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Branson Adams' go-ahead TD with 25 seconds left lifts Western Carolina over Eastern Kentucky 27-24

AP
Sep 16, 2023

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) Cole Gonzales threw for 340 yards and three touchdowns, including a go-ahead score to Branson Adams with 25 seconds left, and Western Carolina beat Eastern Kentucky 27-24 on Saturday night.

It was Adams' first career score - from 8-yards out.

EKU started the final drive at its 38 and marched down the field in four plays to get to the WCU 23. But Patrick Nations' 40-yard field goal missed as time expired.

Desmond Reid rushed for 177 yards and a score for Western Carolina (2-1). Censere Lee caught three passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns and David White Jr. added 94 yards on just two catches.

Reid leapt over the defense from a yard out to give WCU its first lead of the game at 21-14 with 14:24 left in the fourth quarter.

Parker McKinney was 27 of 46 for 366 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for Eastern Kentucky (0-3). He also carried it eight times for a team-high 59 yards. Jaden Smith caught 10 passes for 121 yards and a TD.

--- AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll

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No Scoring Plays

Team Stats
1st Downs	0	0
Rushing	0	0
Passing	0	0
Penalty	0	0
3rd Down Conv	0-0	0-0
4th Down Conv	0-0	0-0
Total Net Yards	0	0
Total Plays	0	0
Avg Gain	0	0
Net Yards Rushing	0	0
Rush Attempts	0	0
Avg Rush Yards	0	0
Yards Passing	0	0
Comp. - Att.	0-0	0-0
Yards Per Pass	0	0
Penalties - Yards	0-0	0-0
Touchdowns
Rushing TDs	0	0
Passing TDs	0	0
Other
Turnovers	0	0
Fumbles - Lost	0-0	0-0
Int. Thrown	0	0
Punts - Avg	0-0	0-0
Return Yards
Punts - Returns	0-0	0-0
Kickoffs - Returns	0-0	0-0
Int. - Returns	0-0	0-0
Safeties	0	0

	1	2	3	4	T
W. Carolina 2-1	7	0	7	13	27
E. Kentucky 0-3	11	3	0	10	24

Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY

	0	PASS YDS	0
	0	RUSH YDS	0
	0	TOTAL YDS	0

W. Carolina

Passing	CP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT

C. Gonzales

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		65.8%	2803	28	8	166.4

C. Gonzales

204/310

2803

B. Palhegyi

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		59.6%	434	4	2	147.4

B. Palhegyi

31/52

434

T. Dickens

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		66.7%	127	1	0	299.5

T. Dickens

4/6

127

C. Dean

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		65.2%	98	0	3	74.9

C. Dean

15/23

B. Judy

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		75.0%	71	0	0	149.6

B. Judy

6/8

S. Brantley

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		100.0%	0	0	0	100.0

S. Brantley

1/1

Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG

D. Reid

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		131	897	13

D. Reid

131

897

B. Adams

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		89	539	3

B. Adams

539

C. Gonzales

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		54	203	0

C. Gonzales

203

B. Palhegyi

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		25	162	2

B. Palhegyi

162

C. Reid

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		19	101	0

C. Reid

101

M. Townsend

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		18	62	0

M. Townsend

M. Cochran

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		8	45	1

M. Cochran

Q. Zanders

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		4	27	0

Q. Zanders

J. Bond

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		1	5	0

J. Bond

T. Dickens

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		6	-6	0

T. Dickens

-6

Receiving	TAR	REC	YDS	TD	LG

C. Lee

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		46	792	8

C. Lee

792

D. White Jr.

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		34	519	6

D. White Jr.

519

A. Colombo

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		31	438	5

A. Colombo

438

C. Jones

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		27	348	2

C. Jones

348

D. Reid

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		21	283	0

D. Reid

283

B. Adams

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		36	266	4

B. Adams

266

C. Washington

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		16	213	0

C. Washington

213

A. Belanger

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		17	190	4

A. Belanger

190

Z. Booker

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		8	176	0

Z. Booker

176

D. Tamarez

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		7	103	2

D. Tamarez

103

P. Boyd Jr.

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		3	48	0

P. Boyd Jr.

C. Reid

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		5	44	0

C. Reid

T. Horne

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		2	33	0

T. Horne

C. Bardall

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		1	27	1

C. Bardall

M. Townsend

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		2	21	0

M. Townsend

C. Cunningham

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		1	17	1

C. Cunningham

S. Fleming

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		1	11	0

S. Fleming

J. Young

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		2	4	0

J. Young

M. Cochran

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		1	0	0

M. Cochran

Defense	T-A	SACK	INT

Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS

R. McCollum

IN-GAME		FG	XP
		-/-	-/-

SEASON		FG	XP
		14/15	51/52

R. McCollum

14/15

51/52

P. Robertson

IN-GAME		FG	XP
		-/-	-/-

SEASON		FG	XP
		0/1	0/0

P. Robertson

0/1

0/0

Punting	NO	AVG	IN20	LG

Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	LG	TD

Punt Returns	NO	AVG	LG	TD

E. Kentucky

Passing	CP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT

P. McKinney

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		63.2%	3033	20	12	134.1

P. McKinney

265/419

3033

C. Hergott

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		0.0%	0	0	0	0.0

C. Hergott

0/1

Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG

B. Sloan

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		143	765	10

B. Sloan

143

765

J. Carter

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		120	714	4

J. Carter

120

714

P. McKinney

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		66	225	3

P. McKinney

225

C. Hergott

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		6	40	0

C. Hergott

B. Latham

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		7	21	0

B. Latham

J. Smith

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		1	15	0

J. Smith

K. Magloire

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		3	-1	0

K. Magloire

-1

Receiving	TAR	REC	YDS	TD	LG

J. Smith

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		73	781	5

J. Smith

781

B. Sloan

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		40	467	3

B. Sloan

467

J. Burbage

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		33	403	4

J. Burbage

403

H. Brown

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		33	387	3

H. Brown

387

M. Edwards Jr.

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		23	348	1

M. Edwards Jr.

348

J. Carter

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		21	147	0

J. Carter

147

J. Hensley

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		12	129	2

J. Hensley

129

E. Bednarczyk

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		10	121	1

E. Bednarczyk

121

B. Johnson Jr.

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		6	100	0

B. Johnson Jr.

100

D. Stanley

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		5	71	0

D. Stanley

J. Horn

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		2	21	1

J. Horn

K. Magloire

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		2	20	0

K. Magloire

R. Adkins

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		2	16	0

R. Adkins

M. Mannan

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		1	16	0

M. Mannan

B. Latham

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		1	13	0

B. Latham

P. McKinney

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		1	-7	0

P. McKinney

-7

Defense	T-A	SACK	INT

Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS

P. Nations

IN-GAME		FG	XP
		-/-	-/-

SEASON		FG	XP
		19/25	31/32

P. Nations

19/25

31/32

Punting	NO	AVG	IN20	LG

Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	LG	TD

Punt Returns	NO	AVG	LG	TD

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