CONWAY, S.C. - A strong day running the ball and a suffocating defensive effort led the Georgia Southern football squad to a convincing 41-17 victory over Coastal Carolina Saturday evening at Brooks Stadium in Sun Belt action as the Eagles broke a two-game skid to pick up their eighth win of the season.

Key Moment: After a big hit from Ellis Richardson on kickoff coverage, Quan Griffin forced a fumble on a sack and Raymond Johnson III pounced on it to set up the Eagles deep in CCU territory. While the drive stalled, the Eagles put three on the board thanks to Tyler Bass and took their first lead of the game and never looked back.

GS Play of the Game: Late in the third quarter, Logan Wright bounced off the left tackle and rumbled down the left sideline for a 59-yard touchdown run to give the Eagles a 24-point lead.

Key Stat: After Coastal racked up 132 yards and 10 points on its first two drives, the Eagle defense held the Chants to just 15 yards over the next seven drives, forcing six punts and a turnover, to take control of the game by scoring 38 straight points.

Key Scoring Plays:
• Coastal took the opening kickoff and drove 7:30 minutes before scoring on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Fred Payton to Isaiah Blakely. 7-0 CCU
• Tyler Bass drilled a 44-yard field goal with 34 second left in the first quarter. 7-3 CCU
• Shai Werts went airborne into the end zone with 6:35 left in the first half to tie the game up with a 12-yard run. 10-10
• After the Eagles extended their turnover streak to 14 games with a fumble, Bass made a 20-yard field goal to give GS its first lead. GS 13-10
• Monteo Garrett's 54-yard run set up Wesley Fields' 6-yard scoring run on the first drive of the second half. GS 20-10
• Fields found the end zone for the second time with a 2-yard plunge late in the third quarter. GS 27-10
• Wright rumbled down the left sideline for a 59-yard scoring run to bust the game open. GS 34-10
• Monteo Garrett got in on the scoring with a 5-yard run early in the fourth quarter. GS 41-10

GS Player of the Game: Wesley Fields topped the 100-yard rushing mark for the second time this season and fifth for his career with 148 yards. The senior averaged 7.4 yards per carry and scored two touchdowns.

Up Next: The Eagles (8-3, 5-2 Sun Belt) will wrap up the regular season a week from today, traveling to Atlanta to take on Georgia State (2-9, 1-6 SBC) in a game that will start at 2 p.m.