Glenville, W.Va. – The Glenville State Pioneer football  team came up short on the road Saturday as they fell to the West Virginia State Yellow Jackets, 34-28.

Glenville State (1-4, 0-4) had a late chance to win the game as they drove down to the Yellow Jacket's 25 yard line but could not convert a fourth and 11 as West Virginia State University (2-3, 2-3) held on to the victory.

West Virginia State found the endzone first at 8:06 minute mark of the first quarter as Matt Kinnick found Quinton Gray for a 27 yard touchdown pass as they took a 7-0 lead. On Glenville State's next possession they would put together a nice 10 play drive but would come up unsuccessful as they turned it over on downs after not converting the fourth down attempt.  

GSC's defense, however, then created a turnover as Tristin Freeman intercepted WVSU's Matt Kinnick as the Pioneers took over. Dominique Gibson would then put points on the board for GSC as he scored on a 10 yard touchdown run at the 1:17 minute mark which tied the game up at 7-7 as the game headed into the second quarter.

West Virginia State retook the lead at the 10:28 minute mark of the second as Matt Kinnick  hit Quinton Gray, their second hookup of the day, from eight yards out as they led 14-7.

Glenville State's next drive would see great field position but penalties stopped the drive as the Pioneers gave the ball back to the Yellow Jackets.
West Virginia State would then drive 55 yards on 10 plays as Calil Wilkins scored from one yard out as the Yellow Jackets took a two touchdown lead over GSC, 21-7 with just 1:43 left till halftime.

With time running down just before the half GSC would find the endzone driving 83 yards on 14 plays as Jaylen McNair hit DJ Williams from eight yards out with one second left on the clock. The Pioneers pulled within a touchdown 21-14 at the break.

The Pioneers would tie it up at 21-21 on their first possession of the third quarter as Jaylen McNair hit DJ Williams from 15 yards out for their second hookup of the day, with 9:19 in the third quarter.

West Virginia State would cough up the ball on their next possession as Earon Settles forced a fumble while Quintavis Twine picked it up and returned it to the Yellow Jackets one yard line. GSC then took their first lead of the day as Dominique Gibson punched it in from one yard out as the Pioneers went up 28-21 with 8:22 to play in the third.

West Virginia State would answer the Pioneers and tie it up at 28-28, third tie of the game, with 4:32 to play in the third as Matt Kinnick hit Quinton Gray from 46 yards out.

The Yellow Jackets had a chance to break the tie at the 14:49 minute mark of the fourth but WVSU's Aaron Ball missed a 42 yard field goal as we stayed tied at 28-28 with the Pioneers taking over.

GSC would give the ball right back to the Yellow Jackets as Jaylen McNair fumbled the ball with West Virginia State recovering it at their own 35 yard line. The Yellow Jackets would get points off of the Pioneers turnover as Calil Wilkins punched it in from two yards out as West Virginia State took a 34-28 lead with 11:07 to play in the game. The Yellow Jackets would miss the PAT.

The Pioneers drove the ball down to the Yellow Jackets 30 yard line but turned it over on downs after a fourth and 11 attempt with 7:04 to play in the game. But the GSC defense would make a nice stand as they forced the Yellow Jackets to punt with 4:45 to play. Glenville State started the drive with great field position at the Yellow Jackets 45 yard line.

The Pioneers drove down to the West Virginia State 25 yard line on six plays but again faced a fourth and 11. Glenville State would go for it but Jaylen McNair's pass would go through the back of the endzone as the Pioneers fell on the road to the West Virginia State Yellow Jackets, 34-28.

Glenville State gained 358 total yards on 81 plays while West Virginia State ran 67 plays and racked up 381 total yards. The Pioneers had a nice day on the ground as they racked up 195 yards rushing.

The Pioneers were 8-of-18 on third downs while the Yellow Jackets were 10-of-15. Both teams were perfect in the redzone while GSC was 4-for-4 and WVSU went 3-of-3. Both teams racked up the penalties. Glenville State was flagged 16 times for 103 yards and West Virginia State was flagged 10 times for 89 yards.

Jaylen McNair threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns as he went 16-for-35 on the day with his favorite target being DJ Williams as he caught seven passes for 93 yards and two touchdowns. Austin Ratliff hauled in four passes for 37 yards.

Dominique Gibson led the rushing attack for GSC as he carried the ball 30 times for 126 yards and two touchdowns while freshman Trevor Smith rushed for 72 yards on 12 carries.

For the Pioneers defense, Tristin Freeman led the team with eight tackles and an interception while Cory Roberts and Earon Settles each had seven tackles.

West Virginia State's Matt Kinnick threw for 227 yards and three scores as he went 20-for-32 with an interception. Quinton Gray caught nine passes for 112 yards and three touchdowns.

Calil Wilkins rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries. Darius Goode led the Yellow Jackets defense with 11 tackles on the day.

Glenville State (1-4, 0-4) will return to action this Saturday, October 7^th as they return home to Morris Stadium as they host the Mountain Lions of Concord University at 12 p.m.