UAlbany Sacks Delaware State Six Times in 28-3 Rout
Six sacks. Delaware State's offense ran 29 times for 29 yards and threw for 163 more, and the Great Danes spent the day in its backfield on the way to a 28-3 win. The Hornets finished with 192 total yards and one field goal to show for it.
UAlbany did not need to be fancy. Aidan Semo threw only four passes (three completions for 23 yards), and two of them were touchdowns: 6 yards to Rahshan La Mons in the first quarter and 12 yards to BJ Norman in the fourth. Three completions, two scores. La Mons added a 2-yard run late in the second quarter, and Joey Koch scored from 3 yards out with 1:11 left in the third. The Great Danes' total yardage was 227, with 87 through the air and 140 on 38 rushes. Not a big number, but when the other team has 192 it does not have to be.
The game was never close. UAlbany led 7-0 after the first touchdown, Patrick Fisher-Butler's 45-yard field goal made it 7-3 late in the first quarter, and that was the end of the Hornets' scoring. From there it was 14-3 at the half, 21-3 after three and 28-3 at the end. Delaware State threw one interception and UAlbany none.
UAlbany improves to 3-2 and Delaware State falls to 2-2. For a team with 227 yards, the Great Danes made every one of them count.
For fantasy, La Mons had the best day of the lot, with a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown on 12 touches. Nobody on either side cleared 19 points, which is about what a game with 419 combined yards will do to you.