Midwestern State and Texas A&M-Commerce remain tied for first in the Lone Star Conference standings with two games remaining. This week's schedule includes five conference games. LSC football teams have an overall record of 45-43 this season and are 3-4 against other conferences in NCAA Super Region Four. The article also names players of the week for offensive, defensive, and special teams performances and provides updates and stats for multiple LSC teams and players.
1. LSC FOOTBALL
Midwestern State and Texas A&M-Commerce remain ed for ļ¬rst place in the Lone Star Conference standings
with matching 6-1 league records with two games le .
This weekās schedule includes ļ¬ve LSC contests with MSU at Tarleton State, A&M-C at UT Permian Basin,
Western New Mexico at Texas A&M-Kingsville, Angelo State at West Texas A&M, and Oklahoma Panhandle
State at Eastern New Mexico.
LSC football teams are 45-43 overall this season. The squads are 3-4 combined versus the Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athle c Conference, Great Lakes Valley Conference and Rocky Mountain Athle c Conference
teams, which are also in NCAA Super Regional Four.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
Luis Lopez, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, SR, RB, San Diego, Texas, San Diego HS
Despite tallying just 10 carries, Lopez punished the Greyhounds with 92 rushing yards and two touchdowns...
the junior was not tackled behind the line of scrimmage in Saturdayās 41-28 win... Lopez averaged 9.2 yards
per carry and added two recep ons for 14 yards... the Javelinas won their fourth consecu ve LSC contest for
the ļ¬rst me since 2010.
DEFENSIVE
Uriah Harris, Texas A&M University - Commerce, SR, CB, Frostproof, Fla., Forstproof HS
Harris was the Lionsā leading tackler and scored a touchdown in the 36-0 shutout win over West Texas A&M.
The win was the Lionsā ļ¬rst shutout of WT in 20 years. The team forced six turnovers, including Harrisā 85-yard
intercep on return for a touchdown in the third quarter. The Lions lead the conference in intercep ons and
total turnovers.
SPECIAL TEAMS
DeAndre Black, Midwestern State University, JR, PR/KR, Pi sburgh, Pa., Schenley HS (Monmouth)
NCAA Division IIās second-best punt returner sprinted 67 yards for a touchdown during a 35-point ļ¬rst quarter
explosion as No. 13 Midwestern State routed UT-Permian Basin 76-21 Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. It
was Blackās third punt return of at least 45 yards over the past two weeks as the Pi sburgh na ve upped his
average to 24 yards per return. Black helped MSU recover from a 21-0 ļ¬rst-half deļ¬cit last week at West Texas
A&M with returns of 56 and 45 yards against the Buļ¬s, then con nued the roll against UT-Permian Basin.
He ļ¬nished the game with 85 yards on three punt returns while also returning a kick for 38 yards. Black has
accounted for at least one touchdown in each of the last three games for MSU.
OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Richard Cooper, Texas A&M University - Commerce, went over the 3,000-yard career rushing mark, becoming
just the ļ¬ h Lion running back to ever hit that mark. His 8-yard touchdown carry for the Lionsā ļ¬rst touchdown
in the 36-0 win over West Texas A&M pushed him over 3,000 yards. Cooper ļ¬nished the game with 125 yards
(105 rushing, 20 receiving). He leads the league in rushing yards per game and yards per carry. The game was
his 15th career 100-yard rushing game and 4th this season.
Josh Stevens, Angelo State University, led the Rams oļ¬ense with 92 yards on 19 carries. The junior averaged
4.8 yards per carry and rushed for a long of 17 yards. It is eighth game of at least 75 yards or more this season.
Larry Baker-Bruce, Eastern New Mexico University, set career highs against one of the toughest defenses in
the Lone Star Conference with two touchdowns on four recep ons for 124 yards. With Eastern trailing 28-13 in
the fourth quarter of Saturdayās game at Texas A&M-Kingsville, he had touchdown catches of 68 and 37 yards.
He followed the second score with a game-tying two-point conversion catch.
DelāMichael High, Tarleton State University, con nued to lead the way for Tarleton as the junior wide
receiver topped the century mark in receiving yards for the third me this season. High ed a season high with
nine recep ons and led the Texans with 126 yards through the air, including a long catch of 43 yards that came
on the other end of a third-and-10 pass to set up a two-yard touchdown run for the Texans to pull away in the
fourth quarter.
