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REDDIES FALL TO TIGERS 41-20

Box Score For the second time this season, Henderson State was held scoreless by its opponent in the second half as Ouachita Baptist beat the Reddies 41-20, Saturday in front of a record crowd of 12,228 at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium.

The Reddies were limited to 362 yards of offense, while the Tigers managed 392 yards including 215 yards on the ground.

Kevin Rodgers completed 28-of-46 passes for 313 yards to run his career total to 13,678 yards to move into fifth all-time in NCAA Division II history. Rodgers threw his 124th career touchdown pass, ranking him third in NCAA D2 history.

Dustin Holland led the Reddie receivers with seven catches for 104 yards. The senior from Bryant moved into second in HSU history in career receiving yards passing Robert Jordan. Holland has totaled 2197 yards during his HSU career.

Darius Davis totaled five receptions for 84 yards giving him 3686 career yards.

Henderson State took the early lead as Ryan McDonald plunged in from two yards out to give the Reddies a 7-0 lead with 8:08 left in the first period. The big play of the drive was a 40-yard reception by Holland on the opening play of the drive.

OBU quickly answered as Kiehl Frazier connected with Jalen Jones for a 38 yard touchdown strike at the 6:16 mark in the quarter.

The Reddies, 9-2 on the year, answered OBU's score as Rodgers hit JaVante Mack for a 16 yard score just before the end of the quarter.

On OBU's next drive, Trevon Del Rio pressured Frazier who fumbled the ball with Dijon Benton recovering on the Tiger 14.

The Reddies had to settle for a 27-yard field goal by Houston Ray to make the score 17-7 at the end of the first quarter.

The Tigers then scored the next two touchdowns on run of 3 and 45 yards by Steven Kehner to put the Tigers on top 21-17 with 6:25 left in the half.

The Reddies would cut the deficit to 21-20 at the half as Ray kicked a career-long 47-yard field goal as time expired in the half.

The second half belonged to the Tigers as Frazier had a 12 yard scoring strike to Drew White at the end of third quarter.

The Tigers capitalized on a pair of Reddie miscues in the fourth quarter getting a pair of 1-yard run by Frazier following an interception and a mishandled snap on a punt.

Defensively, Josh Davis was credited for a career-high 18 tackles and a forced fumble, while Gary Vines totaled 12 tackles and Lawson Schulz 11.

OBU's Steven Kehner carried the ball 24 times for 126 yards and three touchdowns, while Frazier completed 12 of 22 passes for 177 yards.

Henderson State honored its remarkable senior class of 18 players prior to Saturday's game.

Nine of the Reddie seniors were four-year lettermen with seven earning all-conference honors and three All-American honors during their career.

The senior class accumulated a 36-9 record, a 30-3 Great American Conference mark, two GAC Championships, two NCAA playoff appearances and led the nation in scoring and total offense in 2012 and 2013.

 
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Players Mentioned

Robert Jordan

#1 Robert Jordan

WR
5' 10"
Senior
Darius Davis

#8 Darius Davis

WR
5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
Josh Davis

#6 Josh Davis

LB
5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Trevon Del Rio

#99 Trevon Del Rio

DL
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
Dustin Holland

#81 Dustin Holland

WR
5' 9"
Senior
Ryan McDonald

#38 Ryan McDonald

TB
5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
Houston Ray

#47 Houston Ray

K
6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
Kevin Rodgers

#15 Kevin Rodgers

QB
6' 3"
Graduate Student
Lawson Schulz

#37 Lawson Schulz

LB
6' 0"
Junior
Gary Vines

#3 Gary Vines

DB
5' 11"
Sophomore
Dijon Benton

#42 Dijon Benton

LB
6' 2"
Senior
Jalen Jones

#83 Jalen Jones

WR
6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Robert Jordan

#1 Robert Jordan

5' 10"
Senior
WR
Darius Davis

#8 Darius Davis

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
WR
Josh Davis

#6 Josh Davis

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
LB
Trevon Del Rio

#99 Trevon Del Rio

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
DL
Dustin Holland

#81 Dustin Holland

5' 9"
Senior
WR
Ryan McDonald

#38 Ryan McDonald

5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
TB
Houston Ray

#47 Houston Ray

6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
K
Kevin Rodgers

#15 Kevin Rodgers

6' 3"
Graduate Student
QB
Lawson Schulz

#37 Lawson Schulz

6' 0"
Junior
LB
Gary Vines

#3 Gary Vines

5' 11"
Sophomore
DB
Dijon Benton

#42 Dijon Benton

6' 2"
Senior
LB
Jalen Jones

#83 Jalen Jones

6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
WR