INDIANAPOLIS – With three wins in as many tries this season, the No. 15 UIndy football (3-0, 1-0 GLVC) continued to roll with a convincing 45-17 win against visiting Southwest Baptist (1-2, 0-1) Saturday night. The Greyhounds got touchdowns from five different players versus the defending GLVC champs, including two scores from junior receiver Malik Higgins.

HOW IT HAPPENED
After giving up a touchdown on the game's opening drive, the Hounds rolled off 28 consecutive points in the first half to take control. The action featured a number of lengthy TDs, including scores of 52 yards (Aaron Matio reception), 31 yards (Tuwan Payton rush), 48 yards (Malik Higgins reception) and 42 yards (Aaron Bruning interception return).
 
The Bearcats would get as close as 11 after the half, but the Hounds hit the gas again, this time with 17 unanswered points. SBU was held to just 41 total yards and zero points in the fourth quarter.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Five different Greyhounds found the end zone Saturday, with freshman Al McKeller joining the aforementioned quartet in the scoring column.
- Special-teams-whiz Brad Schickel remained perfect in the kicking game, going 6 for 6 in extra-point attempts and nailing a season-long 37-yard field goal in the third. He also dropped two punts inside the 20, one of which went out of bounds at the one-yard line.
- Quarterback Jake Purichia, who came into the day leading Division II in completion percentage, finished an efficient 11 for 16 passing for 267 yards, three TDs and zero picks. He has yet to throw an interception this season.
- Higgins had his first 100-yard receiving game of the year, good for the sixth of his career.
- Redshirt-freshman Joe Lambright led all players with a career-high 13 tackles and two sacks. He is averaging 12.5 tackles over the last two weeks.
- Senior defensive lineman Dillon Dallas was credited with a sack and three QB hurries, while junior DB Robert Williams had four pass break-ups.
 
HOUND BYTES
Coach Bob Bartolomeo on beating the defending conference champs:
 "It's a payback game. They got after us last year down at their place and we were looking forward to this one. We had this game circled for a long time. Big win for our football program."
 
On how to maintain focus after a few big wins:
"We're a one-at-a-time team. We're going to handle the practices and the games just one at a time."
 
MORE NOTES
The win came one day after Coach Bart was inducting into the Butler Athletics Hall of Fame … Bruning's pick-six was the longest for the Hounds since Koby Orris took one back 68 yards to the house versus McKendree in 2013 … Prior to tonight's lopsided final, the previous two match-ups between UIndy and Southwest Baptist was decided by four points or less … SBU finished 10-2 last season and 7-1 in conference play, sharing the 2016 GLVC title with Truman and going on to earn its first-ever NCAA DII playoff berth.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds step out of league play to host Hillsdale College Saturday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. The Chargers defeated the Hounds, 30-24, in Hillsdale, Mich., in last year's opener.