Javia Hall, Western New Mexico, shook oļ¬ pressure all game long as he completed 31-57 for 337 yards and
two scores with a long pass of 64 yards to Rodney Lawson. He went without an intercep on and found eight
receivers that collected at least a recep on. Lawson was the biggest beneļ¬ciary with nine catches for 136
yards, two others went for over 60 yards in Henry Norman (six for 69 and two scores) and Xavier Ayers (six for
64).
Trevor Moses, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, collected 14 tackles in the 41-28 victory over Eastern New
Mexico a er coming back from injury... Moses and the Javelina defense ļ¬nished with 3.0 sacks and 10 TFL...
Mosesā 14 tackles led all players.
Jus n Jackson, Angelo State University, was a key force in limi ng Western New Mexico to just eight yards
rushing. The sophomore made 12 total tackles and eight solo. The Ram defense held WNMU to eight yards on
30 carries for just a .3 average.
Basil Jackson, Tarleton State University, stepped up in a big way to lead the Texan defense to a crucial road
victory against Oklahoma Panhandle in Goodwell Saturday. Jackson led the team with a career high 12 tackles,
including 0.5 for a loss and eight solo stops. The junior linebacker from Arlington made his biggest play of
STANDINGS
School LSC Overall Streak
Midwestern State 6-1 7-1 W1
Texas A&M-Commerce 6-1 7-1 W3
Tarleton State 5-2 5-4 W1
Texas A&M-Kingsville 4-3 6-3 W4
Eastern New Mexico 4-3 5-4 L1
West Texas A&M 4-3 5-4 L1
Western New Mexico 3-4 3-6 W1
Angelo State 2-5 3-6 L3
Oklahoma Panhandle State 1-6 2-7 L1
UT Permian Basin 0-7 2-7 L7
SCHEDULE
Saturday, November 5, 2016
*Oklahoma Panhandle State at Eastern New Mexico, 4 p.m.
*Angelo State at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m.
*Midwestern State at Tarleton State, 7 p.m.
*Texas A&M-Commerce at UT Permian Basin, 7 p.m.
*Western New Mexico at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m.
All mes are CST; *LSC game
RESULTS
* Midwestern State 76, UT Permian Basin 21
* Texas A&M-Commerce 36, West Texas A&M 0
* Tarleton State 45, Oklahoma Panhandle State 26
* Texas A&M-Kingsville 41, Eastern New Mexico 28
* Western New Mexico 20, Angelo State 14
WEEKLY AWARDS
Oļ¬ensive
S-5 Myles Carr, Texas A&M-Kingsville
S-12 Kamal Cass, Eastern New Mexico
S-19 Javia Hall, Western New Mexico
S-26 Richard Cooper, Texas A&M-Commerce
O-3 Vincent Johnson, Midwestern State
O-10 Quade Coward, Midwestern State
O-17 Ben Arbuckle, West Texas A&M
O-24 Devon Paye, West Texas A&M
Shane Truelove, Oklahoma Panhandle State
O-31 Luis Lopez, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Defensive
S-5 Josh Wydermyer, Midwestern State
S-12 Davontae Merriweather, West Texas A&M
S-19 Cody Burtscher, Tarleton State
S-26 Melvin Robinson, Angelo State
O-3 Jus n Jackson, Angelo State
O-10 Brandon Jones, Texas A&M-Kingsville
O-17 Treston Ridge, Tarleton State
O-24 Alex Kuyinu, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Gerred Johnson, West Texas A&M
O-31 Uriah Harris, Texas A&M-Commerce
Special Teams
S-5 Bailey Giļ¬en, UT Permian Basin
S-12 Kristov Mar nez, Texas A&M-Commerce
S-19 Tanner Graeber, Midwestern State
S-26 Hector Dominguez, Texas A&M-Commerce
O-3 Ovie Urevbu, Texas A&M-Commerce
O-10 Bubba Tandy, Tarleton State
O-17 Hector Dominguez, Texas A&M-Commerce (2)
O-24 Shawn Hooks, Texas A&M-Commerce
O-31 DeAndre Black, Midwestern State
FIRST DOWN
ā¢ Texas A&M-Commerce is ranked 8th and
Midwestern State 12th in the AFCA poll (Oct. 31).
