CHARLESTON, S.C. – Down 10-7 at
the break, Charleston Southern rallied for 27 unanswered points in the second
half to defeat visiting Campbell 34-10 Thursday night at Buccaneer
Field.
Charleston Southern moves to 3-0
with the win, while Campbell dips to 0-3. The game marked Campbell’s second
outing in six days.
Campbell led 10-7 at halftime
after freshman Mitchell Brown gave the Camels the lead on a season-long 44-yard
field goal with 3:27 on the clock in the second quarter.
CSU led 7-0 after its first
possession, going 84 yards on five plays, capped off with an Austin Brown pass
to Nathan Prater.
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PHOTO: Jabri Ridenhour
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Bratton)
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After forcing a CSU punt,
Campbell took over on its own 36, driving 64 yards on eight plays, including a
44-yard pass from Dakota Wolf to Jabri Ridenhour on 3rd-and-9 from
the CSU 48. The two connected again on the five-yard touchdown pass, finding
Ridenhour in the corner of the endzone to knot the game at 7-all.
After the break, CSU regained
the lead on its opening drive, highlighting the possession with a 51-yard pass
from Brown to Kenny Dinkins. Christian Reyes then punched in a one-yard
touchdown, putting the Bucs on top 13-10 after a failed point
after.
CSU added another score at the
end of the third quarter on a Danny Croghan run, and two more in the fourth to
pull away.
Charleston Southern’s option
attack gained 243 yards on the ground, while Brown and Croghan combined for 162
more passing. Campbell ended the night with 80 yards rushing after gaining 74 in
the first half.
Brown paced CSU with 85 yards
rushing, adding 154 through the air with two touchdowns, going 8-for-15. Reyes
added 56 yards rushing with a score, also hauling in a nine-yard
pass.
Keith Goss led Campbell with 43
yards rushing on eight carries and 21 yards receiving on three catches. DeShawn
Jones posted 29 yards on seven attempts, while Ridenhour, a redshirt senior,
caught four passes for 64 yards, including the touchdown.
Aaron Brown topped the CSU
defense with nine tackles, including one for a loss, while Gabe Middlebrook
tallied seven stops. Skyler Skersick and Tanner Rogers each picked up a sack for
the Bucs.
Ugonna Awuruonye, a redshirt
junior defensive end, gathered a season-high nine tackles, while Jake Barr
posted eight. Luke Hill recorded six tackles, while Andrew Yost notched five in
the loss.
After the bye week, the Camels
return home on Sept. 27 for their Pioneer Football League opener against
Valparaiso on CU Family Weekend.
Courtesy of Campbell Sports Information
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