Saturday, October 22
St. Charles, Mo.
1 p.m.
Murray State
0-8 , 0-3
18
at
33
Lindenwood
5-2 , 1-2
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Murray St.
12
3
3
0
18
Lindenwood
0
17
7
9
33
Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
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Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
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Second Half Surge Pushes Lions Past Racers
10/22/2022 3:54:00 PM | Football
Despite third quarter lead, MSU can’t hold on for win
In A Nutshell
Despite a stellar first half, the Murray State football team once again struggled in the second half and fell to OVC newcomer Lindenwood, 33-18, Saturday afternoon at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Missouri.
Fast Facts
On Saturday, Murray State returns to Roy Stewart Stadium for its Centennial Homecoming. Kick-off against Tennessee State from "The Finest Place We Know" is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Despite a stellar first half, the Murray State football team once again struggled in the second half and fell to OVC newcomer Lindenwood, 33-18, Saturday afternoon at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Missouri.
Fast Facts
- After trailing by two at halftime, Murray State reclaimed the lead early in the third quarter on an Aaron Baum field goal. However, on the following drive, the Racers looked poised to extend their lead when Darion Bolden intercepted Jayden Stinson at the one-yard line and took it 99-yards for a touchdown. The score was the first of 17 unanswered points for Lions, as they held on for the win.
 - Despite seeing limited action Saturday, backup quarterback Lucas Maue picked up two touchdowns in the game, each from the one-yard line. Maue finished the day with 38 yards on eight carries with a long of 16 yards.
 - The Racers tallied a season-high 292 rushing yards in the game, led by a career-high from Damonta Witherspoon of 157 yards. Cortezz Jones followed Witherspoon with a season-high of his own of 93 yards including a long of 44.
 - Aaron Baum was 2-for-2 on field goals on Saturday with makes from 22 and 32 yards. The two field goals in the games pushed Baum into ninth place all-time in Murray State history for field goals with 24.
 - Defensively, Eric Samuta led Murray State in the game with nine tackles, while Cody Goatley and Lawaun Powell followed with seven and six, respectively. Goatley led the team in tackles-for-loss with 1.5, while Powell followed with 1.0 and Cam Brown with 0.5
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On Saturday, Murray State returns to Roy Stewart Stadium for its Centennial Homecoming. Kick-off against Tennessee State from "The Finest Place We Know" is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Team Stats
MSU
LWU
Total Yards
390
383
Pass Yards
98
242
Rushing Yards
292
141
Penalty Yards
24
15
1st Downs
22
17
3rd Downs
5
5
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
34:32
25:28
1st Quarter
MSU 6, LWU 0
MSU - Maue,Lucas 1 yd run (), 11 plays, 64 yards, TOP 06:05
MSU 12, LWU 0
MSU - Maue,Lucas 1 yd run (), 6 plays, 46 yards, TOP 02:03
2nd Quarter
MSU 12, LWU 7
LWU - Smith,Kobe 39 yd pass from Brister,Cade (Seibert,Logan kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:36
MSU 15, LWU 7
MSU - Baum,Aaron 22 yd field goal 15 plays, 71 yards, TOP 08:34
MSU 15, LWU 14
LWU - Rose,Payton 27 yd pass from Brister,Cade (Seibert,Logan kick) 7 plays, 69 yards, TOP 03:27
MSU 15, LWU 17
LWU - Seibert,Logan 45 yd field goal 7 plays, 22 yards, TOP 00:41
3rd Quarter
MSU 18, LWU 17
MSU - Baum,Aaron 32 yd field goal 10 plays, 69 yards, TOP 04:56
MSU 18, LWU 24
LWU - Bolden,Darion 99 yd interception (Seibert,Logan kick)
4th Quarter
MSU 18, LWU 30
LWU - Smith,Kobe 4 yd pass from Brister,Cade () 6 plays, 89 yards, TOP 01:50
MSU 18, LWU 33
LWU - Seibert,Logan 29 yd field goal 14 plays, 62 yards, TOP 07:23
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
11
TD
0
YDS
98
INT
2
CMP
0
TD
0
YDS
0
INT
0
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