back-to-back kills to give A&M its final lead, 16-15.

TROY, Ala. -- The Arkansas State Red Wolves used big plays, smothering defense and a well-executed gamble to prove they are still the team to beat in the Sun Belt Conference.Chris Humes caught a 31-yard pass on a fake punt and recovered a fumble in the end zone to help Arkansas State upset Troy 35-3 on Thursday night.The Red Wolves (6-4, 6-0) gained the inside track for a fifth league title in six years after starting the season 0-4.Four days earlier, Troy (8-2, 5-1; No. 25 AP) had become the first ranked Sun Belt team after winning seven straight games. But the leagues top scoring offense committed five turnovers and couldnt reach the end zone.We took it very, very personally, said Arkansas State defensive end Chris Odom, who forced the fumble that led to Humes touchdown. Top 25, they thought they were already No. 1 in the conference. They felt like they had already won the Sun Belt title.Well, they had to go through us tonight and we showed them how we play.Arkansas State has won 15 straight conference games. The first Sun Belt team to start 8-1, Troy scored first but wound up losing to the Red Wolves for the fourth straight year.They came in here as champions and theyre leaving as champions, Trojans coach Neal Brown said. We havent earned that yet.Humes had a big role in two straight touchdowns. Arkansas State turned a fake punt into a 7-3 halftime lead. Cam Echols-Luper took the punt snap and hit a wide open Humes, who raced down the left sideline to inside Troys 10.Three plays later, Justice Hansen hit a leaping Kendall Sanders in the back of the end zone for a 9-yard touchdown. The Red Wolves at one point had more punts (7) than completions (6).Humes recovered a fumble in the end zone on the first play of the second half after Odom knocked the ball loose from quarterback Brandon Silvers. It was one of many plays by the defense that Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson said came up as big as you possibly can.That was about as complete a game defensively as you can play from beginning to end, Anderson said. They came up aces. We all knew they were capable of it.Hansen started slow but completed a few balls downfield in the second half. He finished 13 of 24 for 149 yardsSilvers was 20 of 39 for 207 yards with two interceptions. The Sun Belts leading rusher, Jordan Chunn, was limited to 51 yards on 16 carries.THE TAKEAWAYArkansas State: Has won 18 of its last 21 Sun Belt road games. Gained 126 yards in the first half and 262 in the second. JaVon Rolland-Jones tied the Sun Belt career record with his 26th sack.Troy: The Trojans had only lost four fumbles all season, but twice coughed up the ball in Arkansas State territory before halftime and fared worse the third time. An offense that came in averaging 474 yards and 38.1 points was held to 262 yards.QB PRESSURE: Troy allowed two sacks after coming in having given up a nations best three in nine games.POLL IMPLICATIONSThe Trojans had only a few days to celebrate being in the Top 25 , but are still having their best season in years.UP NEXTArkansas State faces Louisiana-Lafayette in the second of three straight Sun Belt road games.Troy visits Sun Belt opponent Texas State trying to regroup. Bert Campaneris Athletics Jersey . The defence is doing its part, too. Drew Brees threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and the guys on the other side made sure that was enough, sending the Saints to a 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. Dustin Fowler Athletics Jersey . Giroud, who wasnt in the starting lineup for two matches after allegations about his private life and a decline in form, scored twice in the first half. 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Kiara McGee, who led all players with a career-high 21 kills for the match, had seven kills in the frame, including the set-winning kill as the Aggies used a 6-1 run to close out the set. Florida State used a 6-0 run to take a 10-8 in the second set, but A&M chipped away and eventually took an 18-16 lead.The Seminoles used a kill down the block and an A&M attack error to even the score at 18-18 before the Aggies scored six unanswered points, including back-to-back blocks by Jazzmin Babers and Stephanie Aiple to be serving for the set, 24-18.FSU, which was outhit .300 to .034 in the stanza, ended the run with a kill before McGee countered with the set-clinching kill, giving the Aggies a 2-0 lead in the match. Texas A&M used a 5-0 spurt to take a 10-9 lead in the third set, but FSU regained the lead at 12-11 as an Aggie attack sailed long. The Seminoles, who outhit A&M .267 to .129 in the set, continued to pull away, eventually building a 23-15 advantage.Kaitlyn Blake then got two kills and two blocks during a 5-1 A&M run, which also included a kill by freshman Kiana Peroff that pulled the Aggies within 24-20. FSU, however, got a kill on the ensuing play to take the set, 25-20.There were 13 ties and six lead changes in the fourth set with A&M building its largest lead at 14-11, forcing FSU to call a timeout. The Seminoles followed witth a 4-0 run to take a 15-14 lead.dddddddddddd Texas A&M then called a timeout before Blake and McGee posted back-to-back kills to give A&M its final lead, 16-15.FSU, which outhit A&M .222 to .174 in the set, reeled off five consecutive points to build its largest lead, 20-16. A&M managed to cut the lead to 21-19 following a Seminole service error and a kill by Emily Hardesty, but it was the closest the Aggies could get. An A&M service error followed by an FSU ace put the Seminoles up, 23-19. The teams then traded points for the remainder of the set as FSU evened the match a two sets apiece.Other than a McGee kill to start the fifth set, the Seminoles held the lead the entire frame following a 5-0 run to go up 5-1.The Aggies, who were outhit .533 to .000, got within 9-7 but could get no closer. FSU went on to outscore the Aggies, 6-1, to close out the match, with A&M committing three consecutive hitting errors to end the contest. Hardesty finished the match with 14 kills for the Aggies, and Blake and Babers added 13 and 12 kills, respectively.Aiple posted a double-double with 51 assists and 11 digs, while libero Amy Nettles led all players with 17 digs. FSU was led by Milica Kubura and Christina Ambrose, who posted 13 kills apiece. Melanie Keil had 12 blocks to lead the Seminoles to a 17.5 to 8 advantage in team blocks.The Aggies return to the court Friday at 7 p.m. (CT) to face No. 6 Minnesota in what will be the Aggies third ranked opponent in the last four matches. ' ' '