Western Illinois Leathernecks at Eastern Washington Eagles
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Bell accounts for 416 yards, 5 touchdowns to lead Eastern Washington past Western Illinois 52-31
Chris Irvin, who threw for two touchdowns, scored on a 4-yard run to pull the Leathernecks, who never led, within 37-31 early in the fourth quarter. On the next snap Bell found Noah Cronquist for a 52-yard completion, leading to Bell's 6-yard run.
Western Illinois turned it over on downs at their 47 on the next possession and aided by an unsportsmanlike penalty, the Eagles iced it on Bell's 9-yard run.
Wesley Garrett had a 67-yard touchdown run and Marceese Yetts had a short scoring run for the Eagles (1-3), who piled up 325 yards on the ground and had 597 yards of total offense. Landon Cooper had a 64-yard scoring catch and Jaxon Branch had a 35-yard TD reception.
Christian Anaya had both touchdown receptions for the Leathernecks (1-3) and Tristin Duncan had five catches for 110 yards. Markell Holman carried the ball 28 times for 118 yards and a score. Western Illinois had 358 yards of offense.
Bell was just 5-of-16 passing for 143 yards in the first half with two interceptions but he also threw for two scores and had 112 yards on the ground with a rushing touchdown to stake the Eagles to a 27-17 lead.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 7:57 | Jaxon Branch 35 Yd pass from Nate Bell (Nate Bell Pass to Landon Cooper for Two-Point Conversion) |
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FG | 1st Period 2:37 | Antonio Chadha 39 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 1:31 | Landon Cooper 64 Yd pass from Nate Bell (Hunter McKee Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:54 | Christian Anaya 14 Yd pass from Chris Irvin (Antonio Chadha Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 9:39 | Wesley Garrett 67 Yd Run (Hunter McKee PAT failed) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:17 | Markell Holman 2 Yd Run (Antonio Chadha Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:52 | Nate Bell 2 Yd Run (Soren McKee PAT failed) |
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TD | 3rd Period 14:27 | Marceese Yetts 4 Yd Run (Soren McKee Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 10:43 | Christian Anaya 3 Yd pass from Chris Irvin (Antonio Chadha Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 1:52 | Soren McKee 23 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 12:29 | Chris Irvin 4 Yd Run (Antonio Chadha Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 11:11 | Nate Bell 6 Yd Run (Nate Bell Pass to Noah Cronquist for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:05 | Nate Bell 9 Yd Run (Soren McKee Kick) |
Statistics
 WIU |
 EWU |
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|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1st Downs | 22 |
| 6-19 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-14 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 358 | Total Yards | 597 |
| 208 | Passing | 272 |
| 21/43 | Comp/Att | 11/29 |
| 4.8 | Yards per pass | 9.4 |
| 150 | Rushing | 325 |
| 39 | Rushing Attempts | 42 |
| 3.8 | Yards per rush | 7.7 |
| 8-80 | Penalties | 11-122 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 32:22 | Possession | 27:38 |
Game Information
Location: Cheney, WA
Attendance: 5,301 · Capacity:
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