ITTA BENA, Mississippi --Mississippi Valley State mounted a six-play, 75-yard drive, culminating in a 35-yard touchdown reception from to with 2:11 left in the ballgame, as Prairie View A&M lost 28-27 in heartbreaking fashion to the Delta Devils on Saturday afternoon at Rice-Totten Stadium.
The Delta Devils improved to 2-4 on the year and 1-1 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the Panthers fell to 2-4 overall and 2-1 in conference matchups.
Tevin Carter paced the Panthers rushing attack by accumulating 94 yards and two touchdowns over the course of the game, averaging 4.5 yards per carry. Jahbari Kuykendall also added 61 yards on the ground, averaging 6.1 yards per carry.
Rodny Ojo reeled in six catches for 26 yards and one score.
Aaron Woodard paced the Prairie View A&M defensive effort, collecting one recovered fumble. Team added and Jalen O'Neal had in the loss.
Both Prairie View A&M and Mississippi Valley State forced one turnover in Saturday's contest, with Prairie View A&M turning that takeaway into seven points.
Defensively, Prairie View A&M held up fairly well against the Mississippi Valley State offensive attack, holding the Delta Devils to 306 total yards.
How It Happened
Prairie View A&M got on the scoreboard first and took a 7-0 lead on the game's first drive.The Panthers then followed with another score to expand the lead to 10-0.
Prairie View A&M continued to extend its lead, scoring again with 12:18 left in the second quarter to go on top 17-0.The Panthers kept building their advantage, scoring again to go up 24-0.
Prairie View A&M continued to increase its lead after Mississippi Valley State made it a 24-21 game, scoring again with 5:27 left in the fourth quarter make the score 27-21. Prairie View A&M didn't score again and Mississippi Valley State tacked on seven more points to finish off the scoring.
Game Notes
» Mississippi Valley State outgained Prairie View A&M 306-258 in the contest.
» Prairie View A&M had their highest scoring quarter in the second period, when they put up 14 points.
» Prairie View A&M converted 5 of 14 third downs while Mississippi Valley State was successful on 6 of 13.
» Prairie View A&M went 1-for-2 on fourth down, converting on 50 percent of attempts.
» The Panthers didn't allow a sack in the contest.
» Prairie View A&M got off to a great start in the contest, putting 24 unanswered points on the board before Mississippi Valley State could respond.
» Carter completed 65.2% of his passes on the day, going 15-for-23.
