Kent State University
4-6 , 3-3
Bowling Green
5-5 , 4-2
Flashes Soar Past Falcons 40-6 for Big MACtion Win
11/9/2022 11:38:00 PM | Football
BOWLING GREEN, OH- The Golden Flashes forced three turnovers (including a pick six), recorded six sacks and held Bowling Green to 0-for-6 on fourth down in a 40-6 decisive victory for the Anniversary Award on Wednesday night.
The soul collector defense terrorized the Bowling Green backfield on Wednesday while the offensive line held Bowling Green without a sack. The Falcons had come into the game ranked second in the FBS in sacks per game. Saivon Taylor-Davis led the charge with three sacks on the night.
After a scoreless opening quarter, the Flashes hung 20 on the Falcons in the second frame. Collin Schlee threw a pair of touchdown passes, one to Bryan Bradford and the first of two to Devontez Walker and ran for the third in an eventful quarter. Schlee ended the day throwing for 213 yards and three scores and running for a fourth.
Kent State continued to frustrate Bowling Green in the second half, sacking quarterback Matt McDonald three times, snuffing out a fake punt and picking off two passes. The Flashes continued to turn the Falcons' miscues into points. Off of the first interception (a CJ Harris pick off a Marvin Pierre rush), Schlee threw a frozen rope to Walker for a 26-yard touchdown. Andrew Glass turned two fourth down turnovers into points on a pair of field goals and Pierre capped the evening with a late pick-six.
The defense racked up 12 tackles for loss, highlighted by the five sacks. Seven different players had a stop in the backfield. Pierre led the charge with nine tackles, two for loss, a half sack and the pick six.
The Flashes improve to 4-6 overall on the season and 3-3 in the MAC while Bowling Green in 5-5 overall and 4-2 in conference. Kent State returns home for senior day next Wednesday, hosting Eastern Michigan. Kick-off is set for 6 p.m. and will air on ESPN 2 and the Kent State Radio Network.
Team Stats
KSU 7, BG 0
KSU - Bradford,Bryan 14 yd pass from Schlee,Collin (Smith,Josh kick) 8 plays, 50 yards, TOP 02:28
KSU 14, BG 0
KSU - Schlee,Collin 4 yd run (Glass,Andrew kick), 12 plays, 76 yards, TOP 05:02
KSU 20, BG 0
KSU - Walker,Devontez 21 yd pass from Schlee,Collin () 3 plays, 51 yards, TOP 01:03
KSU 23, BG 0
KSU - Glass,Andrew 26 yd field goal 8 plays, 41 yards, TOP 01:57
KSU 23, BG 6
BG - Broden,Tyrone 24 yd pass from McDonald,Matt () 9 plays, 68 yards, TOP 04:10
KSU 30, BG 6
KSU - Walker,Devontez 26 yd pass from Schlee,Collin (Glass,Andrew kick) 3 plays, 50 yards, TOP 01:07
KSU 33, BG 6
KSU - Glass,Andrew 27 yd field goal 8 plays, 28 yards, TOP 04:39
KSU 40, BG 6
KSU - Pierre,Marvin 33 yd interception (Glass,Andrew kick)
