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09/26 19:01 CDT Jorge Diaz Nicolas' field goal in final seconds lifts Marshall
over Gardner-Webb 36-35
Jorge Diaz Nicolas' field goal in final seconds lifts Marshall over
Gardner-Webb 36-35
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) --- Jorge Diaz Nicolas kicked a 32-yard field goal with
six seconds left and Marshall rallied to beat upset-minded Gardner-Webb 36-35
on Saturday.
Aidan Bonde missed a 27-yard field goal for Gardner-Webb and Marshall (3-1)
took over with 1:57 remaining.
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson passed to De'Andre Tamarez for a 27-yard gain on the
final drive to help the Thundering Herd slip past the Runnin' Bulldogs (1-4) of
the Championship Subdivision.
Del Rio-Wilson completed 26 of 38 passes for a career-high 386 yards --- with
three touchdowns and an interception. Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw had seven
receptions for 131 yards and two scores.
Cole Pennington returned to haunt his former team with 298 yards and four
touchdowns on 22-for-33 passing. Pennington played his first two seasons at
Marshall where his dad Chad Pennington played quarterback before heading to the
NFL.
Pennington threw two touchdown passes to help the Bulldogs take a 14-10
first-quarter lead.
Del Rio-Wilson had an 8-yard touchdown pass to Jo'Shon Barbie in the second
quarter, but Ruben Tshilombo answered with a 36-yard scoop-and-score and
Gardner-Webb led 21-17. Barbie's 5-yard touchdown and a short Nicolas field
goal put the Herd up 27-21 at halftime.
Pennington's 25-yard touchdown pass to Kory Jones gave the Bulldogs a 28-27
lead late in the third, and his 44-yarder to Giovanni Adopte pushed it to 35-27
with 9:24 left. Adopte had seven catches for 179 yards and two scores --- both
career highs.
Del Rio-Wilson and Turner-Bradshaw hooked up for a 34-yard score with 6:06 left
to get Marshall within 35-33.
Up next
Gardner-Webb: At Charleston Southern on Saturday.
Marshall: At James Madison on Saturday.
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