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First-Half Outburst Helps A-State Beat Cajuns, 47-3

JONESBORO, Ark. – Justice Hansen tossed a pair of first-half touchdowns and rushed for another as Arkansas State built a 34-3 lead at halftime and defeated the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, 47-3, in a Sun Belt Conference game Thursday night at Centennial Bank Stadium.

Hansen, who completed 23 of 37 passes for 275 yards while adding 121 yards on the ground on 13 carries, tossed a 44-yard strike to Justin McInnis early in the second quarter before scoring on a 20-yard TD run and adding a 6-yard TD pass to McInnis as Arkansas State (4-2, 3-0 SBC) outgained Louisiana (3-4, 2-2 SBC), 318-157, in the first half.