"It was a good victory," Head Coach Brian Jenkins said.  "I thought we played a good game.  It was hard to keep these guys focused when we got off to the slow start."
 
"My hat goes off to Miles.  They were out-manned, out-numbered, but they came to play.  They have a phenomenal coach, a phenomenal coaching staff and he had his guys ready to play.  I think we were able to wear them down and take advantage of some things in the second half and it was a good victory."
 
The Hornets used an impressive running attack to break open a close game at halftime in route to outscoring Miles (7-5) 17-7 in the second half.
 
Ellis Richardson came in for an injured Daniel Duhart and rushed for a game-high123 yards on 11 carries including a 53 yard scoring run in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.
 
ASU finished with 287 yards rushing with Khalid Thomas having another solid game with 78 yards rushing and a touchdown.  He had a 50 yard touchdown called back due to a penalty and had a 74 yard kickoff return called back due to another penalty.  Thomas was named the game's Offensive Most Valuable Player.
 
The Hornets offense moved the ball in the first half finishing with 216 yards of total offense, but could only muster a 9-0 lead.  Two fumbles and an interception hurt the Hornets chances of scoring any more points.
 
Between Duhart and Richards the Hornets completed 15 of its 26 pass attempts for 191 yards as the Hornets finished with 478 total yards.
 
Ephraim Henderson, playing his final game, had a career night for the Hornets.  He had a career and game-high seven receptions for 78 yards.  He also had a career-long 46 yard reception that set up a field goal.
 
ASU's defense came ready to play in the game.  They held the SIAC Champions to only seven points and 176 total yards.
 
"They (defense) did a phenomenal job," Jenkins added.  Week in and week out they got better and that's all you could ask of them.  They did a good job against an explosive offense.  They got a lot of players that can play in our conference.  Their running back is really good and their offensive linemen are physical and that speaks volumes about their coach."
 
"Our defense was able to step up and play a physical ball game and in the end we started winning the battle in the trenches and started playing on the opposite side of the line of scrimmage and when you do that you give yourself a chance to slow your opponent down.  So my hat goes off to my defense."
 
Daerius Washington and Kourtney Berry both finished with 10 tackles.  Washington had 2.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage while Berry added one.  Washington was named the game's Defensive Most Valuable Player, while Berry's 10 tackles gave him 130 on the season and broke his single season record of 128 tackles last season.
 
ASU had two sacks to go along with nine tackles behind the line of scrimmage which resulted in 29 lost yards.  ASU's Trey Jenkins had a fumble recovery and Bradley Street picked up his first interception of the season, which came in the endzone with the Hornets holding a slim 9-0 first half lead.
 
After a scoreless first quarter ASU broke into the scoring column scores came on a two yard dive from Stanley Robinson into the endzone and a safety recorded by Roderick Henderson tackling a Miles runner in the endzone.
 
ASU had another good chance to score after the safety when Thomas returned the ensuing kick to Miles 10 yard line, but an illegal block brought the play back, and the Hornets ran out the clock on the drive.
 
ASU's defense held Miles to 65 total yards in the opening half on 26 plays an average of just over two yards per play.
 
Before the game, ASU honored the 10 seniors who were making their final appearance at ASU Stadium in a Hornet uniform.  Those seniors were Daniel Duhart, DeMario Bell, Damian Love, Robert Roquemore, Shawan Parks, Stanley Robinson, Daerius Washington, Lawrence Oliver, Ephraim Henderson and Antonio Humphrey.
 
ASU ends the season with a 6-5 overall record.  It's the sixth consecutive season ASU has finished with a winning record and only trails the time frame of 1926-35 when the Hornets had 10 consecutive winning seasons.