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Defense vs. Texas Souther
16
Winner Alabama State ALST 3-2 , 1-1
13
Texas Southern TXSO22 1-4 , 1-2
Winner
Alabama State ALST
3-2 , 1-1
16
Final
13
Texas Southern TXSO22
1-4 , 1-2
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
ALST Alabama State 0 3 3 10 16
TXSO22 Texas Southern 7 0 6 0 13

Game Recap: Football |

Howell's Touchdown Propels Hornets Past Texas Southern

HOUSTON, Texas – Ja'Won Howell's two-yard run with 7:27 to go propelled Alabama State University (3-2, 1-1 SWAC) to a hard-fought 16-13 win over SWAC foe Texas Southern University (1-4, 1-2 SWAC) on. Saturday afternoon at PNC Stadium.
  
 THE BASICS
 Score: Alabama State 16 |Texas Southern 13
 Records: Hornets (3-2, 1-1 SWAC) | Tigers (1-4, 1-2 SWAC)
 Date: Saturday, Oct.1, 2022
 Location: PNC Stadium | Houston, Texas
 Series: Alabama State leads 28-12-2
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 HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The game was scoreless until 2:44 left in the opening period when Jacorey Howard plunged in from one yard out for a 7-0 Texas Southern lead. 
  • A Nathanial Eichner 27-yard field goal trimmed the deficit to 7-3 with 6:03 remaining in the second quarter. 
  • Eichner started the third quarter scoring by nailing a 31-yard field goal to get the Hornets with a point, 7-6.
  • Andrew Body raced in for a five-yard touchdown and a 13-6 TSU lead after the missed extra point with 7:55 left in the third quarter. 
  • Eichner split the uprights from 42-yards out to open the fourth quarter and cut the TSU lead to 13-9. 
  • Howell scored on a two-yard run to give Hornets their first lead at 16-13 with 7:27 to go in the contest.
  • The Hornets stopped Body short of the first down on fourth down and 19 to give ASU offense the ball at the 4:14 mark. 
 
OFFENSIVE NOTABLES
  • The Hornets rushed 225 yards, 142 yards in the second half. 
  • Alabama State ran 71 plays totaling 329 yards on the night. 
  • Santo Dunn had 101 yards on 15 carries
  • Howell rushed 16 times for 75 yards and a touchdown, all in the second half.
  • Dematrius Davis finished with 30 yards on the ground while completing 9-of-19. passes for 104 yards.                                         
 
DEFENSIVE NOTABLES
  • Alabama State held the Tigers' offense to 112 yards in the second half which included minus-nine yards rushing and 46 yards passing in the final quarter.
  • Irshaad Davis and Brandon Gaddy finished with six tackles and four solo stops apiece
  • Irshaad Davis and Andrew Ogletree had one sack and added a tackle for loss along with Gaddy.  
  • Keenan Isaac recorded an interception and Gaddy had a fumble recovered. 
  • The ASU yielded 238-yards, 143 on the ground, and 95 yards passing. 
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTABLES
  • Aubrey Grace averaged 53.6 yards on five punts, including a season-long 58-yard punt.
  • Eichner made a season-high three fields from 27, 31, and a career-long 42 yards.
  • Dunn returned two kickoffs for 20.0 yards per return while Shenault had a punt return for 14 yards. 
OTHER NOTABLES
  • ASU Captains: (8) Ja'Won Howell (RB) and (2) Andrew Ogletree
  • Texas Southern won the toss and elected to receive. Alabama State is now 2-3 on coin tosses in 2022.
  • The win was the fifth straight in the series for Alabama State.
  • The game was a one-score game for the 15th time in 36 meetings in the series.
  • Eddie Robinson. Jr. collected his first SWAC win as the Hornets' head coach. 
UP NEXT
 Alabama State welcomes Jackson State University for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct 8 at 2 p.m. at ASU Stadium. 
 
 
 
 
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