INSTITUTE – The West Virginia State University football team capped senior day with a 55-37 victory over visiting Frostburg State University on Saturday afternoon at Lakin-Ray Field at Dickerson Stadium. WVSU extends its active winning streak to four games heading into next week's regular-season finale.
Joe Dailey completed 17-of-21 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns while adding 14 carries for 82 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Amare Ary hauled in 14 receptions for 239 yards and three touchdown catches while also completing a touchdown pass. Malik Baker added a touchdown reception, and Devin Cox rushed for a 42-yard score. Defensively, DJ Harmon Jr. and Gregory Deloach led the Yellow Jackets with six tackles each, while Julian Whitfield recorded five solo tackles.
Frostburg State opened the game with 17 unanswered points, building a 17-0 lead with 8:13 remaining in the first quarter following two touchdowns and a 45-yard field goal. WVSU responded on its next drive as Dailey capped a seven-play, 75-yard march with a 6-yard touchdown run. Alex Shrader converted the extra point to bring the score to 17-7.
That touchdown sparked a run of 28 unanswered points for WVSU. Dailey recorded three rushing touchdowns during the stretch, including a 13-yard touchdown run to complete a three-play, 50-yard drive. He also connected with Ary on a 32-yard touchdown pass.
Frostburg State ended the run with a 51-yard touchdown pass, but WVSU closed the second period with a four-play drive that ended with a 16-yard touchdown pass from Dailey to Ary, giving the Yellow Jackets a 34-24 lead at halftime.
WVSU received the second-half kickoff and executed an eight-play, 79-yard drive, capped by a receiver-to-receiver touchdown pass from Ary to Baker to extend the advantage to 41-24. WVSU added another touchdown with 3:24 remaining in the third quarter when Dailey connected with Ary for a 15-yard score to push the lead to 48-24.
After a Bobcats touchdown early in the fourth quarter, WVSU answered with a six-play, 75-yard drive capped by a 42-yard touchdown run from Cox to extend the margin. Frostburg State scored in the final minute to make it 55-37, but WVSU recovered the ensuing onside kick attempt, allowing Kaleb Jackson to take consecutive knees to seal the victory.
WVSU closes out the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 14, traveling to face rival UC. Kickoff from Charleston is set for 12 p.m.
