CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The Glenville State Football team fell to the nation's 16th ranked Charleston Golden Eagles today, 29-17 in the capital city. The loss is the Pioneers first MEC defeat of the year.
 
1st Quarter
Glenville State's defense produced a stop on Charleston's first drive and the offense followed that up with a long drive all the way down to the 14-yard line. Brody Layman drilled one from 31 yards out to give the Pioneers an early 3-0 lead. The Golden Eagles answered back with a touchdown and an eventual two point conversion.
 
2nd Quarter
A pair of scoreless drives moved the game along before Chavon Wright found the endzone for the second time, running a 39-yard touchdown to extend the UC lead to 15-3. On the Pioneers following drive, a near interception turned into a 77-yard score to Tariq Miller as Anthony Garrett's pass was tipped, but Miller was able to bring it in and take it in for the score. Down 15-10, GSU's defense stayed strong for the remainder of the half.
 
3rd Quarter
Both squads were forced to punt it prior to the Pioneers taking over seven minutes off the clock to take the lead on a five-yard touchdown pass from Garrett to Naseem Pacheco. Charleston would regain the lead right back, mixing in the air and ground game before finally finishing it off with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Jadus Davis with one second left in the quarter.
 
4th Quarter
The Golden Eagles blocked a Pioneer punt to put themselves in scoring position, but the GSU defense stood strong on a fourth down run by UC to put the ball back in the offense's hands. Another blocked punt allowed Charleston to once again be in a position to score and they took full advantage as Chavon Wright scored from 30 yards out on the ground to make it 29-17 UC. The Golden Eagles held on, remaining undefeated and closing out the Pioneers.
 
Final Stats
Charleston
Glenville native Ean Hamric was 8-14 with 85 yards and a touchdown through the air while running for 68 yards on the ground. All-American Chavon Wright ran the ball 32 times for 262 yards and three touchdowns. Jadus Davis had one reception for 29 yards and a touchdown to lead the receiving core. Three different Golden Eagles had five tackles, led by Nathan Caldwell's five stops, 1.5 TFL's and half a sack.
 
Glenville State
Anthony Garrett threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns on 11 completions. Markquan Rucker had 64 yards on 11 rushes while Zavione Wood finished with 23 yards on eight carries. Tariq Miller had a breakout game, notching six receptions for 162 yards and one touchdown. Naseem Pacheco also had a touchdown along with two receptions. Defensively, Isaiah Macklin finished with a team-leading eight tackles, followed by Brogan Brown's six tackles and 1.5 TFL's and Steven Bradshaw's five tackles and one TFL.
 
Up Next For The Pioneers
The Pioneers will host Frostburg State next Saturday (Oct. 12) for Homecoming. Kickoff is slated for 1:30 p.m. inside Morris Stadium.
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