MVSU Delta Devils 16, UAPB Golden Lions 9

ITTA BENA, Miss. -- Abner Brown caught a game-clinching 15-yard touchdown pass and Mississippi Valley State upset Arkansas-Pine Bluff 16-9 on Saturday.

Brown caught eight passes -- five more than any other player in the game -- for 87 yards and put the Delta Devils (1-0) up 16-3 on a pass from Paul Roberts with 3 seconds left in the first half.

The Golden Lions (0-1), the Southwestern Athletic Conference runner-up last year, gained more yards than the Delta Devils and held the ball for 5 minutes longer.

But MVSU jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on Ronald Brewer's 2-yard touchdown run and Zack Gilarski's 42-yard field goal, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff couldn't rally.

The Golden Lions' John Heflin hit a 22-yard field goal in the second quarter, but missed an extra point after Kenneth Esaw's 3-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Delta Devils 16, Golden Lions 9
Team Stat Comparison

1st Downs 16 14
Total Yards 224 183
Passing 154 153
Rushing 70 30
Penalties 9-66 9-102
3rd Down Conversions 6-15 6-15
4th Down Conversions 0-3 0-1
Turnovers 2 1
Possession 32:27 27:33

Individual Leaders
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Passing
C/ATT YDS TD INT
Wallace 14/27 154 0 0
Mississippi Valley State Passing
C/ATT YDS TD INT
Roberts 15/27 153 1 0

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Rushing
CAR YDS TD LG
Mallett 5 23 0 8
Dean 9 19 0 8
Esaw 8 17 1 10
Mississippi Valley State Rushing
CAR YDS TD LG
Brewer 11 19 1 10
Hargrett 7 17 0 8
Gilarski 1 4 0 5

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Receiving
REC YDS TD LG
Jones 3 29 0 12
Beverly 2 34 0 25
Webber 2 21 0 14
Gay 1 25 0 25
Mississippi Valley State Receiving
REC YDS TD LG
Brown 8 87 1 26
Stargell 3 40 0 16
Cotton 2 8 0 8
Fox 1 11 0 11


Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER APB MVSU
TD 12:31 RONALD BREWER 2 YD RUN (ZACK GILARSKI KICK)
Drive info: 7 plays, 36 yards. 0 7
FG 7:50 ZACK GILARSKI 42 YD FG
Drive info: 10 plays, 25 yards. 0 10
SECOND QUARTER APB MVSU
FG 2:11 JOHN HEFLIN 22 YD FG
Drive info: 17 plays, 74 yards. 3 10
TD 0:03 ABNER BROWN 15 YD PASS FROM PAUL ROBERTS (BLOCKED XP)
Drive info: 8 plays, 44 yards. 3 16
FOURTH QUARTER APB MVSU
TD 9:35 KENNETH ESAW 3 YD RUN (MISSED KICK)
Drive info: 6 plays, 37 yards. 9 16