Score: UAlbany 28, Delaware State 3
Location: Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, N.Y.
Records: UAlbany (3-3, 1-1 CAA) | Delaware State (3-3, 0-0 MEAC)
Short Story: The University at Albany football team took down Delaware State by a score of 28-3 in front of a sold-out crowd of 8,500 fans at Casey Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Key Stat Lines
- Rahshan La Mons led the team with a pair of touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving, and 46 rushing yards.
- BJ Norman added a touchdown through the air and Joey Koch found the end zone on the ground.
- Aidan Semo tallied a pair of passing touchdowns.
- Shawan Lewis, Jeremiah Pruitt, Victor Holt, Sekou Roland, and Dillon Dunathan each collected a sack, with Lewis leading the way with two sacks.
- Dunathan led the team with 11 tackles and recorded two TFLs
- As a team, UAlbany tallied 129 rushing yards while Delaware State managed 29 yards on the ground.
How it Happened:
- On Delaware State's first offensive series, quarterback Ui Ale threw a pass that was intercepted by Shawn Lewis to set up the Great Danes at the Hornets' 21-yard line.
- UAlbany capitalized on the turnover five plays later when Rahshan La Mons hauled in a six-yard touchdown pass from Aidan Semo to make it 7-0 early.
- Delaware State responded on its next drive with a field goal to cut the lead to 7-3 with 1:22 left in the first.
- The Great Danes drove down the field into the red zone, but were unable to convert a fourth-down run and gave the ball to the Hornets on the three-yard line at the 5:07 mark of the second quarter.
- On the ensuing drive, the Hornets lost two yards and punted from their own end zone, and a 25-yard return from La Mons set up the UAlbany offense up at the Delaware State 16-yard line.
- Three plays later, La Mons found the end zone for the second time, this time on a two-yard rush, to extend the lead to 14-3 with 2:03 left in the half.
- Coming out of the break, neither offense was able to score until Joey Koch broke the stalemate with a three-yard touchdown run to cap off a nine-play drive and make the score 21-3 with 1:11 left in the third.
- The Great Danes struck early in the fourth quarter when Aiden Semo found BJ Norman in the end zone from 12 yards out to push the score to 28-3.
- Delaware State drove down the field looking to respond, but a sack by Jeremiah Pruitt on a fourth down killed the Hornets' drive with 8:47 left in the game.
- The UAlbany defense kept the Delaware State offense off the board for the remainder of the game, and the Great Danes walked away with a 28-3 win.
Next: The Great Danes take the week off as the team heads into the bye. UAlbany will be back in action on Saturday, October 17, to face off against Stony Brook on Long Island. Keep up with all of the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany football by following the team on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
