The Vandals fell behind early and struggled to get their offense going in the first half. But, they used a much better 2nd half and a defensive touchdown to roll to a 32 to 7 win at Piasa on Friday night.
Southwestern scored first as they got a 4 yard TD pass at 2:41 remaining in the 1st quarter to take a 7 to 0 lead. The Vandals would answer with 26 seconds remaining in the first quarter. And, after the extra point failed, they trailed 7 to 6. The Vandals would then take their first lead of the game with 3:47 remaining in the 2nd quarter with Qwentyn Stombaugh running for another TD. And, after the 2 point conversion failed, they led 12 to 7 and would carry that lead into the 2nd half.
The Vandals would make it a 2 score game with 1:58 remaining in the 3rd quarter when Stombaugh connected with Padric McDowell for a 9 yard TD. The point after was good and gave the Vandals a 19 to 7 lead. Southwestern then would drive deep into Vandals territory looking to cut into the lead. But, Cole Yarbrough would intercept a pass at the 13 yard line and then run it back for an 87 yard pick-6 to give the Vandals a 26 to 7 lead with 9:28 remaining. The Vandals would tack on one more score when Stombaugh connected with Kendall Nestrick on a 56 yard TD with 6:05 remaining to get it to the game’s final score of 32 to 7.
For the Vandals they are now 3-1 on the season. The Vandals will be back on the road this coming Friday night as they will travel to Gillespie.
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