Abilene Christian at West Georgia

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Abilene Christian beat West Georgia 30–⁠13. It was their second meeting; Abilene Christian leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayAbilene Christian9–⁠5 in 2025
30
HomeWest Georgia8–⁠3 in 2025
13

Final at University Stadium (GA), CarrolltonTV: ESPN+Attendance 4,735

At kickoff
71°F, wind 10 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; West Georgia Regional Airport, 7 km from the stadium
Official
John kellermeierGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Abilene Christian3147630
West Georgia337013

Standouts

Player stats

Abilene Christian

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Stone Earle21/3224130
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Rovaughn Banks Jr.217908
Stone Earle978025
Jordon Vaughn62017
E.J. Wilson Jr.616010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Javon Gipson576028
Brian Henry450022
J.J. Henry340115
J.B. Mitchell434114
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tyson Williams0001

West Georgia

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Colton FitzGerald15/2824110
Bryson Dickerson4/103801
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Latrelle Murrell101905
T.J. Lester415011
Colton FitzGerald2108
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Deandre Buchannon6137164
Jordan Dees245025
Bryson Dickerson538013
Latrelle Murrell223026

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Abilene ChristianWest Georgia
453Total yards314
241Passing yards279
212Rushing yards35
7.5Yards per pass7.3
4.8Yards per rush2.2
27First downs12
10–⁠15Third downs6–⁠14
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠2
1Turnovers1
4–⁠20Penalties4–⁠46
38:59Possession21:01

Efficiency

Abilene ChristianWest Georgia
33%Success rate37%
0.06EPA per play0.19
1.34Explosiveness1.77
−0.03Rushing EPA0.45
0.19Passing EPA0.04
31%Passing-down success35%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

West Georgia 57% to win. Abilene Christian won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

West Georgia −1.5, over/under 53.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

West Georgia end zoneAbilene Christian end zoneQ1 Abilene ChristianField goal, 9 playsQ3 Abilene ChristianPunt, 3 playsQ1 West GeorgiaField goal, 7 playsQ1 West GeorgiaPunt, 5 playsQ1 Abilene ChristianPunt, 7 playsQ2 Abilene ChristianTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 West GeorgiaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Abilene ChristianTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Abilene ChristianResult not recorded, 1 playQ1 West GeorgiaField goal, 12 playsQ4 West GeorgiaTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ4 Abilene ChristianResult not recorded, 11 playsQ2 West GeorgiaTurnover on downs, 9 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. West Georgia drives left to right, Abilene Christian right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 Abilene ChristianField goal, 9 plays, 59 yards
  2. Q3 Abilene ChristianPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  3. Q1 West GeorgiaField goal, 7 plays, 76 yards
  4. Q1 West GeorgiaPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  5. Q1 Abilene ChristianPunt, 7 plays, 49 yards
  6. Q2 Abilene ChristianTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  7. Q2 West GeorgiaPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  8. Q2 Abilene ChristianTouchdown, 6 plays, 45 yards
  9. Q2 Abilene ChristianResult not recorded, 1 play, 3 yards
  10. Q1 West GeorgiaField goal, 12 plays, 75 yards
  11. Q4 West GeorgiaTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 38 yards
  12. Q4 Abilene ChristianResult not recorded, 11 plays, 54 yards
  13. Q2 West GeorgiaTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 35 yards

