Campbell Falls At William & Mary

WILLIAMSBURG, VA. – Campbell QB Chad Mascoe, Jr. threw for 320 yards and four touchdowns, but No. 15 William & Mary outlasted the visiting Camels 35-28 on Saturday at Zable Stadium.

The Tribe moved to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in CAA play, while Campbell dipped to 2-5 on the season and 0-3 in conference games.

William & Mary scored touchdowns on its first two drives, and led 21-7 after JT Mayo’s 11-yard TD catch from Darius Wilson with 4:22 to go in the second quarter. Campbell, however, answered on its next possession, marching 75 yards on 13 plays, ending in VJ Wilkins’ second touchdown of the day to cut the Tribe lead to 21-14 at the half.

The Camels then took the second half kickoff and compiled another nine-play scoring drive, capped off by JJ Cowan’s 19-yard catch on third and long, tying the game at 21-all.

Back-to-back TD’s from the Tribe, including a nine-play, 98-yard drive, made it 35-21 with 7:39 to play.

Mascoe’s touchdown pass to Sincere Brown brought the Camels back within one score with 1:56 remaining, but the ensuing on-side kick was recovered by the Tribe, who ran out the clock for the homecoming victory.

The teams combined for 887 yards, with William & Mary’s 355 yards rushing, paced by Bronson Yoder’s 131 yards on 24 carries and Malachi Imoh’s 122 yards on 12 rushes, combined with CU’s 320 through the air. Yoder and Imoh posted two of the Tribe’s three rushing scores, with Wilson tacking on a one-yard TD.

Wilson completed 11-of-17 passes for 109 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, while Imoh added a team-high 52 yards receiving on three catches, combining for 174 total yards.

Quinn Osborne led William & Mary defensively with eight tackles, while Jaden Boring notched 2.0 of the Tribe’s seven tackles for loss.

Mascoe connected on 30-of-39 passes, surpassing the 300-yard mark for the third time this season, with a career-high four touchdowns. Rookie wide receiver Randall King gathered a season-high eight passes for 99 yards, while Wilkins collected seven Mascoe passes for 54 yards, including his two touchdowns.

Brown also collected six catches for 80 yards and a TD, while Cowan totaled 78 total yards, including 44 receiving and 34 rushing.

Jalen Brooks, meanwhile, recorded a career-high 19 tackles, including 3.0 for loss and 1.0 sack, with Lakeem Rudolph posting 13 stops. Jojo Pace added eight tackles and recovered a fumble.

Next up, the Camels return home on October 26 for 2024 CU Homecoming, taking on North Carolina A&T (4:00 p.m. kickoff).

Photo credit: Keith Lucas, Campbell Athletics