BUIES CREEK – Campbell hung tough with the No. 4 team in the country for most of a half Thursday night before giving way down the stretch.
The Camels dropped a 34-24 decision to William & Mary in their Coastal Athletic Association and season opener.
Bronson Yoder rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns for the victorious Tribe. Quarterback Darius Wilson added 182 yards passing and two more scores.
Hajj-Malik Williams had an efficient night passing for Campbell, completing 22-of-26 passes for 226 yards and a 14-yard TD pass to VJ Wilkins. Lamagea McDowell bookended the game with 1-yard touchdown runs in the opening minutes and the final 46 seconds.
CJ Tillman lived around the football for the Camels, recording 19 tackles. Monchovia Gaffney and D’Marcus Harrington added 10 hits apiece.
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1st2nd 3rd 4th Total William & Mary 7 17 3 7 34 Campbell 7 7 0 10 24 Qtr Time Scoring Play WMU CAM 1st 08:49 CAM – McDowell,Lamagea 1 yd run (Dowden,Caleb kick), 13 plays, 78 yards, TOP 06:06 0 7 1st 02:27 WMU – Kendrick,DreSean 7 yd pass from Wilson,Darius (Bonoffski,Caden kick) 13 plays, 69 yards, TOP 06:16 7 7 2nd 08:54 WMU – Yoder,Bronson 3 yd run (Bonoffski,Caden kick), 3 plays, 12 yards, TOP 01:17 14 7 2nd 06:00 CAM – Wilkins,VJ 14 yd pass from Williams,Hajj-Malik (Dowden,Caleb kick) 9 plays, 81 yards, TOP 02:46 14 14 2nd 02:59 WMU – Yoder,Bronson 2 yd run (Bonoffski,Caden kick), 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:01 21 14 2nd 00:00 WMU – Bonoffski,Caden 37 yd field goal 7 plays, 35 yards, TOP 01:08 24 14 3rd 01:25 WMU – Bonoffski,Caden 43 yd field goal 9 plays, 40 yards, TOP 05:21 27 14 4th 12:33 CAM – Dowden,Caleb 45 yd field goal 4 plays, -11 yards, TOP 01:25 27 17 4th 08:11 WMU – Lucas,Martin 27 yd pass from Wilson,Darius (Bonoffski,Caden kick) 8 plays, 85 yards, TOP 04:17 34 17 4th 00:46 CAM – McDowell,Lamagea 1 yd run (Dowden,Caleb kick), 7 plays, 71 yards, TOP 01:07 34 24 34 24
