Fort Wayne, Ind. - The Lawrence Technological University football team overcame an early 14-0 deficit to defeat the University of St. Francis (Ind.) 31-28 on Saturday afternoon.

First Half

• After an opening drive interception by Tyler Kulka, the Cougars took advantage of the short field with an 8-yd TD pass to go up 7-0
• LTU fumbled on their next possession and on the next play, a 22-yd TD strike put USF up 14-0 in a hurry
• The Blue Devils responded on the next drive with a 13-play, 70-yd drive that took 6:50 off the clock and was capped off by a Kulka 1-yd plunge to make it 14-6 at the 4:48 mark of the first
• LTU's defense forced a punt on the next possession and another long drive, this one 8-plays, 88-yds, culminated in a 17-yd TD reception by Kendyl Williams
• After another forced punt by the LTU defense, the offense wasted little time as Kulka found Jalen Wallace on the second play of the drive for a 64-yd strike to take the lead, 20-14, at the 11:16 mark of the second quarter
• The rest of the first half would remain scoreless as LTU led 20-14 at halftime

Second Half:

• On the opening series of the third quarter, USF went for it on 4^th-and-3 from the LTU 4 and converted on a 4-yd pass to retake the lead 21-20
• The Blue Devils responded right away, as a 27-yd pass to CJ Thompson put LTU at the USF 11. Three plays later, Ben Brittain ran it in from six yards out to put LTU ahead 28-21 after a successful 2-pt conversion.
• LTU extend the margin to 10 with a 29-yard field goal by Jonathan Swisher on the next drive as the game headed to the fourth quarter
• The Cougars pulled with three, 31-28, on a 25-yd TD reception with 3:33 left in the ballgame, but LTU ran out the clock to close out the road win

Inside the Numbers:

475 – Yards of total offense by LTU, season-high

125 - Receiving yards for Wallace, career-high

63% - Blue Devils third-down efficiency (10-of-16)

What's Next:

Lawrence Tech heads to the #9 Marian next Saturday, November 13^th for a 1:05 pm kickoff to close out the regular season.