Box Score CARROLLTON, Ga. - With nearly 5,000 fans in attendance for the matchup between Albany State University and the University of West Georgia, it was the Golden Rams who prevailed over the Wolves 26-14, taking a commanding lead of the series matchup.
 
With the victory the Golden Rams improve to 1-2 on the season while the Wolves drop to 2-1. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Wolves got on the scoreboard first with adding a two-yard run by Williams at the 6:38 mark in the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead.  
- Albany State got off to a fast start with a 13-play, 85-yard second quarter opening drive that took over seven minutes and ended with a 20-yard touchdown pass from Kelias Williams to Michael Green that put the Golden Rams equal 7-7.
  - After the teams traded punts, ASU extended the lead to 10-7 as Gabriel Ballinas nailed a 44-yard field goal in the second to take the halftime advantage.
  - The Golden Rams  got off to a quick start in the second half with a 40-yard field goal to extend the score 13-7.
-  ASU extended the lead to 16-7 as Gabriel Ballinas nailed a 46-yard field goal in the third quarter.
  - Albany State capped off the scoring drive with a one-yard touchdown run by redshirt senior McKinley Habersham with the Golden Rams edging the score 23-7 with 00:33 second left in the third quarter.
  - In the fourth quarter Gabriel Ballinas nailed his fourth field goals of the night on a 39-yard field goal to extend the ASU lead further 26-7. 
  - The Wolves answered late in the fourth quarter with adding a four-yard touchdown to cut the Golden Rams lead 26-14.  
  
KEY STATS
  - The Golden Rams rushed for 253 yards on 49 carries, averaging 4.3 yards per carry on the night.
     - The Golden Rams was outgained by the Wolves, 358-356.
  - Tracy Scott rushed for 97 yards on 15 carries, while Habesham piled up 63 yards on the ground.
  - Williams also threw for 71 yards and one score, completing six passes for 99 yards to Green.
  - Christ Blackston led the Wolves with 10 tackles, while Rogers added a tackle for loss and one sack.
  - Coemba Jones led the Golden Rams with eight tackles each, while Branderious Rawlings and Jalen Bush racked up five tackles each.
  - Ballinas averaged 34 yards per punt with a game-high with a long of 46  yards on the night.

 
NEXT UP
  - The Golden Rams will travel for a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup next Saturday when they face the Panthers of Clark Atlanta University at 2:00 p.m.