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Owens, Lawrence have 2 touchdowns apiece to lift Indiana State to a 35-31 win over North Dakota
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) Elijah Owens threw two touchdown passes, Plez Lawrence scored twice and Joey Shew added a pick-6 to help Indiana State Sycamores defeat North Dakota Fighting Hawks 35-31 on Saturday.
Shaw opened the scoring with a 20-yard interception return and Lawrence had a 53-yard touchdown run and a 39-yard TD reception in the third quarter to put the Sycamores (4-5, 3-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference) on top 35-28.
The Fighting Hawks (5-4, 2-3), ranked 15th in the FCS coaches poll, drove to a field goal on the first play of the fourth quarter but the Sycamore defense held strong on North Dakota's last two possessions. Maddix Blackwell knocked down a 4th-and-13 Hail Mary pass at the goal line with 14 seconds left.
Owens was 12-of-18 passing for 163 yards while Lawrence had 100 yards on 14 carries. Rashad Rochelle had a 16-yard touchdown reception in the last minute of the first half to tie the game at 21.
Simon Romfo was 18-of-26 passing with two touchdowns and an interception for North Dakota and had a short touchdown run. Isaiah Smith ran for 104 yards and a score.
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| Team Stats | ||
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| 1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Other | ||
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Return Yards | ||
| Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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J. Kaminski
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J. Kaminski | 4/5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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J. Kaminski
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J. Kaminski | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Tai
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K. Tai | 2 | -2 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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S. Strandell
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S. Strandell | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Tai
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K. Tai | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Deng
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D. Deng | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Behymer
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A. Behymer | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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M. South
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M. South | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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H. Stay
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H. Stay | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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E. Owens
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E. Owens | 181/263 | 1717 | 12 | 5 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
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S. Lopez
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S. Lopez | 0/1 | 0 | 2/3 | 0 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |