ABILENE, Texas. – The Belhaven University football team fell to No. 5 Hardin-Simmons University Saturday afternoon by the score of 55-7 in American Southwest Conference play.
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INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Hardin-Simmons 55 | Belhaven 7
Records: BU 2-7 (1-7) | HSU 8-1 (7-1)
Location: Shelton Stadium| Abilene, Texas.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
 
- The Cowboys capitalized first on the first possession of the game when Landry Turner connected with Jaquan Hemphill on a 30-yard pass for the touchdown to take a 7-0 lead.

- HSU extended their lead on a quarterback draw for an 8-yard score. The PAT from Luis Diaz was off the post to make the score 13-0.

- With 5:36 left in the first quarter, the Cowboys added another touchdown to the board when Marc Reed ran for a 6-yard score to make the score 20-0.

- HSU's quarterback Landry Turner found wide receiver Devonté Walker in the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown to bring the score to 27-0 for the final score in the first quarter.

- The Cowboys added two more touchdowns in the second quarter to extend the lead to 41-0.

- With 16 seconds remaining until halftime, the Blazers would get on the board when Hunter McEachern connected with Brad Foley on a 4-yard touchdown to trim the score to 41-7.

- Hardin-Simmons would add two more touchdowns in the second half to bring the final score to 55-7
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KEY STATISTICS
 
- Hunter McEachern completed 31-53 passes for 266 yards, one touchdown pass, and one interception.

- Marquis Hedge led the rushing attack for the Blazers with 6 carries for 36 yards.

- Brad Foley had 5 carries for 16 yards and 8 receptions for 33 yards and a receiving touchdown.

- Quan Jones led the receiving corps with 8 catches for 118 yards.

- Jareth Embry added 2 receptions for 43 yards and Kyky Austin had 3 catches for 21 yards.

- Defensively, Latevinan Glass led the Blazers with 10 total tackles, while David Hudson and Denarrius Noel each recorded 8 total tackles.

- David Lewis added six total tackles in the contest, while Keith Marshall and Alvin McCaskey recorded 4 total tackles.

- Belhaven as a team rushed for 51 yards and tallied 266 passing yards for a total of 317 yards of total offense.
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UP NEXT
 
The Blazers will return to the Belhaven Bowl Stadium next Saturday for the season finale against Sul Ross State University. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m.
 
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