Micah Thomas carried the ball 16 times for 101 yards on the night, but none was bigger than his final carry of the night.
Marshall had a 15-3 lead after the first, second, and 3rd quarters. Then came the scoring frenzy.
Early in the 4th quarter Ben Hooper rushed in from 9-yards out to cut the Marshall lead to 15-10. Marshall would answer on the next drive on a Matt Lejarzar 2-yard run. This PAT was missed making the score Marshall 21-10 with 5:32 remaining in the game.
Clark would drive the ball 68 yards in 6 plays capped off by a 4-yard pass from Ben Hooper to Luke Gibson with 3:30 remaining in the game. Clark would convert a two-point conversion cutting Marshall’s lead to three (21-18) with 3:30 remaining.
Clark would then recover an outside kick at the Marshall 49-yard line. Clark would drive the 49 yards in 8 plays capped by Thomas’ 1 yard run with 32 seconds remaining to give Clark the lead for the first time on the night, 25-21 with 0:32 remaining in the game.
Marshall failed to moved the ball out of their own territory as time expired.
Clark (2-3, 2-2) will face Stevens (2-3,1-3) in two weeks as 28-6A takes an off week next week.
Marshall (2-3,1-3) will face Brennan (3-2, 3-1) in two weeks.
Scoring Summary
Marshall – Marcellus Davis, 4-yard run, 2 point try good – Marshall 8, Clark 0 – 10:09 1st
Clark – Alan Rodriguez, 29-yard field goal – Marshall 8, Clark 3 – 2:56 1st
Marshall – Marcellus Davis, 43-yard run – Marshall 15, Clark 3 – 0:48 1st
Clark – Ben Hooper, 9-yard run – Marshall 15, Clark 10 – 9:14 4th
Marshall – Matt Lejarzar, 2-yard run, PAT no good – Marshall 21, Clark 10 – 5:32 4th
Clark – Ben Hooper to Luke Gibson, 4-yard pass, 2 point try good – Marshall 21, Clark 18 – 3:30 4th
Clark – Micah Thomas, 1-yard run – Marshall 21, Clark 25 – 0:32 4th
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