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KENNESAW, Ga.- The No. 4 Kennesaw State football team won its 11th straight Big South conference game and improved to 5-1 on the year after beating Charleston Southern 45-23 on Saturday.
 
Bronson Rechsteiner dominated the rushing game for the Owls, scoring two 45-plus yard touchdowns and ending with 138 yards on the ground.

"At the end of the day, we achieved what we wanted coming into the game today. We did not play well enough to do the things we need to do here," said Head Coach Brian Bohannon. "Penalties, and most of it, was probably 99 percent of it was self-inflicted. That stuff starts with me. We have got to do a better job, we have to practice better, we have to have more attention to detail. We just won't be able to survive with what I call 'these self-inflicted wounds'". 

Isaac Foster displayed impressive vision and took the opening kickoff 32 yards to give the Owls the ball at the 39-yard line. After the Bucs forced a punt on the first possession, Charlie Patrick intercepted a deep ball on Charleston Southern's first possession and returned it to CSU's 21. Four plays later, Antavius Grier took a pitch around the left side 10 yards to put the Owls up 7-0 at the 11:34 mark in the first quarter.
 
Kennesaw State manufactured a 16-play, 72-yard touchdown drive on its third possession of the game and capped it off with a one-yard run from Daniel David. Midway through the drive, David found Shaquil Terry for 28 yards on 3rd-and-17 to extend the possession. The catch-and-run was Terry's second-longest of the season.
 
On the Owls ensuing possession, Rechsteiner showed off his speed and took the ball up the middle 49 yards to put KSU on top, 21-0. After completing three third downs on the next drive, Charleston Southern split the uprights on a 49-yard field goal with 8:08 in the half.
 
Both offenses were quiet until Charleston Southern booted a 50-yard field with just over a minute in the half to cut the Owls' lead to 21-6. It was the first 50-plus yard field goal allowed by KSU since Oct. 24, 2015 versus Liberty.
 
Just before the half, Rechsteiner took a dive play 56 yards while shaking off four Bucs to extend the Kennesaw State lead to 28-6 at the break.
 
Both defenses tightened up to begin the second half, as the first two possessions for either team boasted more than 25 yards. Aided by a 54-yard punt return, Charleston Southern scored on its third drive to shrink the KSU lead to 28-13.
 
With 49 seconds left in the third quarter, Nathan Robertson drilled a 46-yard field goal, setting a career-high. CSU answered with a 43-yard touchdown pass on the next possession to pull within 11, 31-20. Kennesaw State marched down on its following possession going five plays and 62 yards, highlighted by a six-yard touchdown from David.
 
Kennesaw State went up 45-23 after David rushed for his third rushing touchdown of the day from the one-yard line. The senior signal caller set up his rushing score after finding T.J. Reed down the middle for 27 yards.

CSU drove the ball into the redzone in the final minute of the game, but could not convert the opportunity into points. 

The Owls ended with 343 yards on the ground and outgained Charleston Southern 448-380. 

Team Notes
• The win marks KSU's 11th straight Big South victory, and improves the Owls to 3-2 all-time against Charleston Southern
• KSU is now 4-1 in conference openers
• Isaac Foster recorded a season-high 129 kick return yards
• Daniel David has now rushed for a touchdown in every game this season
• David's three rushing touchdowns marks a career-high
• The Owls have recorded a rushing touchdown in 44 straight games
• Bronson Rechsteiner broke off his fourth 45+ yard rush of the year
• Rechsteiner recorded his second career game with over 100 rushing yards, finishing with 138 
• Rechstiener has now surpassed 1,000 career rushing yards
• Rechsteiner also logged a career-high 2 rushing touchdowns
• Charlie Patrick snagged his first interception of the year, 
• Patrick's two tackles for a loss ties his career-high
• Nathan Robertson kicked a career-long 46-yard field goal
• Freshman Jalen Jackson pulled down a 31-yard pass for his first career reception
• The Owls held Charleston Southern to 84 rushing yards, the fifth time this season KSU has held its opponent to less than 100 yards on the ground
• Bryson Armstrong led the defense with 12 tackles, 10 solo, his seventh career game with double-digit tackles