DOVER, DEL—South Carolina State returns to action after a two-week break Saturday (Oct. 5^th) on the road against the Hornets of Delaware State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference showdown at Alumni Stadium. Kickoff is 7:05 p.m. and will be televised live on ESPN3.

MEDIA: DELAWARE STATE "HORNETS" (1-3/0-2 MEAC) VS.                                                                                                                            
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE CAROLINA STATE "BULLDOGS" (2-1 / 0-0 MEAC)
SAT., OCT. 5, 2019 (7:05 P.M.)   
ALUMNI STADIUM (6,800) - DOVER, DEL.  
Live Stream - ESPN3                                                                                                                                            
Live Audio – Bulldog Radio Network (Kiss 101.3 FM)
SC STATE GAME NOTES

THE GAME: South Carolina State returns to action in their MEAC opener after a two-week break. The Bulldogs are coming off a tough 55-16 loss to South Florida in their last outing. Meanwhile, DSU dropped its last two contests, including a 37-0 loss to defending MEAC champ North Carolina A&T on Sep. 26.  The Hornets were outgained 432-100 vs. NCA&T and have scored just nine points in the last two games.

THE SERIES (SCSU leads 29-17): This is the 47th meeting in the series that began when the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference was formed in 1971. South Carolina State has won seven of the last nine contests to lead 29-17 in the series, but Delaware State was victorious the last time the teams met at DSU. The Hornets snapped an overall 17-game losing streak with a 17-14 victory over the Bulldogs in the 2017 contest in Dover, Del. DSU kicked the go-ahead field goal with 10 minutes left to play and the Hornet defense highlighted a strong effort with two fourth quarter interceptions to seal the win. South Carolina State avenged the loss with a 30-19 victory in Orangeburg, S.C. in 2018.

SCOUTING THE HORNETS: Delaware State will be under the leadership of freshman quarterback Tylik Bethea who has started all three-games for the Hornets this season. Starting signal caller Shayne Smith returned to practice after suffering an injury to his non-throwing hand in season opener at Delaware on Aug 31^st. Betha ranks among the top passers in the league. Bryant Dallas leads the team in rushing with 170 yards (42.5 ypg) to rank 10th in the MEAC. Kwannah Kollir ranks among the top receivers in the conference in receptions (5.0 pg), sixth in receiving yards (65.0 7 pg) and tied for second in touchdown catches (3).  Freshman wide receiver Bizzett Woodley has two touchdown grabs this season. Defensively, Delaware State is allowing 326.2 yards per game to rank third in the MEAC. Senior linebacker Brian Cavicante tops on the team and is seventh in the MEAC in tackles at 7.2 per game (29 total). Fellow sophomore linebacker is tied for 12th in the league in tackles at 6.2 per game (25 total).

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS: South Carolina State has been idle since a 55-16 loss to FBS South Florida on Sep. 14. The Bulldogs opened the season with an impressive 28-13 win over (then) FCS #8 Wofford on Aug. 31. SC State also has a 34-0 win over Lane College to its record this season. As usual, the Bulldogs are led by a tough defense. SC State is No. 2 in the MEAC in total defense (315.3 ypg), passing defense (166.3 ypg) and scoring defense (22.7 ppg) this season. Linebacker B.J. Davis (is the team leader with 17 tackles, including six behind the line of scrimmage, and an interception. Quarterback Corey Fields is ninth in the MEAC in passing (105.7 ypg) and eighth in passing efficiency (112.3 rating). Fields has completed 19 of 40 passes ((47.5%) for 317 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.  

For more information please contact the Office of Athletic Media Relations at (803) 536-7060 or visit www.scsuathletics.com .