UIndy Athletics

INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy football team authored a 48-14 win for the second straight week with a convincing road victory at Lincoln University Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds outgained their hosts by nearly 300 yards while forcing three Blue Tiger turnovers.
 
UP NEXT
UIndy has a bye week coming up but will return to the gridiron to host Quincy University on Halloween. Kickoff from Key Stadium is slated for 2 p.m. ET.
 
INS & OUTS
The Greyhounds got off to a hot start to quickly build a hefty margin. The first half saw the UIndy offense score on all five of its possessions while the defense forced and recovered a pair of Lincoln fumbles, helping put the score at 31-7 by the halftime.
 
Two of UIndy's four first-half scores came in unconventional ways. Offensive lineman Kenny Guinhouya pounced on a fumble in the end zone for six points, and just over a minute later, running back Caiden Verrett threw his first career touchdown pass, finding Cayden Olinger from 10 yards out.
 
The Blue Tigers sandwiched the halftime break with touchdown drives, but that represented the extent of the home team's scoring output. UIndy took over from there, and just four snaps into the their first drive of the second half, QB Nick Patterson uncoiled a knockout punch with a perfect 64-yard touchdown strike to senior Giovani Laurent. The Lincoln offense would not cross midfield the rest of the way.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- Patterson finished an efficient 12-for-16 passing for 239 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions. The Mooresville, Ind., product—who also added a rushing TD—has not thrown an INT in his last 165 pass attempts.
- Eli Liapis, TJ Cothron and David Wuske each had six tackles to their credit. Wuske joined Arty Bryant and Sky Staten with one sack apiece.
- All-league running back Garrett Sherrell notched his third 100-yard-rushing game on the season, amassing a game-high 117 yards on 16 carries, good for a healthy 7.3-yard average.
- Verrett's TD pass marked the first by a Greyhound non-QB since wideout Alonzo Derrick tossed one in November of 2024.        
- DeBrince Johnson earned a fourth-quarter INT to put the Tigers to bed. It was the third pick of the year for the fourth-year corner, giving him sole possession of the team lead.
- Anthony Crowell tacked on an 18-yard touchdown catch late in the third quarter, while Kaleb Carver needed just three grabs to compile a game-best 78 receiving yards.
- Freshman Zach Hermanson was perfect on place kicks, going 2-for-2 on field goal tries and connecting on all six extra-point attempts.
- UIndy punted just one time all afternoon.
 
MORE NOTES
UIndy remained perfect in the all-time series versus Lincoln, upping its record to 9-0 in the series … after a 1-4 start to the season, the Hounds have won their last threes by an average final score of 47-13.