1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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NICH | 7 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 48 |
SFA | 7 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
Gums, Fourcade lead Nicholls past Stephen F. Austin 48-30
NACOGDOCHES, Texas -- Julien Gums rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns and Chase Fourcade threw a TD pass and ran for two scores as Nicholls cruised past Stephen F. Austin 48-30 in a Southland Conference opener on Saturday.
Stephen F. Austin took a 7-0 lead on Trae Self's 21-yard run, but Gums answered with a 21-yard scoring run of his own to knot the score at 7 at the end of the first quarter.
Fourcade put the Colonels (2-1, 1-0) up 14-7 just 48 seconds into the second quarter on a 14-yard TD toss to Stefano Guarisco. The Lumberjacks (0-4, 0-1) pulled within a point on two Storm Ruiz field goals before Jeremy Rounds scored on a 4-yard run for a 21-13 Nicholls lead. Again Stephen F. Austin got within a point after Self connected with Xavier Gipson for a 47-yard scoring strike, but Gums answered again with a 9-yard TD run to extend the Colonels' lead to 28-20. Ruiz's third field goal got the Lumberjacks within 28-23 at halftime.
Fourcade's 19-yard TD run was the only score in the third quarter and gave Nicholls a 35-23 advantage. Self found Allen Arclies III open for a 10-yard TD to cut the Lumberjacks' deficit to five, but Fourcade and Gums had TD runs in the final 3:29 to put the game out of reach.
Fourcade completed 12 of 16 passes for 145 yards and he ran for 59 yards on 18 carries.
Self was 24-of-43 passing for 354 yards with two TDs and an interception. The Lumberjacks managed just 58 yards on the ground on 22 rushes.
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 |
2023 United Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Austin Peay | 6-0 | 9-3 |
Central Arkansas | 4-2 | 7-4 |
Southern Utah | 4-2 | 6-5 |
Eastern Kentucky | 4-2 | 5-6 |
Tarleton State | 4-2 | 8-3 |
Abilene Christian | 3-3 | 5-6 |
North Alabama | 1-5 | 3-8 |
Utah Tech | 1-5 | 2-9 |
Stephen F. Austin | 0-6 | 3-8 |