DAVIDSON,
N.C. - Gardner-Webb's Kenny
Cook, Chad
Geter and Brandon
Swayze were each selected honorable mention FCS Performers of
the Week for their respective positions by College Football
Performance Awards Sunday.
Cook
(Cross Hill, S.C. / Clinton HS / Garden City CC) earned his
recognition at receiver after catching eight passes for a
career-high 179 yards and two touchdowns in the 51-14 win over
Warner (Fla.) University.
The
6-foot-4, 210-pound standout caught a nicely thrown, 25-yard
touchdown from Chandler
Browning early in the second quarter, and closed out the
first-half scoring with a 52-yard strike from Lucas
Beatty - outrunning the secondary after the catch to
paydirt.
Seven
of Cook's catches went for first downs, as Gardner-Webb piled up a
season-best 570 total offensive yards and 28 first downs. He caught
five passes for 111 yards and both scores before
halftime.
The
redshirt junior leads the Big South Conference this season with a
career-high 53 catches for 719 yards and seven touchdowns. Cook now
has 101 career receptions for 1,385 yards and 14 touchdowns in just
20 career games in Boiling Springs.
Saturday's
outing against Warner was the fourth 100-yard game of the 2013 for
Cook.
Geter
(Irmo, S.C. / Dutch Fork HS) picked up a nod at linebacker after
finishing Saturday's game with five total tackles (four solo), a
career-high 3.0 tackles for loss (minus-9), a sack, one forced
fumble and a quarterback pressure.
The
6-foot-2, 233-pound sophomore thwarted a fake punt behind the line
of scrimmage early in the third quarter and also forced a fumble in
the opening 15 minutes after halftime.
Geter
has enjoyed a special season to date, totaling 56 tackles (29
solo), 7.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, an interception and five
pass break ups in eight starts. The former All-State safety at
Dutch Fork (S.C.) High missed the Coastal Carolina game with an
injury, but has returned to form nicely.
Swayze
(Thompson's Station, Tenn. / Independence HS) made the most of his
first career interception, dashing 32 yards to the end zone for the
game's final score with 14:19 to play. The 6-foot-2, 189-pound
sophomore safety finished the day with with one solo stop in
addition to his pick.
Swayze
has started eight times in nine games this season, registering 25
total tackles (17 solo) and a pass break up. He also blocked a
field goal to set up a score on October 5 at Charlotte.
Gardner-Webb
(5-4, 0-2 Big South) gets back into league play this weekend,
traveling to face VMI at 1:00 pm on Saturday, November 9. The game
will be the 11th meeting between the two teams, with Gardner-Webb
holding a 9-1 edge in the series. The matchup has always been
competitive, however, with only four of the previous 10 meetings
decided by more than a touchdown.
VMI
held off Gardner-Webb for a 34-27 win in the 2011 season finale in
Lexington.
Saturday's
game will be broadcast live by ESPN3 (WatchESPN.com), with Evan
Lepler and Stan Lewter calling the action for the Big South Game of
the Week. WGWG-FM (88.3 / wgwg.org) will also carry the game, with
Fabian Fuentes providing the audio call.