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Eagles hang on for win over CCU
Late defensive score keys 43-26 Eagle win
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Georgia Southern safety Derek Heyden intercepts a pass from Coastal Carolina quarterback Zach MacDowell during the second quarter Saturday in Conway, S.C. - photo by CHARLES SLATE/The Sun News
CONWAY, S.C. — Coastal Carolina had a lot of emotion left over from last weekend’s five-overtime loss to Towson, a senior quarterback who passed for a ton of yards and a defense set on shutting down the run. But Georgia Southern had all the luck. In a game that saw a pair of fluke interceptions, a blocked punt and a two-man return on a blocked extra-point conversion, The Eagles got all the right bounces and held on for a 43-26 win at CCU Saturday night.