Fourcade's 5 TDs help Nicholls St. beat Incarnate Word 48-21
THIBODAUX, La. -- Chase Fourcade passed for four touchdowns and ran for another to help Nicholls State beat Incarnate Word 48-21 on Saturday.
Fourcade was 15-of-18 passing for 266 yards with one interception and Damion Jeanpiere Jr. had three receptions for 127 yards and a score for Nicholls State (5-3, 4-2 Southland Conference).
Dontrell Taylor raced 66 yards for a score on the first play from scrimmage and, after an Incarnate Word fumble, Fourcade led an 11-play, 73 yard drive capped by his 6-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Talley. Ahmani Martin's strip-sack of Jon Copeland two plays later was recovered by Laryon James and Talley scored on an 8-yard catch to make it 21-0 with 3:41 left in the first quarter.
Copeland hit Phillip Baptiste for a 2-yard touchdown fewer than three minutes later, but the Colonels answered on their next drive as Fourcade connected with Gabe Fuselier on a 42-yard touchdown pass. Lorran Fonseca added a 29-yard field goal and Fourcade scored on a 10-yard run to make it 31-7 at halftime.
Copeland was 32-of-47 passing for 392 yards and three touchdowns for Incarnate Word (4-4, 4-2).
Game Information
2023 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 7-0 | 6-5 |
| Incarnate Word | 6-1 | 8-2 |
| Lamar | 5-2 | 6-5 |
| Houston Christian | 4-3 | 5-5 |
| SE Louisiana | 3-4 | 3-8 |
| Texas A&M-Commerce | 2-5 | 1-9 |
| McNeese | 1-6 | 0-10 |
| Northwestern State | 0-7 | 0-6 |
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