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the night to seal the game for the Texans. Panhandle
took over possession trailing by eight with 6:26 le
in the game but Jackson turned the de by stepping
in front of a fourth-down pass and taking it 55 yards
to pay dirt to put Tarleton up 45-26 in the ļ¬nal ļ¬ve
minutes. It is the second pick six of the season for
Jackson, making him the ļ¬rst Texan since Desmond
Jackson (2013) with mul ple intercep ons returned
for touchdowns in a career.
Chazz Sla nsky, West Texas A&M University, had
an outstanding game for the Buļ¬s as he recorded
a season-best 10 tackles with nine solo stops at #8
Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday. His nine solo
stops was a career-best as he recorded 13 total
tackles against Eastern New Mexico last season.
Ian Davis, Western New Mexico, made a big
impact with a forced fumble and later the sealing
intercep on in the win over Angelo State. Davis
delivered a big hit early in the ļ¬rst quarter to force
a fumble and then added his INT on the ļ¬nal drive of
the game to seal the victory. In addi on he added six
tackles, with three coming solo. The defense held the
Rams to just 276 yards, including 100 through the air.
Jordan Meyers, Midwestern State University,
scooped a fumble and raced 26 yards for a touchdown
during a 35-point, ļ¬rst-quarter Midwestern State
deluge as the 13th-ranked Mustangs routed UT-
Permian Basin 76-21 Saturday night at Memorial
Stadium. The Lewisville High product logged ļ¬ve
tackles and a quarterback sack before taking the
second half oļ¬ as MSU limited the Falcons to 162
yards of total oļ¬ense in the opening half.
Desmond Blue, Eastern New Mexico University,
registered a pair of second-quarter sacks in Saturdayās
game against Texas A&M-Kingsville. He ļ¬nished the
game with four unassisted tackles and had mul ple
sacks for the second me in the last three games.
Darryn Cain, Oklahoma Panhandle State, took
two intercep ons from Tarleton receivers this week,
totaling 75 yards and one pick-six for a touchdown
in the game. The true freshman currently leads the
league in takeaways with ļ¬ve on the season. Despite
Cainās strong defensive eļ¬orts, the Aggies fell 45-26
to the Texans.
Tyler Engelbart, Angelo State University, averaged
43.9 yards per punt and hit a career long 61 yarder
against WNMU. The sophomore saw ac on for the
ļ¬rst me and totaled 395 yards pun ng. He placed
two inside the 20 yards line for the Rams.
Tyler Vargas, Western New Mexico, had a pun ng
day to remember against Angelo State. He was one of
the main reasons why the Mustang defense stuļ¬ed
the Rams all day long with the long ļ¬elds ahead
of them. He pinned Angelo State inside the 10 ļ¬ve
mes including four straight mes in the ļ¬rst half
with punts being downed at the six, seven, three
and one. He later delivered his ļ¬ h of the game to
help switch ļ¬eld posi on late in the fourth quarter at
the nine. Overall he punted 12 mes for 477 yards,
averaging 39.8 yards per a empt. He booted a long
of 55 and had four that went 50-yards plus and didnāt
have a touchback. If that wasnāt enough, he added
ļ¬ve kickoļ¬s for an average of 64 yards with four
touchbacks, a pair of ļ¬eld goals from 25 and 30 yards
out and two extra points.
Sergio Sroka, Tarleton State University, was solid
for the Texans in the special teams game as the
Tarleton kicker got the Texans on the board with a
25-yard ļ¬eld goal to begin the scoring. He also kicked
oļ¬ eight mes for 495 total yards. He averaged 61.9
yards per kickoļ¬ and had three touchbacks.
Kristov Mar nez, Texas A&M University -
Commerce, was perfect on 3 ļ¬eld goal a empts from
20, 23, & 38 yards, totaling 12 points scored in the
Lionsā 36-0 shutout win over West Texas A&M. He
also averaged 58 yards on 8 kickoļ¬s. He is the leading
scorer (kickers) in the conference at 9.6 points per
game for 77 total points.
Bailey Hale, Eastern New Mexico University, had
another strong game against Texas A&M-Kingsville,
he connected on both ļ¬eld goal a empts and both
point-a er-touchdown tries. Hale also had two
tackles on Javelina returns. With three touchbacks on
six kickoļ¬s, he has 10 touchbacks on 16 kicks in the
last two weeks.
Sterling Claphan, Oklahoma Panhandle State,
Another true freshman for the Aggies, really stepped
up this week boo ng two ļ¬eld goals through to add
six points and help narrow the Aggiesā early deļ¬cit to
the Texans.
