Mayville, N.D. - The Mayville State Comets Football team returned to Jerome Berg Field Saturday afternoon in a match up with the Jamestown Jimmies.

The Comets beat the Jimmies earlier in the season on the road, 26-20.

In today's back and forth game, the Jimmies were able to snag the win, splitting the series 1-1 in conference play.

"I thought our defense played really well, I thought we played at a high level at times. But we gave up a third and eleven. You can't do that and expect to win football games," said head coach Rocky Larson. "We also have to have more than 122 offensive yards to win a college football game. We have to be better on offense, I don't care who we play."

How it happened:

In the 1^st Quarter:
- Devon Woods interception
- Jamestown misses 33-yard field goal
- Defenses lead the way as both offenses are quite

In the 2nd Quarter:
- Jamestown interception for a TD off a Dylan LaMont pass
- Comet offense cannot get anything going

Halftime Score: 7-0 Jamestown

In the 3^rd Quarter:
- Opening drive, UJ marches down the field and scores, 14-0 Jimmies
- Halfway through the quarter, Jordan Richardson intercepts a pass for a 23-yard pick 6
- Kaden Johnson extra point is good, Jimmies 14, Comets 7
- Next Jamestown drive, Danzele Navy interception, but nothing comes of it
- Comets punt, Jamestown fumbles the punt, recovered by Evan Martin in UJ territory 

In the 4^th Quarter:
- Comets get the ball inside the 1-yard line, but Jack Simmers fumbles a snap, UJ recovers
- The Jimmies go 3 and out, try to punt but fumbles the snap, recovered by Mason Ollman at the UJ 1-yard line
- Jack Simmers goes up and over the pile at the goal line for a 1-yard TD run
- Kaden Johnson extra point is good, Jimmies 14, Comets 14
- Next possession, Jimmies score on a 73-yard passing touchdown, 21-14 UJ
- Under 2 minutes left, Richard Shelton forces and recovers a fumble
- Comets fail to convert on 4^th down and turn the ball over, ending the game
 
"Our goal is to finish .500. It's only been done twice here in this century. We can still go out and do that but we are going to have to play a lot better," added Larson.

The Comets hit the road next weekend to take on Valley City State. The Comets beat the Vikings 16-10 back in September at home. 

For full schedule details visit: msucomets.com