North Carolina A&T beats Elon 14-7

ELON, N.C. (AP) Kwashaun Quick threw a touchdown and Tarik Cohen ran for another as North Carolina A&T held on to beat Elon 14-7 on Saturday. Quick completed

ELON, N.C. (AP) Kwashaun Quick threw a touchdown and Tarik Cohen ran for another as North Carolina A&T held on to beat Elon 14-7 on Saturday.

Quick completed 10 of 18 passes for 94 yards and also rushed for 82 yards for the Aggies (2-1, 1-1). Cohen carried 23 times for 96 yards.

Quick connected with Denzel Keyes from 12 yards for the game's first score with 1:27 left before the break and the Aggies led 7-0.

After missing two field goal attempts in the first half, Elon tied it up 7-7 on a 16-yard touchdown run by quarterback Connor Christiansen early in the fourth quarter.

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The Aggies broke into the lead again with Cohen's 13-yard touchdown run with 5:22 to play and held on for the win.

Christiansen finished with 143 yards on 19-of-32 passing for the Phoenix (1-2, 0-1). The Aggies held Elon to just 88 yards rushing.

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