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Eagles hit the end of the road
Turnovers doom GSU in semifinal defeat
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Delaware running back Andrew Pierce (30) eludes Georgia Southern safety Derek Heyden (4) and looks to get past cornerback Carson Hill (24) on a 18-yard gain in the fourth quarter of Delaware's 27-10 win Saturday in Newark. - photo by Associated Press
NEWARK, Del. — Delaware beat Georgia Southern with its own game. The Blue Hens controlled the clock, pieced together extended scoring drives, iced the game by running the football and knocked the Eagles out of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs with a 27-10 win in the semifinals Saturday at Delaware Stadium. The Eagles did all of those things too, except their drives ended in turnovers instead of points.
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