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Game Recap: Football - September 16, 2023

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University football team dropped a 45-31 shootout to Campbell at Kessler Stadium on Saturday.

The Hawks took a 23-7 lead on a 35-yard Jaden Shirden touchdown with 4:19 left but the Camels moved momentum in their favor by scoring 10 points in the final 1:27 of the half. Campbell scored 24 unanswered points to take a 31-23 lead late in the third quarter. The Hawks tied it at 31 apiece but Campbell scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter for their first win in the series.

Monmouth struck first after a fourth down stop, the Hawks drove 56 yards to take a 7-0 lead on a five-yard Sone Ntoh run. Campbell responded with a nine-play 80-yard drive to tie it up on a two-yard drive. The Hawks would score 17 unanswered points to take 23-7 lead with 4:19 to play in the half.  A late field goal by the Camels cut the Hawk lead to 23-17 at halftime.

Campbell took its first lead of the game, 24-23 with 6:49 left in the third quarter on a four-yard NaQuari Rogers run. Less than four minutes later the Hawks tied it up on a 22-yard reception by Jaden Shirden with Jack Neri's two-point conversion knotting it up at 31-31 with 11:56 left in the game.

NOTES AND QUOTES

"It was two different ball games out there. We had things rolling and scored on five of six possessions to take the lead into halftime. They ended up scoring on seven of their last nine possessions. It flipped on us there. The plays we were making on the first half on both side of the ball just didn't seem to coming our way in thee second half. That's an area that we have to do better. As coaches we need to do a better job preparing our guys and we need to execute later." – Head Coach Kevin Callahan

• Jaden Shirden went over the 100-yard rushing mark for the 12th time in a Monmouth uniform – with a 35-yard touchdown run in the second quarter tying Juwon Farri for third most 100-yard games in program history
• Shirden moved into third all-time in rushing with 2,595 yards rushing after his 165-yard performance
• Freshman kicker Michael Calton Jr. made his first career field goal, a 26-yarder
• With his 20^th pass breakup Mike Reid moved into a tie for seventh most all-time with Steve Covallo
• Ryan Moran led all players with 12 tackles, while Thomas Joe-Kamara had nine
• Dymere Miller had a season-high 138 yards receiving, giving him his fifth-career 100-yard game. Miller became the 12^th player in program history to cross the 100-career reception milestone.
• Adrian Hawkins made his first-career start at right tackle

NUMBERS CRUNCH

• Monmouth's defense had three sacks on the day, including freshmen Logan Barnes and Bryce Rooks
• The Hawks were 7-13 on third down while Campbell was 5-16
• Each team punted once in the game
• The Hawks were flagged for six penalties for 55 yards

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UP NEXT

Monmouth heads to Lafayette next Saturday. Kickoff from Fisher Stadium is set for 3:30 p.m. on ESPN+