Mayville State @ Dacotah Bank DAC Bowl vs. Dakota State University

November 08, 2009

Game Summary

Dakota State University scored in the final minute of play on Sunday to go ahead and defeat Mayville State University 31-27 in the first game of the Dacotah Bank DAC Bowl on Sunday at the FargoDome.

DSU jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter after Paul Bagala carried the ball for a 75-yard touchdown. From that point on it was all Comets.

John Drees scored three touchdowns in the second quarter alone, finding the endzone from 2 yards out, 19 yards out, and 1 yard out to give the Comets the lead. MSU missed on all three extra point opportunities and a Dakota State University field goal with 2:59 left in the first half made the score 18-10.

DSU stormed back in the second half of play with a Paul Bagala touchdown pass to Stacey Berg for a 68-yard touchdown in the third quarter and a 10-yard pass to Berg in the fourth to go ahead 24-18.

Mayville State University bounced back to score on a safety and scored on a Mitchell Ford Touchdown run with under two minutes left to take the lead at 27-24. But DSU found a way to score once again on a 25-yard touchdown strike with 30 seconds left in the game. The Trojans held on for the win.