Last-Second Score Sinks Troy at Coastal

Saturday, November 2

Conway, S.C.

2 p.m.

Troy University

Coastal Carolina

11/2/2019 7:22:00 PM | Football

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

CONWAY, S.C. – C.J. Marable scored from three yards out with 30 seconds remaining and added the two-point conversion to lift Coastal Carolina past Troy, 36-35, Saturday afternoon in Sun Belt Conference play at Brooks Stadium.

The successful two-point try came after officials called a controversial pass interference on Troy on a ball in the end zone on Coastal's first attempt for two points.

Troy (3-5, 1-3 Sun Belt) took a 35-28 lead with 8:34 to play on Kaleb Barker's third touchdown pass of the game, a 23-yard strike to Kaylon Geiger. Barker completed 26-of-35 passes for 385 yards while Geiger caught 12 passes for 145 yards; his 12 receptions rank as the fifth most in a game in school history.

After Troy led 21-17 at the half, the Chanticleers (4-4, 1-3) jumped in front, 28-21, on an early field goal and then a 3-yard run from Jacqez Hariston – his second of the game – late in the third.

Barker connected with Reggie Todd for a 19-yard touchdown pass in the waning seconds of the third quarter to tie the game; it was Todd's second touchdown reception of the game. Todd finished with four catches for 89 yards.

Coastal's game-winning 11-play drive started with 2:15 on the clock and the Chants on their own 29-yard line.

The first quarter featured a flurry of points with Troy striking for three touchdowns – one from Barker on the air and on the ground and a Jabir Daughtry-Frye rushing touchdown. Coastal scored twice in the opening period and added a field goal in the second quarter.

Carlton Martial once again led the Troy defense with a pair of tackles for loss and his sixth career forced fumble; he is just a sophomore. Martial entered the week second among active players in forced fumbles per game and fifth in tackles for loss per game.

Hariston rushed for 72 yards on seven carries, Bryce Carpenter completed 32-of-45 pass attempts for 285 yards and Jaivon Heiligh had 12 catches for 107 yards to lead Coastal.

Quotable – Troy Head Coach Chip Lindsey
"I love this team. We have a team of great kids and we keep fighting our tails off. There has never been the effort problem. They continue to fight like all Troy teams have and they really represent our program from that standpoint we just have to play better. We have to make sure that we are making enough plays when it's time and when we get opportunities we have to take advantage of it."

Notable
• Kaylon Geiger caught 12 passes for 145 yards for his fourth 100-yard game of the season; it was Troy's 10th 100-yard receiving game this year, which leads the country. His catches and yards were a new career high and his catch total ranks as the fifth most in a game in Troy history.

• Troy finished with 500 yards of total offense for the fifth time this season, which is tied for the third most in Troy's DI era. The school record is six times done in 2009 and 2010.

• Kaleb Barker finished with three touchdown passes for his ninth career multi-touchdown game; Barker has thrown multiple touchdown passes in six games this season, including the last three. Barker moved into a tie for seventh on the single-season passing touchdown with 21. It was his fourth three-touchdown game of the season and fifth of his career.

• Carlton Martial entered the week fifth in the country averaging 1.9 tackles for loss per game, he added two more on Saturday. He moved into 10th place on the Troy single-season list with 15.5 on the year and tied for 20th with 24.0 in his career; he is a sophomore.

• Tyler Sumpter moved into eighth place all-time in Troy history with 214 career points after scoring five on Saturday.

Up Next
After two straight road games, Troy returns home next Saturday to play host to Georgia Southern on Homecoming at The Vet. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m.