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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Glades leads Lions to first win of the season

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Missouri Southern Athletics

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Missouri Southern football team got three rushing touchdowns from Nathan Glades and the Lions scored 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to seal a 30-13 win on the road at Northeastern State inside Doc Wadley Stadium.

Glades, a Joplin High School product, became the first Lion (1-1, 1-1 MIAA) since Jacob Park to rush for three scores in a game. Ironically, Park did it against these RiverHawks in 2019. Glades finished with 20 carries for 133 yards and three scores, including a long of 56 yards.

Anthodius Ashley rushed 51 yards on 15 carries and a score of his own, while Dawson Herl was 11-for-18 for 148 yards in the air. Akeem Gillmore was 2-for-2 in passing for 45 yards, while Ezekiel Lang had four catches for 84 yards. Chris Boudreaux caught three passes for 68 yards.

Nick Williams continued to be consistent and steady as the senior had four punts for 166 yards, averaging 41.5 yards, including a long of 56 and three inside the 20. Williams hit his only field goal attempt of the evening, a 36-yard try late in the fourth.

Defensively, the Lions were led by Richard Jordan Jr. with 11 tackles. Solomona Fetuao had six tackles and two sacks, while Colton Bass and Avery Bass picked up interceptions. Romel Readus and Kalepo Fiaseu had a sack each.

NSU (0-2, 0-2 MIAA) was led by Jacob Frazier as he went 19-for-28 for 194 yards and a score, but the Lions sacked him four times and picked off a pair of passes.

Southern struck first when Glades went in from one-yard out to put the Lions up 6-0 with seven minutes left in the first quarter. The play was set up by a beautiful halfback pass from Gillmore to Lang that netted 35 yards and put the Lions inside the five-yard line. Southern tried for the two-point conversion but was not successful.

The RiverHawks picked up a field goal from Tyler Crawford, but Glades struck again, this time for 56-yards to put the Lions up 13-3. Crawford hit another field goal, this time from 50-yards out as time was expiring and the halftime score stood Lions 13-6.

Coming out of the halftime break, NSU was the first to score as the RiverHawks drove right down the field and Frazier hit Devin Blayney for 14-yards to tie the score at 13 with 11 minutes left in the third.

The fourth quarter was all Lions. Southern picked up a one-yard touchdown run from Glades, his third of the game, to end a long drive and put the Lions up 20-13. With five minutes left on the clock, Ashley picked up a nine-yard score to make the tally 27-20 Lions.

Williams added a late field goal to make the final tally 30-13. A late interception from Colton Bass sealed the win and led to victory formation.

The Lions outgained NSU 415 to 282, including 191 to 71 on the ground. Southern held the ball for nearly 34 minutes compared to 26 for the RiverHawks. The Lions never trailed in the game.

The Green and Gold will be back at it next weekend as Southern plays host to Central Oklahoma. Kickoff from Fred G. Hughes Stadium is set for 5 pm on Saturday evening.

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