BOX SCORE
SHERMAN, Texas – Sewanee jumped out to an early 14-3 lead in Sherman Saturday against Austin College and was leading 20-10 at the half, but the Tigers couldn't hold on and Austin rallied in the second half to get the 33-22 win.
After Austin got an early field goal in the first quarter, Sewanee scored a pair of touchdowns, both on short
Ben Cleveland (Ft. Worth, Tex., Trinity Valley School) runs. In the second quarter, Austin eased the Sewanee lead with a 34-yard Matt Burton run but Sewanee answered on a pair of
Andrew Gould (Chatsworth, Ga., Murray County) field goals, taking the halftime score of 20-10 in favor of Sewanee. Gould is currently leading the league in field goals.
In the second half, Austin turned it on, scoring two touchdowns in the third quarter, followed by a Jonathan Hersch field goal and another TD in the fourth. Sewanee finalized the 33-22 score with a safety against the Kangaroos with three minutes left.
Sewanee led the game in total offense with 361 total yards, compared to 223 for the Pirates. The Tigers earned 20 first downs and Austin only had 10. Cleveland led Sewanee's rushing game with 74 yards on the ground.
Patrick Shelton (Hickory, N.C., Hickory) threw for 253 yards, 117 of them to
Bruce Bentley (Lynchburg, Va., Virginia Episcopal).
Defensively,
Chalankis Brown (Millbrook, Ala., Stanhope Elmore) grabbed an interception for Sewanee, taking his season total to seven. He is leading the league in picks currently. Brown had six total tackles on the day. Andy Stowe had 10 for the Pirates.
Sewanee fell to 2-4 with the loss and is 1-3 in the league. The Tigers will face Millsaps on the road next weekend. Austin is even with a 3-3 record (2-2 SCAC).
