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SALISBURY, NC – Livingstone turned the ball over five times Saturday evening leading to 35 Catawba points as the Blue Bears fell to the Indians 59-8.
Catawba got on the board with 8:57 left in the first quarter as they drove 71 yards on seven plays to go up 7-0. Less than two minutes later, the Blue Bears were driving and looked primed to stay in the game with a score, but sophomore quarterback Curtis Edens fumbled the ball on the Catawba 35-yard line which was returned 65 yards for a touchdown and a 14-0 Indian lead.
On the next Livingstone possession, Edens threw his first of three interceptions, which was returned 25 yards for a touchdown and a 21-0 lead. Catawba scored on its next three possessions and led 42-0 with 5:40 left in the first half. The Indians increased their lead to 49-0 before the half.
Catawba got the opening kickoff of the second half, drove 45 yards on six plays and put up three points with a field goal to go up 52-0 with 11:07 left in the third quarter. Backup quarterback freshman Raymond Mallos came in for the second half and got off to a rocky start throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown with 9:45 left in the third quarter for a 59-0 Catawba advantage.
Livingstone's defense was finally able to get the Blue Bears on the board with 3:39 left in the game as junior linebacker Bryan Aycoth recorded a safety. On the ensuing free kick, the Blue Bears took six plays to go 68 yards and Mallos connected with senior wide receiver Kevin Shelf for a touchdown. A two-point attempt failed and the Blue Bears trailed 59-8, which resulted in the final score.
Mallos led the Blue Bears in passing, connecting on 10 passes for 100 yards and one touchdown. Edens completed six of his 18 pass attempts for 85 yards and three touchdowns. Junior running back Jamel Moore led the Blue Bears on the ground with 30 rushing yards on nine attempts.
The Blue Bears accumulated 223 yards of total offense while the Indians totaled 237 yards. Livingstone picked up 15 first downs, 185 passing yards and 38 rushing yards.
Defensively, the Blue Bears were led by Aycoth who recorded 12 tackles including three for loss yardage. Junior linebacker Travis Holliday also recorded eight tackles.
With the loss the Blue Bears fell to 0-3 on the season while Catawba improved to 1-1.
Livingstone will return to the field Saturday, September 18 at 1 p.m. against Bowie State. The game time was changed from an original start time of 6 p.m.
