DOVER, Del. (AP) - Nick Elko threw for 245 yards and a touchdown and Delaware State's defense forced three turnovers in the Hornets' 24-0 win over North Carolina A&T on Saturday.
It was Delaware State's first shutout since the Hornets (4-3, 3-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) defeated the Aggies 27-0 in 2007.
Elko completed 22 of 36 passes and was sacked just one time. His 13-yard touchdown pass to Travis Tarpley gave the Hornets a 14-0 lead.
Mitchell Ward pushed that lead to 17-0 at halftime with his 23-yard field goal.
Delaware State's defense took over in the second half. Quintin Fortes recovered a North Carolina A&T (3-4, 1-3) fumble in the quarter and Jermond Colston intercepted Lewis Kindle's pass and returned it 85 yards for a touchdown in the fourth.
Ernest Adjei and Joe Boyd led Delaware State's defense with 12 tackles apiece. The Hornets tallied seven tackles for loss.
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| Scoring Summary |
| DEST | Nagee Jackson 1 yd run (Mitchell Ward kick) |
| DEST | Travis Tarpley 13 yd pass from Nick Elko (Mitchell Ward kick) |
| DEST | Mitchell Ward 23 yd FG |
| DEST | Jermond Colston 85 yd interception return (Mitchell Ward kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| NCAT | DEST | |
| First Downs | 18 | 15 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-14 | 8-18 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 69-298 | 69-305 |
| Rushes-Yds | 33-124 | 33-60 |
| Passing Yds | 174 | 245 |
| Kick Return Yds | 65 | 9 |
| Punt Return Yds | 4 | 17 |
| Passes | 23-36-1 | 22-36-0 |
| Punts | 7-262 | 6-277 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 2-20 | 5-43 |
| Time of Poss. | 27:13 | 32:47 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| NCAT: Mike Mayhew 14-50, Leroy Bradford 7-36, Lewis Kindle 5-36, Ricky Lewis 5-26, Marquis Gorham 1--5, Team 1--19 |
| DEST: Dae-Hon Cheung 16-43, Nagee Jackson 12-9, Nick Elko 3-4, Lamar Shaw 2-4 |
| PASSING |
| NCAT: Lewis Kindle 23-36-174-1 |
| DEST: Nick Elko 22-36-245-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| NCAT: Marquis Gorham 6-66, Mike Mayhew 5-27, Ricky Lewis 3-18, Larry Raper 2-15, Leroy Bradford 2-14, Trey Long 2-4, Donta Prince 1-13, Darren Bullock 1-9, Devin Moore 1-8 |
| DEST: Travis Tarpley 9-128, Justin Wilson 4-43, Ryan Langdon 3-20, Josh Bailey 2-25, Milton Williams 2-17, Justin Brewton 1-7, Dae-Hon Cheung 1-5 |
