BOLIVAR, Mo. – The UIndy football team opened its conference slate with an eye-catching 77-10 victory at Southwest Baptist Saturday afternoon. In a game that featured a near 100-minute lightning delay in the early going, the Greyhounds (3-2, 1-0 GLVC) finished the afternoon with a stellar all-around performance on the way to the second-highest point total in program history.

INS & OUTS
Though the weather stoppage occurred after just two minutes of game time, the outcome already leaned heavily in UIndy's favor. The Hounds somehow squeezed in a kickoff return touchdown, a defensive sack and a 44-yard TD pass, earning a lightning-fast 14-0 lead prior to the delay.
 

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Things did not improve for the Bearcats after the teams returned to the field. The Hounds kept their foot on the gas, forcing multiple turnovers and tacking on a number of quick scores. The Greyhounds managed a school-record 42 points in the first quarter and when intermission finally came, the scoreboard read 56-3.
 
Jeremiah Lee and Toriano Clinton both had remarkable first halves. Lee – a true freshman – had a breakout performance, scoring not only his first collegiate touchdown, but his first four collegiate touchdowns. The Union, Ky., native found the end zone on each of his first four touches: a 95-yard kickoff return, followed by TD grabs of 44, 30 and 20 yards. Meanwhile, Clinton racked up a gaudy 197 rushing yards on just 10 carries, all in the first period, setting a new Division II record for a single quarter.
 
Defensively, UIndy amassed 14 tackles for a loss, including five sacks, while forcing five fumbles and recovering three. Linebacker Gavin Bane accounted for the game's lone interception, good for his second pick of the season. D-lineman Aaron Barnett had a team-high 2.5 TFLs, while Bryce Edwards led the way with 1.5 sacks. Benjamin Hunnius was credited with two fumble recoveries and Kasyus Kurns garnered two pass break-ups.
 
Five Greyhounds finished with at least one rushing touchdown, including Clinton (1), Kellen Porter (2), JaQuan Buchanan (1), Lenny Bennett (2) and Bryce Stancombe (1).
 
INSDIE THE BOX SCORE
- With the UIndy running game clicking, Stancombe finished with just nine pass attempts, going 6-for-9 for 140 yards and three TDs.
- Kicker Paul Buisman's 11 PATs on the day broke his own GLVC record and were good for the highest recorded total in program history*.
- Lee's unofficial breakout game included 201 all-purpose yards to notch a team season high.
 
MORE NOTES
UIndy's point total is second only to the ridiculous 97 points the Hounds hung on Oakland City way back in 1928 ... UIndy now leads the all-time series versus SBU, 6-1 … Lee's game-opening kickoff return marked the first KO return touchdown for UIndy since Clinton refunded a pair of kickoffs versus McKendree in October of 2018 … Today marked the 2021 Homecoming game for SBU.
 
UP NEXT
UIndy's own Homecoming date is on deck, as the Greyhounds welcome the GLVC's other Bearcats to Key Stadium when McKendree University comes calling Saturday, Oct. 9 for a 6 p.m. ET kick.
 
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