Anthony Autry, Texas A&M University - Kingsville,
blazed past the Eastern New Mexico special teams
unit on his lone kickoļ¬ return, picking up 64 yards
to bring the Javelinas into the red zone... the Hogs
defeated Eastern New Mexico 41-28.
LSC NOTES (Submitted by LSC
SIDās)
Angelo State
The Rams held Western New Mexico to just eight
yards rushing ... It is the fourth game of the year
ASU has held a team to under 100 yards rushing ...
Josh Stevens gained 92 yards on 19 carries ... Mark
Munson caught his ļ¬ h touchdown of the season ...
ASU will stay on the road to face West Texas A&M in
Canyon.
Eastern New Mexico
The Eastern New Mexico football team will kick oļ¬ its
ļ¬nal home game of the ļ¬rst season at Al Whitehead
Field at Greyhound Stadium later than originally
planned. The Hounds will kick oļ¬ against the Aggies
at 4 p.m. CT on a date that will also see the teamās
seniors honored. The contest will mark the ļ¬rst me
Eastern hosts OPSU since a victory to close the 2006
season. Last week, the Hounds went toe-to-toe with
a resurgent team from Texas A&M-Kingsville. Just
two years removed from a 2-9 season which saw
the squad outscored by a 42.2-17.5 points per game
average (with ENMU handing them their only home
shutout loss since 1983), the Javelinas are on the
longest winning streak in the Lone Star Conference.
A er ENMU took a brief 7-0 lead, the Javelinas took
control and held a 28-13 edge in the fourth quarter.
Two touchdown passes from Wya Strand to Larry
Baker-Bruce, later, and ENMU connected on a game-
tying two-point conversion. Texas A&M-Kingsville
scored the ļ¬nal 13 points to come away with a 41-
28 win and snap Easternās four-game win streak in
the series. Baker-Bruce ļ¬nished with a career-best
124 yards on just four recep ons, while Kamal Cass
registered the 11th 100-yard game of his career.
Strand has thrown ļ¬ve touchdown passes in his last
three games. ENMU outgained the Javelinas 394-360
in yards of total oļ¬ense.
Midwestern State
* Midwestern State 76, UT Permian Basin 21
Oklahoma Panhandle State
Turnovers and missed opportuni es summed up the
Aggiesā ninth game of the season, as they took a home
ļ¬eld loss 45-26 to Tarleton State Saturday. With two
intercep ons and three fumbles the Aggiesā mistakes
outmatched their strong oļ¬ensive eļ¬orts. While QB
Shane Truelove racked up 328 yards in passing, his
eļ¬ciency fell from last weekās stellar performance
as the senior completed 29 of 52 a empts in the
AFCA DIVISION II COACHESā POLL
October 31, 2016
# Team (1st votes) Rec. Pts Prev.
1. Northwest Missouri St. (30) 9-0 750 1
2. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 9-0 716 2
3. Shepherd (W.Va.) 8-0 688 3
4. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 9-0 656 4
5. Harding (Ark.) 9-0 615 5
6. California (Pa.) 8-0 602 6
7. North Alabama 6-1 561 7
8. Texas A&M-Commerce 7-1 535 8
9. Emporia St. (Kan.) 8-1 493 10
10. LIU-Post (N.Y.) 9-0 463 11
11. Indiana (Pa.) 7-1 450 12
12. Midwestern St. (Texas) 7-1 429 13
13. Azusa Paciļ¬c (Calif.) 8-1 372 15
14. Tuskegee (Ala.) 7-1 329 17
15. Assump on (Mass.) 8-1 326 16
16. North Carolina-Pembroke 8-1 301 18
17. Fairmont St. (W.Va.) 9-0 288 20
18. Minnesota-Duluth 8-1 236 21
19. Ferris St. (Mich.) 7-2 201 22
20. Newberry (S.C.) 8-1 180 23
21. Ashland (Ohio) 7-2 134 9
22. Southwest Bap st (Mo.) 8-1 110 25t
23. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 6-2 58 14
24. Edinboro (Pa.) 8-1 56 NR
25. Central Missouri 7-2 44 NR
Dropped Out: Wayne St. (Mich.) (19), Wingate (N.C.)
(24), Notre Dame (Ohio) (25t).
