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BALTIMORE, Md. -- Morgan State (2-2, 1-0 MEAC) continues Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play with a matchup at Savannah State on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET at Theodore A. Wright Stadium and will be broadcast live by WEAA, 88.9 FM. The game will mark the fourth consecutive road contest for the Bears.
The Tigers enter the 2012 season under the leadership of second-year head coach Steve Davenport. The Tigers (0-4, 0-2) are coming off a 56-9 loss at Howard. The Bears stunned N.C. A&T with a 21-18 win in a game that was televised live by ESPNU.
THE BEARS-TIGERS MATCHUP
• The Bears and Tigers will meet for the 7th time in history. Morgan State leads the series 6-0 since 2000.
• Savannah State fell 44-17 at Hughes Stadium during Morgan State's Homecoming last season. Morgan State's Seth Higgins completed 14-of-24 passes for 239 yards and tossed four touchdowns, while backup redshirt-freshman quarterback Robert Council took his first pass of the day and delivered a 52-yard touchdown strike to tight end Lamont Bryant.
• Last year's game also marked the first time Donald Hill-Eley coached from the pressbox.
QUICK HITS
• Morgan State's win at N.C. A&T snapped a 2-game losing streak and the Bears racked up 373 yards of total offense, including 251 passing yards.
• Travis Davidson currently leads the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in rushing with 389 yards (97.2 avg/g). He also ranks No. 5 the MEAC in scoring (30 Pts/G).
• QBs Seth Higgins and Robert Council have combined for 1,262 passing yards (99-of-159) and four touchdowns.
• Cornerback Joe Rankin registered his 8th interception of his career, picking off N.C. A&T quarterback Lewis Kindle in the 2nd quarter...The pick gives him sole possession of first place in the MEAC in INTs with three in four games.
• The MSU defense has collected seven (7) interceptions (FCS T-12th) through the first four games of 2012.
• The Bears continue to be among the top scoring offenses in the league, entering Saturday's contest as the MEAC's No. 5 ranked scoring offense (22.8 avg/g).
• True freshman LB Elandon Roberts recorded a season-high 14 tackles and a tackle for a loss against N.C A&T...he was recently named MEAC Rookie of the Week.
• Redshirt freshman DL Damarco Bisbee posted five tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack at N.C. A&T.
• Punter Earvin Gonzalez registered his longest punt of his career, covering 65 yards.
• Tight end Kristian Johnson had four receptions for 91 yards last week against N.C. A&T, including a 34-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. It marked the first touchdown of his career.
• Wide receiver Andrew King caught a career-long 32-yard pass from Robert Council in the final seconds to help the Bears pullout a 21-18 victory at N.C. A&T...King finished the night with three receptions for 55 yards.
A WIN WOULD …
… improve the Bears to 3-2 this season.
… make the Bears 3-2 for the first time during the Donald Hill-Eley era.
… be the Bears second road win of the season, and mark its first back-to-back road wins since beating North Carolina Central on Oct. 15, 2011 and Delaware State on October 24, 2011.
… improve Coach Hill's record against Savannah State to 4-0 since 2003, and 2-0 at Theodore Wright Stadium.
SAVANNAH STATE THUMBNAILS
• The Tigers have employed the services of both Antonio Bostick and Victorian Hardison at the quarterback position. Bostick has completed 33-of-89 passes for 451 yards with two touchdowns, while Hardison has thrown for 137 yards on 12-of-26 passes with a touchdown. So far this season, Bostick holds a 4-to-2 margin with Hardison in games played.
• Through the first four games, Simon Heyward has been the Tigers go-to receiver on offense. The Savannah product has recorded 14 catches for 267 yards (19.1 avg), including 2 TDs.
