GEORGETOWN, Ky.—No. 14 Georgetown defends Toyota Stadium on Homecoming as they defeat Cumberland 42-14. 

Cumberland (3-3, 1-2 MSC) could not get in a rhythm offensively early in this game and the Tigers had big plays to get up and continue to push the lead out. The Phoenix finally started moving the chains and finishing in the endzone in the fourth, but at that point it was too little, too late. 

The Phoenix took care of the football, but a couple of short drives gave Georgetown their chances. Luke Holloway was the biggest factor for Cumberland on offense in this one rushing for 120 yards and two touchdowns. He also completed 7-of-18 passes for 61 yards. 

Cumberland went for 273 yards of offense and eclipsed the 200 yard rushing mark yet again. Georgetown on the flip side had 369 yards of offense and their best-game of the season passing the ball going for 226 yards through the air. 

Georgetown quarterback Gehrig Slunaker completed 14-of-21 passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns. Running the ball, Darius Neal ran for 87 yards and a score and Isaiah Cobb added 56 and a touchdown. 

JC Shegog caught four passes for 100 yards and a touchdown while Dillon Warren accounted for two touchdowns one receiving and one kick-off return for a touchdown with four catches for 52 yards. 

Cumberland had the opening possession of the game and went three and out, but returned the favor to Georgetown. 

The next Phoenix drive, Cumberland chewed up over seven minutes of clock driving into Georgetown territory, but the drive stalled out forcing a punt. 

Georgetown started at their own 20-yard line and drove 80 yards to find paydirt on eight plays. Slunaker threw to the back of the end zone for a nine-yard touchdown pass to Warren for a 7-0 lead after the first. 

The Tigers added two scores in the second quarter. Slunaker threw a 36-yard strike to Matt Miller over the middle of the field for the first score. With 5:21 left in the half, Georgetown forced a three-and-out which gave them enough time to add one more score. Isaiah Cobb punched in a two-yard rush for a 21-0 lead at the break. 

To start the second half, Warren got loose on a squib kick for a 73-yard kickoff return to the house and a 28-0 lead. 

After a quick drive by Cumberland, the Tigers went 47 yards capped by a 10-yard touchdown rush from Neal, his 11th touchdown of the season to extend the lead to 35-0 at the end of the third. 

Cumberland got on the board for the first time in the fourth quarter as Holloway pushed in a one-yard rush. 

Georgetown wasted no time answering as Slunaker threw his third touchdown pass of the game finding JC Shegog for a 68-yard score. 

The Phoenix would come right back down the field after Nate Stephens had a great run to start the drive. Holloway again got loose for a 36-yard run to put Cumberland in the red zone and a couple of plays later ran for a five-yard touchdown to make it 42-14. 

Cumberland will be on the road again next week as they travel to McKenzie, Tennessee to face No. 12 Bethel.