Georgia Southern holds on to defeat Furman
Posted November 15, 2008
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GREENVILLE, S.C.(AP) Lee Chapple passed for 323 yards and two touchdowns to lead Georgia Southern to a 17-10 victory on Saturday.
Chapple set Georgia Southern's single-game records for completions (39) and attempts (56) and threw a pair of touchdown passes to Steve Cundari as the Eagles (6-5, 4-4 Southern Conference) took a 17-0 lead.
Furman (7-4, 4-3) cut the lead to 17-10 on Tersoo Uhaa's 2-yard run with 6:25 remaining in the game, but couldn't get closer.
Chapple hit Cundari on a 32-yard pass for a 7-0 lead with 12:17 remaining in the first quarter and connected with Cundari again on a 6-yard pass with 11:24 left in the second quarter.
Adrian Mora added a 42-yard field goal with 50 seconds remaining in the second quarter to give the Eagles a 17-0 lead.
Raja Andrews caught eight passes for 82 yards for Georgia Southern.
Jordan Sorrells was 19 of 35 for 184 yards for Furman.
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