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LB Hayward McQueen Jr. (5) and Samaurie Dukes (3) swarm for a tackle at ETSU.

Mark Haskett

Football 11/9/2024 10:30:00 PM Daniel Hooker, Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations

Postgame Notes - at ETSU

Postgame Notes
(RV/RV) ETSU 24, (RV/#22) Western Carolina 21
William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
Johnson City, Tenn. | Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024
Att: 12,109

With the Loss:

Halted Western Carolina's two-game series win streak against ETSU, relegating the Catamounts back to .500 overall on the season (5-5) with a second loss in SoCon play (4-2);
Dating back to last season, the Catamounts have now dropped their last FIVE games as a nationally-ranked NCAA FCS ranked team … WCU fell at VMI to conclude 2023 … In 2024, the Catamounts have losses as a ranked team at NC State and against Campbell followed by defeats on the road at No. 10/9 Montana and at ETSU;
WCU now leads the all-time series with the Buccaneers 27-26-21 with a 12-15-1 mark in series games played in Johnson City in the 54th all-time series meeting;

Post-Game Notes:

ETSU reclaimed possession of "the Rock," the traveling trophy that goes to the winner of the Blue Ridge Border Battle, snapping WCU's two-game series win streak in the series;
Western Carolina rallied back from a pair of 10-point deficits in the loss at ETSU, coming back from an opening 10-0 hole and a 17-7 deficit in the third quarter … Taron Dickens guided the Catamounts to the first lead of the day at 21-17 late in the third quarter;
WCU fumbled on its first possessions of both the first and second halves against ETSU … the Catamounts lost a fumble on a sack on its very first play from scrimmage in the first quarter … Then in the third quarter, WCU lost a fumble on its second offensive play of the second half;
WCU surrendered a season-high eight sacks in the road loss at ETSU as part of 10 Buccaneer tackles for loss… the previous opponent sacks high was four coming twice – at Furman and at Mercer;
Redshirt freshman QB Taron Dickens posted the first rushing touchdowns of his collegiate career, twice scoring on the ground in the road loss … Dickens posted scoring runs of two and eight yards;
TE Jake Young scored his second career touchdown for the Catamounts – and his first since the season-opener at NC State back on Aug. 29;
DB Jordy Lowery was credited with a career-high 10 tackles, his first career double-digit tackle performance;
WCU's defense limited ETSU to an opponent-low 154 passing yards on 11 completions, the second-lowest number by an opponent this season (Mercer completed just 10 passes);
The Catamount defense was held without a quarterback sack for the first time this season … the Catamounts had at least one sack in each of the previous nine games;
Sophomore punter Stephen Brantley uncorked a career-long 65-yard punt at ETSU;

Miscellaneous Notes:

Saturday's attendance of 12,109 represented the largest attendance in the history of ETSU's Bank of Tennessee Field at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium

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Players Mentioned

#87 Jake Young: TE; 6' 3"; Redshirt Sophomore

#95 Stephen Brantley: P; 6' 2"; Sophomore

#8 Taron Dickens: QB; 5' 11"; Redshirt Freshman

#16 Jordy Lowery: CB; 5' 11"; Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#87 Jake Young
: 6' 3"; Redshirt Sophomore
: TE

#95 Stephen Brantley
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: P

#8 Taron Dickens
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Freshman
: QB

#16 Jordy Lowery
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Sophomore
: CB