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HAMPTON, VA.- Six different players for No. 11 Kennesaw State scored touchdowns, while the Owls' defense forced a season-high five turnovers in a 50-7 rout of Hampton.
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Despite cool temperatures and a zephyr from north-to-south, the Owls had no trouble scoring early. On their first drive of the contest,
Shaquil Terry capped off a 73-yard drive with a 15-yard scurry around the left end to put Kennesaw State up 7-0 after three minutes.
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Le'Vonte Larry snagged his first interception of the season on the Pirates' opening possession and setup the Owls at their own 35-yard line. Kennesaw State took advantage and scored, as
Tommy Bryant snuck in from a yard out to extend the advantage to 14-0 with 2:20 remaining in the first quarter. After the score, Kennesaw State took advantage of a muffed kickoff return and stuffed Hampton, forcing the Pirates to punt out of their own end zone.
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After getting the ball back in Hampton territory,
Bronson Rechsteiner took a handoff up the middle 40 yards to put the Owls up 21-0 at the end of the first quarter. KSU ended with 181 rushing yards at the end of the first quarter.
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On the Owls' first possession of the second quarter, Bryant found
Caleb O'Neal for a 67-yard touchdown down the right side to push the lead to 28-0, three minutes into the second quarter. A
Nathan Robertson 32-yard field goal gave the Owls points on their first five possessions and continued to push the lead, as KSU led 31-0 at the 7:54 mark in the second quarter.
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The teams went back-and-forth for the rest of the half and the Owls claimed a 31-point lead at the break.
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The Kennesaw State defense opened the second half with a three-and-out stop. The Owls scored for the sixth time in as many tries when
Kyle Glover scored from two yards out to put the Owls on top, 37-0.
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On the Owls' seventh possession, Bryant found Terry for a 66-yard competition that set up a one-yard rush by
Kevin Ficklin that put the Owls up 43-0 with just over six-and-a-half minutes remaining in the third quarter. Kennesaw State's first punt of the game came on its eighth possession of the contest, and Hampton took advantage with a 14-yard touchdown pass to pull the Pirates within 36, at 43-7.
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KSU amassed 50 points for the third time this year when Glover scored from two-yards out with just over eight minutes to play that put KSU on top 50-7. The drive contained 14 plays that covered 75 yards and took nine minutes off the clock.
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Iaan Cousin saw his first action at quarterback midway through the fourth quarter, but was unable to orchestrated a scoring drive.
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The final ended there, as the Owls torched Hampton 50-7 in the programs first meeting.
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Kennesaw State returns to action next Saturday (Nov. 23) for Senior Day.
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