran	1	0	2	2
Darius Esposito	0	2	0	0
Gideon Falkner	6	0	0	1
Bastien Yardley	3	0	0	0
Dorian Yardley	1	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Adrien Garrow	5/5	49	1/1

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 28, Tidal Herons 13 on Snapline. More about the teams: Citadel Rams · Tidal Herons.