Gardner-Webb holds on for 34-33 OT win over Monmouth
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- Tyrell Maxwell accounted for 267 yards rushing and passing and ran for a score, and Monmouth's failed two-point conversion in overtime gave Gardner-Webb a 34-33 win on Saturday.
The conversion after Jayln Cagle's 5-yard TD run provided the winning score for Gardner-Webb (4-7, 2/3 Big South).
In its overtime possession, Lavon Chaney scored from a yard out for Monmouth (5-6, 1-4) but the pass for two was incomplete.
Chaney scored from 6-yards out with 4:32 left in regulation to give the Hawks a 27-20 lead. But Gardner-Webb marched 61 yards in 10 plays and Khalil Lewis' 7-yard run knotted the game at 27. Lewis carried 22 times for 91 yards and two scores.
Maxwell was 16-for-22 passing for 155 yards and had 22 carries for 112 yards.
Bahar threw for 241 yards a TD and an interception for Monmouth. Chaney had 21 carried for 150 yards and two scores.
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2023 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| UAlbany | 7-1 | 11-4 |
| Villanova | 7-1 | 10-3 |
| Richmond | 7-1 | 9-4 |
| Elon | 6-2 | 6-5 |
| Delaware | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Towson | 4-4 | 5-6 |
| Rhode Island | 4-4 | 6-5 |
| William & Mary | 4-4 | 6-5 |
| New Hampshire | 4-4 | 6-5 |
| Campbell | 4-4 | 5-6 |
| Monmouth | 3-5 | 4-7 |
| Hampton | 3-5 | 5-6 |
| Maine | 1-7 | 2-9 |
| North Carolina A&T | 0-8 | 1-10 |
| Stony Brook | 0-8 | 0-10 |
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