LINDENWOOD RALLIES LATE TO HAND TRUMAN ITS 1ST LOSS
Brad Boyer had on the call on Superstation KRES and centralmoinfo.com. Cade Brister’s third touchdown pass of the fourth quarter to Erik Henneman completed a 17-point comeback for a 28-24 victory over 24th ranked Truman in St. Charles. The Lions scored two touchdowns in the final 1:16 thanks to a successful onsides kick.
The Bulldogs dominated the first half, outgaining Lindenwood 207-77 and putting a pair of Jordan Salima touchdowns runs on the scoreboard to lead 14-0 at the break. The ‘Dogs chewed up nearly eight minutes of the third quarter clock capped by a Josh Scheiderer 42 yard field goal to go up 17-0. The first of three Brister to Henneman TD passes cut the lead to 17-7 and the Lions were back in Truman territory on their next possession threatening to draw closer when Reed McBroom of Brookfield hit Brister from the blind side forcing a fumble recovered by Zach Nadle. The Bulldogs turned that turnover into points….
Truman led 24-7 with 13:04. Brister drove the Lions right back down the field and connected with Payton Rose from 21 yards out to make the score 24-14. The Bulldogs halted the Lions’ momentum briefly when Ben Watson picked off Brister in the endzone with about five minutes left, but the ‘Dogs offense couldn’t produce a first down. Truman coach Gregg Nesbitt talked about the tough finish….
Brister was 37-of-50 for 329 yards and four touchdowns, with over 200 of those yards and three TDs in the fourth quarter. The Lions improve to 3-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and 3-3 overall. Truman quarterback Jaden Barr produced 249 yards of total offense and a score. Dante Ruffin had a career-high nine receptions for 79 yards. The Bulldogs drop to 2-1 in the GLVC and 5-1 overall. Truman will host Missouri S&T on homecoming Saturday at Stokes Stadium. You can hear the game on Superstation KRES starting at 1:10. Find our full postgame interview with coach Gregg Nesbitt below.
Full Postgame Interview with Coach Gregg Nesbitt
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