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Football

Panthers Win 41-33 for Three in Row in #StateNotSouthern

Box Score ATLANTA -- Georgia State piled up 335 yards rushing, including 100-yard games by Jamyest Williams and Tucker Gregg, and the GSU defense forced a school-record five turnovers as the Panthers defeated Georgia Southern for the third straight year with a 41-33 victory Saturday at Center Parc Stadium.

Georgia State (2-4, 1-1 Sun Belt) improved to 6-3 in the all-time series against Georgia Southern (3-3, 0-2).

Williams and Gregg each topped the 100-yard mark for the second straight game, combining for 240 yards and three touchdowns. Williams finished with a career-high 129 yards, including a 6-yard touchdown run, while Gregg had 111 yards and two scores, topping the 2,000-yard mark for his career. The senior from Chatsworth, Ga., now has 2,020 career yards, 136 yards behind Tra Barnett's GSU record of 2,156.

Quarterback Darren Grainger added 70 yards rushing while passing for 186 yards and two touchdowns.

Georgia State tied its school record with four interceptions as Quavian White, Jamil Muhammad, Jontrey Hunter and Jordan Jones came up with picks. Hunter also caused a late fumble that was recovered by Jordan Veneziale, who has three fumble recoveries in the last two games. The four interceptions and five turnovers forced equal the school records set vs. South Alabama in 2011.

"This game means a lot," head coach Shawn Elliott said. "It was a great football game. There were times when I thought we were going to pull away, but credit to that football team and their coaching staff. They kept fighting back, and we had to go out there and win it."

The Panthers took the lead for good on a pair of Michael Hayes field goals in the first quarter to go up 13-7 with a minute left in the period. 

In the second quarter, Williams, the senior from Athens, Ga., gained every yard on a 6-play, 75-yard scoring drive. He started the march with a 42-yard run and finished it with a 6-yard touchdown for a 20-10 lead with 10 minutes left in the first half.

Hunter's interception at the GSU 21-yard line set up another quick scoring drive as Grainger hit Tailique Williams for 16 yards and then connected with Jamari Thrash for a 53-yard scoring play and a 27-10 lead.

Georgia State entered the third quarter with a 27-17 lead and marched down the field on its opening possession, capped by Gregg's 3-yard touchdown. That put the Panthers up 34-17 five minutes into the third quarter.

Georgia Southern managed a pair of touchdowns, but Justin Abraham blocked an extra point for the Panthers to keep Georgia State's lead at 34-30 with two minutes left in the third quarter.

Then the Panthers answered with a 9-play, 75-yard scoring drive as Gregg broke through the middle for a 33-yard touchdown run, extending the lead to 41-30 with 13 minutes to play.

After holding Georgia Southern to a field goal, the GSU defense came up with a pair of huge turnovers late in the game. Jones intercepted Georgia Southern quarterback Kyle Vantrease at midfield with five minutes left, and after a Georgia State punt, Hunter punched the ball away from Khaleb Hood, and Veneziale recovered at the Georgia Southern 34. 

After three runs by Gregg netted nine yards, the Panthers went for it on fourth down and sealed the win with Gregg's 3-yard run for first down.

"That last fourth-down play, when you gotta get the first down, there was really no question what we were going to do. I thought we controlled the line of scrimmage all day," said Elliott, whose squad has rushed for 534 yards over the last two games.

"It feels very good to have two wins in a row, from where we started. I'm very proud of our football team."

Georgia State is off next Saturday before traveling to App State for a nationally-televised game on Wednesday, Oct. 19 (7:30 p.m. on ESPN2).
 
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Players Mentioned

Tra Barnett

#5 Tra Barnett

RB
5' 10"
Senior
Tucker Gregg

#26 Tucker Gregg

RB
5' 10"
Sophomore
Michael Hayes

#39 Michael Hayes

PK-P
5' 9"
Freshman
Jontrey Hunter

#1 Jontrey Hunter

OLB
6' 2"
Sophomore
Jamil Muhammad

#7 Jamil Muhammad

QB
6' 1"
Freshman
Jamari Thrash

#2 Jamari Thrash

WR
6' 0"
Freshman
Jordan Veneziale

#40 Jordan Veneziale

ILB
6' 0"
Freshman
Quavian White

#20 Quavian White

CB
5' 10"
Sophomore
Justin Abraham

#48 Justin Abraham

ILB
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
Darren Grainger

#3 Darren Grainger

QB
6' 4"
Redshirt Senior
Jordan Jones

#45 Jordan Jones

ILB
6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
Jamyest Williams

#21 Jamyest Williams

RB
5' 9"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Tra Barnett

#5 Tra Barnett

5' 10"
Senior
RB
Tucker Gregg

#26 Tucker Gregg

5' 10"
Sophomore
RB
Michael Hayes

#39 Michael Hayes

5' 9"
Freshman
PK-P
Jontrey Hunter

#1 Jontrey Hunter

6' 2"
Sophomore
OLB
Jamil Muhammad

#7 Jamil Muhammad

6' 1"
Freshman
QB
Jamari Thrash

#2 Jamari Thrash

6' 0"
Freshman
WR
Jordan Veneziale

#40 Jordan Veneziale

6' 0"
Freshman
ILB
Quavian White

#20 Quavian White

5' 10"
Sophomore
CB
Justin Abraham

#48 Justin Abraham

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
ILB
Darren Grainger

#3 Darren Grainger

6' 4"
Redshirt Senior
QB
Jordan Jones

#45 Jordan Jones

6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
ILB
Jamyest Williams

#21 Jamyest Williams

5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
RB