W. Kentucky 52, Morehead St. 12

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	14	20
Total Yards	246	382
Passing	207	192
Rushing	39	190
Penalties	4-29	7-67
3rd Down Conversions	5-17	5-12
4th Down Conversions	0-1	2-3
Turnovers	4	2
Possession	33:18	26:42

Air/Ground Leaders
Morehead State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Yost 16/34 207 2 3	Western Kentucky Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Black 5/6 135 2 0 Wolke 6/10 57 1 1
Morehead State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Cornelius 9 34 0 9 Fitzpatrick 6 20 0 7	Western Kentucky Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Hayden 16 151 1 25 Booker 10 31 0 14
Morehead State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Gibson 4 105 1 51 Fitzpatrick 5 61 1 21	Western Kentucky Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Hamilton 7 134 2 84 Gaebler 3 44 1 15

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				MORE	WKU
	TD	13:49	Erick Fitzpatrick 15 Yd Pass From Brian Yost (Two-Point Conversion Failed)	6	0
	TD	09:07	Tyrell Hayden 16 Yd Run (Chris James Kick)	6	7
	TD	03:12	Curtis Hamilton 84 Yd Pass From K.J. Black (Chris James Kick)	6	14
SECOND QUARTER				MORE	WKU
	FG	12:09	Chris James 38 Yd	6	17
	TD	09:32	Curtis Hamilton 67 Yd Punt Return (Chris James Kick)	6	24
	TD	02:57	Jake Gaebler 15 Yd Pass From David Wolke (Chris James Kick)	6	31
	TD	01:18	Alonzo Higgins 41 Yd Fumble Return (Chris James Kick)	6	38
THIRD QUARTER				MORE	WKU
	TD	11:33	David Wolke 4 Yd Run (Chris James Kick)	6	45
	TD	03:25	Curtis Hamilton 15 Yd Pass From K.J. Black (Chris James Kick)	6	52
FOURTH QUARTER				MORE	WKU
	TD	02:25	Dontae Gibson 51 Yd Pass From Brian Yost (Two-Point Conversion Failed)	12	52

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Western Kentucky scored 24 points in the second quarter en route to a 52-12 victory over Morehead State on Saturday.

The Hilltoppers (7-4) forced the Eagles (7-4) into four turnovers, and ran up 382 yards of total offense. The Eagles struck first, recovering their own onside kick to open the game. Morehead State scored four plays later on a 15-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Brian Yost to junior running back Erick Fitzpatrick for a 6-0 lead.

Western Kentucky would take the lead on their next possession by way of a 16-yard touchdown run by sophomore running back Tyrell Hayden.

It was an historic day for senior wide receiver Curtis Hamilton and senior place-kicker Chris James. Hamilton caught seven balls for 134 yards and two touchdowns, and in the process became the Hilltoppers all-time leader in career receiving yards with 2,251, breaking the old mark held by Jay Davis from 1968-71.

Hamilton broke the record on a 7-yard completion with 5:13 left in the third quarter. Hamilton already owns the career receptions record, which he broke last week against Troy.

James became the program's all-time leader in points with 290, passing the old record of 286 points by Willie Taggart from 1995-98.

Tyrell Hayden capped the game with 16 carries for 151 yards and a touchdown.

Yost went 16-of-34 for 207 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions. The Eagles were held to 246 yards of total offense.