Virginia State University Athletics

ETTRICK, Virginia -- Virginia State fell 36-14 to Virginia Union at home Saturday afternoon.

The Panthers improved to 9-1 on the year and 8-0 in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association play, while the Trojans fell to 7-3 overall and 6-2 in conference matchups.

Brandon Rose paced the Trojans rushing attack by accumulating 33 yards over the course of the game, averaging 11 yards per carry. Tj Mordecai also added 12 yards on the ground.

Vincent Ordenes reeled in three catches for 45 yards.

Mustapha Coly led the Virginia State defensive effort, recording 10 tackles, 2.0 TFL, and one sack. Maurice Calloway added seven tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one sack and Team had in the loss.

Defensively, Virginia State held up fairly well against the Virginia Union rushing attack, holding the Panthers to 173 yards on the ground.

After Virginia Union opened up a 27-0 lead, Virginia State responded with 13:21 remaining in the fourth quarter to narrow the margin to 27-7.Another Trojans score then narrowed the deficit to 27-14. Virginia State didn't score again in the game and Virginia Union added nine more points to finish off the scoring.

» Virginia Union outgained Virginia State 384-170 in the contest.
» Virginia State tallied 14 points in the fourth quarter, accounting for 100% of their total score.
» Virginia State converted 3 of 12 third downs while Virginia Union was successful on 7 of 14.
» The Trojans had two players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Jason Parrilla, who had 13.
» Rj Rosales led the Panthers passing attack, completing 16 of his 22 attempts for 211 yards and three touchdowns.
» was Virginia Union's leading receiver with 118 yards.

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