Mayville, N.D. – The Mayville State University Football team picked up their first win of the season on Saturday night against the Saints by a final score of 49-27. The Comets move to 1-7 on the regular season and 1-4 in NSAA play.
 
The Quick Details:
Final Score: Mayville State Comets 49, Presentation College Saints 27
Records: Mayville State Comets 1-7, 1-4 NSAA; Presentation College 0-8, 0-5 NSAA
 
How It Happened: 
The Mayville State Comets scored two touchdowns in the first four minutes of the game scoring on a 69-yard touchdown pass from Tim Salmon to Javeion Davison and an 18-yard touchdown run from Jason Nelson.
After Presentation cut the lead to eight, Maalik Flowers caught a 79-yard touchdown pass from Tim Salmon to give them a two-score lead halfway through the first quarter.
The third touchdown pass of the first half went for 41-yards to Reece Smith to take a 28-9 lead. MSU would answer with one touchdown late in the second quarter on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Salmon to Flowers.
Presentation College would score nine straight points to start the third quart to cut the Comet lead to 17.
The Comets would score to start the fourth quarter on a Mason Ollman 1-yard touchdown run after a nine-play drive.
Tim Salmon would put the finishing touches on the football game with 2:24 seconds left in the game on a 4-yard rushing touchdown to give the Comets 49-27.
 
Individual Leaders:
Tim Salmon: 13-24, 330 yards, 4 touchdowns
Jason Nelson: 12 carries, 68 yards, 1 touchdown
Mason Ollman: 10 carries, 35 yards, 1 touchdown
Maalik Flowers: 8 receptions, 152 yards, 2 touchdowns
Javeion Davison: 3 receptions, 104 yards, 1 touchdown
Reece Smith: 2 receptions, 74 yards, 1 touchdown
Justice Sosnicki: 12 tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss
CJ Paleafei: 6 tackles
Josiah Walker: 6 tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss