MARYSVILLE, Mo. (KSNT) — The Hornets drop their first game of the season.
No. 8 Emporia State (8-1, 6-1 MIAA) fell to No. 11 Northwest Missouri on the road, 58-14.
After the Bearcats started the scoring with a 40-yard field goal, Northwest Missouri’s Cody Simoncic would recover a fumble from Ethan Schultze for a touchdown to take an early 10-0 lead.
With just 31 seconds remaining in the first quarter, Jamison Sarver would connect with Trenden Collins for 44 yards and a touchdown to cut the Bearcat lead to 10-7.
Northwest Missouri would open the second with a 12-yard rushing score to give them a 10-point lead.
After a five-yard pass from Sarver to Schultze, another Schultze fumble would see the ball recovered for another Bearcat touchdown, making the score 24-7.
A 35-yard rush in the half’s final three minutes would see Emporia State facing a 31-7 deficit at the half.
To start the third quarter, Sarver’s pass would be picked off and returned for a touchdown by Northwest Missouri’s David Jacquez.
A two-yard rushing score from the Bearcats a few minutes later would make things 45-7.
Sarver would connect with Schultze for a 13-yard touchdown to score for the first time in the second half, trailing 45-14.
A 65-yard touchdown run would make the Bearcats lead 52-14, and the score would remain the same to close out the third quarter.
Northwest Missouri would open up the fourth with a 51-yard touchdown pass to increase their lead to 59-14.
The Hornets will return home Nov. 7 to host Washburn for the Turnpike Tussle. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
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