MARTIN, Tenn. - Monroe Beard III set the Tennessee State record for tackles in a game as he finished with 19 tackles in TSU's 20-10 loss to UT Martin on the road Saturday night.
The Skyhawks improved to 4-1 on the year and 1-0 in Ohio Valley Conference play, while the Tigers fell to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in conference matchups.
Draylen Ellis paced the Tigers rushing attack by accumulating 46 yards and one touchdown over the course of the game, averaging 7.7 yards per carry. Jordan Gant also added 33 yards on the ground.
Karate Brenson reeled in four catches for 85 yards.
Beard III led the Tigers defensively with his 19 tackles, seven of them solo. Josh Green added five tackles and one interception and Chris Walker tacked on seven tackles, 2.0 TFL, and one sack.
The Tigers won the turnover battle in Saturday's game, forcing one turnover while avoiding any giveways.
How It Happened
Tennessee State took a 3-0 lead over UT Martin after scoring the game's first points on the first drive of the game.The Tigers then followed with another score to grow the lead to 10-0. Tennessee State didn't score again in the game and UT Martin added 20 more points to finish off the scoring.
Game Notes
» UT Martin outgained Tennessee State 483-285 in the contest.
» Tennessee State won the turnover battle 1-0 after picking off one pass.
» Tennessee State tallied 7 points in the second quarter, accounting for 70% of their total score.
» Tennessee State converted 6 of 16 third downs while UT Martin was successful on 5 of 12.
» The Tigers had three players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Beard III, who had 19.
» Tennessee State gave up just 3.333 yards per punt return on three attempts.
» Kinkead Dent led the Skyhawks passing attack, completing 16 of his 25 attempts for 230 yards and one touchdown with one interception.
» Sam Franklin led the UT Martin rushing attack with 132 yards.
The Tigers will be back in action next Saturday as they are set to travel to Georgia to take on Kennesaw State.
