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Discuss “Football smashes W & L in last game”

The Carnegie Mellon defense forced six Washington & Lee turnovers, and the running back tandem of seniors Robert Gimson and Travis Sivek propelled the football team to a 39–21 victory on senior day at Gesling Stadium. The Tartans finish the regular season at 6–4, courtesy of their current four-game winning streak, and now await news today of a possible ECAC bowl game.

“Defensively, we wanted to stop the run and force them to throw the ball,” senior defensive nose guard Mike Reggie said. “As the game went on, they made some adjustments and we missed some tackles that let them stay in the game — and, as a defense, missed tackles will always hurt you. Once our offense put up some points and they started getting into desperation...

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