BALTIMORE, Md. – The Hampton University football team took a late lead Saturday afternoon at Hughes Stadium, but Morgan State staged a comeback to win 30-27 and snap the Pirates' three-game winning streak.

The Pirates fell to 3-6 overall on the season and 3-2 in MEAC play.

Morgan State led 23-20 early in the fourth quarter, but the Pirates drove 76 yards in six plays, taking a 27-23 lead after senior running back Antwon Chisholm (Belle Glade, Fla.) busted out a 58-yard touchdown run.

It was the third straight score of the second half for Hampton.

Morgan State only scored once in the second half, but it came with 26 seconds left in regulation after Nate Ingram caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Robert Council to give the Bears a 30-27 lead.

The Bears (3-6, 3-2 MEAC) took control early, scoring twice in the first quarter. Morgan State found the endzone first, when Council ran in from a yard out with 6:27 left in the quarter to put the Bears up 7-0. A 23-yard field goal form Chris Moller put Morgan State up 10-0 at the 2:02 mark.

The Pirates responded early in the second quarter, picking up their first score of the game with 14:02 left in the half, when freshman quarterback Bryan Bailey (Woodruff, S.C.) hit redshirt-freshman Twarn Mixson (Charlotte, N.C.) from 25 yards out to cap a 7-play, 76-yard drive and cut the lead to 10-7.

Bailey has at least one touchdown pass in each of his four starts this season.

Morgan State answered on the ensuing kickoff, which Tubotein Taylor took 93 yards for the touchdown to put the Bears up 17-7. The Bears then went up 23-7 with 10:14 left in the half after an 11-yard scoring run from Lamont Brown.

Sophomore Jorrian Washington (Los Angeles, Calif.) gave the Pirates momentum early in the second half, taking the ball 88 yards for the score on the first play from scrimmage. The PAT failed, though, and Morgan State led 23-13.

Freshman Marcus Hampton (Williamstown, N.J.) later added a 31-yard touchdown run, cutting the lead to 23-20 with 12:06 left in the third quarter. It was the second of three straight scores in the second half.

Washington led the Pirates with 137 rushing yards on 15 carries, averaging 9.1 yards per carry. Bailey completed 10 of his 23 passes for 180 yards and a score. Chisholm was the Pirates' leading receiver, catching two passes for 55 yards.

In all, the Pirates amassed 457 yards of total offense.

Senior defensive back Carvin Johnson (New Orleans, La.) led the Pirates defense with 14 tackles, while senior defensive back Justin Blake (Piscataway, N.J.) added 11 tackles and a forced fumble. Senior linebacker Delbert Tyler (Monroeville, Pa.) tacked on 1.5 sacks.

Sophomore defensive end Miles Grooms (Richmond, Va.) added a sack and three quarterback hurries.

The Pirates will return to Armstrong Stadium on Saturday to take on North Carolina Central at 1 p.m. For more information on Hampton University football, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.