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WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU was held scoreless after halftime as Henderson State defeated the Bulldogs 37-14 on Saturday evening at ASAP Energy Field in Weatherford.
SWOSU (1-3, 1-3 GAC) trailed 16-0 early in the second quarter following a 53-yard touchdown pass from Evan Lassiter with 14:05 to play before halftime. The Bulldogs got on the board with a 6-yard touchdown scamper from
Karltrell Henderson in the middle of the quarter before a 23-yard strike from
Casey Freeman to
JR Omigie with 24 seconds to play in the half made it 23-14 at the break.
Momentum remained with the Bulldogs as they drove into HSU territory before stalling on downs as a Freeman pass to
Jared Rayburn was hauled in out of bounds in the end zone. The Bulldogs would not move into the Reddies territory again until they trailed 30-14 early in the fourth quarter and SWOSU was again stopped on fourth down. This time, a Freeman pass to the sticks was intercepted by Henderson State's Sheldon Watson and returned 93 yards for the final scoring play of the game.
Freeman moved the Bulldogs down the field one final time, but again they were stymied on fourth down at the HSU 29 yard line and the Reddies were then able to run out the clock with a pair of kneel downs.
The final yardage numbers were very competitive with Henderson State finishing with 346 yards compared to 341 for the Bulldogs. SWOSU got 273 yards passing from Freeman on 23-of-41 passing with one touchdown and three interceptions. The Bulldogs managed just 52 yards on the ground, however, led by
Karltrell Henderson with 39 yards and one score on 11 carries.
Eight different receivers caught a pass for SWOSU led by
Jared Rayburn with nine receptions for 80 yards while
Kellan Smith hauled in four passes for 54 yards and
JR Omigie caught the Dawgs lone touchdown pass.
Antoine Albert led the Bulldog defense with seven tackles (five solo, two assist), one forced fumble and a pass breakup.
Malcolm Davis and
Gerald White added six tackles apiece while White also grabbed his first career interception in the first half.
Dustin Johnson and
Colten Buie had the Bulldogs only tackles for loss.
SWOSU returns to action next Saturday evening against East Central on Parents Day, with kickoff set for 6:00 pm from ASAP Energy Field.