Others Receiving Votes: Florida Tech, 37; Colorado
School of Mines, 35; Wayne St. (Mich.), 35; Henderson
St. (Ark.), 11; West Alabama, 8; Colorado Mesa, 6;
Notre Dame (Ohio), 6; Wingate (N.C.), 5; Southern
Arkansas, 4; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 3; Truman St. (Mo.),
3; Washburn (Kan.), 2; Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 2.
LSC IN 2016 AFCA RANKINGS
WEEK ASU ENMU MSU OPSU TSU
AUG. 15 RV NR 14 NR NR
SEPT. 5 NR NR 14 NR NR
SEPT. 12 NR NR 12 NR NR
SEPT. 19 NR NR 11 NR NR
SEPT. 26 NR NR 10 NR NR
OCT. 3 NR NR 7 NR NR
OCT. 10 NR NR 4 NR NR
OCT. 17 NR NR 4 NR NR
OCT. 24 NR NR 13 NR NR
OCT. 31 NR NR 12 NR NR
NOV. 7
NOV. 14
WEEK A&M-C TAMUK UTPB WT WNMU
AUG. 15 T9 RV NR RV NR
SEPT. 5 8 RV NR NR NR
SEPT. 12 7 RV NR NR NR
SEPT. 19 6 RV NR RV NR
SEPT. 26 6 NR NR RV NR
OCT. 3 4 NR NR NR NR
OCT. 10 9 NR NR NR NR
OCT. 17 9 NR NR NR NR
OCT. 24 8 NR NR NR NR
OCT. 31 8 NR NR NR NR
NOV. 7
NOV. 14
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air against the Texans. Tarleton also brought a tough
defensive front that took Truelove for four sacks. The
Aggies hope to bounce back on the road this week
as they travel to Portales to take on Eastern New
Mexico.
Tarleton State
Tarleton outscored Panhandle State 21-7 in the
fourth quarter to cap oļ¬ a 45-26 win over Oklahoma
Panhandle State in Goodwell Saturday. With the win,
the Texans remain in control of their own des ny for a
share of the Lone Star Conference championship with
Midwestern State and Texas A&M-Commerce le to
play, beginning Saturday night in Stephenville at 7
p.m. against the Mustangs.
Texas A&M-Commerce
The A&M-Commerce Lions went into the weekend
ranked No. 8 in the AFCA and D2Football.com polls
and No. 5 in the oļ¬cial NCAA Super Region Four
Rankings. A&M-Commerce rolled to a 36-0 win
over visi ng West Texas A&M on Saturday. The
Lions moved to 8-1 overall and 6-1 in the Lone Star
Conference with the win. Announced a endance
was 9,629, the largest in the history of Memorial
Stadium. The win was A&M-Commerceās ļ¬rst shutout
of WT since 1996. Richard Cooper ran for 105 yards
on 26 carries, going over 3,000 yards rushing for his
career. It is his 15th career 100-yard performance.
Luis Perez completed 18-of-24 passes for 215 yards
and a touchdown. Hayden Marsh had the touchdown
recep on. The Lion defense forced six turnovers
including four intercep ons. A&M-Commerce has
now intercepted 16 passes this season with 14
diļ¬erent players earning picks. Uriah Harris led the
Lions with nine stops and returned an intercep on
85 yards for a score. Yusef Sterling-Lowe had a 54-
yard intercep on return for a touchdown. Chris Smith
and Pierre Leonard had the other two intercep ons.
Kieston Carter recovered his fourth fumble of the
year. Jeremiah Walters also had a fumble recovery.
Fumbles were forced by Brucks Saathoļ¬ and Hatari
Byrd. Kristov Mar nez was 3-for-3 on ļ¬eld goals. The
Lions travel to UT Permian Basin for the ļ¬nal road
game of the regular season this Saturday. A win would
give the Lions their ļ¬rst undefeated road season since
1980.
Texas A&M-Kingsville
Texas A&M-Kingsville earned its fourth consecu ve
LSC victory with a 41-28 win versus Eastern New
Mexico... the four-game win streak is the ļ¬rst
since 2010 for the Hogs... Luis Lopez rushed for 92
yards and two scores and Myles Carr tossed three
touchdowns... Trevor Moses collected 14 tackles in
the W.
UT Permian Basin
* Midwestern State 76, UT Permian Basin 21
West Texas A&M
The West Texas A&M football team suļ¬ered its ļ¬rst
shutout since Oct. 5, 2002 in a 19-0 loss at home to
Angelo State...It marked the ļ¬rst road shutout since a
43-0 loss to Northwestern Oklahoma State on Sept.