Play by play

1st quarter17 drives, then Tied at 3
West Georgia 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 21Marquis Gillis run for 24 yds to the WGA 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Terrence Rone run for a loss of 1 yard to the WGA 44
15:002nd & 11 at own 44Jayden Jenkins run for 4 yds to the WGA 48
15:003rd & 7 at own 48Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Marquis Gillis for 4 yds to the ACU 48
West Georgia 1 play
15:001st & 10 at own 14Nyghee Lolley run for no gain to the WGA 14
West Georgia Field goal, 7 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Kyler Meschi kickoff for 65 yds , DeAndre Buchannon return for 21 yds to the WGA 21
14:541st & 10 at own 21Latrelle Murrell run for no gain to the WGA 21
14:542nd & 10 at own 21Latrelle Murrell run for 5 yds to the WGA 26
14:543rd & 5 at own 26Colton Fitzgerald pass complete to DeAndre Buchannon for 64 yds to the ACU 10 for a 1ST down Abilene Christian Penalty, Defensive Offside (Will Shaffer) declined for a 1ST down
14:541st & goal at opp 10No Huddle-Shotgun Murrell,Latrelle rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ACU07 (Shaffer,Will) PENALTY UWG Holding (Maluia,Alofaletauia) 10 yards from ACU10 to ACU20. NO PLAY.
14:541st & goal at opp 20Latrelle Murrell run for 5 yds to the ACU 15
14:542nd & goal at opp 15Colton Fitzgerald pass complete to Bryce Dickerson for 6 yds to the ACU 9
14:543rd & goal at opp 9Colton Fitzgerald pass complete to DeAndre Buchannon for 6 yds to the ACU 3
West Georgia 2 plays
14:521st & 10 at own 35Leo Kattis kickoff for 65 yds , James Jones return for 21 yds to the WGA 21
12:354th & 3 at opp 48Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Nathan Stewart
Abilene Christian 6 plays
12:351st & 10 at own 48Kieran Falzon run for 1 yd to the ACU 49
12:352nd & 9 at own 49Brandon Jorgensen run for a loss of 9 yards to the WGA 40 for a 1ST down West Georgia Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Quincy Robinson) to the WGA 45 for a 1ST down
12:351st & 10 at opp 45Brandon Jorgensen pass incomplete to Seth Westover
12:352nd & 10 at opp 45Brandon Jorgensen run for 5 yds to the WGA 40
12:353rd & 5 at opp 40Brandon Jorgensen run for 9 yds to the WGA 31 for a 1ST down
11:054th & goal at opp 3Tommy Holden 21 yd FG GOODWest Georgia 3, Abilene Christian 0
Abilene Christian Field goal, 9 plays
11:051st & 10 at own 35Simon Zeidan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:051st & 10 at own 25Stone Earle pass complete to Dallas Dudley for 17 yds to the ACU 42 for a 1ST down
11:051st & 10 at own 42Jordon Vaughn run for 7 yds to the ACU 49
11:052nd & 3 at own 49Stone Earle pass complete to Bryan Henry for 15 yds to the WGA 36 for a 1ST down
11:051st & 10 at opp 36Stone Earle pass complete to JB Mitchell III for 8 yds to the WGA 28
11:052nd & 2 at opp 28Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 5 yds to the WGA 23 for a 1ST down
11:051st & 10 at opp 23Stone Earle pass incomplete to J.J. Henry
11:052nd & 10 at opp 23Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 7 yds to the WGA 16
11:053rd & 3 at opp 16Stone Earle pass incomplete
Abilene Christian 4 plays
10:481st & 10 at opp 31Kieran Falzon run for 8 yds to the WGA 23 Abilene Christian Penalty, personal foul (Jordan Berrios) to the WGA 38
10:482nd & 17 at opp 38Kieran Falzon run for 7 yds to the WGA 31
10:483rd & 10 at opp 31John Giller sacked by Samuel Korpoi for a loss of 8 yards to the WGA 39
9:014th & 18 at opp 39Andreas Picarelli punt for 34 yds
West Georgia 2 plays
9:011st & 10 at own 5James Jones run for 5 yds to the WGA 10
8:312nd & 5 at own 10James Jones run for 90 yds for a TDWest Georgia 6, Abilene Christian 0
Abilene Christian Touchdown, 12 plays
8:311st & 10 at own 35Patrick Fisher-Butler kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:311st & 10 at own 25Kieran Falzon run for 2 yds to the ACU 27
8:312nd & 8 at own 27John Giller sacked by Jadarrius Perkins for a loss of 7 yards to the ACU 20
8:313rd & 15 at own 20John Giller pass incomplete, broken up by Jaydon Mifflin
7:244th & 3 at opp 16Brandon Perez 34 yd FG GOOD
West Georgia Punt, 5 plays
