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Jeremiah Hixon
7
Alabama St. ASU 2-1 , 0-0
45
Winner UCLA UCL 2-0 , 0-0
Alabama St. ASU
2-1 , 0-0
7
Final
45
UCLA UCL
2-0 , 0-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
ASU Alabama St. 0 7 0 0 7
UCL UCLA 14 17 7 7 45

Game Recap: Football |

Hornets Fight Hard But Fall at UCLA

PASADENA, Calif. – UCLA (1-0) scored 31 first half points on the way to a 45-7 win over the Alabama State University (2-0) football on Saturday afternoon at Rose Bowl Stadium.
 
THE BASICS
Score:  UCLA 45 | Alabama State 7
Records: Hornets (2-1) | Bruins (2-0)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022
Location: Rose Bowl Stadium | Pasadena, Calif.
Series: UCLA leads 1-0
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • UCLA found the end zone twice in the opening quarter to take a quick 14-0 lead. 
  • Keagan Jones scored on a two-yard run to give the Bruins a 7-0 lead with 7:58 left in the first quarter. 
  • Hudson Habermehl hauled a 25-yard touchdown pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson for a 14-0 advantage heading into the second quarter. 
  • Myles Crawley completed a 21-yard scoring strike to Jeremiah Hixon to cut the UCLA lead in half at 14-7 with 13:53 remaining in the second quarter. 
  • Ethan Garbers scored on a five-yard run and added a two-yard rushing touchdown to make the score 31-7 at halftime. 
  • A 13-yard scoring run by T.J. Harden on UCLA's opening drive of the third quarter gave the Bruins a 38-7 lead.
  • Christian Grubb added a seven-yard run midway through the fourth quarter for a 45-7 UCLA advantage. 
 
OFFENSIVE NOTABLES
  • Crawley completed 16-of-27 passes for 177 yards and a touchdown in his first start of the season. 
  • Hixon had four receptions for 36 yards and a touchdown as one of seven different receivers to catch a pass. 
  • La'Vontae Shenault had a team-high 45 yards in receptions on three catches.
  • Alabama State totaled 310 yards, 223 passing, and 87 yards rushing.
DEFENSIVE NOTABLES
  • The Hornets held UCLA to 4-of-9 on third down conversions while holding the Bruins on the day.
  • Irshaad Davis posted a career-high eight ackles eclipsing his mark of 11 against Prairie View A&M.
  • Jeffery Scott recorded a eight tackles, including seven solo stops for the Hornets' defense.
  • Adrian Maddox posted his SWAC-best second interception of the season.
  • Colton Adams had seven tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTABLES:
  • Aubrey Grace punted six times for a 39.3-yard average with one inside the 20.
  • Robert McMinn returned two kickoffs for 28 yards
OTHER NOTABLES:
  • ASU Captains: Jeremiah Hixon (WR) and (9) Brandon Gaddy.
  • Alabama State is now 2-1 on coin tosses in 2022 as UCLA won the toss and deferred to the second half.
  • Alabama State's Rose Bowl appearance against UCLA was the first by an HBCU school.
Quoting Alabama State head coach Eddie Robinson Jr. on his team's offensive performance
"Early on our offense was moving pretty good, and I think skill-wise that's usually where we can compete with those guys. Once you start getting into the bigger guys and the back-ups, that's where it catches up with you."

UP NEXT:
Alabama State has the week off before hosting Prairie View A&M at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24 at ASU Stadium.
 
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