UTC’s Wes Dothard tackles Wofford Brian Kass in the Mocs’ 16-13 overtime loss Saturday in Spartanburg, S.C. Photo courtesy Spartanburg Herald Journal
UTC Mocs logoEric Breitenstein’s first carry against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Saturday ended with a 1-yard loss when Mocs defensive end Davis Tull grabbed him behind the line of scrimmage.
The Wofford senior All-America fullback’s second try was a 41-yard burst that moved him into first place on the Terriers’ all-time rushing list. Between the 41-yarder and Breitenstein’s 2-yard game-winning score in overtime, which gave Wofford a 16-13 victory, UTC’s defense didn’t let the likely two-time Southern Conference offensive player of the year do too much.
Breitenstein finished with 132 yards on 28 carries.
“He’s a great player and our game plan was to slow him down,” Tull said. “Other than that one play, we kind of accomplished that. But he got us on the last play.”
UTC held Wofford’s offense to 68 yards and zero points in the third and fourth quarters. Linebacker Wes Dothard led UTC with 10 tackles, linebacker Shane Heatherly had nine and Tull had eight, including three for lost yardage. Tull has 16.5 tackles for loss this season.