Powell runs for 178 yards and 2 TDs to power Central Arkansas past Lamar, 34-14
CONWAY, Ark. -- — ShunDerrick Powell ran for 178 yards and two touchdowns as Central Arkansas, ranked No. 7 in the FCS coaches poll, cruised to a 34-14 win over Lamar in a non-conference game on Saturday night.
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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Game Information
2024 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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McNeese | 1-0 | 4-2 |
Lamar | 0-0 | 3-2 |
Incarnate Word | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Houston Christian | 0-0 | 2-3 |
Nicholls | 0-0 | 1-3 |
SE Louisiana | 0-0 | 1-4 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 0-0 | 0-4 |
Northwestern State | 0-0 | 0-5 |
Stephen F. Austin | 0-1 | 2-2 |
2024 United Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Abilene Christian | 2-0 | 3-2 |
Central Arkansas | 1-0 | 4-1 |
Tarleton State | 1-0 | 4-1 |
Eastern Kentucky | 1-0 | 3-2 |
Southern Utah | 1-0 | 2-3 |
North Alabama | 1-1 | 1-5 |
Utah Tech | 0-1 | 0-5 |
Austin Peay | 0-2 | 1-4 |
West Georgia | 0-3 | 1-3 |