7:241st & 10 at own 35Kyler Meschi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:241st & 10 at own 25Colton Fitzgerald pass incomplete to DeAndre Buchannon
7:242nd & 10 at own 25Colton Fitzgerald pass complete to Owen Dupree for 10 yds to the WGA 35 for a 1ST down
7:241st & 10 at own 35Colton Fitzgerald pass complete to DeAndre Buchannon for 3 yds to the WGA 38
7:242nd & 7 at own 38Colton Fitzgerald pass complete to Bryce Dickerson for 4 yds to the WGA 42
7:243rd & 3 at own 42Colton Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Bryce Dickerson
6:584th & 15 at own 20Andreas Picarelli punt for 51 yds , Julius Dominguez returns for 18 yds to the WGA 47 Julius Dominguez fumbled, recovered by ACU Ivory Parker , return for no gain to the WGA 47
Abilene Christian 4 plays
6:581st & 10 at opp 47John Giller pass incomplete to Seth Westover
6:582nd & 10 at opp 47Kieran Falzon run for a loss of 1 yard to the WGA 48
6:583rd & 11 at opp 48John Giller pass complete to Seth Westover for 4 yds to the WGA 44
5:304th & 7 at opp 44Andreas Picarelli punt for 44 yds
West Georgia 4 plays
5:301st & 10 at own 20Kaiden Bennett run for 14 yds to the WGA 34 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at own 34Marquis Gillis run for 5 yds to the WGA 39
5:302nd & 5 at own 39Marquis Gillis run for 6 yds to the WGA 45 for a 1ST down
5:134th & 3 at own 42Reilly Mason punt for 44 yds
Abilene Christian Punt, 7 plays
5:131st & 10 at own 14Stone Earle run for 11 yds to the ACU 25 for a 1ST down
5:131st & 10 at own 25Stone Earle pass incomplete to Raydrian Baltrip
5:132nd & 10 at own 25Stone Earle pass complete to E.J. Wilson for 5 yds to the ACU 30
5:133rd & 5 at own 30Stone Earle pass complete to Javon Gipson for 28 yds to the WGA 42 for a 1ST down
5:131st & 10 at opp 42E.J. Wilson run for a loss of 2 yards to the WGA 44
5:132nd & 12 at opp 44Stone Earle pass incomplete to Hut Graham
5:133rd & 12 at opp 44Stone Earle run for 7 yds to the WGA 37
West Georgia 1 play
4:011st & 10 at own 45Marquis Gillis run for 55 yds for a TD (Patrick Fisher-Butler KICK)
Abilene Christian Result not recorded, 1 play
4:011st & 10 at own 35Patrick Fisher-Butler kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:011st & 10 at own 25Kieran Falzon run for 3 yds to the ACU 28
4:012nd & 7 at own 28Kieran Falzon run for no gain to the ACU 28
4:013rd & 7 at own 28John Giller pass complete to Kieran Falzon for 16 yds to the ACU 44 for a 1ST down
4:011st & 10 at own 44John Giller pass incomplete to Kieran Falzon
4:012nd & 10 at own 44Kieran Falzon run for a loss of 2 yards to the ACU 42
4:013rd & 12 at own 42John Giller run for a loss of 4 yards to the ACU 38
1:464th & 5 at opp 37Hugo Nash punt for 37 yds for a touchback
West Georgia Field goal, 12 plays
1:461st & 10 at own 20Latrelle Murrell run for a loss of 1 yard to the WGA 19
1:462nd & 11 at own 19Colton Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Latrelle Murrell
1:463rd & 11 at own 19Colton Fitzgerald pass complete to Jordan Dees for 25 yds to the WGA 44 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at own 44Latrelle Murrell run for 3 yds to the WGA 47
0:274th & 16 at own 38Andreas Picarelli punt for 43 yds , Julius Dominguez returns for no gain to the WGA 14
West Georgia Field goal, 12 plays
0:002nd & 7 at own 47Colton Fitzgerald pass complete to Jacob Ritchie for 2 yds to the WGA 49
2nd quarter12 drives, then Abilene Christian 17, West Georgia 6
West Georgia 1 play
15:002nd & 10 at own 14Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Kyree Benton for 9 yds to the WGA 23
West Georgia Field goal, 12 plays
15:003rd & 5 at own 49Colton Fitzgerald pass complete to Latrelle Murrell for 26 yds to the ACU 25 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 25Colton Fitzgerald pass complete to Bryce Dickerson for 8 yds to the ACU 17
15:002nd & 2 at opp 17Colton Fitzgerald run for 8 yds to the ACU 9 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 9Colton Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Bryce Dickerson
15:002nd & goal at opp 9Latrelle Murrell run for 4 yds to the ACU 5
15:003rd & goal at opp 5Colton Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Owen Dupree
12:214th & goal at opp 5Tommy Holden 23 yd FG GOODWest Georgia 6, Abilene Christian 3
