Jermaine Corbett helps Merrimack beat Morgan State 32-24

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jermaine Corbett returned the kickoff for a 100-yard touchdown and he added a go-ahead score with three minutes left to help Merrimack beat Morgan State 32-24 on Saturday.

Merrimack took a 14-0 lead after Kendal Sims blocked a punt and Ayden Pereira ran it in for a touchdown with 10:57 left in the second quarter. Lliam Davis extended the score to 17-0 when he kicked a career-long 51-yard field goal.

Davis added another field goal from 41 yards out with 58 seconds left before halftime for a 20-3 lead. Then, back-to-back sacks from Nick Lenon and Jay Thompson closed out the half.

But Morgan State cut it to 20-17 with 34 seconds left in the third quarter, and then took its first lead of the game after a short touchdown run with 6:38 left in the fourth.

Corbett scored for the second time in the game with 3:05 left, and the 2-point attempt failed to keep it at 29-24. Morgan State drove four times into its own territory and Davis kicked another 39-yard field goal for an eight-point lead with 36 seconds remaining.

Pereira completed 5 of 8 passes for 65 yards and gained 66 yards rushing on 11 carries for Merrimack (2-4).

Duce Taylor completed 24 of 31 passes for 186 yards for Morgan State (3-4).