The Lindenwood football team (6-2, 4-0 GLVC) exploded for 35 points in the second quarter, leading to a 48-24 win over Southwest Baptist (3-5, 2-2 GLVC) on Saturday in Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Mo.
 
OVERVIEW
Southwest Baptist opened the game with a touchdown on its first drive.  Logan Seibert made it a 7-3 ballgame, after he hit a 37-yard field goal with 6:27 remaining in the first quarter.  The Bearcats closed out the quarter with a 14-3 lead, but the Lions roared back in the second quarter.  Payton Rose reached the end zone on a 33-yard catch from Cole Dugger, pulling the Lions within four points.  Southwest Baptist went back up by seven points after a quick drive led to a field goal.
 
Lindenwood kicked it into high gear, as Nash Sutherlin scored on an eight-yard rushing touchdown to tie the game at 17-17 with less than seven minutes to go in the half.  The Lions played great defense and forced a punt, which led to a 51-yard punt return for a touchdown by Spencer Redd to give Lindenwood a 24-17 lead.  On the third play on the ensuing drive, Jordan Perry picked off a pass and took it back 32 yards for a touchdown.  Lindenwood was able to get one more touchdown before the end of the half, as Dugger found Jalen Bethany in the end zone, as the Lions took a 38-17 lead into halftime.
 
Lindenwood marched down the field to start the second half, as Dugger tallied his first rushing touchdown of his career.  The Lindenwood defense allowed just one more touchdown for the remainder of the game, while Seibert added another field goal.  Seibert nailed a 50-yard field goal near the end of the game, which tied the second-longest field goal in school history.  Lindenwood secured the win on Saturday, marking its 11th-consecutive victory inside the GLVC.
 
Redd scored the first punt return touchdown for Lindenwood since the 2012 season.  Redd is the first Lion to register multiple special teams scores in one season since Mike Bunton and Therman McGowan each scored three in 2011.  Redd surpassed Denodus O'Bryant for most kickoff return yards in a career, as he is up to 1,430 in just his second season with the Lions.
 
Drew Seers compiled a season-high 19 tackles on Saturday, as he helped the Lions hold the Bearcats to just 76 yards on the ground.  Alex Bolden and Arsante Conners each had identical stats lines of four tackles, two tackles for loss, and one sack.  Conners added a quarterback hurry later in the game.  Anthony Franks snagged the first interception for a defensive lineman since Jonathan Harris did so in 2016.
 
GAME LEADERS
Spencer Redd (2 PR, 51 PR yards, 1 PR TD, 4 KR, 105 KR yards, 162 all-purpose)
Drew Seers (19 tackles, 5 solo, 14 assists)
Arsante Conners (4 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks, 1 QBH)

UP NEXT
The Lions will travel to Liberty, Mo. on Saturday to take on William Jewell at 1:00 p.m.