JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri -- The Lincoln football team rushed for 178 yards and four scores as the Blue Tigers defeated Southwest Baptist, 28-13, in the GLVC opener for both teams on Saturday night (Sept. 22).Kimbo Ferguson led the way with 63 yards on the ground, including a pair of one-yard touchdown runs, and also caught a 10-yard pass for a big first down late in the game. Both of Ferguson's scores were set by big catches by Blake Tibbs, who caught four balls for 118 yards.
A 43-yard reception by Tibbs early in the second quarter led to Ferguson's first touchdown and a 7-0 lead by Lincoln, which improved to 2-2 on the season and 1-0 in GLVC play. On LU's ensuing possession, Henry Ogala, who completed 11 passes for 169 yards, found Tibbs for a 35-yard gain down to the one, and Ferguson ran it in on the next play for a 14-0 Blue Tiger lead.
Southwest Baptist (0-3, 0-1 GLVC) scored its lone touchdown of the night on the next drive, connecting on a five-yard pass with just under four minutes to play in the first half to cut the LU lead in half. After forcing SBU into a three-and-out to start the third quarter, Terry Hunter, who had 40 yards on the ground, ran the ball in from two yards out to put the Blue Tigers back up by two scores.
LU scored once more on its next possession, taking a 28-7 lead on a 15-yard quarterback keeper by Ogala with 8:27 to play in the third quarter. Southwest Baptist kicked a pair of field goals from 38-yards and 26-yards, respectively, to stay in the ballgame, but the Lincoln defense used a huge fourth-down stop with 1:28 remaining on the LU 20 to prevent the Bearcats from getting back in the end zone.
The Lincoln defense recorded 11 quarterback hurries and a pair of sacks, and finished with seven tackles for loss as well as five pass break-ups. Victor Williams, Hasan Muhammad-Rogers, Edwin Durassaint and Amani Nelson all finished with seven tackles, while Quan Mason had a sack and Isaiah Gray and Robby Dieujuste assisted on another. JaJuan Chambers had five hurries, and Chavon Gross broke up two passes.
Ogala rushed for 40 yards and Donovan Wright added 17 more on the ground while Antonio Issac added 25 receiving yards. Muhammad-Rogers added 81 all-purpose yards, including 57 on kick returns. Fernando Ramirez averaged 56.0 yards on kickoffs while Wolky Belancourt averaged 35.3 yards in the punting game with a long of 50 yards.
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The Blue Tigers will travel to Indianapolis, Ind. next Saturday (Sept. 29) to play defending GLVC champ Indianapolis in a 5:00 p.m. CDT contest.
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
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