LIVINGSTON, Ala. -- Jordan Graddy's interception ended Delta State University's (0-7, 0-5 GSC) final drive and sealed a 17-14 win for the University of West Alabama (5-2, 2-2 GSC), on Saturday at Tiger Stadium.

The Statesmen had a chance to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter only to see Taylor Crabtree miss a 33-yard field goal attempt with 7:30 left in the contest.
 
Delta State had one final offensive possession with 1:32 left in the fourth, but on second down at the DSU 45, a Patrick Shegog pass tipped off the hands of the intended receiver and into a Graddy's arms to end the drive.
 
Kelon Wilson scored both Statesmen touchdowns on the ground but it was a Jordan Bennett 39-yard field early in the fourth quarter that proved to be the difference for UWA.

THE BASICS

Score: West Alabama 17, Delta State 14
Records:  Tigers (5-2, 2-2 GSC), Statesmen (0-7, 0-5 GSC)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 | 2:00 p.m. Kickoff | TOG: 3:08
Location: Tigers Stadium (Livingston, Ala.) | Attendance: 3,872
Series: Statesmen lead 36-26-3
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Derrick Underwood scored on a two-yard touchdown run to cap off a 10-play, 65-yard opening drive to give West Alabama an early 7-0 lead.
• The Statesmen tied the game when Wilson raced in from five yards to finish an eight-play, 46-yard drive with 2:47 showing on the first quarter clock.
• Qua Boyd caught a 10-yard scoring strike from Harry Satterwhite for the only score of the second quarter and a 14-7 lead for the Tigers
• Wilson scored for the second time on a one-yard run to tie the game at 14 with 1:41 remaining in the third quarter.
• The Statesmen had a golden chance to tie the game only to see Crabtree's 33-yard field attempt miss the mark with 7:30 to go in the fourth quarter.
• Jordan Bennett gave the Tigers the lead for good, connecting on a 39-yard field with 12:33 to play in the final stanza.

 
OFFENSIVE NOTEABLES:

• Shegog completed 22-of-40 passes for 208 yards, completing passes to 11 different receivers.
• Wilson had 11 rushes for 32 yards along with a pair two touchdown runs.
• Tyler Harrell led the DSU receivers with five catches for 66 yards followed by Brandon Rogers with four grabs for 28 yards.
• Benji Galbraith and John McGinnis had three catches apiece for 23 and 31 yards, respectively.
• UWA's Satterwhite completed 24-of-40 passes for 264 yards.
• Christian Saulsberry led all receivers with a game-high 10 catches for 122 yards.

 
DEFENSIVE NOTEABLES:

• Ovenson Cledanord registered nine tackles, seven solo stops and had two tackles for loss and David Herrington also had nine stops to lead the Statesmen defense.
• Chandler Ector had five tackles and has notched 204 career tackles with three games left in the season.
• Brandon Tillman and Dante Williams each had eight tackles.
• The Statesmen defense held UWA to 264 yards of offense and a season-low 42 yards rushing.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTEABLES:

• Cody Mills punted seven times for 39.9-yard average with a long of 53 and one punt downed inside the UWA 20.
• Crabtree made both his extra points, but missed on a 33-yard field goal attempt with 7:30 to play in the fourth quarter.  

 
OTHER NOTEABLES:

• The Statesmen still hold a 36-26-3 lead in the all-time series but have lost the last four games in the series to the Tigers.
• Delta State is 0-6 for the first time since 1997.

UP NEXT:

• The Statesmen take next week off before hosting Shorter University on Thurs., Oct. 25 at Parker Field-McCool Stadium at 6 p.m. The game will be featured on ESPN 3 as the GSC TV game of the week.