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Travis Glover Travis Glover
Travis Glover
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Victor Heyward Victor Heyward
Victor Heyward
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Team entrance Team entrance
Team entrance
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Destin Coates Destin Coates
Destin Coates
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Javon Denis Javon Denis
Javon Denis
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Trajan Stephens-McQueen Trajan Stephens-McQueen
Trajan Stephens-McQueen
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Destin Coates Destin Coates
Destin Coates
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Defense Defense
Defense
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Jhi'Shawn Taylor Jhi'Shawn Taylor
Jhi'Shawn Taylor
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Johnathan Bass Johnathan Bass
Johnathan Bass
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Destin Coates Destin Coates
Destin Coates
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Malik Sumter Malik Sumter
Malik Sumter
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Cornelius McCoy Cornelius McCoy
Cornelius McCoy
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Destin Coates Destin Coates
Destin Coates
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Hardrick Willis Hardrick Willis
Hardrick Willis
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Cornelious Brown IV Cornelious Brown IV
Cornelious Brown IV
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Dontae Wilson Dontae Wilson
Dontae Wilson
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Sam Pinckney Sam Pinckney
Sam Pinckney
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Jamari Thrash, Cornelius McCoy Jamari Thrash, Cornelius McCoy
Jamari Thrash, Cornelius McCoy
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Akeem Smith Akeem Smith
Akeem Smith
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Jaylon Jones Jaylon Jones
Jaylon Jones
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Sam Pinckney Sam Pinckney
Sam Pinckney
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Destin Coates Destin Coates
Destin Coates
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Michael Hayes Michael Hayes
Michael Hayes
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Jeffery Clark Jeffery Clark
Jeffery Clark
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Noel Ruiz Noel Ruiz
Noel Ruiz
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Antavious Lane Antavious Lane
Antavious Lane
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Thomas Gore (59), Javon Denis Thomas Gore (59), Javon Denis
Thomas Gore (59), Javon Denis
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Jordan Venziale Jordan Venziale
Jordan Venziale
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Tucker Gregg Tucker Gregg
Tucker Gregg
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Tucker Gregg Tucker Gregg
Tucker Gregg
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Cornelious Brown IV Cornelious Brown IV
Cornelious Brown IV
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Sam Pinckney Sam Pinckney
Sam Pinckney
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Jamari Thrash Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Cornelious Brown IV Cornelious Brown IV
Cornelious Brown IV
Terrance Dixon Terrance Dixon
Terrance Dixon
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Jamari Thrash Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Sam Pinckney Sam Pinckney
Sam Pinckney
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Terrance Dixon Terrance Dixon
Terrance Dixon
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Cornelius McCoy Cornelius McCoy
Cornelius McCoy
Destin Coates Destin Coates
Destin Coates
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Cornelious Brown IV Cornelious Brown IV
Cornelious Brown IV
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Jontrey Hunter Jontrey Hunter
Jontrey Hunter
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Shamarious Gilmore (75), Travis Glover (73) Shamarious Gilmore (75), Travis Glover (73)
Shamarious Gilmore (75), Travis Glover (73)
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Tucker Gregg Tucker Gregg
Tucker Gregg
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Trey Bonner Trey Bonner
Trey Bonner
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Destin Coates Destin Coates
Destin Coates
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Destin Coates Destin Coates
Destin Coates
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Hardrick Willis Hardrick Willis
Hardrick Willis
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Jamari Thrash, Cornelius McCoy Jamari Thrash, Cornelius McCoy
Jamari Thrash, Cornelius McCoy
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Destin Coates Destin Coates
Destin Coates
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Pat Bartlett Pat Bartlett
Pat Bartlett
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Blake Carroll Blake Carroll
Blake Carroll
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Sam Pinckney Sam Pinckney
Sam Pinckney
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Destin Coates Destin Coates
Destin Coates
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Sam Pinckney Sam Pinckney
Sam Pinckney
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Cornelious Brown IV Cornelious Brown IV
Cornelious Brown IV
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Terrance Dixon Terrance Dixon
Terrance Dixon
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Sam Pinckney Sam Pinckney
Sam Pinckney
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Shamarious Gilmore Shamarious Gilmore
Shamarious Gilmore
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Destin Coates Destin Coates
Destin Coates
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Sam Pinckney, Destin Coates Sam Pinckney, Destin Coates
Sam Pinckney, Destin Coates
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Noel Ruiz Noel Ruiz
Noel Ruiz
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Hardrick Willis Hardrick Willis
Hardrick Willis
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Panther Panther
Panther
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Light it Blue Light it Blue
Light it Blue
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Trajan Stephens-McQueen Trajan Stephens-McQueen
Trajan Stephens-McQueen
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Hardrick Willis Hardrick Willis
Hardrick Willis
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Team Celebration Team Celebration
Team Celebration
Photo Credit: Christopher Moore
Avery Reece Avery Reece
Avery Reece
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Deandre Bowman Deandre Bowman
Deandre Bowman
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Destin Coates Destin Coates
Destin Coates
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Cameron Sims Cameron Sims
Cameron Sims
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Mikele Colasurdo Mikele Colasurdo
Mikele Colasurdo
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Sam Pinckney Sam Pinckney
Sam Pinckney
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Sam Pinckney Sam Pinckney
Sam Pinckney
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Head coach Shawn Elliott Head coach Shawn Elliott
Head coach Shawn Elliott
Photo Credit: Daniel Wilson
Jaylon Jones Jaylon Jones
Jaylon Jones
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Victor Heyward Victor Heyward
Victor Heyward
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Quavian White Quavian White
Quavian White
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Antavious Lane Antavious Lane
Antavious Lane
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Destin Coates Destin Coates
Destin Coates
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Destin Coates Destin Coates
Destin Coates
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Shamarious Gilmore Shamarious Gilmore
Shamarious Gilmore
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Jamari Thrash Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Jamari Thrash Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Jamari Thrash, Cornelius McCoy Jamari Thrash, Cornelius McCoy
Jamari Thrash, Cornelius McCoy
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Shamarious Gilmore, Cornelious Brown IV Shamarious Gilmore, Cornelious Brown IV
Shamarious Gilmore, Cornelious Brown IV
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Travis Glover Travis Glover
Travis Glover
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Terrance Dixon Terrance Dixon
Terrance Dixon
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Cornelious Brown IV Cornelious Brown IV
Cornelious Brown IV
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Offensive LIne Offensive LIne
Offensive LIne
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Tucker Gregg Tucker Gregg
Tucker Gregg
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Pat Bartlett Pat Bartlett
Pat Bartlett
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Johnathan Bass Johnathan Bass
Johnathan Bass
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Tucker Gregg Tucker Gregg
Tucker Gregg
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Sam Pinckney Sam Pinckney
Sam Pinckney
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Sam Pinckney Sam Pinckney
Sam Pinckney
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
Aubry Payne Aubry Payne
Aubry Payne
Photo Credit: Ben Ennis
29
East Carolina ECU 0-2
49
Winner Georgia State GSU 1-1
East Carolina ECU
0-2
29
Final
49
Georgia State GSU
1-1
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
ECU East Carolina 7 6 3 13 29
GSU Georgia State 21 14 0 14 49

