(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.) - The Thomas More University football team dropped a close matchup to the No. 3 ranked Lindsey Wilson College Blue Raiders Saturday night at Republic Bank Field, 12-3.
Neither team could get anything going in the first quarter offensively, as the most yards put together during a drive for either team was 21 by the Blue Raiders. This changed in the second quarter for Lindsey Wilson, as they used a 12-play drive that was aided by a Thomas More pass interference and found Logan Collier for an eight-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead.
This is what the halftime score would be as the Blue Raiders missed a late field goal wide left before the break.
The Saints would use good field position at the Lindsey Wilson 49-yard line to kick a field goal and make it 7-3 early in the final quarter. During the drive, the Saints had the ball as far as the Blue Raider six-yard line, but a penalty put them back before the
Brooks Curran field goal.
On the ensuing Lindsey Wilson drive, they started at the Saints 42 after a few mishaps on the kickoff. They would lead a drive down the field and kick a 35-yard field goal to make it 10-3 with 8:46 remaining.
Thomas More had a few chances down the stretch to try and tie things up but were unable to do so. A late Blue Raider safety made the final score 12-3.
- Craig Wills Jr. made a team-high five catches for 53 yards.
- Three Saints recorded double-digit tackles with Del Thomas (seven solo, four assisted) and Isaac Abdon (five solo, six assisted) both leading with 11 and Colton Sandhas (five solo, five assisted) adding 10.
- Thomas also added a tackle for loss and a sack.
- The Saints had four sacks in the game as Tanner Lawrence and Ross Halverstadt both had 1.5 sack and 1.5 tackle for loss performances.
- Trey Brausch added a tackle for loss for Thomas More.
- This is the least amount of points given up by Thomas More since a 10-3 win over Cumberland (Tenn.) last season on Oct. 30.
The Saints drop to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the Mid-South Conference. They are back in action at Faulkner University next Saturday in Montgomery, Alabama at 1:30 p.m. The Eagles bested the Saints last season 27-20.