Abilene Christian Touchdown, 12 plays
12:211st & 10 at own 35Simon Zeidan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:211st & 10 at own 25Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 3 yds to the ACU 28
12:212nd & 7 at own 28Stone Earle run for 10 yds to the ACU 38 for a 1ST down
12:211st & 10 at own 38Stone Earle run for 12 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
12:211st & 10 at the 50Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for no gain to the 50 yard line
12:212nd & 10 at the 50Stone Earle pass incomplete to Raydrian Baltrip
12:213rd & 10 at the 50Stone Earle pass complete to Javon Gipson for 13 yds to the WGA 37 for a 1ST down
12:211st & 10 at opp 37E.J. Wilson run for 3 yds to the WGA 34
12:212nd & 7 at opp 34Stone Earle pass complete to J.J. Henry for 14 yds to the WGA 20 for a 1ST down
12:211st & 10 at opp 20E.J. Wilson run for 10 yds to the WGA 10 for a 1ST down
12:211st & goal at opp 10Stone Earle pass complete to Bryan Henry for 6 yds to the WGA 4
12:212nd & goal at opp 4E.J. Wilson run for a loss of 4 yards to the WGA 8
6:113rd & goal at opp 8Stone Earle pass complete to JB Mitchell III for 8 yds for a TD (Brandon Perez KICK)Abilene Christian 10, West Georgia 6
West Georgia Punt, 3 plays
6:041st & 10 at own 35Kyler Meschi kickoff for 65 yds , DeAndre Buchannon return for 29 yds to the WGA 29
6:041st & 10 at own 29TJ Lester run for 1 yd to the WGA 30
6:042nd & 9 at own 30Colton Fitzgerald sacked by Kaghen Roach for a loss of 7 yards to the WGA 23
6:043rd & 16 at own 23Colton Fitzgerald pass incomplete to DeAndre Buchannon
West Georgia Turnover on downs, 9 plays
6:031st & 10 at own 27Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete to Phillippe Wesley
6:032nd & 10 at own 27Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Nyghee Lolley for 33 yds to the ACU 40 for a 1ST down
6:031st & 10 at opp 40Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Nathan Stewart for 32 yds to the ACU 8 for a 1ST down
6:031st & goal at opp 8Marquis Gillis run for 2 yds to the ACU 6
6:032nd & goal at opp 6Jayden Jenkins run for 5 yds to the ACU 1
6:033rd & goal at opp 1Jayden Jenkins run for a loss of 1 yard to the ACU 2
4:374th & 16 at own 23Reilly Mason punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Tyson Williams at the WGA 45
Abilene Christian Touchdown, 6 plays
4:371st & 10 at opp 45Stone Earle pass incomplete to Dallas Dudley
4:372nd & 10 at opp 45Jordon Vaughn run for 1 yd to the WGA 44
4:373rd & 9 at opp 44Stone Earle run for 25 yds to the WGA 19 for a 1ST down
4:371st & 10 at opp 19Jordon Vaughn run for 1 yd to the WGA 18
3:082nd & 9 at opp 18Timeout West Georgia, clock 03:08
3:082nd & 9 at opp 18Stone Earle pass complete to J.J. Henry for 15 yds to the WGA 3 for a 1ST down
2:454th & goal at opp 2Kaiden Bennett run for 2 yds to the ACU 20 Kaiden Bennett fumbled, recovered by WGA
Abilene Christian Result not recorded, 11 plays
2:451st & 10 at own 20Kieran Falzon run for 2 yds to the ACU 22
2:452nd & 8 at own 22Kieran Falzon run for 3 yds to the ACU 25
Abilene Christian Touchdown, 6 plays
2:191st & goal at opp 3Jordon Vaughn run for 3 yds for a TD (Brandon Perez KICK)Abilene Christian 17, West Georgia 6
West Georgia Turnover on downs, 9 plays
2:191st & 10 at own 35Kyler Meschi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:191st & 10 at own 25Colton Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Jordan Dees
2:192nd & 10 at own 25TJ Lester run for 11 yds to the WGA 36 for a 1ST down
2:191st & 10 at own 36TJ Lester run for a loss of 2 yards to the WGA 34
2:192nd & 12 at own 34Colton Fitzgerald pass complete to DeAndre Buchannon for 3 yds to the WGA 31
2:193rd & 15 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun FitzGerald,Colton pass incomplete deep right to Dupree,Owen thrown to ACU40 PENALTY ACU Offside (Wright,Chris) 5 yards from UWG31 to UWG36. NO PLAY.
2:193rd & 10 at own 36Colton Fitzgerald pass complete to DK Daniel for 19 yds to the ACU 45 for a 1ST down
2:191st & 10 at opp 45Colton Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Jordan Dees
2:192nd & 10 at opp 45TJ Lester run for 5 yds to the ACU 40
