Ball State vs. Kent State: Box score, stats and summary feat. Braedon Sloan (Week 7)

The Ball State Cardinals were able to go to Dix Stadium on Saturday afternoon and defeat the Kent State Golden Flashes 37-35 in Mid-American Conference action. The Cardinals (2-4, 1-2 MAC) are beginning to look like they can turn their season around as they were able to get out to a large lead and maintain it, despite Kent State fighting late to keep the game close.

The Golden Flashes (0-6, 0-2) are still searching for their first win of the season, but they looked like they have life after being down and scoring well. Despite the inaccurate passing of Tommy Ulatowski, he still was able to put up yardage and help the offense continue to move the chains and stay on the field.

Let's take a closer look at the box score for this game and discuss what this result means going forward for both sides.

Ball State vs. Kent State box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Ball State	10	10	7	10	37
Kent State	0	7	7	21	35

Ball State box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Kadin Semonza	3	6	0	21-35	215	1	0

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Vaughn Pemberton	5	52	1	0	0	0
Charlie Spegal	4	21	0	0	0	0
Kiael Kelly	1	7	0	0	0	0
Kadin Semonza	3	6	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Gillie	0	0	0	2	61	0
Cam Pickett	3	30	0	4	46	0
Tanner Koziol	0	0	0	8	43	0
Ty Robinson	0	0	0	2	25	0
Braedon Sloan	22	76	2	2	21	0
Qian Magwood	0	0	0	2	14	1
Tyce Ferrell	0	0	0	1	5	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Willizhaun Yates	1	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Jackson Courville	4-4	3-3	38

Kent State box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Tommy Ulatowski	10	-10	0	17-36	394	4	1

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Jahzae Kimbrough	1	6	0	0	0	0
Conner Muldowney	0	0	0	1	9	0
Dashawn Martin	0	0	0	2	42	0
Ky Thomas	17	67	1	0	0	0
Tommy Ulatowski	10	-10	0	0	0	0
Ayden Harris	2	4	0	0	0	0
Luke Floriea	0	0	0	6	130	1
Chrishon McCray	0	0	0	8	213	3

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Will Hryszko	5-5	0-1	N/A

Ball State vs. Kent State Game Summary

This game shows that two of the bottom teams in the MAC can have a close game. Ball State was able to hold onto their lead and maintained control of possession, holding the football for 33:11.

In terms of Kent State, this showed they could fight until the end, scoring 28 points in the second half of the game. The team was only able to run for 2.2 yards per carry but finished with 461 total yards in the game. The Golden Flashes now have to wait another week to try to get their first win but they looked as if something clicked in the second half of the game.

Below is the scoring breakdown throughout the course of the game.

• 12:14 1Q: Braedon Sloan 1 Yard Rushing TD | 7-0 Ball State
• 5:38 1Q: Jackson Courville 34 Yard Field Goal | 10-0 Ball State
• 14:54 2Q: Tommy Utalowski 24 Yard Passing TD to Chrishon McCray | 10-7 Ball State
• 6:49 2Q: Braedon Sloan 1 Yard Rushing TD | 17-7 Ball State
• 0:42 2Q: Jackson Courville 35 Yard Field Goal | 20-7 Ball State
• 9:28 3Q: Kadin Semonza 13 Yard Passing TD to Qian Magwood | 27-7 Ball State
• 5:47 3Q: Ky Thomas 4 Yard Rushing TD | 27-14 Ball State
• 6:19 4Q: Tommy Utalowski 63 Yard Passing TD to Chrishon McCray | 27-21 Ball State
• 3:19 4Q Jackson Courville 38 Yard Field Goal | 30-21 Ball State
• 1:28 4Q: Tommy Utalowski 18 Yard Passing TD to Luke Floriea | 30-28 Ball State
• 1:13 4Q: Vaughn Pemberton 41 Yard Rushing TD | 37-28 Ball State
• 0:30 4Q: Tommy Utalowski 57 Yard Passing TD to Chrishon McCray | 37-35 Ball State

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