INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy football team (4-3, 2-1 GLVC) endured a 28-20 loss to visiting Lindenwood Saturday at Key Stadium. Trailing by 13 points at the break, the Lions (5-2, 3-0) held the Greyhounds scoreless in the second half while overcoming another 200-yard game by running back Toriano Clinton.
 
INS & OUTS
In a battle of the previous two GLVC champions, the Hounds used a handful of big plays to earn a two-score cushion heading into halftime. Two consecutive sacks followed by an interception from Gavin Bane set up a career-long-tying 43-yard field goal by Paul Buisman to make it 13-7 Hounds.
 
The UIndy defense forced a three-and-out on the very next possession, giving the ball right back to the offense. The Hounds cashed in again with a 72-yard drive, including 65 rushing yards from Clinton. The star back went on to finish with 229 yards and a TD, good for his third 200-yard game of the season.
 
But the Lions came out with new life in the second half. They managed 39 offensive snaps after the break, resulting in a near two-to-one time of possession advantage. The go-ahead touchdown came early in the fourth quarter on a 27-yard pass from Cade Brister to Alex Faddoul before later tacking on one final TD with a 17-yard catch by Payton Rose, this time from the arm of freshman QB Cole Dugger.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Clinton upped is career rushing total to 3,299, vaulting three spots into fourth on the Hounds' all-time rushing list.
- Clinton also added 94 yards on five kickoff returns to finish with 321 all-purpose yards.
- The UIndy defense applied pressure throughout the evening, as the Hounds combined for six sacks and 10 tackles for a loss. Bane and Alec Patch were each credited with 1.5 sacks and 2.5 TFLs.
- Bane, meanwhile, led the team with nine total tackles, followed by Kiave' Guerrier with eight.
- Safety Loren Strickland added five solo tackles and two pass break-ups.
- Tyler Thomas scored the game's first TD with a three-yard reception on the Hounds' first possession.
 
MORE NOTES
Clinton's rushing output Saturday pushed his career total past former UIndy greats Marquis Tolliver (1998-02), Andrew Walker (2014-17) and Craig Jenkins (2004-06, '08).
 
UP NEXT
In the first of three road games over the regular season's final four weeks, the Greyhounds head to Quincy, Ill., and Quincy University on Saturday, October 23. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.