Charleston Southern Buccaneers @ Gardner-Webb Bulldogs
Gardner-Webb defeats Charleston Southern, 27-10
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- Lucas Beatty threw for a touchdown and Jordan Day nailed two field goals as Gardner-Webb defeated Charleston Southern 27-10 Saturday.
Beatty was 20 of 33 for 134 yards. Day hit a field goal from 34 and 26 yards. Kenny Cook caught Beatty's lone touchdown pass, a 4-yarder, to cap a 12-play, 86-yard drive in the second quarter. The Runnin' Bulldogs (6-5, 1/3 Big South) scored 20 unanswered points in the first half.
Charleston Southern (10-2, 3-1) scored early in the third when Elijah Lee intercepted a Beatty pass and returned it 17 yards for a Buccaneers touchdown. But Gardner-Webb's J.J. Hubbard answered with a TD on the following possession on an 87-yard kickoff return. Mark Deboy kicked a 22-yard field goal for the Buccaneers.
The game was only the second loss of the season for the Buccaneers, who are in second place in the Big South.
Game Information
Boiling Springs, NC
2025 Standings
| OVC-Big South AssociationOVC-Big South Association | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Tech | 8-0 | 11-2 |
| UT Martin | 6-2 | 6-6 |
| Gardner-Webb | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Lindenwood | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Charleston Southern | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Western Illinois | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Eastern Illinois | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Tennessee State | 0-8 | 2-10 |
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