BOLIVAR, Mo. - Southwest Baptist scored in each quarter to beat the Lincoln football team, 52-17, on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 3).
Jayce Laughter opened the scoring for Lincoln (2-3, 1-2 GLVC) in the second quarter with a 32-yard field goal, his first of the season. He also had a pair of extra points and averaged 59.3 yards on kickoffs and 32.5 yards on punts.
Antwone Gooden, meanwhile, had one punt for 33 yards.
Lincoln's first touchdown was set up by the run game, beginning with two carries by
Mikelis Johnson that resulted in 22 yards.
Kenny Rosenthal rushed for 16 yards on three carries to move the ball inside the 10, and later scored on a 10-yard run. Johnson led LU with 75 rushing yards while Rosenthal had 33 on the afternoon.
After a score from Southwest Baptist (3-3, 2-1 GLVC), Rosenthal tossed a 23-yard pass to
Khylin Arnett, who caught the ball in the end zone for LU's second touchdown. Rosenthal had 42 passing yards while
Antwon McKay, Jr. completed six passes for 127 yards. Arnett caught four passes for 60 yards and
Shakim Atkinson, Jr. had two grabs for 66 yards.
Leonard Butler IV averaged 8.3 yards on four carries.
Mark Gorbatenko led Lincoln defensively with 10 tackles, forced and recovered a fumble, recorded a hurry and assisted on a sack.
TJ Kelly made 1.5 tackles for loss and nine total takedowns.
Keshun Archie, who broke up a pass and notched a tackle for loss, matched
Scotty Dobbins and
Justin Hollingsworth with seven tackles.
Christian Harris also broke up a pass while
Marion Slater had a hurry.
Lincoln opens a two-game homestand on Saturday, Oct. 17 by hosting Indianapolis at 12:00 p.m. CT. That is LU's annual Think Pink game, and fans are encouraged to join the Blue Tigers in wearing pink to promote awareness of breast cancer.
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