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Stout defense lifts South Carolina St over Delaware St 13-7
DOVER, Del. (AP) Gavyn Zimmerman kicked two field goals, Jacory Benson had a short touchdown run and the South Carolina State defense did the rest in a 13-7 victory over Delaware State in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference action on Saturday.
Zimmerman's 24-yard field goal was the only scoring in the first quarter. He booted a 22-yarder midway through the second quarter for a 6-0 lead. Benson followed with a 3-yard TD run, giving the Bulldogs (3-4, 2-0) a 13-0 halftime lead. The score was set up when Corey Fields Jr. connected with Shaquan Davis for a 50-yard gain to the Hornets' 14-yard line.
The only scoring in the second half came when Delaware State's Charles Peeler took a punt and raced 55 yards for a TD with 8:19 left in the third quarter.
Fields completed 15 of 30 passes for 208 yards for South Carolina State. Davis finished with four catches for 114 yards.
Jared Lewis was 12-of-27 passing for 132 yards with one interception for Delaware State (3-4) in its MEAC opener. Sy'Veon Wilkerson rushed for 96 yards on 25 carries. The Hornets held SCSU to 27 yards rushing on 27 totes.
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| Team Stats |  |
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| 1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Other | ||
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Return Yards | ||
| Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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D. RobertsÂ
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D. Roberts | 3 | 17 | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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G. ZimmermanÂ
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G. Zimmerman | 1 | -19 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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K. EllisÂ
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K. Ellis | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
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G. ZimmermanÂ
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G. Zimmerman | 8/9 | 0 | 20/22 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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D. RobertsÂ
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D. Roberts | 3/4 | 0 | 14/15 | 0 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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C. HenryÂ
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C. Henry | 2/2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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E. CoreÂ
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E. Core | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
