Charleston Southern Buccaneers

2-6

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Charleston Southern Buccaneers beat the Western Illinois Leathernecks

2-6 29 – 24

1-7

Final · Sat, Oct 18

Game Details

Hanson Field (Macomb) · 3,000 fans · ESPN+

Recap

Zolten Osborne throws 4 TD passes to lead Charleston Southern over Western Illinois 29-24

Zolten Osborne threw four touchdown passes and Charleston Southern held off Western Illinois for a 29-24 victory on Saturday.

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Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHSO	7	7	7	8	29
WIU	10	7	7	0	24

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Game Leaders

Charleston Southern Buccaneers

Zolten Osborne · 14/26, 262 YDS, 4 TDPassing Yards
Hakeem Watters · 16 CAR, 52 YDSRushing Yards
Rashawn Cunningham · 4 REC, 95 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
David Portu · 1Sacks
Steve Zayachkowsky · 16Tackles

Western Illinois Leathernecks

Cason Carswell · 34/51, 375 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Markell Holman · 18 CAR, 71 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Christian Anaya · 6 REC, 98 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Aa'zoriyon Bonner · 1Sacks
Buju Aumua-Tuisavura · 6Tackles

2026 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

Team
Western Illinois
Gardner-Webb
Lindenwood
Southeast Missouri State
Eastern Illinois
UT Martin
Tennessee State
Charleston Southern

Scoring

Q4 12:57

TD Jamil Bishop 30 Yd pass from Zolten Osborne (Zolten Osborne Pass to Nebanye Moore for Two-Point Conversion)29–24

Q3 8:02

TD Jamil Bishop 42 Yd pass from Zolten Osborne (Zach Gordon Kick)21–24

Q3 11:16

TD Alex Williams 11 Yd pass from Cason Carswell (Antonio Chadha Kick)14–24

Q2 6:38

TD Rashawn Cunningham 14 Yd pass from Zolten Osborne (Zach Gordon Kick)14–17

Q2 13:36

TD Markell Holman 1 Yd Run (Antonio Chadha Kick)7–17

Q1 5:23

TD Christian Anaya 22 Yd pass from Cason Carswell (Antonio Chadha Kick)7–10

Q1 7:11

TD Rashawn Cunningham 16 Yd pass from Zolten Osborne (Zach Gordon Kick)7–3

Q1 9:44

FG Antonio Chadha 41 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

Charleston Southern BuccaneersWestern Illinois Leathernecks

Offense

339 Total Yards 463

262 Passing Yards 375

77 Rushing Yards 88

19 First Downs 24

Efficiency

2-11 3rd Down 7-16

1-1 4th Down 2-4

14/26 Completions 34/51

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 1

10-80 Penalties 5-50

25:13 Possession 34:47

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Zolten Osborne	14/26	262	10.1	4	0
Team	14/26	262	10.1	4	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Hakeem Watters	16	52	3.3	15
Ke'Marion Baldwin	10	38	3.8	10
Team	3	-5	-1.7	0
Zolten Osborne	2	-8	-4.0	0
Team	31	77	2.5	15

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rashawn Cunningham	4	95	23.8	2	45
Jamil Bishop	3	80	26.7	2	42
Mekhi Campfield	5	67	13.4	0	24
Hakeem Watters	1	14	14.0	0	14
Nebanye Moore	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team	14	262	18.7	4	45

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Steve Zayachkowsky	16	10	0	0	0	0
Champ Brantley	6	4	0	1	0	0
Shamar Hall	5	3	0	0	1	0
Justin Waters	5	2	0	0	0	0
Avery Dixon	4	3	0	0	0	0
Malik McKinzie	4	3	0	1.5	0	0
David Portu	4	2	1	1	1	1
CJ Landrum	4	1	0	0	0	0
Knai Cook	3	3	0	0	0	1
Jayden Hancock	3	3	0	0	1	0
Tylan Hollis	3	2	0	0	0	0
Anthony Paulk	3	2	0	1	0	0
Mylan Bowen	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Bartalo	2	2	0	0	2	0
Jason Hertz	2	1	0	0	0	0
Josias Addison	2	0	0	0.5	0	0
Austin Brown	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nick Sawyer	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tyler Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ross Brown	1	1	0	0	0	0
Braylon Phillips	1	1	0	0	0	0
Charles Atkins	1	1	0	0	0	0
Austin Brown	1	1	0	0	0	0
Team	75	47	1	5	5	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jayden Hancock	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Hakeem Watters	1	18	18.0	18	0
Team	1	18	18.0	18	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Zach Gordon	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3
Team	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Gilbert Brown	7	270	38.6	0	2	43
Team	7	270	38.6	0	2	43

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Cason Carswell	34/51	375	7.4	2	1
Team	34/51	375	7.4	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Markell Holman	18	71	3.9	1	16
Cason Carswell	7	14	2.0	0	15
Christian Anaya	2	3	1.5	0	8
Brinston Williams	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	28	88	3.1	1	16

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Christian Anaya	6	98	16.3	1	25
Markell Holman	10	84	8.4	0	21
Alex Williams	4	47	11.8	1	24
Joshua Nieves	3	35	11.7	0	15
Myles Cox	3	33	11.0	0	27
Tristin Duncan	2	31	15.5	0	21
Morgan Quiri	4	26	6.5	0	9
Brinston Williams	1	13	13.0	0	13
Brandon Lanier	1	8	8.0	0	8
Team	34	375	11.0	2	27

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Justin Buckner	6	4	1	2	0	0
Buju Aumua-Tuisavura	6	3	0	0.5	0	0
Christian S. Pierce	5	2	0	0.5	0	0
DonPaul Keith	4	4	0	0	0	0
Esteban Guillory	4	3	0	0.5	0	1
Kevin Washington Jr.	4	2	0	0.5	0	0
James Mankaka	2	2	0	0	0	0
Justin Richardson	2	2	0	0	3	0
Aa'zoriyon Bonner	1	1	1	1	0	1
Trace Brown	1	1	0	0	0	0
David Dunston	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cordell Wilson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Rodney McNeil Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Payne Miller	1	1	0	0	0	0
Brock Sperling	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jalen Riven	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Kruger	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Olokun	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Bucaro	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Nicolas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	45	29	2	5	3	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Myles Cox	4	66	16.5	23	0
Team	4	66	16.5	23	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Antonio Chadha	1/2	50.0	41	3/3	6
Team	1/2	50.0	41	3/3	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Luke Droegemueller	3	111	37.0	1	1	40
Team	3	111	37.0	1	1	40

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