MANKATO, Minnesota --Devan Daniels and Evan Lovett each broke the century mark Saturday afternoon, but Minot State fell 34-16 on the road at Minnesota State.
The Mavericks improved to 2-0 on the year and 1-0 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play, while the Beavers fell to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in conference matchups.
The Beavers got the big days from Daniels, who racked up 157 yards and one touchdowns, and Evan Lovett, who tacked on 102 yards to lead the rushing attack.
Tyler Stonebraker reeled in one catch for 30 yards.
Julian Kameristy led the Minot State defensive effort, totaling four tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one recovered fumble. Wilfredo Diaz added one interception and Jaden Fox had in the loss.
Minot State had a big showing on the ground, racking up 337 rushing yards while averaging 5.5 yards per carry and out-rushing Minnesota State by 133 yards. Minot State converted on 42.9 percent of third-down attempts on the day.
Head coach Ian Shields shared his thoughts following the week 2 matchup against Minnesota State, Mankato:
"Let me start by saying that there are no moral victories here- we had opportunities to make that outcome different and should have. We turned the ball over twice on offense, once on the 1 yard line going in. Didn't convert on 4th down twice on offense and we didn't get them off the field in some critical situations defensively. We must do a better job executing on 3rd & 4th downs to beat good people. Mankato is a quality program with a loaded roster, we have a ton of respect for them and the way they operate- they are ranked in the Top 10 for a reason and had a deep playoff run last year. I will say we played with much better effort collectively than a week ago and played more physical brand of football. There were some heroic efforts out there today on both sides of the ball, and certainly some positives to build on moving forward. We have played two excellent teams on the road to start this season and there is a lot of football in front of us. We have a resilient group of men that will no doubt be excited to finally be back home at The Herb."
How It Happened
After Minnesota State took a 7-0 lead, Minot State responded with 14:21 remaining in the second quarter to narrow the margin to 7-3.After Minnesota State scored to increase its lead to 13-3, the Beavers got on the scoreboard again to cut into the lead and make it a 13-10 game.
Minnesota State scored to increase their lead to 34-10 before Minot State answered with 1:46 remaining in the fourth quarter and closed the gap to 34-16. Neither team scored again in the game.
Game Notes
» Daniels and Evan Lovett all rushed for over 100 yards for the Beavers.
» Minnesota State outgained Minot State 416-377 in the contest.
» Minot State had their highest scoring quarter in the third period, when they put up seven points.
» Minot State converted 6 of 14 third downs while Minnesota State was successful on 5 of 11.
» The Beavers took potential points off the board by forcing two turnovers on their own half of the field.
» The Beavers didn't allow a sack in the contest.
» Minot State won the time of possession battle 36:45 to 23:15.
» Mitchell Thompson led the Mavericks passing attack, completing six of his seven attempts for 142 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
» TreShawn Watson was Minnesota State's leading receiver with 113 yards and two touchdowns.
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