ROLLA, Missouri -- The Lincoln football team fell to Missouri S&T, 45-7, in its final road GLVC contest on Saturday night (Oct. 27).
Henry Ogala completed 72-percent of his passes, throwing for 178 yards on 23 completions, including a 40-yard touchdown throw to Blake Tibbs in the first quarter. Tibbs gained 102 yards through the air on seven receptions, and Terry Hunter had six grabs for 33 yards while Justin Korakakos had four receptions.
Tibbs' touchdown grab made it a 7-7 contest by the end of the first quarter, but Missouri S&T scored 17 points in the second quarter, including scoring on a 76-yard punt return, to take a 17-point lead at halftime. The Blue Tigers limited Missouri S&T (7-2, 4-1 GLVC) to just 6-for-13 on third down conversions and led in time of possession with 33:50 of ball control.
Saint Durassaint led Lincoln (3-6, 2-4 GLVC) with 10 tackles and combined with Isaiah Gray on a sack, while Amani Nelson made seven takedowns and JaJuan Chambers posted four and a sack. Chavon Gross broke up two passes and tied Victor Williams, Hasan Muhammad-Rogers and Gray with five tackles apiece. Williams also blocked a field goal.
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Tibbs gained 96 yards on kick returns and Muhammad-Rogers added 76 yards, and Wolky Belancourt averaged 39.6 yards on punts, with three resulting in a fair catch and two pinning Missouri S&T inside its own 20. Fernando Ramirez averaged 61.0 yards on kickoffs.
The Blue Tigers will close out both the road portion of their 2018 schedule and their non-conference slate next Saturday (Nov. 3) with a trip to Stephenville, Texas to play Tarleton State in a 2:00 p.m. CT contest.
Dan Carr, Assistant AD for Media Relations
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS
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