VALDOSTA, Ga. --- The Mississippi College football team dropped a road game to Valdosta State University, 55-3, on Saturday night at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium.

The Choctaws fell to 0-7 on the season with an 0-5 record in the Gulf South Conference, while the Blazers improved to 2-3 with a 2-2 mark in league play.
 

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TURNING POINT
- With 8:18 remaining in the second quarter, the Blazers held a 13-3 advantage and had just picked off an MC pass. Three plays later, a VSU pass headed towards the end zone appeared to be on its way into the hands of an MC defender but was deflected into the arms of Lio'undre Gallimore for a touchdown, extending the lead to 20-3.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Blazers got on the board first with a touchdown, cashing in on a 10-play, 81-yard drive that finished with a 29-yard scoring run by quarterback Rogan Wells on 3rd and 8.
- MC would answer on their next possession, holding onto the ball for 7:25 and going 73 yards on 17 plays for a 19-yard field goal by junior Greg Nickles.
- Valdosta would score another touchdown on their next possession and would not look back on their way to a big victory in the GSC-TV/ESPN3 Game of the Week.
 

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KEY STATS
- Senior Reggie Bennett led the Choctaws with seven tackles, including six solo stops on the night.
- Junior Colton Magee had four tackles and a tackle for loss, while seniors Chris Manning and Jahmaad Harrell each had six tackles.
- The Choctaws rushed for 136 yards in the game, led by 64 from junior Tiberias Lampkin.
- Junior Alizee Chubbs added 41 rushing yards, while junior Ja'Moz Mark caught two passes for a team-high 35 yards.
- Wells led the VSU offense with 158 passing yards and three touchdowns, also rushing for 30 yards and a score.
- The Blazers boasted a balanced offense with 245 rushing yards and 239 passing yards.
- Malik Slater led the defense with nine tackles in the contest.
 

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GAME NOTES
- This was the 18th all-time meeting between the two schools and Valdosta State now holds the series lead, 9-8-1.
- This was the second game the Choctaws have played in the State of Georgia this season, falling to Clark Atlanta in overtime in the season opener.
 

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NEXT UP
- The Choctaws will come back to Clinton for "Homecoming" next Saturday, hosting West Georgia at 3:00 p.m. at Robinson-Hale Stadium.
 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC is recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and will be competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.

The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.

For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.