SLC Week 5 Review:
UCABEAR (AnyGivenSaturday.com), SLC Contributor | October 05, 2015
Games played September 1st & 3rd.
Southeastern Louisiana 30 Lamar 27
Lamar’s strong play was almost enough to defeat last year’s co-champion Southeastern Louisiana but a last minute score by the Lions sealed the deal. Leading at halftime 14-13, the Cardinals and the lions went back and forth before the Lions senior running back Kody Sutton rolled over a defender to cross the ball over the goal line with a minute left in the game. Lamar would attempt to drive the ball but 3 incomplete passes and sideline tackle finished it for Southeastern Louisiana.
Southeastern travels to 15/23 McNeese on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Lamar hosts Abilene Christian on Saturday at 7 p.m.
UIW 45 Northwestern State 31
After falling behind 14-0, the Cardinals of UIW scored on their next 7 possessions to run away from the Demons of Northwestern State. It was a game of very little defense but enough for the Cardinals. UIW amassed 478 yards of offense while Northwestern State gained 477 yards. The Demons remain one of the four teams in the Southland to not win a game this year while UIW improves to 3-2, 2-1 on the year.
UIW travels to play Sam Houston next Saturday at 6 p.m.
Northwestern State has a bye.
Sam Houston 34 SFA 28
Special teams took the victory for Sam Houston in the annual Battle of the Piney Woods as Stephen F. Austin looked strong in a game where records can be thrown out. Three long punt returns, two of which went for touchdowns, allowed Sam Houston to make a comeback on the winless Lumberjacks. Both teams amassed 909 yards of offense with SFA gaining 336 on the ground and Sam Houston gaining 253 in the air. This marks the fifth year in a row that the Bearkats have defeated the Lumberjacks in this prized game.
SFA hosts Nicholls on Saturday at 3 p.m.
Sam Houston hosts UIW Saturday at 6 p.m.
UCA 42 ACU 14
This game wasn’t close from the kickoff. The Bears of UCA rolled up 469 yards of offense and led 32-7 at halftime while rotating second team players in the second quarter. The Bears used 5 running backs and a defense that only allowed 91 yards of rushing, 32 of which came on one play in the third quarter. ACU running back De’Andre Brown gained 90 yards rushing while on defense SLC standout Sam Denmark added to his amazing total 21 tackles.
UCA travels to Houston Baptist for a Saturday 2:30 game.
ACU travels to Lamar for a 7 p.m. game.
McNeese State 37 Nicholls 7
A 20 points second quarter propelled the Cowboys of McNeese State to victory on Saturday. Cowboy QB Daniel Sams rushed for 117 yards and passed for 140 yards in the win. Rushing for 56 plays ate the clock up for 39 minutes and allowed the Cowboys to dominate the game. The Cowboys also got 6 sacks to throw the Colonels offense off rhythm.
McNeese hosts Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Nicholls travels to SFA for a 3 p.m. game.
