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Gresock's 2 TD runs, Richardson's late INT help Gardner-Webb hold on, beat E. Illinois 31-28
BOILING SPRING, S.C. (AP) Tyler Ridell passed for 337 yards and a touchdown, Caleb Gresock ran for two TDs and Miles Richardson intercepted a pass in the end zone in the closing seconds Saturday to help Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs beat Eastern Illinois Panthers 31-28.
Gresock's 11-yard touchdown run with 9:56 left in the first quarter opened the scoring and his TD from the 3 gave Gardner-Webb (4-6, 3-3 OVC/Big South) a 31-7 lead with 8:10 to go in the third.
Cooper Willman caught a pass from Pierce Holley at the 1 and powered his way into the end zone for an 8-yard touchdown with about 3 minutes left in the third quarter, scored on an 80-yard catch-and-run with 11:33 to play and his 25-yard TD reception with 4:59 to play trimmed Eastern Illinois' deficit to 31-28.
After a Gardner-Webb punt, Holley hit Willman for a 40-yard gain with 2 minutes left and his 17-yard scramble two plays later made it first-and-10 at the 28, but the defense stiffened. CJ Nelson and Raequan Ousley sandwiched pass break-ups around Pius Njenge's sack of Holley for an 11-yard loss to make it fourth-and-22 and set up Richardson's game-sealing interception.
Jay Billingsley kicked a 50-yard field goal in the first quarter for the Runnin' Bulldogs and missed attempts from 32 and 40 yards in the fourth.
Willman finished with 11 receptions for a program-record 291 yards and three touchdowns for Eastern Illinois (2-8, 1-5) and Holley was 20-of-36 passing for 458 yards and four TDs.
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| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Other | ||
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Return Yards | ||
| Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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B. Dowling
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B. Dowling | 8/16 | 69 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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J. Pearson
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J. Pearson | 45 | 215 | 1 | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Willman
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C. Willman | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Nelson
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C. Nelson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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B. Dowling
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B. Dowling | 3 | -1 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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C. Willman
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C. Willman | 0 | 66 | 955 | 8 | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Q. Rogers
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Q. Rogers | 0 | 22 | 349 | 1 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Nelson
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C. Nelson | 0 | 21 | 292 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Ginnever
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A. Ginnever | 0 | 22 | 232 | 2 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Herrera
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A. Herrera | 0 | 12 | 150 | 2 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Smith
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D. Smith | 0 | 6 | 110 | 0 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Pearson
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J. Pearson | 0 | 6 | 96 | 0 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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L. Green
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L. Green | 0 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Rice
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A. Rice | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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S. Buncom
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S. Buncom | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
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D. Schiller
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D. Schiller | 3/7 | 0 | 7/7 | 0 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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A. Lowe
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A. Lowe | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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Q. Holmes
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Q. Holmes | 97 | 395 | 4 | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Gresock
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C. Gresock | 83 | 383 | 10 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Vann
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C. Vann | 17 | 55 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Marshall
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J. Marshall | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Lowe
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A. Lowe | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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A. Lowe
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A. Lowe | 0 | 40 | 523 | 3 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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G. Adopte
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G. Adopte | 0 | 20 | 308 | 2 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Borders
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C. Borders | 0 | 19 | 257 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Q. Holmes
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Q. Holmes | 0 | 22 | 178 | 3 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Gresock
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C. Gresock | 0 | 6 | 83 | 0 | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Vann
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C. Vann | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Schnieder
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C. Schnieder | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |