The Lindenwood football team (6-2, 1-2 OVC) rolled to a 63-24 win over William Jewell (1-8) on Saturday afternoon from Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Mo.
GAME OVERVIEW
Lindenwood opened the scoring on the first drive of the game, as Cade Brister found Payton Rose over the middle for a 16-yard strike, giving the Lions an early 6-0 lead. William Jewell responded on its next drive with a 49 yard field goal, cutting the lead to 6-3. Brister and Rose kept the strong connection going, hooking up for a 41 yard connection on the next drive, which was finished off by a five yard score again by Rose. The defense settled in and created some havoc as David Whitmore forced a fumble, which was picked up by Tayvian Weary who bullied his way into the endzone for six, growing the Lindenwood lead to 20-3 after one quarter.
Rose and Brister connected for the third time in the half to begin the second quarter. With the score, Rose became Lindenwood’s all-time receiving touchdown leader with 33 career scores. William Jewel kept battling, rattling off the next 14 points in the game to make it 26-17. With under a minute to go, Brister scrambled for a 53-yard score, making it 33-17. Theh Cardinals answered right back with a late score before halftime.
The defense started to settle in during the second half, allowing Lindenwood to extend its lead as they allowed just six points for the remainder of the game. Brister found Jeff Caldwell at the 7:41 mark of the third frame. Caldwell nabbed two more touchdown grabs in the second half, as he and Cole Dugger developed a connection
Logan Seibert nailed a 40-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, while Duggar threw for three touchdowns, including one to Aiden Jones for his first career score. Lindenwood cruised to a 63-24 victory, and its fourth-consecutive overall.
GAME LEADERS
Payton Rose (9 catches, 200 yards, 3 TDs)
Jeff Caldwell (3 catches, 74 yards, 3 TDs)
Tayvian Weary (2 tackles, 1 FR, 1 TD)
QUOTABLE
“I thought we started fast like we focused on all week” said head coach Jed Stugart. “With an early lead, we saw how quickly if you loose focus, you can lose momentum. Coming out of halftime, we played focused team football and that was what I was most proud of.”
UP NEXT
Lindenwood hits the road to take on Tennessee Tech next Saturday at 1:30 p.m. from Cookeville, Tenn.
