WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Arkell Smith had 102 receiving yards and
Cedric Case tallied 274 yards on 28 passes leading the Central Missouri Mules football team to a 20-17 victory over the Missouri Southern Lions in the 2022 University of Central Missouri Homecoming Game Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field.
The Mules (2-5, 2-5 MIAA) are scheduled to make the long trek out to Hays, Kan., Saturday, Oct. 22, for a 1 p.m. conference contest at Fort Hays State.
Smith, a redshirt junior wide receiver from Carthage, Mo., tallied his 102 yards through the air on eight catches, including a seven-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter while Case went 28-for-36 with a TD and a long of 29 yards for his 274 yards on the day.
Xavier Jackson added 67 rushing yards on 18 carries, and freshman
Marcellous Hawkins compiled 64 yards on nine carries and scored on a five-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, rounding out the Central Missouri offensive leaders.
Kingsley Ayeni, IV,
Diondre Glover,
Cale Miller and
David Olajiga all had a team-best five tackles. Miller added a two-yard sack and two tackles-for-loss for three yards while Glover reeled in an interception and had four pass breakups.
Jaden Dawson forced a fumble and
Azaiah Bello had a pair of fumble recoveries, and
Isaac Montgomery posted a six-yard tackle-for-loss, wrapping up the UCM defensive top performers in the victory.
UCM kicker
Samuel Knowlton went a perfect 2-of-2 in field-goal attempts with two, 21-yard conversions.
For the game, the Mules outgained the Lions (4-3, 4-3 MIAA), 427-316, including a 153-145 advantage in rushing yards and 274-171 edge in passing yards. UCM also controlled the possession game, posting a 35:31 to 24:29 in time-of-possession.
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