After a perfect snap by Garrett Shelton and hold by Anthony Craven, Hanson calmly drilled a 37-yard field goal down the middle sending Alcorn State fans to the tunnels with a hard-fought 28-25 five overtime victory by Alabama State.FINAL STATS
ATTENDANCE: 19,445
The win was the fourth consecutive homecoming victory for Alabama State (2-3, 1-1 SWAC), including the third straight on the road since last season.
The Hornets quieted the crowd early in Lorman with their opening drive that went 88 yards in just six plays, and was orchestrated by KHA'Darris Davis in his first collegiate start. Wallace Corker caught a second pass from Davis, made the first defender miss and raced down the sideline for a 42-yard gain and set the Hornets up at the Alcorn State 16. The very next play, Davis dropped back and hit Joe Williams IV on the same play, and Williams made the defender miss and dove into the end zone for a 7-0 lead with 12:40 remaining in the first quarter.
Alabama State wasted little time in getting on the board, doing so with 6:57 remaining in the opening quarter by using just two plays. The last was a 45-yard run up the middle by Ezra Gray for a 14-0 Alabama State lead.
After Alcorn State scored in the first to pull within a touchdown, the Braves tied it up late with a 22-yard touchdown run by Del'Shawn Waller with 12:26 remaining in regulation. They had a chance to win in regulation, but a field goal by Corey McCullough, one of six missed on the day by the Braves' kicker, was wide right.
Neither team scored in the first two overtimes, but Alcorn State struck first when Waller scored from 21 yards out and the two-point conversion was good for a 22-14 lead. However, Alabama State was able to answer with a six-yard pass from Davis to Michael Jefferson, before they tied it up on the two-point conversion pass to Tyrek Allen. The two teams traded field goals in the fourth overtime, before a McCullough miss set the stage for Hanson.
Davis finished the day 20-for-36 with one interception and 155 yards through the air, while connecting on a pair of touchdowns. Corker led the Hornets with three receptions, while five others each had a pair. Gray led the rushing attack with 78 yards on 20 carries.
Defensively, Darron Johnson led the Hornets with 14 tackles, including a tackle for loss and was in on a sack. Joshua Hill finished with 11 and Kurron Ramsey 10 in the in. Alabama State finished the night with eight tackles for loss and a sack, while also forcing three turnovers – including a pair of interceptions. They also had a goal line stand during the contest in which Alcorn State lost a yard on three plays, before fumbling the football on third down.
Alabama State returns to action next weekend at Ladd-Peebles Stadium against South Alabama. Kick is set for 4 pm and can be seen on ESPN3, and the game can be heard on the Hornet Sports Network beginning at 3:30 pm in Mobile.
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