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Reviewing week five in the SoCon.

Bucknell (3-1) 280 VMI (1-4, 0-1) 22 in OT

VMI couldnxe2x80x99t hold on to an early fourth quarter 19-7 lead and fell in overtime to the visiting Bucknell Bison 28-22.0 Bucknell began their comeback after a 42 yard VMI scoring play to extend their lead to 12 with an 85 yard kickoff return for touchdown by Joey DeFloria to cut the Keydets lead to 19-14 with a ten and a half minutes left.0 After a VMI punt on the ensuing possession, Bucknell marched 57 yards in eight plays, culminating with a nine-yard R.J. Nitti to Will Carter touchdown pass to the back corner of the endzone that gave the Bison the lead. Nitti converted the two-point play, making it 22-19 with 4:55 left.0 VMI had one last crack at it regaining the ball with 1:50 to go and drove into field goal range allowing behind Al Cobb completing 4 out of 5 passes on the drive to set up Dillon Christopherxe2x80x99s 40 yard game tying field goal as time expired.0 Christopher then missed a 38 yard field goal try in overtime setting the stage for Bucknell to take the win with a 23 yard touchdown run by Matt DelMauro.0 VMI will jump back onto SoCon play this week hosting Samford.

Western Carolina (2-2) 33 Presbyterian (1-4) 21

Western Carolina enjoyed a career day from sophomore running back Detrez Newsome to fight off the rainy weather and a pesky Presbyterian squad 33-21 in Cullowhee.0 Newsome, had a career high 189 yards rushing and two touchdowns helping the Catamounts overcome a 21-20 deficit entering the fourth quarter.0 Western Carolina owned the fourth quarter possessing the ball for over 11 minutes while scoring twice to hold the upset-minded Blue Hose at bay.0 The Catamounts out-gained Presbyterian, 151-to-27, including 115 yards on the ground while holding the Blue Hose to just 13 rushing yards in the fourth quarter.0 Newsome went over 200 all purpose yards and scored 2 touchdowns in a game for the second week in a row adding 48 kickoff return yards to his career high rushing numbers.0 Western Carolina signal caller Troy Mitchell went over 300 total yard with 75 on the ground and 226 through the air.0 Freshman kicker Logan Howard got in on the action as well battling the elements to boot a pair of field goals including a career long 46 yarder.0 The Catamounts host Mercer this week in Cullowhee.

Wofford (3-2, 1-0) 34 Mercer (2-2, 0-1) 33

Wofford survived a furious comeback by Mercer to force overtime and a missed Bear extra point in overtime to secure their first SoCon win of the season 34-33 in Macon.0 Mercer scored ten points in the final four minutes of regulation to force overtime and then scored on a 25 yard pass from John Russ to Avery Ward on the first play of overtime to take a 33-27 lead but then missed the extra point setting the stage for the Terriers to grab the win.0 The Terriers overtime possession began with a Lorenzo Long first down and then Evan Jacks scampered 14 yards for the touchdown.0 The extra point by David Martin sailed through the uprights and Wofford grabbed the 34-33 overtime win.0 Wofford finished with 434 total yards, with 391 on the ground. Mercer had 464 total yards, 277 through the air.0 Wofford travels to Charleston to take on The Citadel this week and Mercer will head north to take on the Catamounts of Western Carolina.

Furman (3-2, 1-0) 17 South Carolina State (2-2) 3

Furmanxe2x80x99s defense led the way along with freshman running back Tristan Lukexe2x80x99s 2 touchdowns, his last coming with 7:37 left to seal the win, on 75 yards rushing to defeat visiting South Carolina State 17-3 in a rainy Paladin Stadium Saturday night.0 Furmanxe2x80x99s offense stagnant at times, gaining just 32 yards over the span of the 2nd and 3rd quarters, put together a nine play, 59 yard drive in the fourth quarter ending with Lukexe2x80x99s second touchdown of the night put the game away extending the Paladin lead to the final margin of 17-3.0 Furmanxe2x80x99s defense was again led by a 2 interception performance by safety Trey Robinson, who now leads the SoCon with 6 on the year, and a huge goal line stand tackle made by Brian Ross in the 3rd quarter.0 Furman, which registered three takeaways in the game and did not suffer a turnover, got a career high 19 tackles from linebacker Carl Rider and 13 stops from Cory Magwood.0 The Paladins take to the road this week to take on two time defending SoCon champion Chattanooga at 1:00

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Written by Robbie Ross