Abilene Christian Result not recorded, 11 plays
2:033rd & 5 at own 25John Giller pass complete to Divine Edwards for 15 yds to the ACU 40 for a 1ST down
1:581st & 10 at own 40John Giller pass incomplete to Seth Westover, broken up by Samuel Scaife Iv
1:582nd & 10 at own 40Kieran Falzon run for 15 yds to the WGA 45 for a 1ST down
1:581st & 10 at opp 45Kieran Falzon run for 2 yds to the WGA 43
1:222nd & 8 at opp 43John Giller run for 1 yd to the WGA 42
1:223rd & 7 at opp 42John Giller sacked by Jaydon Mifflin for a loss of 8 yards to the 50 yard line
0:344th & 15 at the 50Andreas Picarelli punt for 50 yds
West Georgia Turnover on downs, 9 plays
0:233rd & 5 at opp 40Timeout West Georgia, clock 00:23
0:233rd & 5 at opp 40Colton Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Jordan Dees
0:134th & 5 at opp 40Colton Fitzgerald pass incomplete to DK Daniel
Abilene Christian Result not recorded, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 40E.J. Wilson run for 3 yds to the ACU 43
3rd quarter1 drive, then Abilene Christian 24, West Georgia 13
Abilene Christian Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Simon Zeidan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25PENALTY ACU False Start (Lynch,Colter) 5 yards from ACU25 to ACU20. NO PLAY.
15:001st & 15 at own 20Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 6 yds to the ACU 26
15:002nd & 9 at own 26Stone Earle pass complete to JB Mitchell III for 4 yds to the ACU 30
15:003rd & 5 at own 30Stone Earle pass incomplete to JB Mitchell III
15:003rd & 5 at own 30Stone Earle pass incomplete to JB Mitchell III
13:254th & 5 at own 30Hugo Nash punt for 38 yds , DeAndre Buchannon returns for 2 yds to the WGA 23
4th quarter2 drives, then Abilene Christian 30, West Georgia 13
West Georgia Turnover on downs, 9 plays
7:441st & 10 at own 35Kyler Meschi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:441st & 10 at own 25Colton Fitzgerald pass complete to Owen Dupree for 5 yds to the WGA 30
7:442nd & 5 at own 30Colton Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Bryce Dickerson
7:443rd & 5 at own 30Colton Fitzgerald pass complete to Bryce Dickerson for 7 yds to the WGA 37 for a 1ST down
7:441st & 10 at own 37Colton Fitzgerald pass complete to Bryce Dickerson for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:441st & 10 at the 50Colton Fitzgerald pass complete to DeAndre Buchannon for 13 yds to the ACU 37 for a 1ST down
7:441st & 10 at opp 37Colton Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Jordan Dees
7:442nd & 10 at opp 37Colton Fitzgerald pass incomplete to DeAndre Buchannon
7:443rd & 10 at opp 37Colton Fitzgerald pass incomplete to DK Daniel
5:544th & 10 at opp 37Colton Fitzgerald pass incomplete to DK Daniel
Abilene Christian Result not recorded, 11 plays
5:541st & 10 at own 37J.J. Henry run for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
5:541st & 10 at the 50Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 4 yds to the WGA 46
5:542nd & 6 at opp 46Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 2 yds to the WGA 44
5:542nd & 6 at opp 46Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 2 yds to the WGA 44
4:213rd & 4 at opp 44Timeout West Georgia, clock 04:21
4:213rd & 4 at opp 44Stone Earle pass complete to JB Mitchell III for 14 yds to the WGA 30 for a 1ST down
4:211st & 10 at opp 30Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 4 yds to the WGA 26
4:212nd & 6 at opp 26Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 6 yds to the WGA 20 for a 1ST down
4:211st & 10 at opp 20Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 4 yds to the WGA 16
2:102nd & 6 at opp 16Timeout West Georgia, clock 02:10
2:102nd & 6 at opp 16Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 7 yds to the WGA 9 for a 1ST down
2:101st & goal at opp 9Rovaughn Banks Jr. run for 2 yds to the WGA 7
2:102nd & goal at opp 7S. Earle takes a knee
0:003rd & goal at opp 8S. Earle takes a knee

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Abilene Christian leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
2025Abilene Christian 30, West Georgia 13
2024Abilene Christian 38, West Georgia 24

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