![]() This would come back to haunt them as they were walked off on their own turf. Due to poor weather, Charleston hosted Frostburg State but played as the away team at Segra Field. The Golden Eagles, who were on a 12-game win streak coming into the Saturday lost in walk off fashion to the Bobcats. They would go on to split a Saturday doubleheader against Frostburg State after falling in game one. Va – For the first time in just under a month the Charleston Baseball team lost a game at home. Bowling Green returns to action next week when they travel to the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn. BGSU now has 16 players who have made their first career start this season.īGSU's loss drops the Falcons' record to 1-2. ![]() ![]() Gus Schwieterman added a sack he now has three in the last two games.įour players ( Hunter Folkertsma, Cameron Jefferies, Nilijah Ballew and Tavaraus Wade) all made their first starts for the Falcons today. Alfonso Mack's interception is his first of the season and seventh of his career. He was fifth nationally with 12.5 per game entering the contest. It is his fifth career 100-yard game.ĭefensively, Trent Greene had 11 more tackles and now owns 36 for the season. Coppet's 27 carries were 13 more than his previous high, and his 117 yards were the second most in his career. His two scores were his first since last October against Akron, and they tie for his most in a single game. Donovan Wilson also set career bests for carries (10) and yards (36). It is the first time BGSU has rushed the ball at least 60 times since 2014 against Kent State.Ĭleveland's 18 carries and 153 yards were both career highs, and he posted his first career touchdown. That is the most rushing yards for Bowling Green since Nov. Of those, 61 plays for 304 yards came on the ground. That provided the final 41-21 margin.īGSU ran 93 plays for 433 yards. Middle Tennessee held their 35-21 lead until Mathers posted his four score of the game, a five-yard run, with 4:01 to go in the game. Mathers scored yet again on the first play from scrimmage in the second half when he raced upfield for 78 yards with a Stockstill pass. That allowed Mathers to score again on a four-yard run with 30 seconds left in the half, and MTSU led 28-21 at the break. Knapke led BGSU to midfield, but he fumbled after a sack and MTSU recovered. Stockstill led an 80-yard drive to even the game at 21 late in the second quarter. The rest of the game belonged to the Blue Raiders. On the next play, Donovan Wilson plowed into the end zone for a touchdown and a 21-14 lead just 1:46 into the second quarter. However, Alfonso Mack made his first interception of the season and seventh of his career, returning the ball 47 yards to the MTSU 1. I'Tavius Mathers evened the game with a 53-yard run on the following possession, and MTSU forced a punt for a chance to take the lead. The last went for a four-yard touchdown, his first since last October. Donovan Wilson capped the drive with three runs. Josh Cleveland had the next two, the last of which went for 23. Coppet had the first two, including a 12-yard run to start the drive. The nine-play march was dominated by seven runs. A 15-yard pass from James Knapke to Fred Coppet brought BGSU to 1st-and-goal, then Josh Cleveland took the ball around left end for a one-yard touchdown on third down.Īfter an MTSU punt, the Falcons went on an 84-yard drive to take the lead. ![]() Zac Bartman forced a fumble on the tackle, and James Sanford recovered at the MTSU 21. After going three-and-out, Joe Davidson punted, and Richie James attempted to return it. The game's next punt helped Bowling Green even the score. On 3rd-and-goal, Brent Stockstill found Ty Lee over the middle for a six-yard TD pass and a 7-0 lead. Ronnie Moore muffed the punt, and the Blue Raiders recovered on the BGSU 10. However, MTSU's resulted in the first break of the game. Neither team could do much on their opening possessions, both of which ended with punts. The Falcons ran for 304 yards on the ground in a driving rainpour.īGSU won the coin toss and took the ball first. Josh Cleveland rushed for 153 yards on 18 rushes and Fred Coppet added 117 yards on 27 carries. MTSU scored three touchdowns in the span of 2:01 surrounding halftime, and inclement weather limited offensive production in the second half, as the Falcons failed to score in the final 30 minutes. BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University football team led through much of the first half but ultimately fell to the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 41-21 Saturday at Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green.
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