STATESBORO, Ga. – Shai Werts and Wesley Fields each ran for two scores as Georgia Southern posted 295 yards on the ground in earning a 48-13 Sun Belt Conference football victory over the University of South Alabama Saturday at Allen E. Paulson Stadium.
Werts carried 10 times for 85 yards, tacking on another touchdown through the air — he was 5-of-8 passing for an additional 99 yards — to help the Eagles improve to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the league. Fields recorded 81 on yards on 13 attempts while Monteo Garrett rushed for a game-high 91 yards as GS averaged just under seven yards per carry.