Winfred Diggs (14) scores on a 23-yard pass play from Carlton Jackson in the second quarter.
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DOVER, Del. – Morgan State will need a few things to happen to reach its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship game since 1979, and falling to Delaware State was certainly not on the list.
Delaware State posted 35 points against MSU, who entered the game as the No. 1 scoring defense in the MEAC, limiting teams to an average of 14 points per game.
Anthony Glaud threw two touchdown passes in his return to the lineup and the Hornets intercepted three passes, one returned for a touchdown in a 35-22 victory on Saturday afternoon during DSU's Homecoming. The loss snapped the Bears' 5-game winning streak, the school's longest in 30 years.
The Hornets bounced back from a 63-6 loss last week against Michigan, by posting the most points against Morgan State since dropping the Bears 41-14 in 2005. With the win, DSU improves to 2-5 overall and 2-3 in the MEAC.
MSU (5-2, 3-1 MEAC) had several opportunities during the course of the game, but was unable to capitalize on their chances this time.
The Bears scored the first points of the game following a blocked punt by Richard Wilson that squirted out the back of the endzone for a saftey, and freshman Kemar Scarlett tied a MEAC school record when he booted on a 55-yard field goal to give the Bears a 5-0 lead in the first quarter.
DSU answered by scoring 21 points on three drives during the second quarter.
Glaud capped an 8-play, 48 yard drive with a 4 yard quarterback keeper to give his team a 7-5 lead with 9:53 to go in the second quarter.
DSU's offense started in great field position at the Morgan 45, following a 20 yard punt by MSU's Nicholas Adams. Hornet running back Jaashawn Jones had a career-long 34-yard run to help set up the Hornets deep in MSU territory. On 3rd and goal from the 3, Jones burst through the middle of the line to help extend the lead to14-5 with 5:22 left in the half.
Winfred Diggs caught a bubble screen pass from Jackson and zigzagged his way to the endzone to cap a 10-play, 68 yard drive, trimming the Hornets' lead to 14-12 with 44 seconds left in the half. Diggs led the Bears with five receptions for 62 yards.
Jackson finished 14-of-26 for 143 yards and accounted for two touchdowns, one to Diggs and the other was a 9-yard keeper late in the fourth quarter.
On the ensuing possession Glaud engineered a 57-yard drive, culminated by a 40-yard touchdown strike to wideout Donnell Dixon. DSU held a 21-12 advantage at the break.
As a result of MSU's loss, the only undefeated team left in the MEAC is No. 10 South Carolina State (6-1, 4-0 MEAC), whose three-game winning streak is currently the longest in the conference.
The Bears still control their own destiny in regards to the MEAC championship. Their best chance to capture the title will be to win the rest of their games, which include contests against Florida A&M (10/31), Norfolk State (11/7), S.C. State (11/14) and a season-finale against Hampton (11/21).
Glaud, who missed the Michigan game due to an injury, threw a 10-yard touchdown to Zacharri Charles in the third quarter. MSU got back on the scoreboard when Scarlett nailed a 44-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to trim the Hornets' lead to 28-15.
Jackson was picked off for the third time of the day when safety Avery Grant stepped in front of an errant pace and raced 15 yards virtually untouched to end zone to give the Hornets a commanding 35-15 cushion with just under 7 minutes left to play.
Glaud finished 16-of-26 for 150 yards, including two touchdowns, and Jones ran 17 times for a game-high107 yards.
