Trio leads Nicholls to 66-0 romp over Mississippi Valley State

THIBODAUX, La. — Pat McQuaide threw two touchdown passes, Miequle Brock and Corey Warren Jr. both ran for two scores, and Nicholls steamrolled Mississippi Valley State 66-0 on Saturday.

Brock, a freshman, ran 33 yards for a touchdown on the fourth play from scrimmage to give Nicholls (1-3) the lead for good. Freshman Ean Rodrigue capped a four-play drive with a 34-yard touchdown run for a 14-0 lead. McQuaide had a 6-yard scoring toss to Quincy Brown for a 21-0 advantage after one quarter.

Collin Guggenheim's 5-yard touchdown run on the first play of the second quarter made it 28-0. McQuaide fired an 80-yard scoring strike to Brock on a first-down play, Warren added a 28-yard touchdown run and Gabe Showalter closed out the half with a 37-yard field goal for a 45-0 advantage.

Brock had a 68-yard touchdown run and backup quarterback Jakob Foss connected with Karaaz Johnson for a 10-yard score and a 59-0 lead heading to the final quarter. Warren had a 12-yard touchdown run to complete the scoring.

McQuaide completed 15 of 20 passes for 184 yards. Brock totaled 132 yards on eight carries, while Warren ran for 124 on 12.

Three quarterbacks combined for 12-of-37 passing for 166 yards with six interceptions for Mississippi Valley State (0-4). Nathan Rembert had six catches for 106 yards. The Delta Demons rushed 18 times for minus-7 yards.