Dover, DE--Howard again showed its will to win late in games when the it combined a 92-yard fourth quarter drive and a key drive-stopping interception to turn back a pesky Delaware State 17-10 in a hard-fought Mid-Eastern Athletic Conferenec at Alumni Stadium,
 
For the second straight week, the Bison (4-4 overall, 2-0 in the MEAC) found itself in a battle. Last week, it was a n interception at the goal line that stopped a potential game-winning drive and secured the 27-23 victory.
 
This week, it was the Hornets (1-7 overall, 0-2 in the MEAC) have struggled all season but found some confidence in the rivals.
 
The Delaware State head coach Lee Hull, in his first season at the helm, previous coached at Howard where he served as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator.  The familiarity showed as Delaware State went to roto tow against the defending MEAC co-champions.
 
Following a back-and-forth match that ended in a scoreless first quarter, the Bison final got on the board when graduate quarterback Quinton Williams connected with senior Kasey Hawthorne to cap off 75-yards drive of four plays at the 11:28 mark of the second stanza.
 
Delaware State countered with a short run of 11 yards Marquis Gillis.
 
The Bison took the lead again on 39-yard field goal by sophomore Aaron Bickerton, who is 7 for 7 on the season.
 
It gave the Bison a 10-7 lead going into the half.
 
Delaware State evened the score when Nathan Wilson capped off a 12-play, 57-yards drive with a 34-yard field at the 6:24 mark on the third period.
 
The Hornets would not score again.  Feeling a sense of urgency, the Bison responded in championship fashion, embarking on a 15-play, 92-yards drive that consumed almost eight minutes off the clock.  Most of the damage was done Hunter who accounted for 47 of the years.  The senior running back from Mineral Springs, VA, finished with 82 yards on 20 carries and two receptions for 20 yards on the day.
 
Hunter capped off the long, rime-consuming drive a one-yard run at the 9:10 mark,
 
The Hornets, however, refused to go away.  They put together an eight-play drive and moved the ball smartly down to the Bison 34.  But on a first and 20 from the Howard 24, the Hornets tried a flea flicker.  But the alert Bison, Ray Williams, in particluar, was not fooled and made the play of the game, picking the pass of and returning it the Howard 34.  From there, Hunter put the game away with his power runs.