Alabama
A&M's
offense has
been the
beacon all
year, but
Thursday
night, the
defense took
over and led
the Bulldogs
to a 31-14
win over
Arkansas-Pine
Bluff at
Louis Crews
Stadium.
Alabama A&M
recorded
nine sacks
and held the
Golden Lions
to 245 total
yards. The
game was
broadcast
live on
ESPN-U to a
national
audience.
The defense
forced four
turnovers
and also had
a
safety. For
the second
straight
game,
Whitney
Garrett
scored a
two-pointer
for the
Bulldog
defense.
The SWAC
Offensive
Player of
the Year,
UAPB
quarterback
Chris
Wallace,
hardly lived
up to the
billing
throwing an
interception
to
Al Donaldson
on the first
play of the
game. The
Bulldogs
turned that
into a
Jeremy Licea
24-yard
field goal
and led 3-0
with under
three
minutes gone
in the game.
Another
turnover and
another
Licea kick
made it 6-0
midway
through the
first
quarter.
Martel
Mallett gave
Pine Bluff a
lead 7-6,
scoring on a
seven-yard
run with
6:08 left in
the first.
A&M would
get the lead
back for
good with
4:35
remaining in
the half on
an
Anthony
Green
one-yard
run.
Licea's
point after
was blocked
and A&M took
a 12-7 lead
into the
intermission.
Garrett's
sack and
safety keyed
the start to
the third
quarter, and
A&M never
looked
back. A
Kelcy Luke
10-yard
touchdown to
Gerald
Stockdale
and another
Green run,
this time
from 10
yards away,
gave the
Bulldogs a
28-7 lead.
Mickey Dean
added a
score in the
fourth for
the Lions,
and Licea
kicked his
third field
goal to
complete the
scoring.
Jeremy
Maddox
had 3.5 of
the team's
nine sacks.
Christopher
Traylor
had two
sacks a
fumble
recovery and
three
quarterback
hurries in
his best
game of the
season.