Defense Leads Racers to 31-3 Victory

Saturday, October 19

Stewart Stadium

3 p.m.

Murray State

5-3 , 3-1

Austin Peay (Homecoming)

0-7 , 0-3

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Austin Peay

Murray St.

Photo by: Samantha Mohr

10/19/2013 4:31:00 PM | Football

Box Score

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Murray State got a standout performance from it's defense as it limited Austin Peay to 196 yards of total in offense in the Racers, 31-3, victory over the Governors Saturday afternoon at Stewart Stadium.

The victory improved MSU to 5-3, 3-1 OVC, while the Govs dropped to 0-7, 0-3 in OVC play.

The defense held the Govs to just 60 yards through the air and did not allow a play over 17 yards. The only points for the Govs came after a Racer turnover. APSU drove 38 yards late in the first half and got a 37-yard field goal from Chase Dunlap.

Qua Huzzie led the defense with six total tackles. Anthony Hayes recorded four tackles and 1.5 sacks. Josh Manning, Darian Yahyavi, Sam Small, Brandon Hathaway and Brandon Wicks each posted five stops.

Punter Steven Mix helped the defense by pinning the Govs deep in their own territory all game. Mix averaged 41.8 yards on five punts, with four of his punts downed inside the 20. He had two punts downed at the four, and another at the three in the first half.

Jaamal Berry was the catalyst for the Racers as he rushed for a season-high 146 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries. He scored both of his touchdowns in the first half, as he went 40 yards in the first quarter, and three yards in the second quarter.

Marcus Holliday rushed for 55 yards and his third touchdown of the season. He rebounded from a fumble to follow a 23-yard run with a one-yard touchdown run.

With the Racers up 17-3 in the fourth quarter, Walter Powell broke a short pass for a 21-yard touchdown. He finished the game with six catches for 59 yards and a score. In the third quarter, Powell passed Marcus Harris to become the Racers all-time leading receiver. He now has 195 catches for 2,515 career receiving yards and 29 touchdowns.

Maikhail Miller was effective behind center as he went 19-for-22 for 160 yards and a touchdown.

The Racers will enjoy a much needed bye before returning to action Nov. 2 at UT Martin. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and can be seen live on the Racer TV Network.