Georgia Southern Eagles at Old Dominion Monarchs

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Georgia Southern Eagles

3-4, 2-2 Away

Final
23 - 15

Old Dominion Monarchs

2-5, 1-3 Home

Turner Helton, Tripp Bryant lead Georgia Southern to 23-15 victory over Old Dominion

Georgia Southern Eagles vs. Old Dominion Monarchs: Full Highlights

Helton completed 23 of 30 passes for 205 yards for Georgia Southern (3-4, 2-1 Sun Belt Conference). Terrance Gibbs had a touchdown run and a touchdown catch.

Old Dominion (2-5, 1-3) grabbed a 7-0 lead when Quinn Henicle connected with tight end Leon Haughton Jr. for a 20-yard touchdown at the end of an 11-play, 75-yard drive to start the game.

Gibbs had an 11-yard touchdown run as Georgia Southern answered with a 12-play, 75-yard drive on its first possession to tie it 7-all after one quarter.

Aaron Sears recovered a fumble by Devin Roche and the Eagles turned it into a 33-yard field goal by Bryant for a 10-7 lead early in the second quarter.

Bryant added a 43-yarder with 4:43 left and a 31-yarder in the final minute for a 16-7 advantage at halftime.

Helton tossed an 11-yard touchdown pass to Gibbs at the end of an 11-play drive and the Eagles led 23-7 with 4:29 left in the third quarter.

Backup Ryan Huff threw a short pass to TJ Johnson and he turned it into a 71-yard touchdown. The Monarchs added the two-point conversion to trail by eight with 10 minutes remaining but got no closer.

Henicle had 86 yards on 6-for-10 passing and Huff completed 9 of 14 for 115 yards for Old Dominion. The Monarchs managed only 65 yards on 32 rushes.

Up next Georgia Southern: Hosts Appalachian State on Oct. 31.

Old Dominion: At Louisiana Tech on Oct. 24.

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Scoring Summary

TD	1st Period 9:02	Leon Haughton Jr. 20 Yd pass from Quinn Henicle (Nathanial Eichner Kick)
TD	1st Period 2:57	Terrance Gibbs 11 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick)
FG	2nd Period 13:16	Tripp Bryant 33 Yd Field Goal
FG	2nd Period 4:43	Tripp Bryant 43 Yd Field Goal
FG	2nd Period 0:52	Tripp Bryant 31 Yd Field Goal
TD	3rd Period 4:29	Terrance Gibbs 11 Yd pass from Turner Helton (Tripp Bryant Kick)
TD	4th Period 11:13	TJ Johnson 71 Yd pass from Ryan Huff (Ryan Huff Pass to Leon Haughton Jr. for Two-Point Conversion)

Statistics

GASO		ODU
28	1st Downs	16
3-12	3rd down efficiency	3-10
1-1	4th down efficiency	0-1
405	Total Yards	264
272	Passing	199
32/41	Comp/Att	15/24
6.6	Yards per pass	8.3
133	Rushing	65
35	Rushing Attempts	32
3.8	Yards per rush	2.0
13-120	Penalties	12-100
1	Turnovers	2
0	Fumbles lost	2
1	Interceptions thrown	0
36:26	Possession	23:34

Game Information

S.B. Ballard Stadium

Location: Norfolk, VA
Attendance: 17,912 · Capacity:

Sun Belt - East

TEAM	OVR	CONF
James Madison	7-0	4-0
Georgia Southern	3-4	2-1
App State	4-2	1-1
Georgia State	4-2	1-1
Coastal Carolina	2-5	1-2
Old Dominion	2-5	1-3
Marshall	3-3	0-2

Sun Belt - West

TEAM	OVER	CONF
Louisiana Tech	4-2	2-0
South Alabama	4-2	2-0
Louisiana	5-2	2-1
Troy	3-3	1-1
Arkansas State	3-4	1-2
Southern Miss	1-5	0-2
UL Monroe	0-6	0-2

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