Navy 34-20 East Carolina (Nov. 29, 2024) Game Recap

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GREENVILLE, NC — – Braxton Woodson had three touchdowns in the fourth quarter and Navy beat East Carolina 34-20 on Friday.

Woodson threw a 61-yard touchdown pass to Nathan Kent to give Navy a 21-6 lead with 10:48 left. East Carolina responded with a 16-play, 78-yard drive, capped by Katin Houser’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Winston Wright Jr., to pull within 21-13 with 5:35 left.

Woodson broke free for a 38-yard touchdown run with 2:49 left and, after a Houser interception, added a 10-yard TD run for a 34-13 Navy lead.

Woodson completed 12 of 19 passes for 165 yards and finished with 125 yards rushing on 15 carries. Eli Heidenreich added 82 yards on the ground with a 36-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Brandon Chatman also had a touchdown run for the Midshipmen.

Houser was 20-of-36 passing for 219 yards and threw two touchdown passes and an interception for East Carolina (7-5, 5-3 American Athletic Conference), which had its four-game winning streak snapped to end its regular season .

Navy (8-3, 6-2) has won two of its last three and will face conference leader Army on Dec. 14.

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