Coastal Carolina University
4-3 , 1-2
University of Louisiana
6-1 , 3-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
| Coastal Carolina | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
Chanticleers' Rally Falls Short Against Louisiana
10/19/2024 4:37:00 PM | Football
CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers rallied from a 14-point second-quarter deficit but fell to the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, 34-24, Saturday afternoon in front of 17,812 fans at Brooks Stadium.
Down 14-0 in the second quarter, Coastal got on the board with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Noah Kim to Kendall Karr with 8:50 on the clock. Louisiana extended the lead to 10 with a field goal, but the Chanticleers pulled within three when Braydon Bennett hauled in a four-yarder with 44 seconds left before halftime to make the score 17-14 at the break.
Coastal's defense forced a pair of punts in Louisiana's two possessions in the third quarter, snapping the Ragin' Cajuns' streak of scoring in 18 consecutive quarters. Kade Hensley converted a 29-yard field goal with 5:16 left in the third quarter to tie the score at 17-17.
After UL reclaimed the lead on the opening drive of the fourth quarter, the Chants responded when Bennett broke loose on an option pitch for a 49-yard run to pull even, 24-24, with 10:52 remaining in the game. However, Louisiana scored the final 10 points of the day to come away with the victory.
Kim came on in relief at quarterback and completed 16-of-25 passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns over the final three quarters. Bryson Graves caught three passes for a career-high 54 yards to lead all receivers. Bennett rushed 13 times for a career-high 132 yards and a touchdown, while catching a team-high five passes for 22 yards.
Juan Powell led the Chanticleer defense with a career-high 11 tackles, while Clev Lubin registered a season-high 2.0 sacks.Coastal will go back on the road to face Troy on Nov. 2.
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Team Stats
LA 7, CCU 0
LA - LeGendre,Lance 33 yd pass from Wooldridge,Ben (Almendares,Kenneth kick) 7 plays, 98 yards, TOP 03:53
LA 14, CCU 0
LA - Davis,Bill 9 yd pass from Wooldridge,Ben (Almendares,Kenneth kick) 9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 04:20
LA 14, CCU 7
CCU - Karr,Kendall 11 yd pass from Kim,Noah (Hensley,Kade kick) 9 plays, 76 yards, TOP 03:33
LA 17, CCU 7
LA - Almendares,Kenneth 45 yd field goal 11 plays, 47 yards, TOP 05:39
LA 17, CCU 14
CCU - Bennett,Braydon 4 yd pass from Kim,Noah (Hensley,Kade kick) 10 plays, 90 yards, TOP 02:22
LA 17, CCU 17
CCU - Hensley,Kade 29 yd field goal 10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 04:34
LA 24, CCU 17
LA - Wooldridge,Ben 1 yd run (Almendares,Kenneth kick), 12 plays, 81 yards, TOP 07:22
LA 24, CCU 24
CCU - Bennett,Braydon 49 yd run (Hensley,Kade kick), 4 plays, 73 yards, TOP 01:52
LA 27, CCU 24
LA - Almendares,Kenneth 38 yd field goal 9 plays, 55 yards, TOP 04:54
LA 34, CCU 24
LA - Carter,Terrance 59 yd pass from Wooldridge,Ben (Almendares,Kenneth kick) 6 plays, 76 yards, TOP 02:30
