The Yellow Jackets and their high-powered offense came to life in the second quarter Saturday at Glenville State.
All it took was one pass play to re-ignite the offensive fire that had been seemingly dormant for the previous five quarters.
Trailing 7-0 early in the second quarter WVSU quarterback Faustino Saucedo dropped back to throw on a third and 10 from his own 34 yard-line.
He looked downfield and saw senior Tyrell Henderson break free from coverage and quickly fired in his direction. Seconds later Henderson crossed the goal line to tie the score and open the flood gates.
The Yellow Jackets scored on their next three possessions to pull out to a 24-7 lead on the way to a 31-17 win.
"The offense looked explosive in the pass game and made huge improvements on third down conversions," WVSU Head Coach John Pennington Said. "Tyrell Henderson is playing really well right now and made some big plays downfield."
Faustino finished 19-of-34 passing for 285 yards and a pair of touchdowns, both to Henderson.
Sophomore Calil Wilkins carried the ball 27 times for 102 yards.
Henderson ended up with seven catches for 171 yards.
But it was not only the WVSU offense that looked reinvigorated.
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"The defense did a great job of getting stops on third downs," Pennington said. "Special teams made a big play on a kick return to set up a score and made some big hits."
The Pioneers were only able to convert 4-of-16 third down situations.
WVSU gained 458 yards total while holding Glenville State to 311.
"I am proud of our team for staying focused the whole game and playing together as a team,"
Pennington said. "We have to make some major improvements over the next few weeks but as long as we stay focused on going 1-0 in everything we do and Winning the Moment we will end up with the success we crave."
Saturday's win in Glenville was only the third for the Yellow Jackets in their last 11 visits there.
WVSU improves to 2-3 with a chance to even its record at Homecoming next week against Kentucky State.
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