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INDIANAPOLIS - Behind a career-high 198 yards rushing by senior Klay Fiechter, the 14th-ranked UIndy football team (2-0) recorded a convincing 51-20 win against visiting Saint Xavier Saturday night.  Fiechter who broke off a go-ahead 49-yard scoring thrust in the second quarter, helping the Greyhounds to their eighth consecutive win on the Key Stadium turf.

A native of Bluffton, Ind., Fiechter came two yards short of his first career 200-yard game.  He also added 47 yards receiving, all coming on a successful screen pass in the first half.  Fellow runnings back Joumeel McLaurine and Matt Ripp also made solid contributions.  McLaurine needed just seven carries to amass 58 yards (8.3 ypc), while Ripp found the end zone three times.

Ranked No. 4 in the latest NAIA poll, Saint Xavier led 14-13 midway through the second quarter, but the Cougars managed just six points in the final 37-plus minutes of play as the Hounds raced out to a big lead.
 
The UIndy defense finished with five interceptions to complicate matters.  Five different Greyhounds accounted for the picks, including John Strickland, Todd Hacker, Koby Orris, Rob Dury and Josh Bass.  Bass, who also stars on the UIndy track and field team, had the longest return after hurdling a pair of would-be tacklers while sprinting 65 yards the other way.

The Hounds' longest play of the night came on a 75-yard hook-up from quarterback Chris Mills to receiver Greg Johnson.  On the initial play of the second half, Mills went up top and hit a streaking Johnson in stride, as Johnson outran the SXU defense to the goal line.

Senior tight end Joe Bell and freshman wide out Kevin Teglia also added second-half TDs.
 
Meanwhile, redshirt-freshman linebacker Derrick Bryant had 12 tackles for the second straight game to lead all players.  Senior Mike Phillips had two sacks for a total loss of 16 yards.

Next week, UIndy hits the road for the first time this season when it travels to Des Moines, Iowa to face Drake.  The Hounds play four of the next five games and five of the next seven on the road.