VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Ryan Hawk kicked a 37-yard field goal with 5:24 left and Valparaiso escaped with a 20-17 win over NAIA-member Indiana Wesleyan in the Beacons’ home opener Saturday night.
The Beacons opened the season with losses to Northern Iowa and Youngstown State on the road.
Valparaiso took a 14-0 lead after Michael Mansaray scored on a 33-yard first-quarter run and Caron Tyler threw six yards to Chris Gundy to start the second.
Indiana Wesleyan responded when Roosevelt Cage ran 28 yards for a touchdown and Kyle Antoine threw a 17-yard touchdown to Ryan Whitewell with 2:49 left in the third to make it 17-14.
Indiana Wesleyan tied the game with 9:16 left on a 34-yard field goal by Josh Clifton.
Tyler was 8 of 17 passing for 70 yards and a touchdown and carried 18 times for 115 yards to lead Valparaiso. Mansaray added 97 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries.
Antoine was 19 of 36 passing for 218 yard and a touchdown with two interceptions for the Wildcats. Cage added 70 yards on nine carries.
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