SAINT JOSEPH, Missouri -- Missouri Western State fought back from a two-point halftime deficit to take down Quincy 31-16 at home on Saturday afternoon.
The triumph improved Missouri Western State's record to 4-7 on the season while the Hawks fell to 5-4.
Marrell Fountain led all Griffons rushers with 92 yards in the contest, picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Rickie Dunn also added 91 yards on the ground, averaging 8.3 yards per carry. Branden Berwald chipped in with 59 yards as well, averaging 5.9 yards per carry.
Tyler Carey pulled in four catches for 117 yards and one score.
Kienen Gaskin showed out for the Missouri Western State defense, collecting seven tackles, 1.0 TFL, one forced fumble, and one recovered fumble. Team added and Jake Leader had in the win.
The Griffons forced one turnover in Saturday's contest, with Missouri Western State turning that takeaway into seven points. Missouri Western State also had an outstanding day offensively, logging 504 total yards, 328 on the ground and 176 through the air, while averaging 6.9 yards per play and out-gaining Quincy. The Missouri Western State offense did a good job prolonging drives, converting on 53.8 percent of third-down attempts. The Griffons also went 2-for-2 on fourth down.
Defensively, Missouri Western State held up fairly well against the Quincy offensive attack, holding the Hawks to 349 total yards.
How It HappenedJMU found itself down early 9-7, but fired back to grab a 14-9 lead with :41 left in the first quarter.Quincy responded to go ahead 16-14 before the Griffons scored again on a 27-yard field goal from to retake the lead at 17-16.
Missouri Western State continued to increase its lead, scoring again with 11:42 left in the fourth quarter to go up 24-16.The Griffons continued to increase their advantage, scoring again to go ahead 31-16. Neither team scored again in the game.
Game Notes» Missouri Western State outgained Quincy 504-349, including a 328-64 advantage on the ground.
» Missouri Western State had their highest scoring quarter in the fourth period, when they put up 14 points.
» Missouri Western State converted 7 of 13 third downs while Quincy was successful on 1 of 11.
» Spencer Sprenger punted one times for the Griffons with an average of 50 yards per punt.
» Missouri Western State went 2-for-2 on fourth down, converting on 100 percent of attempts.
» Missouri Western State won the time of possession battle 35:53 to 24:07.
» The Griffons ended the game on a high note, scoring 17 unanswered points to close out the contest.
» Drake Davis led the Hawks passing attack, completing 20 of his 41 attempts for 285 yards and one touchdown.
» Teon Dollard was Quincy's leading receiver with 63 yards and one touchdown.
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