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BUIES CREEK, N.C. – In the Owls first trip to Campbell in program history, No. 11 Kennesaw State edged Campbell 38-35 on a chilled afternoon at Baker-Lane Stadium.
Coming in for an injured
Daniel David,
Tommy Bryant put on a show with three rushing scores and two passing touchdowns. The junior recorded 105 yards on the ground to help propel the Owls to their 13
th Big South victory in 14 tries.
Campbell drove down the field on its first drive of the game, but pushed a 38-yard field goal attempt right to give Kennesaw State its first possession of the game on the 21-yard line. After the Owls went-three-and-out on their opening drive, Campbell took a 7-0 lead after a two-yard rush at the 5:04 mark in the first quarter.
On the Owls' third offensive possession of the game, Kennesaw State went 28 yards on 5 plays to cut the lead to 7-3 after a 43-yard field goal from
Nathan Robertson. Campbell answered with a 79-yard drive to put the Camels on top, 14-3, with 11:47 in the half.
Kennesaw State cut the Camel lead to four points with just over six minutes to go in the half after Bryant kept the ball, made a move near the right hashmark and scored from eight yards out. The Camels scored their third touchdown of the half with 1:57 to extend the advantage to 21-10.
Bryant orchestrated an impressive drive to end the half that began on the Campbell 46-yard line after a 33-yard yard return by
Antavius Grier and a personal foul penalty. On third-and-two on the CU 20-yard line, Bryant threw a dart and found
Shaquil Terry wide open for a touchdown. The Owls went into the break down 21-17.
Markeith Montgomery displayed incredible concentration on the Owls' first defensive possession of the second half as he intercepted the ball 40 yards down the field after the football had bounced off of the wide receiver's helmet. The Owls capitalized on the turnover and took a 24-21 lead after Bryant scampered in the end zone from two yards out with under four minutes to play in the quarter.
Momentum stayed on the Owls side for the rest of the third frame as
Bryson Armstrong picked off a pass down the middle of the field on the Camels next possession. On the ensuing play, Bryant found Terry for 26-yard touchdown to push the Owls' lead to 31-21.
After recovering an Owl fumble in the fourth frame, Campbell cut the lead to 31-28 after a three-yard rush.
Bryant dashed in the end zone for his third touchdown of the day with 6:51 left in the contest. The signal called kept the football from one-yard out to tie his career-high. Campbell scored at the 3:01 mark in the fourth quarter to bring the ballgame to 38-35, but a reception by Terry kept the final drive alive for the Owls, who ultimately ran out the clock.
The Owls travel to Hampton Saturday (Nov. 16) for their final regular season road test.