CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College football team dropped their 2017 "Homecoming" game on Saturday afternoon, falling to #24 West Georgia by a score of 28-0, in a weather-shortened game at Robinson-Hale Stadium.

The Choctaws (0-8, 0-6 GSC) and the Wolves (6-2, 3-2 GSC) saw their contest delayed with 1:15 remaining in the third quarter, and the game was not able to be resumed as UWG was declared the winner.
 

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TURNING POINT
- The Choctaw defense started the game strong, forcing three total turnovers and holding the Wolves scoreless for the first 23 minutes of the game. With 6:58 remaining in the second quarter, Willie Candler found Brooks Shannon for a 37-yard touchdown pass, and UWG would not look back on their way to the win.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- MC's defense came out on a mission over the first five drives, forcing three punts along with senior Chris Manning picking off his second pass of the season and junior Colton Magee recovering a fumble forced by junior Kaleb Coleman.
- The Choctaws also blocked a punt as red-shirt freshman Dalton Frederick came free for the big play, and sophomore Drew Croegaert recovered the loose ball, setting MC up at the West Georgia 30-yard line with 1:03 remaining in the first quarter.
- The Wolves got a couple big sacks and pushed MC out of their best scoring chance of the game.
- Candler found Shannon for the touchdown pass a couple of drives later, and then found Shaq Roland for a 20-yard touchdown pass later in the second quarter to make the score 14-0 at halftime.
- Coming out of the break, the MC defense came up with two more stops, including Manning's second interception of the game.
- The Wolves took their next possession, however, and went 36-yards on three plays, capped off by a 16-yard rushing score by Devontae Jackson, making the score 21-0.
- The final play of the game was a sack by Rashad Goode of UWG the led to a fumble recovery return for a touchdown by Ramon Patton for 34 yards.
- The game was delayed following the extra point and called after a 1:40 delay.
 

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KEY STATS
- The Choctaws were stymied by the West Georgia defense, picking up just three first downs and 93 total yards of offense on the night.
- The Wolves would put up 350 yards, boasting a balanced attack with 176 rushing yards and 174 passing yards.
- The MC defense forced three turnovers, their most in a contest this season.
- Junior Tiberias Lampkin had a team-high 43 rushing yards on nine attempts.
- Senior Matthew Turcotte punted nine times with an average of 34.6 yards and a long of 50 yards.
- Coleman led the Choctaws with nine tackles, 2.0 TFL and a forced fumble in the game.
- Candler passed for 174 yards and two touchdowns, while Roland caught a team-best four passes for 54 yards.
- Jackson rushed for 143 yards and a score, averaging 7.2 yards per carry.
- Devlyn Cousin and Rashad Goode each had a team-high five tackles, while Goode had a team-high 1.5 sacks.
 

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NEXT UP
- The Choctaws will have a bye week next Saturday before hosting Shorter for "Senior Day" on November 4th at 2:00 p.m.
 

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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.