Bulldogs Squeeze Past TAMUK

September 1, 2007

Ruzell McCoy

WEATHERFORD, Okla -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University overcome a sluggish offensive effort and managed to fight its way to a 7-3 victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Bulldogs survived five turnovers, two botched punts and a missed field goal but thanks to a spirited defensive effort kept their record unbeaten in two games.

Quarterback Jimmy Sangster's three-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter would be all the points SWOSU would need. Sangster scored following a 10-play, 80-yard drive. He teamed up with V’Keon Lacey for passes of 10 and 17 yards as the Bulldogs methodically moved the ball.

Kingsville was limited to just 194 yards of total offense and only once had the ball closer than the SWOSU 25-yard line. The Javelinas only score came on a 22-yard field goal by Scott Schlebach with 5:08 to play to cut SWOSU’s lead to 7-3.

The Javelinas, who were playing their first game of the season, had one final chance getting the ball at their own 34-yard line with 2:38 to play. TAMUK quarterback David Garza was thrown for a seven-yard loss by Andre Morgan and Perry Carr on a third-down play. Garza’s fourth-down pass was batted away by cornerback Desmond Baker at midfield to preserve the win.

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Morgan had 12 tackles to lead the Bulldogs while Greg Franklin was next with eight followed by Ruzell McCoy and Baker with seven.

Offensively, converted linebacker Steve Ihekona was the top ground gainer for the Bulldogs netting 72 yards on 19 carries. Patrick Weaver added 64 yards on 12 carries. The two combined for half of the team’s total yardage output.

SWOSU will next play Saturday at nationally-ranked Midwestern State University. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in Wichita Falls, Texas.