DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Cam'Ron Ransom passed for 172 yards and three touchdowns Saturday afternoon as Bethune-Cookman Football captured a home-opening 35-9 win over Edward Waters at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida.
 
With Bethune-Cookman (1-3) up 14-6 at the half, the Wildcats scored 21 unanswered in the third quarter to open up a 35-6 advantage over the Division II Tigers from Jacksonville.
 
A three-play, 84-yard drive in the third quarter saw Khamani Robinson escape from the Edward Waters (3-1) defense and scampered 75 yards for his first touchdown of the season. The extra point from Juan Dominguez was good, and the Cats led 21-6 with 9:21 left in the third quarter.
 
Redshirt senior quarterback Cam'Ron Ransom then engineered a five-play, 92-yard drive to increase the Wildcats lead.
 
After four Scott runs, Ransom connected with Huggins on a short pass to the sideline at the Wildcats 28 yard line, allowing the speedy Maleek Huggins to race down the sideline 82 yards for the longest scoring play of the campaign for the Maroon and Gold.
 
Three plays later, Edward Waters quarterback and former Southern (La.) quarterback Noah Bodden was picked off at the Naim Lassiter at the EWU 40 yard line and returned to the end zone for the third score of the period. It is the second time in as many games the Wildcats have scored 21 or more points in a quarter, after posting 28 a week ago in the fourth away to South Carolina State.
 
With the Cats up 35-6, EWU added a 41-yard field goal from Ryan Gagne after the Tigers embarked upon a drive that spanned 67 yards on 17 plays and took just over nine minutes off the clock stemming from the end of the third quarter. That allowed the visitors to produce the final 35-9 score line.
 
The Wildcats opened the scoring in the first quarter following a punt of just 13 yards from Gagne. Bethune-Cookman then used just five yards to score the game's opening touchdown with Ransom linking up with Huggins for a 20-yard strike and score.
 
In the second quarter, B-CU made it 14-0 with a three-play, 45-yard drive finishing with Ransom connecting with Alihaja Scott Jr. for a nine-yard score through the air.
 
EWU scored its opening touchdown in the second when the Tigers used a long eight-play, 75-yard drive that took just two minutes off the clock as Bodden hit Makai Lovett for a 23-yard score. The extra point was missed to make it 14-6.
 
Edward Waters was led on the day by Bodden with an 18-for-38 passing performance for 167 yards and a touchdown. The defense was sparked by Jaylen Brown with 10 tackles, including two quarterback sacks.
 
The Cats offense was paced by Huggins with 177 yards receiving, while Ransom finished with 172 yards passing on 10 of 20 and three touchdowns. Robinson added a game-high 114 yards rushing and a score via the ground. The defense was headlined by Cornellious Bass with nine tackles and a sack. Lassiter had one pick as did teammates Matthew McKenzie and Johnny Harris III.
 
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