Box Score

LEBANON, Ill. – The UIndy football team (5-1, 2-0 GLVC) picked up a 45-7 road win at McKendree University and Leemon Field Saturday night.  With All-American quarterback Chris Mills sidelined with an injury, redshirt-sophomore Connor Barthel threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns to lead the way.

In his first collegiate start at quarterback, Barthel began the night by completing his first five passes, including a 71-yard scoring bomb to Klay Fiechter on the second play from scrimmage.  He and the Greyhounds continued to pile on the points, jumping out to a 21-0 lead before the end of the first quarter. 
 
After the Bearcats (2-3, 1-1) got on the board with a touchdown early in the second quarter, the Hounds tacked on 10 more points to take a 31-7 advantage into halftime.  Junior Scott Miller matched a season long with a 37-yard field goal while Greg Johnson's 60-yard TD reception put the home team in a bigger hole before the break.
 
The UIndy defense directly accounted for just as many points as it allowed.  With the Hounds still leading 31-7 midway through the third quarter, junior Koby Orris notched the third return touchdown of his career with a 68-yard pick-six.
 
McKendree was working on its longest drive of the night when Orris intercepted an Isaac Fisher pass and took it all the way to the house, squelching any momentum the Bearcats may have generated.  The yardage marked UIndy's longest interception return for a TD since Chris Volz went 100 yards on an INT back in 2000.
 
The Hounds capped the scoring early in the fourth when Barthel found junior Logan Young with a 12-yard touchdown strike – Young's first of the season.
 
Fiechter finished with 124 rushing yards on just 14 carries.  Redshirt-freshman Jake Grossnickle was the team's leading tackler with seven.
 
UIndy stays on the road next weekend when it travels to William Jewell College for a match-up with the Cardinals.  Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.
 
 
Notes: The win kept the Hounds atop the GLVC standings, tied with Saint Joseph's and Truman at 2-0 in league play … Fiechter moved into second on UIndy's all-time rushing list, moving past former Greyhound-standout Craig Jenkins (2004-08) … UIndy is 10-0 all-time in GLVC games and has not scored less than 31 points in any conference contest.