Austin Peay trio combines to whip Murray St. 42-7
MURRAY, Ky. -- JaVaughn Craigthrew two touchdown passes to DeAngelo Wilson, Prince Momodu ran for two scores and Austin Peay overwhelmed Murray State 42-7 on Saturday.
Austin Peay wrapped it up with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
The Governors (8-3, 6-1 Ohio Valley) scored on their first drive of the game when Momodu crashed in from a yard out, ending a 10-play, 75-yard drive. In the second quarter, Craig threw a 40-yard touchdown to Wilson with 9:48 before halftime. After intermission, Momodu ran it in from 10 yards for a 21-0 lead. The Racers got on the board when Preston Rice threw a 27-yard score to Jonathan Moss.
Rice threw for 220 yards, a score and two interceptions.
Austin Peay is in tie for first place with Southeast Missouri State (8-3, 6-1). The Governors beat the Redhawks 28-24 last month. The Governors end the season next week against Eastern Illinois (1-10, 1-6) and Southeast Missouri State ends with Murray State.
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2021 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
UT Martin | 5-1 | 10-3 |
Southeast Missouri State | 4-2 | 4-7 |
Austin Peay | 4-2 | 6-5 |
Tennessee State | 3-3 | 5-6 |
Murray State | 3-3 | 6-5 |
Eastern Illinois | 1-5 | 1-10 |
Tennessee Tech | 1-5 | 3-8 |