Charleston Southern Beats The Citadel 26-20 in Overtime
Three completions. The Citadel's quarterback finished 3 of 14 for 73 yards, and the Bulldogs still took a game to overtime on the ground. Charleston Southern won it 26-20 and improved to 1-1, while The Citadel fell to 0-2.
The Citadel scored first, on a 33-yard pass from Quentin Hayes to Michael Lorino III, and Charleston Southern answered with a Harry Smalls 1-yard run in the first quarter. After that, the scoring was almost entirely the kickers' business. Matt Rolader hit a 48-yarder for Charleston Southern, Evan Kiely kicked a 45-yarder and a 37-yarder for The Citadel, and Rolader's 52-yard field goal with 6:14 left in the fourth tied it 13-13.
The game was tied four times and the lead changed hands three times, and Charleston Southern's biggest deficit was the 7-0 hole it started in. In overtime Dwayne Wright ran in from 2 yards for Charleston Southern, and Gavin Garcia answered from 2 yards for The Citadel. Charleston Southern still came out of overtime ahead, 26-20.
The Citadel ran 57 times for 235 yards and sacked Charleston Southern's quarterback six times, which is a lot of good defense to lose with. Charleston Southern managed 188 total yards (104 rushing, 84 passing), though it did not throw an interception. The Citadel threw one and Charleston Southern lost one fumble. Smalls' 1-yard run was the only touchdown Charleston Southern scored in regulation.
For fantasy, the three top scorers all wore Citadel colors. Hayes led them with 15.6 points on 3 completions and 19 carries for 67 yards, which tells you how this game was played.