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MVSU Final
20
Winner Mississippi Valley State MVS 2-3 , 1-1
14
Bethune-Cookman B-C 0-6 , 0-3
Winner
Mississippi Valley State MVS
2-3 , 1-1
20
Final
14
Bethune-Cookman B-C
0-6 , 0-3
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
MVS Mississippi Valley State 7 0 0 13 20
B-C Bethune-Cookman 6 8 0 0 14

Game Recap: Football |

@BCUGRIDIRON Falls On Homecoming To Mississippi Valley State, 20-14

The Basics
Score: Mississippi State 20 - Bethune-Cookman 14
Record MVSU (2-3, 1-1 SWAC), B-CU (0-6, 0-3 SWAC)
Location: Daytona Beach, Fla.(Daytona Stadium)

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The Bethune-Cookman football program fell on homecoming to Mississippi Valley State University 20-14 on Saturday evening.

Unlike previous weeks the Wildcats started fast and got on the board first on a 3-yard TD pass by Devin Black to tightend Taron Mallard making the score 6-0 after a failed extra-point.

MVSU took the ensuingkickoff and drove it 71-yards on 10-plays capped off by a touchdown pass when Jalani Eason found Datavious Porter on a 22-yard strike making the score 7-6.

Just before the end of the half B-CU retook the lead when Black found Kemari Averett in the back of the endzone for a seven-yard touchdown giving Bethune-Cookman a 14-7 lead going into the locker rooms.

The Delta Devils would tie the game on the the first play of the 4th quarter when Caleb Johnson plunged it in from one yard out making the score 14-14.

MVSU capitalized on a turnover by the Wildcats and took the lead 20-14 when Johnson scored his second touchdown of the game, this time a 14-yard touchdown run.

Bethune-Cookman had a chance to tie the game late but were turned aware at the one yard-line by a stingy Mississippi Valley State defense, sealing the victory.

Turning Point
After driving the ball deep into MVSU territory, B-CU was unable to punch it in from the four-yardline.

Individual Leaders
Offensively Bethune-Cookman was led by Black who finished with 307 yards passing and two touchdowns. Que-shaun Byrd led B-CU with eight catches for 145 yards while Averett finished with five catches for 139 yards and a touchdown.

Defensively, Untareo Johnson had a game-high 14 tackles.

Wildcat punter Benjamen Lennon punted the ball six times for an avg. of 43.6 while pinning the Delta Devils inside the 20-yardline one time.

> Bethune-Cookman outgained Mississippi Valley State 479-360
> B-CU averaged 6.8 yards per rush
> The Wildcats passed for 322 yards to the Delta Devils 137
> B-CU lost the TOP battle 38:00 to 17:00

Next Up
Bethune-Cookman returns to action next Saturday, Oct. 16 as they welcome SWAC member Prairie View A&M University. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and will be streamed on the CatEye Network.
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