CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Six fumbles by Campbellsville Fighting Tiger football resulting in four turnovers that led to 14 points for No. 10 Bethel University in the first quarter dug a hole for CU in the Wildcats 49-13 win.

The Wildcats opened the game with a surprise onside kick on the opening kickoff that led to a 12-yard touchdown run by Ayunta Davis to give BU a 7-0 lead.

The Tigers defense was holding Bethel despite the Wildcats going up 14-0 but CU quarterback Josh Davis fumbled a snap deep in Tiger territory that gave BU a short field. Bethel punched it in two plays later as De'Ontay Tate scored from 4-yards to give the Wildcats a 21-0 just before the end of the first quarter.

CU cut into the Bethel lead going into halftime with a 28-10 score after the Tigers outscored the Wildcats 10-7 in the second quarter.

The third quarter had a lot of action and no points with both teams failing on a fourth down conversion and Bethel roughed CU's Noah Bicksler on a punt to continue a Tiger drive that led to a field goal to make the score 28-13 in the fourth quarter.

That's where the Wildcats kicked it into another gear, scoring three unanswered touchdowns to finish off the game.

Offensively, Campbellsville had a solid day in the passing attack, only being outgained in the air by 27 yards. Davis had a solid night passing the ball going 22-42 for 244 yards but his three fumbles, two of which were lost, accounted for half of the Tiger turnovers.

For the second-straight week, Bicksler had a good night in his role as both the place kicker and punter for CU. He made both of his field goal attempts, a 29 yarder in the second quarter and a 20 yarder in the fourth quarter along with his three punts averaging 52.7 yards per kick with a long of 70 yards.

Tiger football will head back on the road next week as they'll travel to face Cumberland University next Saturday. That will be the first of two-straight road games as they will also play Georgetown on Oct. 27 after a bye week.