Waxahachie, TX – Ottawa University Arizona rode a dominate passing game to a 42-28 victory over SAGU Saturday afternoon in the Lions' 2021 home opener at Lumpkins Stadium.
Austin McCullough threw for 355 yards and four touchdowns, while Ian Zamudio hauled in three receptions for 126 yards and two touchdowns. In all, Ottawa overcame an early interception, which was returned for a touchdown by
Keveon Davis, and eleven penalties to build a 21-point cushion going into halftime.
SAGU posted 427 yards of total offense and controlled the clock with 34 minutes of possession time, but the Lions were unable to convert on third down going 4/13 and were unable to convert twice in the red zone.
Keaton Dudik rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns, while
Jordan Barlow threw for 178 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 96 yards.
Jamal Long saw a lot of action as well, pulling in five receptions for 94 yards and a touchdown.
The Lions saw a third quarter comeback as they came out of halftime and scored within the first three minutes on a
Keaton Dudik rush from seven yards out. The SAGU defense followed suit as they came up with a big stop on third and seven forcing Ottawa to punt. The Lions would go on to score on their next drive thanks to another
Keaton Dudik rushing touchdown from seven yards out making it a one score game of 28-21. The Ottawa offense continued to roll in the fourth quarter though, as McCullough found Jordan King in the endzone pushing their lead to 35-28. The SAGU offense answered once again as
Jordan Barlow found
Jamal Long for 54 yards, and on the next play, Barlow found Long again for an eight-yard touchdown. This wouldn't derail the Ottawa offense though as they answered on the next drive with a one-yard rushing touchdown, which proved to be enough as they defeated the Lions 42-28.
Up Next:
SAGU will be at home again next Saturday facing Millsaps College. Kickoff is set for 12:00 p.m.
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