SWOSU Beaten by ASU, 55-10
September 12, 2009
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SAN ANGELO, TEXAS - Southwestern Oklahoma State University's search for its first football win of the season was extended another week as the Bulldogs were beaten 55-10 by Angelo State University Saturday in San Angelo, Texas.
SWOSU will have its next chance to break into the win column at home Saturday, Sept. 19th against West Texas A&M University. The 6 p.m. game is part of Parent's Day activities planned for the campus.
Angelo State quarterback Josh Neiswander was near flawless completing 22-of-26 passes for 311 yards and a school-record six touchdowns helping the Rams to 524 yards of total offense. Neiswander's favorite target of the night was former SWOSU Bulldog now ASU Ram wide receiver V'Keon Lacey. Lacey caught five passes for 88 yards and scored on touchdown catches of 21 and four yards.
SWOSU had difficulties sustaining much offensive consistency. The Bulldogs had eight series in which they failed to get a first down or turned the ball over by an interception or a safety. SWOSU finished with 12 net yards rushing and 221 yards passing for a total of 233 yards.
SWOSU trailed 35-3 at the halftime break but had something positive happen prior to the end. Quarterback Steve Day connected on a 33-yard pass to John Haggerty down to the ASU one-yard line setting up a first-and-goal. However, SWOSU gained no yards on three plays and were penalized for a false start moving the ball back to the six. Chad McIntosh came on and booted clean a 35-yard field goal with 21 seconds to play in the half.
Nieswander delivered touchdown passes five and six in the third quarter to put the Rams up 49-3. The Bulldogs put together their best offensive series late in the fourth quarter as marching 80 yards in 11 plays. During the drive Day rushed for an 18-yards and found Daniel Barwick and Haggerty on a pair of 14-yard passes moving the ball to the ASU 29. Tight end Joe Sawyer put the finishing touches on the drive latching on to a 13-yard touchdown pass with 3:18 to play.
ASU added one final score taking advantage of a short kickoff and pushing through one last touchdown with just 40 seconds to play to make it 55-10.
Defensively, SWOSU was led in tackles by Nick Walker and Fred Leak who each had 10 for the Bulldogs. John Kaye was third with nine stops.