Lamar Cardinals at Central Arkansas Bears
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Powell runs for 178 yards and 2 TDs to power Central Arkansas past Lamar, 34-14
Lamar took the opening kick and marched 56 yards in 10 plays but Chris Esqueda missed on a 32-yard field goal attempt. Central Arkansas answered with an 80-yard, eight-play drive of its own to take the lead on Will McElvain's 12-yard touchdown pass to Dax Courtney and Jake Gaster added a 23-yard field goal to make it 10-0 after a quarter.
Powell scored his first touchdown with just over four minutes left in the first half to give the Bears a 17-7 lead and Gaster booted a 28-yarder with five seconds to make it 20-7 at the half.
Robert Coleman scored on a 16-yard run in the third quarter to pull the Cardinals within a touchdown at 21-14, but Powell put the game out of reach with an 18-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter.
McElvain completed 15 of 22 pass attempts for 158 yards with a touchdown and an interception. He surpassed 10,000 career yards passing. Powell needed 25 carries to reach 178 yards and Darius Hale carried 19 times for 96 yards and a touchdown. Central Arkansas (4-1) amassed 439 yards of offense and dominated time of possession, holding the ball for 33:32, seven minutes more than Lamar.
Coleman was 11-of-20 passing for 112 yards and was picked off once. Khalan Griffin carried 18 times for 72 yards and a touchdown, but Lamar (3-2) managed just 220 yards of offense.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 6:32 | Dax Courtney 12 Yd pass from Will McElvain (Jake Gaster Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 3:48 | Jake Gaster 23 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 8:04 | Khalan Griffin 1 Yd Run (Ben Woodard Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 4:14 | ShunDerrick Powell 11 Yd Run (Jake Gaster Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Jake Gaster 28 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 6:31 | Darius Hale 5 Yd Run (Jake Gaster Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:02 | Robert Coleman 16 Yd Run (Ben Woodard Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 12:26 | ShunDerrick Powell 18 Yd Run (Jake Gaster Kick) |
Statistics
 LAM |
 CARK |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1st Downs | 26 |
| 3-10 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-11 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 218 | Total Yards | 439 |
| 110 | Passing | 158 |
| 11/20 | Comp/Att | 15/22 |
| 5.5 | Yards per pass | 7.2 |
| 108 | Rushing | 281 |
| 33 | Rushing Attempts | 49 |
| 3.3 | Yards per rush | 5.7 |
| 6-48 | Penalties | 6-60 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 26:28 | Possession | 33:32 |
Game Information
Location: Conway, AR
Attendance: 9,873 · Capacity:
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