Savannah, GA
Benedict College vs. Savannah State University
Game Time: 6:00 pm

Benedict College Tigers showed signs of life early on by scoring 17 points in the 1^st quarter against Savannah State University (SSU). With a plethora of SSU penalties in the first half, Benedict College made its first scoring drive off 5 plays for 34 yards with a 1- yard rush by junior running back, Jeffrey Nobles. In the 2^nd quarter with 12:49 left on the clock, kicker Martin Degazon smacked a 25-yard field goal after an 8-play 30-yard drive.  With 4:14 left in the 2^nd quarter, quarterback Tremaine Lyle connected with 20 yard pass to wide receiver Richard Siders to make it 17 – 0. The PAT was good by Degazon. 

While the Benedict College Tigers kept consistent in defending the run the pass-coverage remained suspect throughout the whole game. SSU starting quarterback Clyde Tuills, continued to dice up the BC secondary during the 2^nd and 3^rd quarters. In the 3^rd quarter at the 7 minute mark, SSU answered with a 1-yard TD rush by running back Myshun McAlpine capping off a 3 play 63 yard drive to make it a 7 – 17 ball game.

On their next possession, SSU QB Tuills made a 12 yard pass to Hasan Khlil gobbling up a 8 play 75 yard drive with 3:47 on the clock to make the game 14 -17 BC. Coming back to answer the 2 touchdown series by SSU, Lyle threw a tight spiral pass to senior wide receiver Gerald Robinson for a 37-yard TD. BC took command of the clock with an 8 play 79-yard drive marking it to be one of the longest drives of the game.

In the 4^th  Lyle completed an 11 yard TD pass to Scott to boost the score 31-14 at the midway mark of the 4^th Quarter. This marked the final scoring for the BC Tigers. Benedict Colleges’ defensive front came to life forcing 5 fumbles, 1 Interception by freshmen sensation Andre Gladness, and forcing SSU to making 14 penalties for 121 yards. Linebackers Titus Curry and Deon Lanier led the defensive attack each collecting a total of 8 tackles. Defensive back Gerard Washington wasn’t far behind grabbing 6 of his own and breaking up a pass.

Source: BC Sports Information

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