POCATELLO –
Lan Larison amassed 264 yards on the ground and scored all three touchdowns en route to a UC Davis 21-14 victory over Idaho State Saturday afternoon in Holt Arena.
After the regular season road finale, the Aggies improve to 6-4 overall and 4-3 in Big Sky Conference play. The Bengals drop to 3-7 on the season and 3-4 in league competition.
Larison scored three rushing touchdowns for the second game in a row and for the third time this season.
The Idaho native became the first Aggie since Matt Massari to rush for over 200 yards twice in the same season. Massari posted totals of 237 and 221 in 2002.
In a clash between father and son in head coaches Dan and Cody Hawkins, the Ags totaled 268 yards on the ground of their 394 offensive yards on the game, while ISU passed for 333 and managed 410 on the afternoon.
UCD quarterback
Miles Hastings threw for 126 yards on 14-for-23 passing and
Samuel Gbatu, Jr. led the receivers with 62 yards on four catches.
Zach Kennedy was disruptive all day for the Aggie defense, registering eight total tackles, including six solo stops, four for loss and three sacks.
Kavir Bains paced the Ags with nine total tackles.
Larison scored the eventual game-winner for the Ags as he found paydirt from 23 yards out with 2:05 remaining in the game. A
Lamont Shamburger interception deep in Aggie territory sealed the victory with 26 seconds remaining.
The Aggies and Bengals concluded the half even at seven. It was a tale of two different offenses as UCD rushed for 109 yards and held ISU to just one. The Bengals did put up 252 passing yards before the intermission.
Larison accounted for the lone Aggie score in the first half as he took a direct snap and pummeled in from three yards out. He totaled 106 yards on 15 carries in the half.
ISU opened the half with a score, but after a
Jackson Cloyd interception deep in Bengal territory, Larison took another direct snap from 12-yards out to even the score at 14.
The Aggies cap off the regular season when they host Sacramento State in the Causeway Classic. The annual contest is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 18, with kickoff slated for Noon at UC Davis Health Stadium.
