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Belhaven University football v. Louisiana College on Saturday, September 14, 2019.

Football Kenneth Nash

Blazers Fall at Texas Lutheran University

Box Score SEGUIN, Texas - The Belhaven Football team traveled to Seguin, Texas on Saturday where they fell 34-14 to Texas Lutheran University. 

The Blazers jumped out to an early lead in the contest scoring on their opening drive. Belhaven went 81 yards on seven plays from the opening kick, capped off with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Hunter McEachern to Mayowa Asagunla. The Bulldogs, who sit joint top of the ASC, would answer back quickly though on a 57-yard touchdown pass on the following drive. 

Texas Lutheran would add a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter and another in the second quarter to take a 27-7 lead. The Blazers would answer as time expired in the first half when McEachern hit Nick Lauderdale for a seven yard touchdown making it a 27-14 game entering the break.

In the second half, Texas Lutheran would score with less than five minutes remaining to close out the scoring with the game ending 34-14 in favor of the hosts.

On the afternoon, the Blazers' offense was led by Hunter McEachern who went 20-37 for 212 yards with a pair of touchdowns and a pair of interceptions. Tyrus Black would lead Belhaven with 70 yards receiving on three catches. Asagunla and Lauderdale would each have a receiving touchdown. Brad Foley would carry the ball nine times for 52 yards on the day.

Defensively, the Blazers were led by Connor Fordham who racked up 16 total tackles, nine of which were solo efforts. Fordham also had the lone Belhaven sack on the day. Colton Strain and David Lewis would both have nine total tackles against the Bulldogs. Mitchell Wibiral had a pair of tackles for loss, equaling that of Connor Fordham. Seth Gatson had an interception, his second of the season. 

The Blazers will return to Belhaven Bowl Stadium on Saturday, November 9th for Homecoming. Belhaven hosts Sul Ross State in the final home game of the season. Kickoff is set for 1 PM.

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Players Mentioned

Brad Foley

#1 Brad Foley

RB
5' 9"
Junior
Hunter McEachern

#2 Hunter McEachern

QB
6' 2"
Senior
David Lewis

#3 David Lewis

LB
6' 0"
Senior
Seth Gatson

#4 Seth Gatson

DB
5' 10"
Senior
Mayowa Asagunla

#7 Mayowa Asagunla

QB
6' 4"
Junior
Tyrus Black

#16 Tyrus Black

TE
6' 1"
Senior
Connor Fordham

#43 Connor Fordham

LB
5' 11"
Sophomore
Nick Lauderdale

#82 Nick Lauderdale

WR
6' 3"
Freshman
Colton Strain

#94 Colton Strain

DL
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Brad Foley

#1 Brad Foley

5' 9"
Junior
RB
Hunter McEachern

#2 Hunter McEachern

6' 2"
Senior
QB
David Lewis

#3 David Lewis

6' 0"
Senior
LB
Seth Gatson

#4 Seth Gatson

5' 10"
Senior
DB
Mayowa Asagunla

#7 Mayowa Asagunla

6' 4"
Junior
QB
Tyrus Black

#16 Tyrus Black

6' 1"
Senior
TE
Connor Fordham

#43 Connor Fordham

5' 11"
Sophomore
LB
Nick Lauderdale

#82 Nick Lauderdale

6' 3"
Freshman
WR
Colton Strain

#94 Colton Strain

6' 0"
Junior
DL