DAVIS, Calif — Miles Hastings threw for 266 yards and two touchdowns to lead UC Davis to a 24-21 victory over Southern Utah on Saturday night.
Bronson Barron led Southern Utah to the UC Davis 43 before throwing an interception with 25 seconds left.
Both of Hastings' TDs came in the third quarter. His 10-yard touchdown pass to Winston Williams tied it at 14 and his 60-yarder to Lan Larison put the Aggies ahead 21-14.
Larison ran for 88 yards on 15 carries for UC Davis (2-1).
Lacarea Pleasant-Johnson intercepted a Hastings pass and returned it 59 yards into the end zone in the first quarter for Southern Utah.
Targhee Lambson's 3-yard TD run gave the Thunderbirds a 14-3 lead late in the second quarter, and his 2-yard TD run capped the scoring with 5:13 to play. Lambson finished with 149 yards rushing on 24 carries for Southern Utah (1-2).
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Game Preview:
UC Davis Aggies and Southern Utah Thunderbirds will go head-to-head tonight at 5:00 p.m. in Cedar, City Utah.
Both teams are coming off their first wins of the season after losing against FBS schools in week one.
UC Davis is 13-9 all-time against Southern Utah including a 23-21 victory last year.
UC Davis is ranked #15 in the Stats Perform Top 25 Poll and #12 in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll. Southern Utah is unranked.
Last year, the Thunderbirds, a United Athletic Conference team, finished 4th in its conference.
Game Details:
5:00 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 14 in Cedar City, Utah
Watch: The game will be live on ESPN+ streaming services
Listen: KHTK 1140
Aggies Last Week:
Last week the Aggies hosted Texas A&M - Commerce. The Aggies defeated the Lions 36-22 with a strong first half and overcame a late charge by the Lions.
Aggie quarterback Miles Hastings finished with 320 yards passing, throwing 3 touchdowns on 26 of 41 passing.
UC Davis, linebacker David Meyer was also named Big Sky Co-Defensive Player of the Week after averaging 9.5 single tackles a game, placing him first in the nation.
Running back Lan Larison also had a big game with 127 years rushing and an amazing diving catch along the sideline:
Video Recap:
UC Davis defeats Texas A&M Commerce 36-22. Here are all the highlights:
