Liberty 21, Gardner-Webb 20
Associated Press
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Dae Dae Hunter's fourth-quarter touchdown run from a yard out lifted Liberty to a 21-20 win over Gardner-Webb.
Shedro Louis scored on a short run early in the second quarter to put Liberty up 14-7, but the Bulldogs rallied behind two Jay Billingsley field goals, the longest from 41 yards out, and Bailey Fisher's 10-yard touchdown strike to T.J. Luther to take a 20-14 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Hunter's score capped a 10-play, 67-yard drive by the Flames
Fisher was 23 of 43 for 239 yards and a touchdown but was picked off twice. T.J. Luther had eight catches for 131 yards for Gardner-Webb (2-5), his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season. Narii Gaither 21 carries for 100 yards and a touchdown.
Johnathan Bennett was 17 of 30 for 222 yards and a touchdown, but threw two interceptions. Hunter finished with 76 yards on nine carries for Liberty (6-10).
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
G-Webb | Lib |
| Lib |
TD |
4:29 |
Jerome Jackson 7 yd pass from Johnathan Bennett (Nick Brown kick) |
0 |
7 |
| Second Quarter |
G-Webb | Lib |
| G-Webb |
TD |
10:41 |
Narii Gaither 2 yd run (Jay Billingsley kick) |
7 |
7 |
| Lib |
TD |
10:01 |
Shedro Louis 2 yd run (Nick Brown kick) |
7 |
14 |
| G-Webb |
FG |
0:00 |
Jay Billingsley 22 yd FG |
10 |
14 |
| Third Quarter |
G-Webb | Lib |
| G-Webb |
TD |
9:29 |
T.J. Luther 10 yd pass from Bailey Fisher (Jay Billingsley kick) |
17 |
14 |
| Fourth Quarter |
G-Webb | Lib |
| G-Webb |
FG |
14:50 |
Jay Billingsley 41 yd FG |
20 |
14 |
| Lib |
TD |
10:11 |
Dae Dae Hunter 1 yd run (Nick Brown kick) |
20 |
21 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Gardner-Webb |
Liberty |
| First downs |
22 |
14 |
| Rushing |
5 |
3 |
| Passing |
13 |
10 |
| Penalty |
4 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-14, 36% |
1-12, 8% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
1-2, 50% |
| Rushes-Yards |
34-86 |
29-93 |
| Passing Yards |
239 |
222 |
| Return Yards |
-1 |
27 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
23-44-3 |
17-32-2 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
5--31 |
5--17 |
| Punts |
8 |
8 |
| Punts-Average |
37.1 |
41.1 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
2-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
6-42 |
6-44 |
| Time of Possession |
34:27 |
25:33 |
| Gardner-Webb Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| B. Fisher |
23 |
43 |
239 |
1 |
2 |
| E. Floyd |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Liberty Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Bennett |
17 |
30 |
222 |
1 |
2 |
| N. Hampton |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Gardner-Webb Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| N. Gaither |
21 |
100 |
4.8 |
1 |
| J. Brown |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
0 |
| J. Crankfield |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| B. Fisher |
10 |
-17 |
-1.7 |
0 |
| Liberty Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Hunter |
9 |
76 |
8.4 |
1 |
| S. Louis |
6 |
15 |
2.5 |
1 |
| T. Green |
2 |
4 |
2.0 |
0 |
| N. Hampton |
2 |
1 |
0.5 |
0 |
| J. Bennett |
9 |
-2 |
-0.2 |
0 |
| Gardner-Webb Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Luther |
8 |
131 |
16.4 |
1 |
| C. Haywood |
9 |
57 |
6.3 |
0 |
| E. Floyd |
1 |
27 |
27.0 |
0 |
| A. Herock |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
0 |
| N. Gaither |
3 |
8 |
2.7 |
0 |
| Liberty Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| N. Frith |
4 |
97 |
24.3 |
0 |
| D. Douglas |
8 |
87 |
10.9 |
0 |
| D. Hunter |
2 |
25 |
12.5 |
0 |
| J. Jackson |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
1 |
| J. Lofton |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Gardner-Webb Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| J. Mitchell |
1 |
0 |
| J. Brown |
1 |
-1 |
| Liberty Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| R. Rahimi |
1 |
1 |
| J. Scruggs |
1 |
0 |
| D. Anthony |
1 |
0 |
| Gardner-Webb Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| A. Hendley |
8 |
297 |
37.1 |
| Liberty Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| A. Alves |
8 |
329 |
41.1 |
| Gardner-Webb Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Liberty Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Douglas |
4 |
11 |
2.8 |
| Gardner-Webb Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Liberty Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Douglas |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
| T. Sibley |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Gardner-Webb Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Liberty Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
