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MONTGOMERY, Ala.- On a muggy Saturday afternoon, the No. 7 Owls throttled Alabama State 42-7 at ASU Stadium in a game that was never in question.
 
All things were clicking for the Owls to begin the matinée at ASU Stadium, as Tanner Jones blocked the first Alabama State attempted punt after the defense forced a three-and-out to open the game. Daniel David scored from two yards out to give the Owls the first lead of the game.
 
Turnover Plank made an appearance during the ensuing possession, as Demetrius Pettway intercepted the Hornets' pass attempt and took it the distance to push the advantage to two scores at the 11:55 mark in the opening quarter.
 
After another defensive stop, Bronson Rechsteiner capped off a 9-play, 97-yard yard drive with a 55-yard run between the tackles to extend the lead to 21-0 at the end of the first quarter.
 
Adesola Abisoye opened up the second quarter with the Owls' second interception of the contest and set up KSU on the Hornets' side of the field. The drive ended with Tommy Bryant muscling through the Hornets' defensive line from two yards out, which put the Owls on top, 28-0 with just over nine minutes to play in the first half.
 
The half ended with the Owls up 28-0 after running out of time on the final drive of the second quarter. At the break, Kennesaw State had outgained the Hornets 232-78 and held a 215-to-19 advantage on the ground.
 
The second half started much like the first- the Owls scored on their first drive of the quarter that was highlighted by a 55-yard score by Antavius Grier.
 
The Hornets answered with a touchdown pass at the 12-minute mark to cut the lead to 35-7. KSU scored on a 14-yard rush by Tommy Bryant, whose second score of the day put the Owls up 42-7 with 5:39 left in the third quarter.
 
The final quarter was a defensive battle, as neither team scored and the score held 42-7 in favor of the Owls. Because the Owls' offense was effective all night, Kennesaw State's first punt of the contest came with 56 seconds in the fourth quarter. KSU ended with 481 yards on the ground, while six different rushers recorded 50-plus yards. Joel Parker led the Kennesaw State defense with eight tackles.
 
The Owls look to put together back-to-back wins and will end their three-game road swing at Missouri State on Saturday (Sept. 21).

Team
• The Owls rushed for 481 yards, the most this season
• KSU recorded 26 first downs, the most since playing Campbell (26, Nov. 3, 2018)
• Kennesaw State picked off two passes for the first time this season
• The Owls have recorded just four punts in three games
• KSU held Alabama State to just 45 rushing yards
• The defense allowed just 202 yards of total offense, with 55 yards coming on one play
 
Individual
• Joel Parker led the Owls with eight tackles, his career-high
• Isaac Foster returned a punt 24 yards, the longest of the season
• Kareem Taylor recorded seven tackles
• Nicholas Jones' only punt landed inside the 20-yard line
• Tommy Bryant scored two rushing touchdowns, his career-high
• Daniel David has rushed for a touchdown in four-straight games
• David completed three-of-five passes

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