S.C. State comes from behind to beat Hampton 17-10

HAMPTON, Virginia — Hampton University and South Carolina State each left sunny Armstrong Stadium with plenty of regrets over botched plays and missed opportunities. A conference road victory eases the sting considerably.

While S.C. State finally converted those chances, the Pirates’ red-zone execution again lacked in a wrenching 17-10 loss Saturday in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener for both teams.

“They made a couple more plays than we did,” HU coach Connell Maynor said. “We left some plays out there on the field. When it comes down to it, they made more plays than we did. We don’t make excuses. We had 60 minutes to prove we were better and we didn’t do it.”

South Carolina State (3-2, 1-0 MEAC) scored two touchdowns in a wild fourth quarter, the second on Jalen Simmons’ 1-yard stroll into the end zone with 1:09 remaining for the eventual winning points.

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