SEWANEE, Tenn. – Sewanee's defense scored a touchdown and blocked a field goal and two extra points, the last one with just under two minutes to play, while
Jack Satterfield made a pair of field goals in Sewanee's 20-19 victory over Hendrix on Saturday in Conway, Ark.
The Tigers (3-1, 2-0 SAA) won their first road conference game in September 29, 2018, and the 3-1 start is the best for the program since the 2001 club started 4-0. Sewanee's defense held Hendrix to 374 total yards and 19 points in the contest, well below season averages of 42.0 points and 506.8 yards per outing heading into the game.
Connor Maness returned a fumble 20 yards for a touchdown to get the Tigers on the board early in the first quarter and Satterfield booted a 29-yard field goal in the final minute before intermission, pulling Sewanee within 13-10 at the break.
Quinn Johnson had the sack and caused the fumble that Maness converted into a TD. Johnson finished the game with eight tackles and 5.5 sacks.
Jayden Bragg's seven-yard TD pass to
John Luke Lasseter late in the third quarter put the Tigers ahead for good, 17-13, and Satterfield's 46-yard field goal with 9:00 to play made it 20-13.
Hendrix nearly scored on the ensuing drive after the field goal, but the Sewanee defense forced a turnover on downs when a fourth down pass was caught in the end zone but the receiver was out of bounds.
After a short Tigers punt, Hendrix did score with 1:55 remaining in the game to pull within a point, but
Christian Webb blocked the extra point, preserving the victory. Michael Showalker blocked the PAT on the second touchdown of the game for the Warriors (2-3, 2-1) and the home team also missed a field goal in the first quarter.
Michael McGhee rushed 19 times for 109 yards while
Jacorin Thomas added 25 attempts and 103 yards on the ground. Sewanee finished with 230 yards on the ground, keeping the ball for almost 33 minutes and away from the high-powered offense of Hendrix.
Warriors QB Jacob Buniff completed 25-of-42 passes for 325 yards and three touchdowns but was sacked 10 times by the Tigers defense and harassed on many more throws.
Sewanee returns home next Saturday, facing Birmingham-Southern at 2 p.m. at Harris Stadium for Family Weekend.
