Marauders take down rival Kentucky State, 24-6

FRANKFORT, Kentucky – The Central State Marauders topped rival Kentucky State, 24-6, on Saturday afternoon.

With the victory, the Marauders improve to 2-2 overall with a 1-1 ledger in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). The Thorobreds of KSU fall to 0-4 on the season and 0-1 in the SIAC.

The CSU offense struck first with a 10 play touchdown drive totaling 80 yards. Quarterback Trent Mays capped the drive off with a 17-yard through to receiver Kevin Greenhow to give CSU a 7-0 lead with 2:30 left in the first quarter.

KSU responded on its next drive as quarterback Jules. St. Ge rushed for a 12-yard touchdown to cap of a 7 play drive spanning 56 yards. After a missed extra point, CSU remained ahead by one at the 14:53 mark of the second quarter.

CSU kicker Trevor Teel tacked on three points with a 22-yard field goal on the Marauders next drive. CSU captured all the momentum going into halftime thanks to a 72 yard touchdown pass from Mays to running back Terraris Saffold as time expired.

Up 17-6, the Marauders opened the third quarter with a methodical 19 play, 73-yard scoring drive. CSU ran the ball on 17 of 19 plays as Mays ended the drive with a 3-yard touchdown run to put his team up 24-6.

With a healthy lead, the Marauder defense closed out the game by holding the Thorobreds to 66 yards of total offense in the second half.

Saffold put together one of his best games as a Marauder. The 5'11 running back from Hayneville, Alabama carried the ball a career-high 27 times for 131 rushing yards. He also caught five passes for a career-best 124 receiving yards.

Mays finished the afternoon with 188 yards and two scores through the air. He also picked up 17 yards and a touchdown on the ground.

Linebacker Kailen Abrams led the Marauder defense with 11 tackles. Shemar Moss led the CSU pass rush with 1.5 sacks.

The Marauders will continue SIAC play against Benedict College next Saturday at 1 pm. The game will be played at Doug Adams Stadium in Xenia, Ohio.

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Notes
CSU now leads the all-time series with KSU with 36 wins, 22 losses and 1 tie.

CSU running back Terraris Saffold become the first Marauder in 10 seasons to record 100+ rushing yards and 100+ receiving yards.

With the win, CSU snapped a 10-game losing streak to Kentucky State.

Saturday's win at Kentucky State was the first time CSU has won at KSU Alumni Stadium since becoming a full member of NCAA Div. II (2004).

CSU ended a four-game road losing streak dating back to last season.

CSU held KSU to the fewest point total in the head-to-head rivalry since the 1995 season (CSU won 42-6).

Linebacker Kailen Abrams is among the top five in the SIAC in tackles.

Defensive lineman Shemar Moss is among the SIAC leaders in sacks.

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