The Misericordia University football team suffered its second loss of the season, 48-21, Saturday afternoon at Delaware Valley.
The Aggies used a quick-strike offense and added two defensive scores to break the game open.
Del Val scored on a 56-yard pass on the first play from scrimmage to take a 7-0 lead just 21 seconds into the game.
The Cougars answered with a 74-yard drive that stalled at the Aggies one-yard line.
After turning the ball over on downs, MU tied the score on a 20-yard interception return by Christian Meletta with 3:42 left in the first quarter.
The Aggies scored twice in a 2:30 span in the second quarter to take a 21-7 lead.
MU put together a long drive that consumed nearly five minutes late in the second half.
Angelo Fluri did much of the work on the drive with 24 yards on eight carries.
Ronnie Borden hit Jordan Alston over the middle for 18 yards to the Aggies one-yard-line and Fluri went in untouched to get MU within 21-14 with :31 left in the first half.
Del Val scored two defensive touchdowns less than two minutes apart to take a 35-14 lead midway through the third quarter.
The Aggies used a 45-yard scoring run to make it 42-14 early in the fourth quarter.
MU answered with another long drive that was capped by a 17-yard pass from Chase McMonagle to Jassan Whittaker to make it 42-21 with 8:38 to play.
DVU scored on the first play from scrimmage on the ensuing possession for the final score.
Fluri led the Cougars with 93 yards on the ground, including a score, while Whittaker had six catches for 85 yards and a touchdown.
John Fogarino had a team-high 10 tackles and Ben Gabble and Austin Lyons had nine each.
