CARROLLTON, Ga. --- The Mississippi College football team jumped out to a 21-7 lead in the first quarter, but West Georgia scored 28 unanswered points to pick up the 35-21 victory on Saturday afternoon at University Stadium.

The Choctaws fell to 4-4 on the season with a 3-3 Gulf South Conference mark, while the Wolves improved to 6-3 with a 4-2 league record.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Choctaws jumped out to a quick lead as they took advantage of a muffed punt with Detric Hawthorn finding Drew Croegaert for a 28-yard touchdown pass to go ahead 7-0.
  - MC then recovered another UWG fumble on the next drive as Hawthorn capped off the drive with a three-yard rushing score to push the advantage to 14-0.
  - The Wolves got on the scoreboard on their next drive as Garrett Bass found John Hurst for a 64-yard touchdown pass to cut the score back to 14-7.
  - MC extended the lead back out to 21-7 at the end of the first quarter as Jordan Wright rushed in from four yards out after another Wolves' fumble.
  - The Choctaws would take the 21-7 lead into the half after both teams were scoreless in the second quarter.
  - The second half was all West Georgia as they outscored the Choctaws 28-0, including putting up 14 points in both quarters.
  - Bass tossed a pair of touchdown passes in the third quarter, one coming to LaPerion Perry and the other to Hurst.
  - In the fourth, Eric Swinney rushed in from three yards out and Bass found Hurst for the third time in the game to cap the scoring.
 

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KEY STATS
  - Hawthorn led the Choctaws with 142 rushing yards, and a touchdown on 23 carries.
  - Moregan Sharp caught a ball for 29 yards, while Croegaert had the 28-yard touchdown catch.
  - Overall, MC put up 296 total yards on 62 plays but had just 93 yards in the second half.
  - Bass threw for 349 yards and four touchdowns for the Wolves, completing 25-of-37 passes.
  - Thomas Lester caught six passes for 105 yards, while Quan Harrison had six catches for 69 yards.
  - Hurst caught five balls for 93 yards and three scores.
  - Turner Rotenberry led the Choctaws with 10 tackles, while Josh Miller had eight tackles.
  - Derric Hawthorn had seven tackles with a pass breakup and a forced fumble for the Choctaws.
 

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GAME NOTES
  - The Wolves have now won nine straight games in the series with MC's last win coming on October 10, 1992.
  - The Choctaws are now 4-0 at Robinson-Hale Stadium with an 0-4 record away from home.
  - MC had gone 3-1 this season when leading at halftime and were 12-6 over the last six years in that situation.
  - The interception thrown by the Choctaws in the fourth quarter was the first of the season for MC.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Choctaws will be back on the road against West Alabama next Saturday, traveling to Livingston for a 12:00 p.m. kickoff at Tiger 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 recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and began 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.