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Marshall Football Drops Contest At Georgia State
10/14/2023 11:45:00 PM | Football
Ali scores three TDs for Thundering Herd in 41-24 loss to Panthers
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall Football dropped a 41-24 decision to Georgia State on Saturday night at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
With the loss, Marshall drops to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in Sun Belt Conference play.
"We rode our way into this storm and we've got to ride our way out of it," Marshall head coach Charles Huff said. "No one is feeling sorry for us. We've got to get ready to go on Thursday."
Marshall running back Rasheen Ali scored three total touchdowns for the Thundering Herd, including a 64-yard reception from quarterback Cam Fancher that cut the Georgia State lead to 27-24 on the final play of the third quarter.
Ali finished with 174 all-purpose yards and his three touchdowns keeps him in the Top-5 in FBS in both scoring and rushing touchdowns.
Fancher also continued to be efficient in the throw game, finishing 27 of 34 for 301 yards while also completing 18 straight throws from the second quarter until the fourth. Fancher did not throw an incompletion in the second half.
"I thought he did a really good job managing the game," Huff said. "He got the ball to a bunch of different receivers."
Marshall fell behind 27-10 after Georgia State scored with just 1:19 before halftime, but the Herd drove 75 yards in less than one minute with Ali's second touchdown run of the game cutting into the deficit.
J.J. Roberts finished with a career-high 15 tackles in the loss while Owen Porter added 10 tackles and a sack from his defensive end spot.
Marshall Football returns to action for a nationally-televised SBC showdown with James Madison at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Tickets can be purchased HERE.
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Team Stats
MAR 0, GSU 7
GSU - Grainger,Darren 24 yd run (Rickman,Liam kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:57
MAR 7, GSU 7
MAR - Ali,Rasheen 2 yd run (Verhoff,Rece kick), 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:33
MAR 7, GSU 14
GSU - Guy,Izaiah 4 yd punt return (Rickman,Liam kick)
MAR 7, GSU 17
GSU - Rickman,Liam 34 yd field goal 12 plays, 64 yards, TOP 06:32
MAR 10, GSU 17
MAR - Verhoff,Rece 21 yd field goal 10 plays, 71 yards, TOP 05:15
MAR 10, GSU 20
GSU - Rickman,Liam 39 yd field goal 10 plays, 53 yards, TOP 05:15
MAR 10, GSU 27
GSU - Williams,Tailique 74 yd pass from Grainger,Darren (Rickman,Liam kick) 2 plays, 81 yards, TOP 00:18
MAR 17, GSU 27
MAR - Ali,Rasheen 2 yd run (Verhoff,Rece kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:56
MAR 24, GSU 27
MAR - Ali,Rasheen 65 yd pass from Fancher,Cam (Verhoff,Rece kick) 3 plays, 71 yards, TOP 01:20
MAR 24, GSU 34
GSU - Grainger,Darren 2 yd run (Rickman,Liam kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:58
MAR 24, GSU 41
GSU - Carroll,Marcus 2 yd run (Rickman,Liam kick), 13 plays, 83 yards, TOP 06:17
