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GSU Defense vs. Appalachian State GSU Defense vs. Appalachian State
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Tre Moore Tre Moore
Tre Moore
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Chris Moore Chris Moore
Chris Moore
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Cornelious Brown IV Cornelious Brown IV
Cornelious Brown IV
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Cornelious Brown IV Cornelious Brown IV
Cornelious Brown IV
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GSU Defense vs. Appalachian State
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GSU Defense vs. Appalachian State GSU Defense vs. Appalachian State
GSU Defense vs. Appalachian State
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Marcus Carroll Marcus Carroll
Marcus Carroll
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Marcus Carroll Marcus Carroll
Marcus Carroll
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Darren Grainger and Marcus Carroll Darren Grainger and Marcus Carroll
Darren Grainger and Marcus Carroll
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Donavan Grier Donavan Grier
Donavan Grier
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Tailique Williams Tailique Williams
Tailique Williams
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Tailique Williams Tailique Williams
Tailique Williams
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Tailique Williams and Kris Byrd
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Terrance Dixon Terrance Dixon
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Terrance Dixon Terrance Dixon
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Jamyest Williams and Darren Grainger Jamyest Williams and Darren Grainger
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Darren Grainger Darren Grainger
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Jordan Veneziale and Thomas Gore Jordan Veneziale and Thomas Gore
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Tucker Gregg Tucker Gregg
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Quavian White Quavian White
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Johnathan Bass Johnathan Bass
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Cornelius McCoy Cornelius McCoy
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Jhi'Shawn Taylor Jhi'Shawn Taylor
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Tre Moore Tre Moore
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Pat Bartlett Pat Bartlett
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GSU Defense vs. Appalachian State GSU Defense vs. Appalachian State
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Javon Denis Javon Denis
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Antavious Lane Antavious Lane
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Cornelious Brown IV Cornelious Brown IV
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Shawn Elliott Shawn Elliott
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Johnathan Bass Johnathan Bass
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Shawn Elliott Shawn Elliott
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Javon Denis Javon Denis
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Jordan Veneziale Jordan Veneziale
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Roger Carter Roger Carter
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Football

Panthers Fall to App State in Sun Belt Opener

Box Score ATLANTA – Georgia State fell to Appalachian State 45-16 Saturday at Center Parc Stadium in the Sun Belt Conference opener for both teams.
 
The Panthers (1-4, 0-1 Sun Belt) trailed 14-9 midway through the third quarter when App State (4-1, 1-0) connected on a 79-yard touchdown pass. Georgia State was still within striking distance, down 24-9, late in the third, but the Mountaineers scored three straight touchdowns to pull away.
 
"It snowballed on us there in the second half, and it's a very disappointing feeling," GSU head coach Shawn Elliott said. "We've got to do a lot of soul-searching. We've got to figure some things out because it certainly didn't end the way we wanted."
 
One bright spot for the Panthers was placekicker Noel Ruiz, who booted field goals of 23, 32, and 22 yards. The super senior from Wilson, N.C., has now made a school-record 14-straight field goals.
 
"You've probably heard me say that you don't win games by kicking field goals, but we were playing so well defensively and keeping it close, that I thought, Let's take the field goal and get those points," Elliott explained.
 
"Noel is a great kicker, but we've got to punch those things in. You can't leave the ball on the 10, the 15, the 5-yard line. It's very important that you score touchdowns in the red zone."
 
GSU started slowly on offense as quarterback Darren Grainger threw an interception on the first drive, setting up App State's first touchdown, a 23-yard scoring run by Sun Belt rushing leader Nate Noel.
 
Cornelious Brown IV replaced Grainger on the third series and led the Panthers down the field for the three field goals. Brown finished 16-31 for 171 yards but threw two interceptions. Grainger finished the game with a late 66-yard touchdown pass to redshirt freshman Tailique Williams.
 
"We went into the game thinking we were going to play both quarterbacks," Elliott said. "We knew we had to get our throwing game going. We felt like we would have to throw it more in this contest to move the football."
 
Running back Jamyest Williams rushed for 41 yards on eight carries, along with a 19-yard reception. Marcus Carroll rushed nine times for 46 yards in the fourth quarter. Sam Pinckney and Cornelius McCoy led the receivers with four catches each.
 
"I really thought we played defensively until late in the third quarter," Elliott said. "I was proud of our defense. And I'm still proud of our defense, but I'm not proud of how we finished the game defensively, offensively or anything else. But the defense was giving us opportunities to get the ball back and score, and ultimately we could not do that."
 
Georgia State continues Sun Belt play next Saturday with a trip to ULM for an 8 p.m. ET contest on ESPN3.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Marcus Carroll

#23 Marcus Carroll

RB
5' 10"
Sophomore
Cornelius McCoy

#83 Cornelius McCoy

WR
5' 11"
Senior
Sam Pinckney

#15 Sam Pinckney

WR
6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
Noel Ruiz

#92 Noel Ruiz

PK
5' 11"
Senior
Jamyest Williams

#21 Jamyest Williams

RB
5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
Tailique Williams

#16 Tailique Williams

WR
5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Darren Grainger

#3 Darren Grainger

QB
6' 4"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Marcus Carroll

#23 Marcus Carroll

5' 10"
Sophomore
RB
Cornelius McCoy

#83 Cornelius McCoy

5' 11"
Senior
WR
Sam Pinckney

#15 Sam Pinckney

6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
WR
Noel Ruiz

#92 Noel Ruiz

5' 11"
Senior
PK
Jamyest Williams

#21 Jamyest Williams

5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
RB
Tailique Williams

#16 Tailique Williams

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
WR
Darren Grainger

#3 Darren Grainger

6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
QB