Castile in the end zone that bounced off the shoulder pad of defender Travis Simmons and ricocheted to Eskridge. They made more plays than we did. It was a familiar finish for Eskridge, who also had two interceptions in last year's C-USA title game -- including one on the final defensive play. Last year, the Cougars left East Carolina's defense gasping for air in a win. Keenum threw for yards and three touchdowns in that game, but East Carolina had won seven straight home games against league opponents since, including last week's win against Southern Miss that clinched the division title and homefield advantage for Saturday's game.
Holtz had said his offense would have to do its part to help the defense. Patrick Pinkney threw for yards with no turnovers, Lindsay ran for 75 yards and Ruffin ran for 55 yards. East Carolina got the clinching score when Ruffin made a brilliant scoring run, patiently waiting for the hole to develop before sprinting free for a yard run that made it with to play. The Cougars are all-time against East Carolina in Greenville. In the most recent game, the Cougars enjoyed a win against the thenrd-ranked Pirates on Sept.
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Tickets ordered after 5 p. Tickets will be available for pick up beginning at 8 a. Any tickets not picked up by 10 a. But over the next 14 minutes, the Hilltoppers scored three unanswered touchdowns as Zappe threw scoring passes to Tinsley 12 yards and Sterns 13 yards , plus a 1-yard touchdown by running back Kye Robichaux. On the other side of the ball, the WKU defense had back-to-back stops that made the spurt possible.
Suddenly, the Hilltoppers were within and there were 11 minutes remaining. The Roadrunners' offense responded, putting forth a play, yard touchdown drive that took up of the clock, culminating in a yard scoring grab by D.
With four minutes remaining on the clock, the Hilltopper defense forced a punt and the offense got the ball back on their own yard line with 65 seconds left, but no timeouts. WKU got the ball to midfield with one second left, but a Hail Mary pass by Zappe was intercepted as time expired. The Roadrunner bench — and many of the raucous fans — stormed the field to celebrate their victory.
A pair of senior defenders — linebacker Demetrius Cain and safety Antwon Kincade — tied for the Hilltopper lead with 11 tackles apiece. At overall on the season, WKU now awaits its bowl destination, which will be determined and announced on Sunday evening, December 5.
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