North Carolina A&T Edges Elon 13-10 on a Late Field Goal
Asher Holland kicked two field goals and the Aggies won a game with one touchdown in it for them. That is the whole story, and it took until 2:18 of the fourth quarter to tell it.
Nobody scored in the first half until 0:21 of the second quarter, when Holland hit a 25-yard field goal for a 3-0 North Carolina A&T lead. The third quarter then packed in nearly everything else. Luke Barnes tied it for Elon with a 25-yard field goal at 10:07, and Kamerin McDowell-Moore scored from two yards out at 7:19 to put the Phoenix up 10-3. That lead lasted until 0:31 of the quarter, when Kevin White found Jayvonne Dillard from 8 yards out and Holland's kick made it 10-10.
The fourth quarter had exactly one scoring play. Holland's 34-yarder with 2:18 left made it 13-10, and Elon could not answer. Final: 13-10.
The box score is a slog and a good one if you like defense. A&T gained 268 yards (94 passing, 174 rushing), Elon gained 201 (100 passing, 101 rushing). The Aggies lost two fumbles and threw an interception and still won, because their defense sacked Elon's quarterbacks four times, against three sacks for Elon. A&T moves to 4-4, Elon falls to 3-4.
For fantasy, this was a low-scoring day for everybody. White's 19.5 points came mostly from his legs, 97 yards on 14 carries. The top three scorers in the game combined for 46 points (19.5, 16.2 and 10.3). Not many fantasy lineups were won here.