Box Score
Bolivar, Mo. - Saturday was the home opener for SBU Football and homecoming, all in one afternoon. The Bearcats hosted GLVC Opponent, Missouri S&T. The Miners finished with the win, 23-48. The loss brings the Bearcats to 0-4 (0-2 GLVC) on the season.

The Bearcats started the game with a rough first drive that began with a delay of game penalty. They were unable to generate any momentum, forced to punt the ball away. SBU had the Miners pinned down with a 3rd and 11 situation, but a 59 yard touchdown pass put S&T on the board, 7-0. The teams would then swap interceptions, the Bearcat pic coming from Tyler Curts. SBU picked up one first down on the following drive, but couldn't generate anything more. S&T put up 3 more with a 36 yard field goal only 41 seconds remaining in the first quarter. 

At the 9:40 mark of the second quarter, SBU received the ball on their own 46 after an S&T punt. The drive was a quick, one play drive, resulting in a Bryse Salik to Connor Ratcliff touchdown. The Miners responded with a quick touchdown drive of their own, making the score 17-7 in favor of the Miners. Another SBU scoring drive started with 5:21 remaining in the second quarter. The highlight on this drive was a 66 yard touchdown connection from Salik to Mario Lanier, trimming the Miner lead to 14-17. S&T got the ball back with too much time left in the half and was able to drive the field and pulled ahead 24-14 with just 35 seconds left in the half.

S&T scored on their first two drives of the second half, giving them a 38-14 lead. The Bearcats answered with a scoring drive, a touchdown coming from Eric Knight. A two-point attempt was made, but the result was unsuccessful, leaving the score 38-20. The teams would then swap field goal drives, S&T hitting from 25 and Alec Gathright hitting from 44. The Miners scored their final points early into the fourth quarter, taking a 48-23 lead with 14:51 left in the game. Neither team would score again, finishing in S&T's favor. 

Bryse Salik finished with a line of 13 of 27 for 181 yards and 2 touchdowns. Connor Ratcliff led the receiving column again with 3 catches for 76 yards and a touchdown. De'Shawn Tone led the Bearcats defensively, finishing with 11 total tackles. TJ Morgan played in his first game this season, recording 9 tackles, 4 solo.

The Bearcats are on the road next Saturday, playing William Jewell at 1 PM.