Prairie View A&M put together an eight-play, 25-yard scoring drive, culminating in a 44-yard field goal from with 14:54 remaining in the ballgame to give the Panthers a 13-12 win over Alcorn State on Saturday afternoon at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium.
The Panthers improved to 4-2 on the year and 3-0 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the Braves fell to 0-5 and 0-2.
Cameron Peters led all Panthers rushers with 66 yards in the contest, picking up 6 yards per carry. also added Lamagea McDowell 51 yards on the ground, averaging 4.2 yards per carry.
The most prolific target for Prairie View A&M quarterbacks was Jyzaiah Rockwell, who caught seven passes for 45 yards.
Eric Zachery showed out for the Prairie View A&M defense, recording three tackles and one interception. Matthew Moore added four tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one sack and Malik Gucake had 1.0 TFL and one sack in the win.
The Panthers won the turnover battle in Saturday's game, forcing one turnover while avoiding any giveways.
Defensively, Prairie View A&M held up fairly well against the Alcorn State offensive attack, holding the Braves to 270 total yards. The Panthers defense took up residence in Alcorn State's backfield all game, racking up five sacks and 10 total tackles for loss.
How It Happened
Prairie View A&M scored first with 11:00 left in the first quarter to take a 3-0 lead.Alcorn State then tied it up at 3-3 before the Panthers responded with to retake the lead at 10-3.
Alcorn State then grabbed a 12-10 lead, but Prairie View A&M scored again at the 14:54 left mark in the fourth quarter with a 44-yard field goal from Alfaro to jump back ahead 13-12. Neither team scored again in the game.
Game Notes
» Prairie View A&M outgained Alcorn State 348-270, including a 163-94 advantage on the ground.
» Prairie View A&M won the turnover battle 1-0 after picking off one pass.
» Prairie View A&M had their highest scoring quarter in the second period, when they put up seven points.
» Prairie View A&M converted 5 of 13 third downs while Alcorn State was successful on 2 of 12.
» Aiden Webb punted one times for the Panthers with an average of 46 yards per punt while pinning the Braves inside their own 20 one time.
» The Panthers didn't allow a sack in the contest.
» The Panthers racked up 10 tackles for loss and added five sacks.
» Prairie View A&M won the time of possession battle 37:13 to 21:47.
» Peters completed 68.2% of his passes on the day, going 15-for-22.
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