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Football -- September 10, 2022
Richard Martinez
12
SAGU (Texas) SAGU 1-1 , 1-1
39
Winner OUAZ OUAZ 2-0 , 2-0
SAGU (Texas) SAGU
1-1 , 1-1
12
Final
39
OUAZ OUAZ
2-0 , 2-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
SAGU SAGU (Texas) 6 0 0 6 12
OUAZ OUAZ 0 13 23 3 39

Game Recap: Football |

Third Quarter Propels Spirit Past Lions

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Trailing 6-0 after the first quarter, No. 10 OUAZ scored 36 consecutive points on its way to a 39-12 win over Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) on Saturday night at Spirit Field.

OUAZ (2-0, 2-0 SAC) led 13-6 at halftime after a pair of Landon Reeves field goals and a Roman Sahagun touchdown reception from Isaiah Randalle. The game took a big swing when the SAGU (1-1, 1-1) fumbled the opening kickoff of the third quarter, and the Spirit recovered on the 3-yard line. Marcelous Chester-Riley scored on the next play for a 20-6 lead.

The ensuing SAGU possession ended on the first of two interceptions from Eric Holman. Kristopher Ewens turned the possession into points when he spun out of a tackle in the middle of the field and ran 23 yards for a score.

The Spirit added a safety two defensive possessions later when Giovanni White forced an intentional grounding penalty in the end zone. Randalle then capped the ensuing offensive possession with a 5-yard scoring run to make it 36-6 after three quarters.

After blocking its second punt of the game, SAGU scored a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. Landon Reeves then tied the program record with his third field goal, resulting in the game's final tally.

OUAZ totaled 387 yards of offense and 21 first downs while setting the program record for time of possession at 34:02. They were 6 for 6 in the red zone and went 5 of 17 on third down with one turnover.

Randalle completed 17 of 30 passes for 218 yards and a touchdown. Carter Freedland was 7 of 13 for 57 yards. Seven different players had a catch, with Devone Humphrey leading the group with seven grabs. Richard Montello had a team-best 77 receiving yards on six catches.

Ewens ran for 79 yards, with Chester-Riley adding 34. Reeves had 13 points kicking with those three field goals and his 4 for 4 on PAT chances.

Defensively, the Spirit held the Lions to 225 total yards and just 45 yards on the ground. SAGU averaged 3.6 yards per play and just 1.7 yards per rushing attempt. OUAZ also forced four turnovers while posting just the fourth game in team history with at least three interceptions.

Holman added five tackles to his two picks. Elias Guerrero lll had 1.5 sacks, with Scott Bonham Jr. leading the way with seven tackles and one of the team's seven tackles-for-loss.

Next week, OUAZ will travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to face Texas Wesleyan in a matchup between two of the three 2-0 teams in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
 
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