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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The teams went back-and-forth for the rest of the half and the Owls claimed a 31-point lead at the break.
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.
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.
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.
Iaan Cousin saw his first action at quarterback midway through the fourth quarter, but was unable to orchestrated a scoring drive.
The final ended there, as the Owls torched Hampton 50-7 in the programs first meeting.
Kennesaw State returns to action next Saturday (Nov. 23) for Senior Day.