Waxahachie, TX – The SAGU Football team celebrated six seniors on Saturday afternoon in their final home game of the 2021 season and took a 54-29 win over Wayland Baptist University to get their 6
th win of the year. The Lions now sit at 6-3 on the year and 4-3 in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
The six SAGU Football Seniors honored were:
Defensive Back, #23,
Wade Polk: Polk is a four-year letterman at SAGU.
Offensive Tackle, #78,
Hayden Evans: Evans is a four-year starter at SAGU and has been named 2
nd Team All Sooner Athletic Conference.
Offensive Lineman, #79,
Donald Kinchen: Kinchen is a two-year starter at SAGU.
Defensive Lineman, #90,
Devante Crownover: Crownover is a four-year letterman at SAGU.
Punter and Holder, #40,
Seth Green: Green is a three-year letterman at SAGU and has been named Sooner Athletic Conference Honorable Mention.
Defensive Tackle, #99,
Keandre Belcher: Belcher is four-year starter at SAGU and has been named 1
st Team All Sooner Athletic Conference.
The Lions started their scoring spree early as
Jordan Barlow found
Keaton Dudik on a 17-yard pass just two minutes into the game to put SAGU up 6-0. After a 14-yard field goal by
Kieran Woodley, Barlow found
Paul Odidi from 26 yards out to put the Lions up 17-3 at the start of the second quarter.
On the day,
Jordan Barlow went 22-38 in the air and racked up 405 yards and 6 touchdowns. He found 6 receivers on the day led by freshman
Paul Odidi who brought in 6 receptions for 151 yards and touchdown.
Zachary Johnson also torched the Pioneers secondary as he brought in 5 receptions for 103 yards and found the endzone 3 times.
With five minutes left in the second quarter,
Keaton Dudik continued to prove why he is one of the best running back in the country as he found the endzone on an 18-yard run to put the Lions up 24-10. The Lions would go into halftime up 31-10 after Barlow found
Zackariah Johnson in the endzone with just 30 second left in the second quarter.
Just 1 minute into the third quarter, Barlow found
Zachary Johnson from 27 yards out for his first of three touchdowns on the day.
The Lions defense continued to dominate the Pioneers up front as they totaled 6 sacks on the day and 10 tackles for loss.
Drake Rodriguez led the way with 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and a forced fumble.
Isaac Gowdy added 6 total tackles and an interception while
Dalton Spencer also added 6 total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 1 sack on the afternoon. On the day, 25 Lions recorded a tackle. Overall, SAGU only allowed 39 rushing yards from the Pioneers on 28 attempts.
SAGU would go on to cruise through the second half as
Jordan Barlow found
Zachary Johnson two more times in the endzone to secure the 54-29 win over Wayland Baptist University in their final home game of the 2021 season. The Lions now sit at 6-3 on the year and 4-3 in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
SAGU will be on the road against Texas College on Saturday, November 6. Kickoff is set for 6:00 PM.
As a leading Christian university, SAGU educates and prepares individuals who want to serve Christ and others. SAGU helps students discover and develop their God-given callings in a Spirit-empowered, learning community. We believe in affordable tuition, made possible in part through the financial support of donors who embrace the mission of SAGU and the importance of affordable, accredited programs to train Christians for leadership in ministry, business, education, and service. Most majors are available in-person in Waxahachie, TX, and online through a wide range of associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.
