ETTRICK, Virginia --Five different players scored touchdowns, led by three scores from Ri'Jon Hammond, as Virginia State rolled past Bluefield State 51-34 on Saturday afternoon inside Rogers Stadium.
The Trojans improved to 5-3 on the year and 3-2 in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association play, while the Big Blues fell to 3-5 and 2-3.
Hammond totaled 135 yards to lead the Trojans' ground attack and added two touchdowns in the game, picking up 9.6 yards per carry along the way. Hammond also tacked on 20 receiving yards and one touchdown. Baron Davis also tacked on 43 yards and one touchdown on the ground, picking up 4.3 yards per carry.
Malik Hunter reeled in seven catches for 143 yards and one score. Vincent Ordenes got in on the action in the passing game as well, hauling in three balls for 57 yards.
Quedrion Miles showed out for the Virginia State defense, recording five tackles and one interception.
Virginia State also had an outstanding day offensively, racking up 516 total yards, 238 on the ground and 278 through the air, while averaging 8.1 yards per play. Virginia State converted on 58.3 percent of third-down attempts on the day.
Virginia State's defense was tough against the run, limiting Bluefield State to just 79 yards on the ground.
How It Happened
Virginia State responded to a 7-0 lead from Bluefield State with a score to tie it at 7-7 with 11:47 remaining in the first quarter.The Trojans proceeded to break the 7-7 tie with a 19-yard touchdown reception from to , making the score 14-7.
Virginia State continued to build its lead, scoring again with 1:46 left in the first quarter to go on top 21-7.Bluefield State then took control of the lead, building a 28-28 advantage before the Trojans responded with a 31-yard field goal from to retake the lead at 31-28.
Virginia State continued to build its lead, scoring again with 10:50 left in the fourth quarter to go up 38-28.The Trojans kept scoring, tacking on a touchdown to extend their advantage to 45-28.
Virginia State held onto their lead despite allowing six Big Blues points before scoring for a final time with 4:52 remaining in the fourth quarter, bringing their lead to 51-34. Neither team scored again in the game.
Game Notes
» Bluefield State outgained Virginia State 518-516 in the contest.
» Virginia State had their highest scoring quarter in the first period, when they put up 21 points.
» Virginia State converted 7 of 12 third downs while Bluefield State was successful on 5 of 14.
» Virginia State scored three first-quarter touchdowns.
» Virginia State scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns.
» The Trojans didn't allow a sack in the contest.
» Virginia State won the time of possession battle 30:50 to 29:10.
» The Trojans offense came out of halftime firing on all cylinders, scoring 17 unanswered the rest of the way.
» Davis completed 66.7% of his passes on the day, going 12-for-18 while averaging eight yards per attempt.
» Brice Koontz led the Big Blues passing attack, completing 13 of his 35 attempts for 362 yards and four touchdowns.
» Julian Crawley was Bluefield State's leading receiver with 208 yards and three touchdowns.
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