MINOT, N.D. -- Junior Lavante Bushnell caught six passes for 81 yards and two touchdowns, but No. 1 Minnesota State defeated Minot State 62-13 on Saturday in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference game at Blakeslee Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Minnesota State got on the scoreboard first when JD Ekowa connected with Shane Zylstra on a 36-yard scoring strike at the 10:24 mark of the first quarter
• The Mavericks increased the lead to 11-0 when Casey Bednarski hit a 53-yard field goal at the 7:59 mark of the first quarter
• Minot State got its first points of the afternoon when Ben Bolinske connected with Lavante Bushnell on a 13-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 11-6 with 3:23 to play in the first quarter
• Ian Pribyl scored from a yard out early in the second quarter to increase the Minnesota State lead to 18-6
• Minnesota State pushed the lead to 25-6 on a JD Ekowa 12-yard TD pass to Tyler Schmidt
• Ryan Schlichte found Shane Zylstra from five yards out to up the Mavericks lead to 32-6 with 4:42 to play before halftime
• Ben Bolinske connected for his second TD pass of the day to Lavante Bushnell, this one from 10 yards out, to cut the lead to 32-13
• Minnesota State answered with a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Justin Taomina giving the Mavericks a 39-13 lead at halftime
• Minnesota State scored 23 points in the third quarter to increase the lead to 62-13
• Neither team scored in the fourth quarter

BEAVER TRACKS

• Lavante Bushnell caught six passes for 81 yards and a pair of touchdowns
• Lavante Bushnell had his second two-touchdown game of the season as he also caught a pair of scores against Minnesota Crookston
• Ben Bolinske was 12-of-19 for 94 yards and two touchdowns
• Kylar Sharp was 4-of-6 for 57 yards
• Lane Torgerson had 35 yards rushing to lead the Beavers
• Ben Bolinske finished with 30 yards on the ground
• Kaydn Sharp and Demond Short each had three receptions
• JoseLuis Moreno averaged 43.8 yards on eight punts
• Kiante Goudeau and Kywan Owens each had 12 tackles to lead the Beavers
• Kiante Goudeau and Connor Huston each had a tackle for loss​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

TEAM NOTES

• Minot State is 1-6 overall and 1-6 in the NSIC
• Minot State had 11 first downs and 241 yards of total offense
• Minot State had only one turnover on the day

UP NEXT
Minot State will return to action on Saturday (Oct. 20) when it hosts Wayne State at 1 p.m. in Herb Parker Stadium