Isaiah Ifanse finished the night with 114 yards rushing.
Photo by: Garrett Becker
Dominating 3rd quarter lifts Bobcats past SEMO
9/7/2019 9:30:00 PM | Football
Montana State put together a dominating third quarter Saturday night to pull away from Southeast Missouri 38-17.
The game was tied 10-10 at halftime, but sparked by Troy Andersen and a bevy of other runners, the 13th-ranked Bobcats gave No. 12 SEMO no chance in front of a yellow-clad, sellout crowd of 19,497. Taking the opening kickoff in the third quarter, MSU (1-1) marched down the field, where a 9-yard run by true freshman DeMareus Hosey made it 17-10. The key play was a 44-yard jaunt by Andersen, who finished with 102 yards while getting a quarterback sack from his defensive linebacker position.
After a SEMO punt, Andersen ended another Bobcat drive with a 2-yard dash. His yardage on offense gives him over 2,000 in his career. The rushing touchdown was his second of the night, giving him 28 in his career, good for fourth on the Bobcats' all-time list, one more than the legendary Ryan Johnson.
Leading 24-10, the Bobcats weren't done as Logan Jones took a shovel pass from Travis Jonsen and scampered 55 yards around the right end, making it 31-10. The Bobcats' final score came on a 4-yard run by Karl Tucker II.
For the quarter, MSU outgained SEMO 250 to 44 while shutting out the Redhawks 28-0. A late score by SEMO's Mark Robinson accounted for the final score.
Sparked by Bryce Sterk, the Bobcats sacked SEMO (1-1) quarterback Daniel Santacaterina five times, three by Sterk. MSU also got an interception by JoJo Henderson.
Up 10-0 in the second quarter thanks to Andersen's first score, a 38-yarder, and a 34-yard field goal by Tristan Bailey, a few miscues by MSU allowed the Redhawks to tie the game at halftime. A dropped snap by MSU's punter gave SEMO the ball on the 9-yard line, resulting in a 5-yard touchdown toss from Santacaterina to Zion Curtis.
Isaiah Ifanse answered with a 62-yard gallop, but a series of snafus pushed the Bobcats back and led to a missed field goal. And on the final play of the half, an interception by Jahque Alleyne was negated by a roughing the passer call. Making the most of the opportunity, Kendrick Tiller slipped a 55-yard field goal over the crossbar to tie the game, 10-10. Ifanse finished the night with 114 yards on the ground, all in the first half as he didn't return to the game after halftime due to an undetermined injury.
The Bobcats travel to Western Illinois (0-2) next week and are home again on Sept. 21 versus Norfolk State.
The game was tied 10-10 at halftime, but sparked by Troy Andersen and a bevy of other runners, the 13th-ranked Bobcats gave No. 12 SEMO no chance in front of a yellow-clad, sellout crowd of 19,497. Taking the opening kickoff in the third quarter, MSU (1-1) marched down the field, where a 9-yard run by true freshman DeMareus Hosey made it 17-10. The key play was a 44-yard jaunt by Andersen, who finished with 102 yards while getting a quarterback sack from his defensive linebacker position.
After a SEMO punt, Andersen ended another Bobcat drive with a 2-yard dash. His yardage on offense gives him over 2,000 in his career. The rushing touchdown was his second of the night, giving him 28 in his career, good for fourth on the Bobcats' all-time list, one more than the legendary Ryan Johnson.
Leading 24-10, the Bobcats weren't done as Logan Jones took a shovel pass from Travis Jonsen and scampered 55 yards around the right end, making it 31-10. The Bobcats' final score came on a 4-yard run by Karl Tucker II.
For the quarter, MSU outgained SEMO 250 to 44 while shutting out the Redhawks 28-0. A late score by SEMO's Mark Robinson accounted for the final score.
Sparked by Bryce Sterk, the Bobcats sacked SEMO (1-1) quarterback Daniel Santacaterina five times, three by Sterk. MSU also got an interception by JoJo Henderson.
Up 10-0 in the second quarter thanks to Andersen's first score, a 38-yarder, and a 34-yard field goal by Tristan Bailey, a few miscues by MSU allowed the Redhawks to tie the game at halftime. A dropped snap by MSU's punter gave SEMO the ball on the 9-yard line, resulting in a 5-yard touchdown toss from Santacaterina to Zion Curtis.
Isaiah Ifanse answered with a 62-yard gallop, but a series of snafus pushed the Bobcats back and led to a missed field goal. And on the final play of the half, an interception by Jahque Alleyne was negated by a roughing the passer call. Making the most of the opportunity, Kendrick Tiller slipped a 55-yard field goal over the crossbar to tie the game, 10-10. Ifanse finished the night with 114 yards on the ground, all in the first half as he didn't return to the game after halftime due to an undetermined injury.
The Bobcats travel to Western Illinois (0-2) next week and are home again on Sept. 21 versus Norfolk State.
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