C. Arkansas wins to keep pace in Southland Conference hunt
CONWAY, Ark. -- Breylin Smith threw a pair of touchdowns and Central Arkansas led for the duration in a 30-7 win over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday.
With the win, the Bears (8-3, 6-2) held onto a share of first place in the Southland Conference standings. A four-way tie heading into Saturday is now down to three teams as Sam Houston State (6-5, 5-3) lost to Northwestern State, while Southeast Louisiana (7-3, 6-2) and Nicholls (7-4, 6-2) both won.
Cam Arnold threw a 71-yard touchdown pass to Xavier Gipson with 2:43 before halftime and the Lumberjacks were within 13-7 at intermission.
Hayden Ray's field in the third quarter made it 16-7. Later, the Bears cashed in on a blocked punt and recovered at the Lumberjacks' 4-yard line. Carlo Blackman ran it from there with 63 seconds left in the third for a 23-7 lead.
Arnold threw for 143 yards and an interception and was sacked four times.
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2019 Southland Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Nicholls | 7-2 | 9-4 |
Central Arkansas | 7-2 | 9-3 |
SE Louisiana | 6-3 | 8-4 |
Sam Houston State | 6-3 | 7-5 |
McNeese | 5-4 | 7-5 |
Incarnate Word | 4-5 | 5-7 |
Abilene Christian | 4-5 | 5-7 |
Stephen F. Austin | 3-6 | 3-9 |
Northwestern State | 3-6 | 3-9 |
Houston Baptist | 2-6 | 5-7 |
Lamar | 2-7 | 4-8 |