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08/27 21:57 CDT Cutter Stewart returns from junior college ranks, leads Houston
Christian past SE Louisiana 34-28
Cutter Stewart returns from junior college ranks, leads Houston Christian past
SE Louisiana 34-28
HAMMOND, La. (AP) --- Cutter Stewart celebrated his return to Division I with
268 total yards and Houston Christian held off a fourth-quarter rally to defeat
Southeastern Louisiana 34-28 in a season and Southland Conference opener on
Thursday night.
Stewart, a redshirt junior who spent last season at a junior college, threw for
173 yards and ran for 95. His 66-yard touchdown pass to Jamaal Hall II gave the
Huskies a 31-14 lead with about two minutes left in the third quarter.
In the fourth, SE Louisiana, ranked No. 19 in the Stats Perform FCS top 25
poll, rallied with two touchdown passes from Kyle Lowe to Lawson Dixon. The
second score, on an 18-yard pass, made it 34-28 with 3 1/2 minutes remaining.
Houston Christian then ran out the clock.
Held without a first down in the first quarter, the Huskies put up 17 points in
the second quarter. Stewart's 39-yard pass to Ja'Ryan Wallace set up one
touchdown and Stewart hit Keith Wheeler with a 12-yard scoring pass to make it
17-7 at halftime.
Lowe had 150 yards passing and the Lions had a 398-361 advantage in total
offense.
SE Louisiana was riding a Southland Conference-best 13-2 mark over the past two
seasons of league play and was voted the favorite to repeat as conference
champion.
The Lions, who defeated the Huskies 38-14 last season, lead the series 9-2.
Up next
Houston Christian: at Rice on Sept. 5.
Southeast Louisiana: at South Alabama on Sept. 5.
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