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Gardner-Webb Trio Tabbed For Weekly FCS Honors By College Football Performance Awards

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.

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