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Campbell University

Football Falls To Morehead State 30-24 In Double Overtime

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MOREHEAD, Ky. - Campbell's football team (3-8, 2-6 Pioneer Football League) had another hard fought loss in a double overtime defeat to Morehead State (5-6, 4-4 PFL) on Saturday, Nov. 20 in Morehead, Kentucky. The Camels ran for 244 yards and held the ball for 34:06 in the loss. CU ended the season with 2,285 yards rushing on the season to set a new school record.

Campbell's offensive attack was led by junior Rashaun Brown's 113 yards on the ground. C.J. Oates was able to run for 36 yards and a touchdown. Redshirt senior Lee Stanley led the CU defense with eight tackles. Morehead State's Zach Lewis completed 32 passes for 322 yards and both a rushing and passing touchdown. Tony Bachman totaled 19 tackles for MSU.

In the game's second overtime, Morehead State's defense was able to force a missed field goal attempt and the Eagles offense quickly capitalized as Adam Slupski ran it from three-yards out for a 30-24 victory. The overtime loss for Campbell was the second in the team's brief history.

After a scoreless first quarter, Morehead State scored on their first possession of the second stanza on a 12 play, 71-yard drive complete on the eight-yard touchdown pass from Lewis to Desmond Cox. The extra point by Rainer Duzan was good to make the score 7-0 Eagles with 7:53 remaining in the second quarter.

The Camels tied the game up on the next possession and marched down the field on a 12 play, 61 yard drive that covered 7:23 in game time. The drive was finished on redshirt senior Daniel Polk's one-yard dive. The touchdown was Polk's 12th rushing touchdown of the season. It also allowed him to account for a touchdown in 19 of his 22 starts at quarterback. Redshirt junior Adam Willets knocked in the extra point to tie the game at seven going into the break.

The Eagles grabbed a 10-7 lead early in third quarter on Duzan's 20-yard field goal. The big play of the drive was a 39-yard pass from Lewis to Andre Williams.

CU took the lead back on the next drive as Polk completed a 10-yard pass to redshirt senior Mike Stryffeler. The touchdown catch was Stryffeler's fourth of the season and broke the school record for touchdown catches in a single season. Willets extra point was good to give Campbell a 14-10 lead with 3:17 remaining in the third quarter.

The Camels added a field goal to the lead and took 10 minutes off the clock to start the fourth quarter. Willets completed the 18-play drive with a 27-yard field goal. His field goal was his ninth of the season and tied his own school record.

The Eagles tied the game on the next possession on Blake Stanley's two-yard rush. Duzan's extra point was good to tie the game at 17 with 2:00 minutes remaining. The first play of the drive for Morehead State was a 50-yard completion to Ronnie McDermott that changed field position and momentum.

In the first overtime session, Morehead State's Lewis rushed it in from six-yards out. Duzan's extra point was good to make the score 24-17.

CU tied the game up their possession in overtime as C.J. Oates scampered in from a yard out on fourth down at the goal line. Willets' extra point was good to tie the game at 24 heading to the second overtime period.


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Players Mentioned

C.J. Oates

#2 C.J. Oates

RB
6' 1"
Redshirt
Lee Stanley

#58 Lee Stanley

LB
6' 1"
Redshirt

Players Mentioned

C.J. Oates

#2 C.J. Oates

6' 1"
Redshirt
RB
Lee Stanley

#58 Lee Stanley

6' 1"
Redshirt
LB