News from the FCS
November 16th, 2013, 08:40 PM
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Gardner-Webb tops Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina clinches share of Big South championship, and Liberty downs Brevard on Saturday afternoon
GARDNER-WEBB 27, #12/13 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 10 | BOX SCORE (https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf9/2568043.pdf?ATCLID=209311164&SPSID=46168&SPID=4160&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10300)
Gardner-Webb jumped out to a 20-0 lead and used a strong defensive effort to upend #12/13 Charleston Southern Saturday afternoon. GWU (6-5, 1-3 Big South) picked up its third win of the season over a ranked team, and improved to 5-1 at home in its final game of the season at Spangler Stadium. Charleston Southern (10-2, 3-1 Big South) lost for the first time against an FCS team this year.
Gardner-Webb got an early turnover to quickly seize momentum, with Chad Geter picking off a Danny Croghan III pass inside the 20 and returning it the Bucs’ 15-yard line with just under 13 minutes to play in the first quarter. Juanne Blount barreled in from the eight-yard line with 11:58 on the clock for an early lead. The Runnin’ Bulldogs took advantage of a six-yard punt to get on the board again on its next drive, with Jordan Day connecting on a 34-yard field goal with 3:02 in the first. READ MORE - GWU (http://www.gwusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10300&ATCLID=209311164); READ MORE - CSU (http://csusports.com/sports/fball/2013-14/releases/20131116udtohw)
#9/11 COASTAL CAROLINA 46, PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE 13 | BOX SCORE (http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/game11.html)
Lorenzo Taliaferro broke two more Big South records, Matt Hazel became CCU's career receptions leader and LaDarius Hawthorne blocked his third field goal of the season to lead #9/11 Coastal Carolina, which set a Big South season record for points at 501, to a 46-13 victory over Presbyterian College Saturday afternoon at Brooks Stadium.
Also, with a 27-10 Charleston Southern loss at Gardner-Webb Saturday, Coastal earned a share of the 2013 Big South Championship -- the program's second title in a row, third in four years and sixth in 11 years of sponsoring football.
The Chanticleers, playing their final regular-season home game and honoring their 2013 Senior Class, improved to 10-1 overall and post a 4-1 Big South season record. This also marks just the second time in CCU's 11 years of football the program has registered 10 wins, joining the 2004 team that finished 10-1. The Blue Hose fall to 3-7, 1-3. With 46 points, Coastal's 501 for the season surpassed the Big South record for scoring, bettering the 494 points scored by Stony Brook in 2011. READ MORE - CCU (http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/111613aaa.html); READ MORE - PC (http://www.gobluehose.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18100&ATCLID=209309444)
LIBERTY 59, BREVARD 21 | BOX SCORE (http://www.liberty.edu/wwwadmin/globals/templates/1912/docs/stats/lufb1311.htm)
A pair of late touchdowns in the second quarter helped Liberty break a back-and-forth scoring battle and pull away en route to a 59-21 victory over Brevard, Saturday afternoon, at Williams Stadium. The win was Liberty’s fourth in a row and upped the Flames overall record to 7-4. The loss closes out Brevard’s 2013 campaign with the Tornados finishing the year with a 3-8 record.
The game’s first turnover quickly gave Liberty a 7-0 lead just over five minutes into the contest. The visitors won the coin toss and elected to receive, getting the ball to their own 35-yard line before quarterback Kevin Herbst lost the football and Nick Sigmon recovered the miscue. Four plays later, Josh Woodrum found tight end Dexter Herman open over the middle. The junior caught the ball three yards short of the goal line, but was able to carry several defenders with him into the end zone for his first career touchdown, a 25-yard reception, at the 9:26 mark of the first quarter. READ MORE (http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=10869&NewsID=11679&TeamID=9)
THE CITADEL 31, VMI 10 | BOX SCORE (http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/9800/stats/2013-14/football/cit1116.htm?SPSID=43765&SPID=3895&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=9800)
After the VMI Keydets took a 10-7 lead into halftime, the Citadel Bulldogs scored all 24 of the game's second half points en route to a 31-10 win in the Military Classic of the South, contested Saturday at Johnson-Hagood Stadium in Charleston, S.C. After Citadel (5-6) had kicked a field goal early in the third quarter to knot the score, 10-10, the Keydets (2-9) got the ball back late in the period but had the drive stall on downs at The Citadel 13. The Bulldogs scored on their next three drives to take the 21-point lead that would eventually prove to be the final margin. READ MORE (http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209309436&DB_OEM_ID=9800)
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Gardner-Webb tops Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina clinches share of Big South championship, and Liberty downs Brevard on Saturday afternoon
GARDNER-WEBB 27, #12/13 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 10 | BOX SCORE (https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf9/2568043.pdf?ATCLID=209311164&SPSID=46168&SPID=4160&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10300)
Gardner-Webb jumped out to a 20-0 lead and used a strong defensive effort to upend #12/13 Charleston Southern Saturday afternoon. GWU (6-5, 1-3 Big South) picked up its third win of the season over a ranked team, and improved to 5-1 at home in its final game of the season at Spangler Stadium. Charleston Southern (10-2, 3-1 Big South) lost for the first time against an FCS team this year.
Gardner-Webb got an early turnover to quickly seize momentum, with Chad Geter picking off a Danny Croghan III pass inside the 20 and returning it the Bucs’ 15-yard line with just under 13 minutes to play in the first quarter. Juanne Blount barreled in from the eight-yard line with 11:58 on the clock for an early lead. The Runnin’ Bulldogs took advantage of a six-yard punt to get on the board again on its next drive, with Jordan Day connecting on a 34-yard field goal with 3:02 in the first. READ MORE - GWU (http://www.gwusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10300&ATCLID=209311164); READ MORE - CSU (http://csusports.com/sports/fball/2013-14/releases/20131116udtohw)
#9/11 COASTAL CAROLINA 46, PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE 13 | BOX SCORE (http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/game11.html)
Lorenzo Taliaferro broke two more Big South records, Matt Hazel became CCU's career receptions leader and LaDarius Hawthorne blocked his third field goal of the season to lead #9/11 Coastal Carolina, which set a Big South season record for points at 501, to a 46-13 victory over Presbyterian College Saturday afternoon at Brooks Stadium.
Also, with a 27-10 Charleston Southern loss at Gardner-Webb Saturday, Coastal earned a share of the 2013 Big South Championship -- the program's second title in a row, third in four years and sixth in 11 years of sponsoring football.
The Chanticleers, playing their final regular-season home game and honoring their 2013 Senior Class, improved to 10-1 overall and post a 4-1 Big South season record. This also marks just the second time in CCU's 11 years of football the program has registered 10 wins, joining the 2004 team that finished 10-1. The Blue Hose fall to 3-7, 1-3. With 46 points, Coastal's 501 for the season surpassed the Big South record for scoring, bettering the 494 points scored by Stony Brook in 2011. READ MORE - CCU (http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/111613aaa.html); READ MORE - PC (http://www.gobluehose.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18100&ATCLID=209309444)
LIBERTY 59, BREVARD 21 | BOX SCORE (http://www.liberty.edu/wwwadmin/globals/templates/1912/docs/stats/lufb1311.htm)
A pair of late touchdowns in the second quarter helped Liberty break a back-and-forth scoring battle and pull away en route to a 59-21 victory over Brevard, Saturday afternoon, at Williams Stadium. The win was Liberty’s fourth in a row and upped the Flames overall record to 7-4. The loss closes out Brevard’s 2013 campaign with the Tornados finishing the year with a 3-8 record.
The game’s first turnover quickly gave Liberty a 7-0 lead just over five minutes into the contest. The visitors won the coin toss and elected to receive, getting the ball to their own 35-yard line before quarterback Kevin Herbst lost the football and Nick Sigmon recovered the miscue. Four plays later, Josh Woodrum found tight end Dexter Herman open over the middle. The junior caught the ball three yards short of the goal line, but was able to carry several defenders with him into the end zone for his first career touchdown, a 25-yard reception, at the 9:26 mark of the first quarter. READ MORE (http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=10869&NewsID=11679&TeamID=9)
THE CITADEL 31, VMI 10 | BOX SCORE (http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/9800/stats/2013-14/football/cit1116.htm?SPSID=43765&SPID=3895&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=9800)
After the VMI Keydets took a 10-7 lead into halftime, the Citadel Bulldogs scored all 24 of the game's second half points en route to a 31-10 win in the Military Classic of the South, contested Saturday at Johnson-Hagood Stadium in Charleston, S.C. After Citadel (5-6) had kicked a field goal early in the third quarter to knot the score, 10-10, the Keydets (2-9) got the ball back late in the period but had the drive stall on downs at The Citadel 13. The Bulldogs scored on their next three drives to take the 21-point lead that would eventually prove to be the final margin. READ MORE (http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209309436&DB_OEM_ID=9800)
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