INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 15 UIndy football team celebrated Senior Day with a convincing 55-10 victory against visiting Missouri S&T Saturday afternoon. The win clinched an outright conference title for the Greyhounds, their third in a row and 10th since 2012.
 
Prior to kickoff, UIndy honored seniors Monioluwa Asekunowo, Aaron Barnett, Michael Brown, Ian Burr, Braydon Carlson, Alonzo Derrick, Breyon Eddings, Amarion Evans, San Flowers, Ethan Hand, De'Shaun Harewood, Kivonte Houston, Connor Kinnett, Jon Lewis, J.C. Reese, Ryan Ritchie, Clay Schulte, Amoree Stephens, Brian Tape, Brandon Thomas, Kole Viel, Nico Wegner, Michael Wojciechowski and Andrew Zulu will all be recognized for their hard work and dedication to the program. Over the last four years, the group has combined to help the Hounds to 34 wins and three GLVC titles and are working towards a third NCAA playoff appearance.
 
INS & OUTS
The Hounds started the afternoon with a bang, notching two lengthy touchdowns in the first two minutes of play. Markez Gillam took the opening kickoff 100 yards to the house, while Gavin Sukup found a streaking Alonzo Derrick for a 68-yard TD reception on the Hounds' first offensive play from scrimmage.
 

Two minutes, two TDs. That's how you start Senior Day!!

Gillam ?? 100 yd return
Derrick ?? 68 yd rec pic.twitter.com/thPBK4uR4l

— UIndy Football (@UIndyFB) November 9, 2024

 
UIndy went on to score at least 10 points in all four quarters. Six different Greyhounds found the end zone, while two different quarterbacks—Sukup and Chris Mullen—tossed a touchdown pass.
 
Clay Schulte spearheaded another stout defense effort from the Hounds. The senior linebacker led the team with 11 tackles and a sack, adding a diving interception in the fourth quarter. Overall, the Hounds have surrendered an average of 8.7 points over the last three games combined.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- Sukup had another surgical performance, completing 15 of 19 passes for 272 yards, a TD and zero picks.
- Freshman safety Eli Liapis collected his first career interception early in the second quarter.
- Jon Lewis led the UIndy rushing attack, amassing 82 yards on 12 carries. He surpassed 1,000 rushing yards on the season, good for the eighth 1,000-yard season by a Greyhound since 2012.
- Aaron Barnett added a sack while Amarion Evans had 1.5 tackles for a loss.
- Gillam finished with 173 all-purpose yards on the day, contributing as a returner, a receiver and a rusher.
- Kicker Ian Burr twice connected on a 32-yard field goal try, while wideout Giovani Laurent caught a 32-yard touchdown for his first score of the season.
- Mullen notched his first career rushing TD with a nine-yard run to cap the scoring.
 
MORE NOTES
UIndy now leads the all-time series versus S&T, 11-1 … Gillam's game-opening return netted his second kickoff return TD of the season. His 100 yarder today matched the program record set back in 1982 by Dave Horvath.
 
UP NEXT
UIndy wraps up the regular season with a road trip to Jefferson City, Mo., to face Lincoln University. Kickoff is set for Saturday, Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. ET.