ATLANTA-- Georgia State fell 34-17 to Georgia Southern at home Saturday afternoon.
Lanear McCrary Jr. led all Panthers rushers with 86 yards and one touchdown in the contest, picking up 6.6 yards per carry. Qwantavius Wiggins also added 33 yards and one touchdown on the ground. DJ Riles reeled in two catches for 33 yards.
Isaiah Stone led the Georgia State defensive effort, recording one recovered fumble. Tyson McCrary added nine tackles and one interception and Deuce Lee had one recovered fumble in the loss.
The Panthers won the turnover battle in Saturday's game, forcing three turnovers while avoiding any giveways, with Georgia State turning those takeaways into 17 points.
Defensively, Georgia State held up fairly well against the Georgia Southern rushing attack, holding the Eagles to 199 yards on the ground.
How It Happened
Georgia State took a 7-0 lead over Georgia Southern after scoring the game's first points with 8:18 left in the first quarter.Georgia Southern then tied the game at 7-7 before the Panthers responded with a seven-yard touchdown rush from to jump back in front 14-7.
Georgia Southern fought back to take a 24-14 lead before Georgia State put a field goal on the board to close the gap with 7:58 left in the third quarter and make it a 24-17 game. Georgia State went scoreless the rest of the game while Georgia Southern tacked on 10 points to finish off the scoring.
Game Notes
» Georgia State won the turnover battle 3-0 after intercepting one pass and recovering two fumbles.
» Georgia State tallied 14 points in the first quarter, accounting for 82.4% of their total score.
» Georgia State converted 5 of 15 third downs while Georgia Southern was successful on 7 of 13.
» The Panthers had two players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by McCrary, who had nine.
» Georgia State won the time of possession battle 32:54 to 27:06.
» Ayden Pereira completed 73.7% of his passes on the day, going 14-for-19.
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The Panthers look to bounce back at Marshall on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 4:00 p.m.Â
