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Ja'Daniel Nettles
14
Central Okla. UCO 4-6 , 3-5
23
Winner Mo. Southern St. MSS 4-6 , 3-5
Central Okla. UCO
4-6 , 3-5
14
Final
23
Mo. Southern St. MSS
4-6 , 3-5
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UCO Central Okla. 0 11 3 0 14
MSS Mo. Southern St. 13 3 0 7 23

Game Recap: Football | | Chris Brannick

UCO Falls At Missouri Southern

JOPLIN, Mo. – Central Oklahoma came up short in its final road game of the season and lost to Missouri Southern 23-14 Saturday afternoon.
 
UCO dropped to 4-6 on the season and 3-5 in the MIAA.
 
The Bronchos had a tough first quarter and fell behind 16-0 in the game. UCO stormed back and had it 16-14 and nearly took the lead with a field goal but after the miss, Missouri Southern started to pull away. MSSU scored after an interception gave the Lions short field to work with, then Southern got another interception in their own end zone to keep UCO down.
 
Marquise Harris rushed for a 7-yard touchdown with 5:01 to play in the second quarter and Owen Jones hit Makel Paiva on the two-point conversion to make it 16-6. Bradley Thao made his first field goal with 36 seconds to play before halftime to make it 16-11. He made another field goal from 30 yards with 12:52 to play in the third quarter to make it 16-14.
 
Thao missed a 51-yard attempt with eight minutes remaining in the third quarter that would have made it 17-16, Bronchos.
 
UCO's defense kept the Bronchos within striking distance. Jones threw an interception that setup Missouri Southern with the ball and just 17 yards in front of them. Southern scored four plays later to go up 23-14.
 
Central Oklahoma outgained Missouri Southern 305-230 on Saturday. The Bronchos had 182 passing yards and 123 rushing yards in the game. UCO's defense held Southern to 126 rushing yards and 104 passing yards in the game.
 
Jones finished the game 12-for-28 passing with 164 yards and the two interceptions. Paiva led the way with 74 yards and six receptions. Ja'Daniel Nettles had 97 rushing yards on 22 carries.
 
Reese Roller led the Broncho defense with 13 tackles and David Williams had 10 stops.
 
Central Oklahoma wraps up the regular season next weekend with a home finale against Missouri Western. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. from Chad Richison Stadium.
 
 
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