14, 2002...It snapped a string of 168 consecu ve
games WT has scored...It also marked the ļ¬rst me
since Sept. 4, 2014, at #4 Colorado State-Pueblo
WT didnāt score a touchdown as it was beaten 35-6
in that contest...WT had a season-high six turnovers
in the game with a season-high four intercep ons
in the contest leading to a 27-0 lead in points oļ¬
turnovers for Texas A&M-Commerce...WT senior
running back Devon Paye had a career-low three
yards rushing, but recorded a career-high 10 catches
for 73 yards...Quarterback Ben Arbuckle, making his
third career start, went 26 of 39 for 241 yards and
four intercep ons as his string of four-straight games
with a touchdown pass came to an end...The Buļ¬s
had a season-high seven punts in the game...TAMUC
posted the ļ¬rst conference vs. conference member
shutout of the season...TAMUC had entered the game
leading the na on in fourth down conversions at 4 of
4, but WT ended the streak as TAMUC went 2 of 3 on
fourth down in the game (6 of 7)...WT went just 2 of
13 on third down in the game and had the ball for
just 25:51, while TAMUC held the ball for 34:09, while
WT had a season-low 12 ļ¬rst downs in the game...
The Buļ¬s recorded just 43 yards rushing in the game
marking the ļ¬ h me this season WT has been held
under 100 yards on the ground (1-4)...Last week WT
had a season-high 215 yards on the ground...The 284
yards of oļ¬ense is the second-lowest of the season
as WT had just 273 at Azusa Paciļ¬c in the season-
opener...The six miscues in the game led to 27 points
for TAMUC as the opposi on now leads 86-64 in
points oļ¬ turnovers this season...TAMUC con nued
the string of tough third quarters for the Buļ¬s as WT
trails 70-60 in 3rd quarter points this season marking
the only quarter in which WT is trailing...The Buļ¬s are
averaging 29.1 points per game and allowing 27.1 for
the season...WT returns home for Senior Day 2016 as
12 seniors will be playing in their ļ¬nal regular season
game in a WT uniform November 5, 2016, at 6 p.m. at
Kimbrough Memorial Stadium versus Angelo State...A
win over the Rams would give WT its 12th-straight
winning season.
Western New Mexico
WNMU delivered a big 20-14 win over Angelo State
to snap a four-game losing streak. In addi on to
strong performances from Tyler Vargas, Javia Hall
and Ian Davis, Rodney Lawson caught nine passes
for 136 yards, Henry Norman caught two TD passes,
Dominic Barry tallied 11 tackles and both Alfonso
Wilson and Lenier Lee added intercep ons. Vargas
had a pun ng day to remember against Angelo State.
He was one of the main reasons why the Mustang
defense stuļ¬ed the Rams all day long with the long
ļ¬elds ahead of them. He pinned Angelo State inside
the 10 ļ¬ve mes including four straight mes in the
ļ¬rst half with punts being downed at the six, seven,
three and one. He later delivered his ļ¬ h of the game
to help switch ļ¬eld posi on late in the fourth quarter
at the nine. Overall he punted 12 mes for 477 yards,
averaging 39.8 yards per a empt. He booted a long
of 55 and had four that went 50-yards plus and didnāt
have a touchback. If that wasnāt enough, he added
ļ¬ve kickoļ¬s for an average of 64 yards with four
touchbacks, a pair of ļ¬eld goals from 25 and 30 yards
out and two extra points. Hall shook oļ¬ pressure all
game long as he completed 31-57 for 337 yards and
two scores with a long pass of 64 yards to Rodney
Lawson. He went without an intercep on and found
eight receivers that collected at least a recep on.
Lawson was the biggest beneļ¬ciary with nine catches
for 136 yards, two others went for over 60 yards in
Henry Norman (six for 69 and two scores) and Xavier
Ayers (six for 64). Davis made a big impact with a
forced fumble and later the sealing intercep on in
the win over Angelo State. Davis delivered a big hit
early in the ļ¬rst quarter to force a fumble and then
added his INT on the ļ¬nal drive of the game to seal
the victory. In addi on he added six tackles, with
three coming solo. The defense held the Rams to just
276 yards, including 100 through the air.
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2016 LSC Composite Schedule
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Angelo State at McKendree, 6 p.m.
Eastern New Mexico at Southwest Bap st, 7 p.m.
West Texas A&M at Azusa Paciļ¬c (Calif.), 9 p.m.
