ANDERSON, Indiana - The Mount St. Joseph University football team hit the road on Saturday, heading to take on the Anderson Ravens in an HCAC game. The Lions held the Ravens offense to just three rushing yards, dominating the line of scrimmage on the defensive side of the ball all game.
Anderson opened with the ball, and after picking up a first down they were forced to punt. That setup the first big play for Lions special teams as
Jack Dawson blocked the punt and it was recovered by
Dylan Wilson. Three plays later the Lions were on the board as
Tyler Prather found
Eli Aston on a 29-yard touchdown.
On the next Raven drive they were able to move the ball a bit, but their drive stalled out as they failed to convert a 4th-and-8 from the MSJ 43. After forcing the turnover on downs, the Lions offense went on a 9-play 51-yard touchdown drive. The drive was capped off on a 3-yard touchdown run by
Jackson Gifford.
The Lions defense would forced a three-and-out on the next Anderson possession. Aston got the Lions into good field position with a 25-yard punt return, and on the second play of the drive Prather found
Ari Turner for a 29-yard touchdown. With a 21-0 lead entering the second quarter, Anderson would have their first sustained drive of the game. The Lions defense would get another stop as
Brady Pierce intercepted a pass in the redzone, his first of the season. The Lions would score one more time in the first half, as
Johnny Rager carried the ball in from 3-yards out.
Opening the second half, any Anderson hopes to get back into the game were quickly dispelled. Turner would take the second half kickoff 98-yards to the house for his first return touchdown of the season. The Mount would add two more touchdowns, first a 37-yard pass from Prather to
Michael Hunkus, and a 3-yard run by KyHeim Montford.
STANDOUTS:
Offensive
Eli Aston who came into the game leading all of D3 in receiving, finished with 4 catches, a game-high 111 yards and a touchdown.
Tyler Prather was 11-for-22 passing for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns
KyHeim Montford had 8 carries for 56 yards and touchdown
Jackson Gifford carried 7 times for 43 yards and a touchdown
Defensive
Bear Newbolt had a team-high 6 tackles and a sack
Jackson Pruit also had 6 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a half sack
Brady Pierce had 2 tackles, a TFL and an Interception
UP NEXT:
It is HOMECOMING week for Mount St. Joseph, the Lions will welcome Bluffton to Cincinnati on Saturday, kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 PM.
