The No. 2 Lindenwood football team made too many mistakes against No. 6 MidAmerica Nazarene and it cost the team its 22-game HAAC winning streak. The Lions fell to the Pioneers by a 26-20 score in Olathe, Kan.

The Lions had five turnovers in the game, with four coming in the second half when Lindenwood was kept off the scoreboard. The score had been tied 20-20 at halftime but a pair of third quarter field goals by MidAmerica Nazarene were the difference in the game.

MidAmerica Nazarene made a statement early in the game with an interception on the second play of the contest. It took the Pioneers just six plays to go 35 yards and take a 7-0 lead. Lindenwood answered with an 18-play, 94-yard drive that took nearly 10 minutes off the clock. Nate Orlando finished that drive with a two-yard rushing touchdown.

The second quarter saw most of the scoring action with the two teams combining for five scoring drives. The Pioneers retook the lead with an early touchdown, but Lindenwood took advantage of a Pioneer fumble and tied it midway through the quarter on another Orlando run. MidAmerica Nazarene kicked a field goal with less than three minutes remaining before Lindenwood took its only lead of the game on Orlando's third touchdown. The Lions, who missed the PAT on a bad snap, left too much time on the clock and the Pioneers added another field goal with one second remaining in the half.

In the third quarter, MidAmerica Nazarene controlled the clock and added two more field goals to go up 26-20. Lindenwood threatened early in the fourth but on a fourth down play from the three yard line, the Lions fumbled and the Pioneers recovered. The defense did its job and forced a punt, and the offense marched into the red zone again. Once again, a turnover ended the drive, this time on an interception. Lindenwood's defense forced one more punt, but it was fumbled. MidAmerica Nazarene recovered the fumble and picked up two first downs to run out the clock.

Orlando led Lindenwood's offense with 98 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards to go along with his three touchdowns. Philip Staback threw for 198 yards and Donald Fusilier was the leading receiving with 42 yards. Matt Bramow had a team-high four receptions for 41 yards.

Brock Reed forced the only MidAmerica Nazarene with a first quarter fumble recovery. Dan Carlisle had Lindenwood's lone sack and led the team with 11 tackles and three tackles for loss. Donald Collier, in his first collegiate start, picked up nine tackles, and Damian James had eight stops.

Game Notes: Lindenwood falls to 3-1 on the year while MidAmerica Nazarene goes to 4-0 … Lindenwood falls in HAAC play for the first time since Sept. 1, 2007 when it also lost at MidAmerica Nazarene … MidAmerica Nazarene won its 20th straight HAAC game on its home field … Dan Carlisle led the team in tackles for the third straight game.