Belton, Texas (9/8/12) – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor used 21 first quarter points to pull away and defeat the Kean University football team by the final of 34-7 Saturday evening.
#4 Mary Hardin-Baylor (1-0) made the most of their opportunities early, scoring three first quarter touchdowns. Just under four minutes into the game, they used seven plays to march 52 yards down the field for a 7-0 lead. On their next possession, the Crusaders used 12 plays to drive 56 yards for a 14-0 advantage. Their final possession of the quarter pushed the lead to 21-0 as Darius Wilson used a 65 yard run for the touchdown. The score would remain that way up until halftime.
The Cru struck quickly in the early going of the second half. Wilson broke off a 73-yard touchdown run on the first offense play of the second half to give UMHB a 28-0 edge and Wilson closed out the Cru scoring with a one-yard plunge following a blocked punt to make it 34-0. Kean's only score came on the ensuing kickoff, when Deandre Fowlkes took a short kickoff and returned it 80 yards.
Wilson finished with 165 rushing yards on 12 carries and he tied a UMHB single-game record with his four total touchdowns.
Fowlkes had 44 rushing yards for Kean and caught six passes for 33 yards. Christian Bailoni was 16-33 passing for 99 yards for the Cougars. Dan Wollman posted a game-high 15 tackles, while senior Chris VanFechtmann added 11 more.
UMHB outgained the Cougars 517 yards to 180 in total offense. The Cru rolled up 313 rushing yards and added 204 more through the air. The two teams combined for just one turnover, a UMHB fumble in the fourth quarter.
Kean enjoys a bye week and will return to action on Saturday, September 22nd when they host the College at Brockport at noon.