Saturday, September 3, 2016
Oklahoma Panhandle State at Sam Houston State, 6 p.m.
Tarleton State at McNeese State, 6 p.m.
Texas A&M-Kingsville at Incarnate Word, 6 p.m.
Midwestern State at Truman State (Mo.), 7 p.m.
Sul Ross at UT Permian Basin, 7 p.m.
Western New Mexico at San Diego, 8 p.m.
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Angelo State at Northern Michigan, 3 p.m.
Oklahoma Panhandle State at Arkansas-Pine Bluļ¬, 6 p.m.
Texas A&M-Commerce at Delta State, 6 p.m.
Simon Fraser (B.C.) at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m.
Southwest Bap st at Tarleton State, 7 p.m.
Arizona Chris an at UT Permian Basin, 7 p.m.
West Texas A&M at Colorado State-Pueblo, 7 p.m.
*Western New Mexico at Eastern New Mexico, 8 p.m.
Saturday, September 17, 2016
*Oklahoma Panhandle State at Western New Mexico, 1 p.m.
*Texas A&M-Commerce at Eastern New Mexico, 2 p.m.
*West Texas A&M at UT Permian Basin, 7 p.m.
*Midwestern State at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m.
*Angelo State at Tarleton State, 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 24, 2016
*Tarleton State at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m.
*Eastern New Mexico at Angelo State, 6 p.m.
*Western New Mexico at UT Permian Basin, 7 p.m.
*Oklahoma Panhandle State at Midwestern State, 7 p.m.
*Texas A&M-Kingsville at Texas A&M-Commerce, 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 1, 2016
*Texas A&M-Commerce at Oklahoma Panhandle State, 1 p.m.
*Midwestern State at Western New Mexico, 1:30 p.m.
*Angelo State at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m.
*UT Permian Basin at Tarleton State, 7 p.m.
*West Texas A&M at Eastern New Mexico, 8 p.m.
Saturday, October 8, 2016
*Texas A&M-Kingsville at West Texas A&M, 5 p.m.
*Oklahoma Panhandle State at Angelo State, 6 p.m.
*Eastern New Mexico at UT Permian Basin, 7 p.m.
*Midwestern State at Texas A&M-Commerce, 7 p.m.
*Western New Mexico at Tarleton State, 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 15, 2016
*Texas A&M-Commerce at Western New Mexico, 1 p.m.
*West Texas A&M at Oklahoma Panhandle State, 1 p.m.
*Tarleton State at Eastern New Mexico, 4 p.m.
*Angelo State at Midwestern State, 7 p.m.
*UT Permian Basin at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Bacone at Eastern New Mexico, 1 p.m.
Western New Mexico at Fort Lewis, 1 p.m.
*Texas A&M-Commerce at Angelo State, 6 p.m.
*Midwestern State at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m.
*Texas A&M-Kingsville at Tarleton State, 6 p.m.
*Oklahoma Panhandle State at UT Permian Basin, 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 29, 2016
*Angelo State at Western New Mexico, 1 p.m.
*Tarleton State at Oklahoma Panhandle State, 1 p.m.
*West Texas A&M at Texas A&M-Commerce, 4 p.m.
*Eastern New Mexico at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m.
*UT Permian Basin at Midwestern State, 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 5, 2016
*Oklahoma Panhandle State at Eastern New Mexico, 4 p.m.
*Angelo State at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m.
*Midwestern State at Tarleton State, 7 p.m.
*Texas A&M-Commerce at UT Permian Basin, 7 p.m.
*Western New Mexico at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 12, 2016
*West Texas A&M at Western New Mexico, 1 p.m.
*Texas A&M-Kingsville at Oklahoma Panhandle State, 1 p.m.
*Eastern New Mexico at Midwestern State, 1 p.m.
*Tarleton State at Texas A&M-Commerce, 4 p.m.
*UT Permian Basin at Angelo State, 6 p.m.
Saturday, November 19, 2016
NCAA Division II First Round
Saturday, November 26, 2016
NCAA Division II Second Round
Saturday, December 3, 2016
NCAA Division II Quarterļ¬nals
Heart of Texas Bowl (Copperas Cove, Texas), 6 p.m.
Saturday, December 10, 2016
NCAA Division II Semiļ¬nals
Saturday, December 17, 2016
NCAA Division II Championship (Kansas City, Kan.)
* denotes conference game, All mes Central