Defense Stands Tall in Dramatic Win over ODU

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Shawn Collins BOONE, N.C. — The main takeaways from App State Football's dramatic 28-20 win against Old Dominion on Saturday: the Mountaineers produced plenty of big ones.

App State's defense recovered three fumbles and sealed the victory with a fourth turnover via Zyeir Gamble's last-minute interception against the Monarchs, who led 17-7 in the second quarter but added only a chip-shot field goal the rest of the way. A fourth-and-short stop also was part of a strong defensive effort that included five sacks from the Mountaineers (4-4, 2-3 Sun Belt) in front of 34,954 fans at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

Joey Aguilar's four touchdown passes resulted in scores by Kaedin Robinson, Dalton…