BALTIMORE, Maryland -- Elijah Staley threw three touchdown passes and Morgan State jumped to a 42-7 first-half lead en route to a 48-28 win over winless Savannah State Saturday.The victory is the first in six games for the Bears (1-5, 1-2 Mid-Eastern).
"It's great to get that monkey off our backs," said MSU head coach Fred. T. Farrier. "For the most part, we paid attention to detail and did the little things. This was a great start to the second half of our season and a good marker for where we are."
Savannah State (0-6, 0-4) took the early lead when D'Vonn Gibbons hit Uriah Oliver on an 83-yard on the Tigers' first play from scrimmage.
Eric Harrell got Morgan State even, punching in from a yard out to cap a 10-play, 75-yard drive, and Staley put them ahead with a 21-yard strike to Amonta Poteat a minute-and-a-half later.
Staley was 14 of 22 for 220 yards while Harrell gained 114 yards on 16 carries. Herb Walker Jr. added 19 carries for 112 yards and a touchdown and Manassah Bailey pulled in five catches for 116 yards and a score.
"It was beautiful," Staley said of the Bears' mixed attack. "The O-line played great and the running game, which had been struggling, was big time. It's hard to beat a team when two guys each go over 100 yards. Watching [Harrell and Walker] do their thing was amazing — and they blocked great, too."
Gibbons completed just 5 of 17 pass attempts, but two went for touchdowns.
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