Evans, Norfolk State run past Delaware State for 1st MEAC win

DOVER, Del. -- , X'Zavion Evans raced 66 yards for a touchdown on the third play from scrimmage and Norfolk State kept on running, rolling past Delaware State, 44-21 to earn its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory in four starts on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans (3-7, 1-3) scored the first 27 points of the game and held a 34-7 advantage at intermission. Grandin Willcox converted field goals from 36- and 42-yards out to give Norfolk State a 13-0 lead after one quarter. Cameron Sapp and Kevon King scored on short runs before the Hornets got on the board when Marquis Gillis capped a 65-yard, seven-play drive with a 6-yard run. Aaron Angelos found Rahkeem Smith for a 51-yard touchdown pass midway through the third quarter and Gillis added a 7-yard touchdown run for the only points of the fourth quarter for Delaware State (1-9, 0-4).