Game Recap: Football |

Panthers Big First Half Leads to 49-29 Win Over East Carolina

 Cornelious Brown IV passed for 238 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to Sam Pinckney, as Georgia State scored 35 first-half points en route to a 49-29 win over East Carolina Saturday at Center Parc Stadium.
 
The Georgia State (1-1) defense did not allow a touchdown as the Pirates' three touchdowns came on a pick-six, a fake field goal and a blocked punt. The Panthers held ECU (0-2) to 286 total yards, including just 50 yards rushing, the fewest rushing yards allowed by the GSU defense since holding WKU to a school-record minus-2 yards in the 2017 AutoNation Cure Bowl and the third-lowest total overall.
 
The defense came up with three interceptions, highlighted by a pick-six by redshirt freshman Antavious Lane, along with nine tackles behind the line of scrimmage, including four sacks, as well as eight pass breakups.

"I think our defense was phenomenal today," head coach Shawn Elliott said. "We just put the pressure on them all day long. It seemed like they had no answer for our defensive line and our pressure. It was fun to see. Even when we struggled offensively in the third quarter, the defense continued to pick us up. Just a phenomenal day on their part."
 
Pinckney finished with a career-high 134 yards on seven catches, including scoring plays of 38 and 13 yards.
 
The Panthers piled up 248 of their 486 yards on the ground, including a second straight 100-yard effort by Destin Coates (115 yards, 2 TD) and 78 yards rushing on just three carries by slot receiver Terrance Dixon.
 
Georgia State's 35 first-half points are a program record for points in a half. After East Carolina scored on Warren Saba's 28-yard interception return on the first play of the game, the Panthers reeled off four straight touchdowns and took a 35-13 lead into the locker room.
 
The Panthers responded immediately to their game-opening miscue as Brown directed a 5-play, 75-yard scoring drive in just 1:24, capped by Coates' 13-yard touchdown run. After the defense forced a three-and-out, Georgia State needed just 23 seconds to take the lead for good. Coates rushed 23 yards to the ECU 28, and then Brown hit Pinckney for a 38-yard touchdown, and the Panthers led 14-7 just four minutes into the game.

"You throw a pick-six on the first play of the game, but no one on that sideline blinked an eye, and that was great to see from our team, and especially from our young quarterback" Elliott said.

Another three-and-out for the GSU defense, and another Panther touchdown followed. This drive covered 61 yards on nine plays, capped by Brown's 22-yard TD pass to Jamari Thrash for a 21-7 lead.
 
Georgia State started the second quarter with a 77-yard scoring drive on which Tucker Gregg covered the four yards for his first touchdown of the season and a 28-7 advantage with 12:45 to play in the half.
 
After an ECU field goal, the Panthers next score was set up by Trajan Stephens-McQueen's interception at the ECU 44. Brown found Cornelius McCoy for 26 yards to the 18, and three plays later he hit Pinckney for the 13-yard touchdown with five minutes left in the half.
 
The GSU offense endured a sluggish third quarter, including two turnovers, but the defense allowed just one field goal as the Panthers led 35-16 going into the final period.
 
That's when Lane, the redshirt freshman safety, stepped in front of Holton Ahlers' pass at the ECU 34-yard line and raced to the end zone, giving the Panthers a 42-16 advantage.
 
East Carolina made things interesting with consecutive touchdowns on a fake field goal, which resulted in a 31-yard scoring run, and then a blocked punt that was returned for a 29-yard TD, pulling within 42-29.
 
But the GSU defense came up with one more big stop, holding ECU on 4th-and-9 at their own 38-yard line with three minutes to play. The Panthers added their final score on Coates' 5-yard touchdown run.
 
Georgia State's next game is Thursday, Oct. 15 at Arkansas State on ESPN.


 
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