MOREHEAD, KY. – Dakota Wolf’s 68 yard go-ahead touchdown
pass to Jared Joyner lifted Campbell over Morehead State 31-24 Saturday at
Jayne Stadium.
Campbell improved to 2-3 on the season and 2-0 in PFL play
with the team’s second straight win. Morehead State dips to 2-3 overall and 1-1
in conference games.
With the win in their PFL road opener, the Camels won its
last three PFL road games dating back to last season. In its seventh season,
Campbell is 2-0 in PFL play for the first time in school history.
After trailing 24-10 with 10:10 to go in the third quarter,
Morehead State tied the game at 24-all with 5:12 remaining in the game as
Brandon Bornhauser punched in a one-yard run.
On the Camels’ second play from scrimmage, Wolf found Joyner
open down the right sideline in stride for the 68 yard score, going untouched
to the endzone.
The ensuing kickoff bounced out of bounds, giving Morehead
State a short field with 4:16 to play.
The Eagled marched down to the Campbell 10 yard line in six
plays, including a 40 yard pass from Austin Gahafer to Tanner Napier on fourth
down, MSU’s second fourth down conversion of the fourth quarter and third on
the day.
With just 1:31 left on the clock and again facing fourth
down on the CU 11, Gahafer’s pass fell incomplete, giving Campbell the ball to
run out the clock for the win.
Wolf, a senior quarterback, posted 116 yards rushing with a
touchdown, adding 171 through the air with a score on 8-of-12 passing. Dalton
Dillon ran for 34 yards, while DeShawn Jones tacked on 18 for the Camels.
Joyner owned a team-high 81 yards receiving on three
catches, including the score, while Jones added 64 yards and Ben Bolling posted
55 on a pair of grabs.
Luke Hill and Andrew Yost gathered 13 tackles apiece for the
Camels. Ugonna Awuruonye posted nine stops, also combining on a sack with Isaac
Scott. Jake Barr tallied seven tackles, while Yost and Aaron Nichols
intercepted passes in the win.
Campbell struck first, with Mitchell Brown hitting a 39 yard
field goal on the Camels’ third possession of the day. The 70 yard drive began
with Andrew Yost intercepting Austin Gahafer’s pass on the CU 18 yard line after
Lucas Smith tipped the ball at the line.
The interception gave the Camels multiple picks for the
second consecutive game, picking off three Valparaiso passes last week in a
home win.
Wolf’s five yard run made it 10-0 Camels with 9:22 to go in
the second quarter.
After Morehead State drove 55 yards on nine plays to cut the
game to a 10-7 score with 2:38 to play, Campbell answered with DeShawn Jones
taking a David Salmon pass to the races for a 64 yard touchdown., giving CU a
17-7 lead at the half.
MSU took the opening drive of the second half deep into
Campbell territory, first and goal at the seven yard line, but the Eagles were
held to a 28 yard field goal to make it 17-10.
Isaiah Howard then took the kickoff 91 yards for a
touchdown, breaking through on the left side to put the Camels up 24-10. The
kickoff return for a touchdown was the fourth in Campbell history.
Morehead added a touchdown late in the third to make it
24-17 before Bornhauser’s game-tying TD.
Rees Macshara totaled 110 yards rushing for the Eagles, with
Gahafer passing for 296 pm 26-of-42 passing with a touchdown and two
interceptions. Tanner Napier led all receivers with 110 yards on seven catches.
Ryan Bennett led MSU with 10 tackles.
The Camels will come back to Buies Creek for four of their
next five games, starting with Butler on Oct. 11. Campbell will also host
Davidson (Oct. 18), Stetson (Nov. 1) and Missouri Baptist (Nov. 8) during the
stretch, while traveling to Marist on Oct. 25.
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