WEST LIBERTY, W. Va. – The Frostburg State football team capped off the regular season with a win over West Liberty on the road 28-23.
 
The Hilltoppers won the toss and deferred the ball until the second half, giving the FSU offense a chance to work on the ground with senior Josh Maxwell picking up runs of 22 and 26 yards. Redshirt sophomore Graham Walker found redshirt freshman Jordan Marcucci for a two yard touchdown and early 7-0 Frostburg lead. West Liberty answered with a ten-play drive and a rushing TD to tie things up at 7-7. With the ball in hand again, the Bobcats drove down the field with purpose, with Walker finding freshman Jermaine Earl for a 24 yard pickup. FSU returned to the ground the rest of the way, with redshirt freshman Sean Aaron and Maxwell picking up chunks at a time. Maxwell finished things off, punching it in from a yard out to put Frostburg back up 14-7 on the point after from junior Dayne Koontz.
 
WLU would start the second quarter with the ball and had a good drive going, until the FSU defense came up with a tackle for loss on third down to force a field goal, making the score 14-10 Bobcats. The FSU offense punted for the first time on the day, putting the defense on the field with a short rest. Redshirt sophomore Jeremiah Baxter came up big, nabbing an interception as both defenses would clamp down to force punts. With the Hilltoppers pinned back in their own zone, senior Luke Freeman would make a great play, earning a sack fumble that he was able to pick up and score. Koontz knocked through his third extra point to make the FSU lead 21-10 going into halftime.
 
West Liberty would come out from the locker room with success through the air, hitting two passes over 20 yards, with the second finding the endzone to cut the deficit to 21-17. FSU would also come out firing, taking a 14-play drive 77-yards, with Walker crossing the goal line on fourth and goal from one yard out for a 28-17 lead. WLU would take the ball down the field on their final drive of the quarter, attempting a fourth and three from the Frostburg six-yard line that was shut down by the Bobcat defense to hold strong going into the final frame. 
 
West Liberty would get the ball back early in the fourth and pick up a big first down from a pass interference call on fourth down, keeping the drive alive. They would go on to score on the drive, but failed the two-point conversion to make the score 28-23. After FSU's next drive stalled out, the Hilltoppers got ball near midfield and two minutes on the clock. Junior Robert Horsey capitalized on an offensive miscue and came up with a fumble recovery to close things out for the Bobcats with the victory.
 
Maxwell led all rushers with 118 on the ground, followed closely by Aaron's 93. Sophomore Wylan Harich came up with a game-high 12 tackles, followed by Freeman and Horsey at seven each, with the two combining for two sacks and a pair of fumble recoveries.
 
With the win, the Bobcats finish the regular season at 8-3, while the Hilltoppers end their year at 4-7. The eight wins for Head Coach Eric Wagoner are the second-most for a first-year head coach in program history, only trailing Ed Sweeney's 1996 nine-win team. The mark is also good enough for third place in the Mountain East Conference this season.