Box Score

Indianapolis, Ind. - The Southwest Baptist University football team fell in another close contest on Saturday evening, falling to Indianapolis 26-24. With the loss, SBU drops to 1-2 (0-1 GLVC) on the season.

The Bearcats opened up the game against the Greyhounds with both teams defenses forcing punts. On Southwest Baptist's second drive of the contest the Bearcats went 87 yards, including 77 on the ground, capped off by a 12 yard touchdown run by Trent Edwards II to give SBU a 7-0 lead. Indianapolis responded on the following drive with a field goal to cut the Bearcats lead to 7-3 at the end of the first quarter.

UINDY opened up the second quarter by taking their first lead of the contest with a touchdown with 6:51 remaining in the half. Southwest Baptist promptly responded on the following drive, using three Edwards II completions to set up a 20 yard field goal to tie the contest at 10-10. However, Indianapolis added another field goal of their own, as SBU went into the half trailing 13-10.

Indianapolis added a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter, as SBU trailed 26-10 heading into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Bearcats and Greyhounds exchanged punts before the Bearcats were able to get back on the scoreboard. Once again SBU used a strong ground game to drive the field, finishing off the 83 yard drive with a 4 yard touchdown pass from Edwards II to Kendrick Payne, cutting the UINDY lead to 26-16. After the SBU defense forced a three-and-out and a 19 yard punt UINDY punt, the Bearcats had a short field to work with. Edwards II went through the air and on the ground to lead SBU on a 55 yard scoring drive, capped off with a 10 yard touchdown pass to Nathan Mourik, to cut the UINDY lead to 26-22. The Bearcats were successful on the two-point conversion rush by Alec Gathright, pulling within two points at 26-24. However, Indianapolis wouldn't give the ball up again, and would eventually take a knee, as the Bearcats fell 26-24.

Trent Edwards II continues to have a solid season both on the ground and through the air. Edwards rushed for a game high 132 yards and a touchdown while throwing for 235 yards and two scores. Bubba Jenkins narrowly missed the century mark, rushing for 96 yards on 16 attempts, while Nathan Mourik caught 8 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown. Defensively Antion McBee led the Bearcats with nine tackles, while Julian Shade had 8 tackles with a forced fumble.

"Tonight was a tough one to swallow for our team," head coach Robert Clardy stated. "The guys fought hard and made some plays late to give us a shot in the end but we ran out of time. We didn't capitalize on some big play opportunities and they did and that was the biggest difference in the game. We played more disciplined football this week but didn't finish well enough to win."

The Bearcats will return to action on Saturday, September 26 when they host Quincy on SBU Homecoming. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m. from Plaster Stadium in Bolivar.