Associated Press

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Mekhi Hagens threw two touchdowns and ran for two more, leading Arkansas-Pine Bluff to a 35-21 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday.

The Lions scored the final 21 points of the game on a 5-yard run by Hagens and his TD passes of 33 yards to JaVonnie Gibson and 30 yards to Daemon Dawkins.

Hagens completed 13 of 16 passes for 204 yards.

Mississippi Valley State's Ty'Jarian Williams was 15 of 21 passing for 159 yards. The two quarterbacks were also their respective teams' leading rushers, Williams with 124 yards and Hagens with 78.

Gibson had 102 receiving yards on seven catches.

Short touchdown runs by Hagens helped the Lions (3-5, 2-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference) take a 7-0 lead and 14-7 in the first half, but Williams scored on a 4-yard run for MVSU Equalizer at 14 at half time.

DePhabian Fant's 8-yard touchdown run gave the Delta Devils (0-8, 0-4) a 21-14 lead in the third quarter before Hagens capped it off with his second touchdown run and two TD passes.

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