NC State
3-2 , 0-1
Florida State
3-2 , 2-1
Pack Drops ACC Opener at Florida State
9/28/2019 11:23:00 PM | Football
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The scoring started with a trio of field goals by the two teams. FSU connected on a 37-yard field goal in the first quarter, and NC State's Christopher Dunn hit from 29 and then 26 yards out in the second quarter to give the Pack a 6-3 lead.
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Florida State finally broke through with the game's first touchdown with 4:59 left in the first half. On a third-and-eight, QB Alex Hornibrook hit Tamorrion Terry on a slant and he took the short pass 43 yards for the score.
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The Seminoles struck again in the final minute, as Hornibrook found Ontaria Wilson, this time for 40 yards, to give Florid State a 17-6 halftime lead.
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A third unanswered FSU TD drive in the third quarter pushed the score to 24-6.
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NC State cut into the lead with 13:04 left in the game, as QB Bailey Hockman threw his first career TD pass, a three-yard hookup with Emeka Emezie, to cut the lead to 24-13.
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Florida State marched 75 yards down the field on the next possession, and a 41-yard TD pushed the final score to 31-13.
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The Wolfpack had a season-best eight sacks in the game, the most for a Wolfpack team since also posting eight against Syracuse in 2014. Defensive tackle Larrell Murchison posted a career-high 3.5 sacks, the third-most for a Pack player in school history (only Mario Williams had more in a game when he had four twice).
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UP NEXT
The Wolfpack will have its first bye week next Saturday, then return to home action on Thursday, Oct. 10 and host Syracuse at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
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Team Stats
ST 0, FS 3
FS - Aguayo,Ri 37 yd field goal 11 plays, 40 yards, TOP 4:21
ST 3, FS 3
ST - Dunn, C. 29 yd field goal 6 plays, 18 yards, TOP 3:03
ST 6, FS 3
ST - Dunn, C. 26 yd field goal 10 plays, 51 yards, TOP 3:55
ST 6, FS 10
FS - Terry,T 43 yd pass from Hornibrook,A (Aguayo,Ri kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:26
ST 6, FS 17
FS - Wilson,O 40 yd pass from Hornibrook,A (Aguayo,Ri kick) 5 plays, 61 yards, TOP 1:51
ST 6, FS 24
FS - Terry,T 9 yd pass from Hornibrook,A (Grothaus,P kick) 6 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:30
ST 13, FS 24
ST - Emezie, E. 3 yd pass from Hockman, B. (Dunn, C. kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:55
ST 13, FS 31
FS - Akers,C 41 yd run (Grothaus,P kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:51
