Truman won its fifth straight game with a 35-17 victory over William Jewell, on Senior Day, at Stokes Stadium. The Bulldogs built a 28-3 lead:
Brad Boyer with the call on nemopressbox.com. After a Jewell field goal, Truman scored three straight touchdowns on a 10-yard run by Elijah Stevens, a 10-yard pass from Dylan Hair to Nathan Ryan, and a 13-yard run by Denim Cook. The Cardinals got one back with seven seconds left in the half to make it 28-10. Stevens got his second touchdown on a 14-yard run with 9:34 left in the third to extend the lead back to 25. It was the second straight week that Stevens found the endzone twice in a game. Cook rushed for 115 yards.
It was the 7th straight loss for Jewell in GLVC play. The Cardinals drop to 2-8. The Bulldogs improve to 7-3 and 6-1 in the conference, to stay in a tie with Upper Iowa for second place behind UIndy. Truman will wrap up the regular season at McKendree next Saturday and will be trying to keep their NCAA playoffs hopes alive. The next Super-Regional rankings will be out Monday.
postgame with Kellen Nesbitt:
