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SEARCY, Ark. –
Turnovers seal the fate of the University of West
Alabama football team, as the Tigers fall to Harding
24-16 Saturday evening at First Security Stadium. The
loss is the second consecutive conference loss for UWA
(3-2, 1-2 GSC) and continues the conference, road
losing streak.
The Bison (3-2, 2-1 in
GSC) used six UWA turnovers to post all 24 points in the
game.
“I’m proud of the way
we fought in the second half,” UWA head coach Bobby
Wallace said. “We had too many mistakes in the game, but
we fought hard to stay in the game.”
The Tigers cut a
15-point Harding deficit to eight points, as A.J.
Holloway plunged in from one yard out with just over
seven minutes remaining in the game. The play was set by
a 35-yard completion from James Reiter to Dwiuan White.
The UWA defense would
hold Harding and force the Bison to punt, but the Tigers
fumbled on the Harding 38 yard line to seal the fate of
the Tigers.
The Tigers would score
first in the game, as Reiter rushed in from two yards
out, but the extra point was missed to give UWA a 6-0
advantage.
Harding would answer
the Tigers score on a 4-yard pass from David Knighton to
Kurt Adams. The Ben Davis extra point would give Harding
a 7-6 lead and the Bison never trailed again.
Knighton would find
Devin Link for a 36-yard, touchdown pass with 4:23
remaining in the first half. Warfield would hit a 28
yard field goal to finish out the half and send the
Tigers in down 14-9 at the half.
Knighton and Adams
would hook up again for a 3-yard, TD pass and Davis
would hit a 30-yard field goal with 8:40 remaining in
the game to finish the Bison scoring on the night.
West Alabama will
return to action on Saturday, October 7th as
the Tigers will look to get back in the win column in a
Homecoming contest against Webber International. Kickoff
is set for 4:00 p.m. at Tiger Stadium. |
