BOZEMAN — After beginning the season with two losses, Montana State needed a couple wins to close out nonconference play and take some momentum into their Big Sky schedule.

The fourth-ranked Bobcats got what they needed — though not as convincingly as expected — and got past a still-overmatched Mercyhurst squad 17-0 Saturday at Bobcat Stadium, one week after routing San Diego 41-7.

Montana State built a 17-0 halftime lead, leaning on a rushing attack that featured five different ball carriers and rolled up 152 rushing yards. Julius Davis and Adam Jones scored first-half touchdowns and Myles Sansted kicked a 22-yard field goal, as the Bobcats scored on all three of their possessions before intermission.

The Lakers, making their second strip to Bozeman from Erie, Pa., in as many years, sh

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