Box Score LAKE WALES, Fla. – The Webber International University Warriors met the Ave Maria University Gyrenes today in a matchup of the Sun Conference. Webber was also host to many alumni as this is alumni weekend. The Warriors and Gyrenes put on a very good display for the alumni as a hard fought battle came down to a Warrior victory formation.

With 11 minutes left in the first quarter, Ave struck first. Quarterback Troy Olmo connected on a 1 yard pass to a wide open Matt Kreichman for a touchdown. As the Gyrenes lined up to attempt the extra point, the Warriors ran through the special teams line and forced a quick line drive kick right into the back of the center leaving the score at 0-6.

With 12 minutes left in the second quarter, Mario Bargaineer punched through the Ave defensive line for a 1 yard touchdown run, with an extra point good from Desi Villanueva, the Warriors took the lead 7-6. Just 7 minutes later, Bargaineer again with a 4 yard touchdown run and Villanueva with the extra point extended the lead to 14-6.

The third quarter was quiet as the fourth quarter saw only a field goal made by the Gyrenes kicker Brandon Leon for 28 yards. The Warriors lined up in victory formation after stopping a 4th down conversion attempt by Ave and was able to run out the clock and seal the win.

Leading the offensive attack  for Webber was Mario Bargaineer who had 20 rushing attempts and 72 yards with 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Malik Brooks, Aaron Givens, and Antonio Brown all registered sacks as well Dequan Harvin and Christian Barboza combining for a sack. Tyler Clark came away with the lone interception of the game. The Warriors defense held the Gyrenes to only 121 total offensive yards.

The Warriors football team moves to 2-0 in the Sun Conference and 3-2 overall. They have a tough matchup next week in the #20 Southeastern University Fire. Though yet to play today, the Fire has won 5 out of their 6 games this year. In those 5 wins, the Fire has outscored opponents 317-97. If Southeastern wins tonight against Point University, next week's matchup between the Warriors and Fire may be a deciding factor in the Sun Conference Championship as both teams would meet as the only two undefeated teams in the Sun Conference. The Warriors will host the Fire next Saturday at 1:00 p.m. located in Lake Wales at Legion Field.