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Western Carolina at Samford

    Samford 52, W. Carolina 24


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    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Fabian Truss and Stanley Robinson each scored two touchdowns as Samford beat Western Carolina for the eighth straight time Saturday 52-24.

    It was the most points for Samford in four seasons as a member of the Southern Conference.

    The Bulldogs (5-3, 3-3) had 303 yards rushing with Truss opening the scoring on a 61-yard run. He also scored on a 92-yard kickoff return. Robinson scored on runs of 20 and 21 yards.

    Samford led 21-17 before scoring 24 unanswered points over the second and third quarters to put the game out of reach. A 6-yard touchdown pass from Dustin Taliaferro to Kevin Clay with 4:07 left in the third quarter extended the Bulldogs' lead to 45-17. Taliaferro, who passed for 124 yards, also caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Kelsey Pope.

    Zac Brindise passed for 196 yards and two touchdowns for the Catamounts (1-7, 0-6), who lost their sixth straight.

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    Scoring Summary
    SAMFFabian Truss 61 yd run (Cameron Yaw kick)
    WCARGeorge Richardson 25 yd pass from Zac Brindise (Clark Sechrest kick)
    SAMFStanley Robinson 20 yd run (Cameron Yaw kick)
    SAMFAlvin Hines 33 yd interception return (Cameron Yaw kick)
    WCARClark Sechrest 26 yd FG
    WCARBrandon Vaught 0 yd fumble return (Clark Sechrest kick)
    SAMFFabian Truss 82 yd kick return (Cameron Yaw kick)
    SAMFCameron Yaw 39 yd FG
    SAMFStanley Robinson 21 yd run (Cameron Yaw kick)
    SAMFKelvin Clay 6 yd pass from Dustin Taliaferro (Cameron Yaw kick)
    WCARGary Green 29 yd pass from Zac Brindise (Clark Sechrest kick)
    SAMFDustin Taliaferro 17 yd pass from Kelsey Pope (Cameron Yaw kick)
     
    Team Stats
     WCARSAMF
    First Downs2023
    Third Down Efficiency7-238-17
    Fourth Down Efficiency1-30-0
    Plays-Net Yards89-36874-463
    Rushes-Yds57-17244-303
    Passing Yds196160
    Kick Return Yds115108
    Punt Return Yds09
    Passes16-32-117-30-1
    Punts8-2826-251
    Fumbles-Lost1-03-1
    Penalties-Yds5-555-49
    Time of Poss.34:2125:39
     
    Individual Stats
    RUSHING
    WCAR: Michael Vaughn 30-83, Michael Johnson 16-62, Zac Brindise 8-21, George Richardson 1-6, Garrett Brown 1-2, Jacoby Mitchell 1--2
    SAMF: Fabian Truss 12-99, Stanley Robinson 7-68, Jeremiaha Gates 7-56, Dustin Taliaferro 8-49, Kelsey Pope 2-26, Noah Wilson 3-9, Ben Neill 2-4, Team 2--4, Connor Lowery 1--4
    PASSING
    WCAR: Zac Brindise 16-32-196-1
    SAMF: Dustin Taliaferro 14-25-124-1, Connor Lowery 2-2-19-0, Ben Neill 0-2-0-0, Kelsey Pope 1-1-17-0
    RECEIVING
    WCAR: Jacoby Mitchell 5-38, Gary Green 4-74, Garrett Brown 2-30, Andrew Rogers 2-11, George Richardson 1-25, Deja Alexander 1-11, Taylor Spangler 1-7
    SAMF: Kelvin Clay 5-44, Fabian Truss 3-29, Jeremy Brown 2-12, David Strider 2-8, Kelsey Pope 1-23, Dustin Taliaferro 1-17, Riley Hawkins 1-10, Jeremiaha Gates 1-10, Chris Cephus 1-7