Gresock runs for 137 yards, 2 TDs as Gardner-Webb beats Eastern Illinois 21-10

CHARLESTON, Ill. -- , Carson Gresock broke touchdown runs of 64 and 55 yards in the second quarter and Gardner-Webb scored all its points in the first half to beat Eastern Illinois 21-10 on Saturday. Gresock needed just six carries to pile up 137 yards, and quarterback Nate Hampton threw for 195 yards and a score for the Runnin’ Bulldogs (4-2, 2-0 OVC–Big South). Gardner-Webb rolled up 446 total yards, including 251 on the ground, and held Eastern Illinois to 3.6 yards per play. Hampton capped the opening drive with a 14-yard pass to Quasean Holmes late in the first quarter. Gresock’s 64-yard burst early in the second doubled the lead, and he broke another long run for a 21-0 cushion midway through the quarter.