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The Lindenwood football team picked up its first victory in program history over an official NCAA Division II team on Saturday evening at Hunter Stadium. The Lions downed Saint Joseph's by a score of 55-14.

The offense got the Lions off to a good start by scoring touchdowns on its first three possessions, allowing Lindenwood to lead 20-0 after one quarter. The first two scores were set up by long returns by Mike Bunton. Alex Robinson scored the first touchdown after catching a 13-yard pass from John Uribe. Therman McGowan had the second touchdown on a 12-yard rush. The third drive was 85 yards long and was capped off by a 29-yard pass from Uribe to Terance Jackson.

The second quarter was dominated by the two defenses. The Pumas appeared poised to score late in the half when they reached Lindenwood's 10 yard line. Justin Broome though stepped in front of a pass and returned it 94 yards for a Lindenwood touchdown and a 27-0 halftime lead.

Lindenwood's lead reached 34 early in the second half when Bunton had a 90-yard punt return after Saint Joseph's went three-and-out. The Pumas finally got on the board on their next possession, but the Lions answered just 1:33 later on a 23-yard Andrew Helmick touchdown reception. Saint Joseph's had one more touchdown in the third quarter, before the Lions finished the game off with touchdown runs by McGowan and David Ortega.

Lindenwood finished with 399 yards of total offense, with 143 on the ground and 256 through the air. The Lions did not have a turnover in the contest.

Uribe threw for 191 yards and three touchdowns, and Ortega completed all three passes he attempted for 65 yards. McGowan had a 100-yard rushing game with 104 yards, and he also caught one pass for 24 yards. Robinson and Jackson both caught three passes for 48 and 41 yards, respectively.

Defensively, Lindenwood made Saint Joseph's one dimensional in the game as the Pumas finished with 375 passing yards and just 32 rushing yards. The 32 yards rushing tied for the eighth-lowest rushing total allowed in Lions history. The Lions sacked the Pumas quarterback five times in the game.

Broome finished with two interceptions and six tackles. Christian Golder had a team-high seven tackles and two pass breakups. Chris Howard had six tackles, two tackles for loss, and one sack.

Game Notes: Lindenwood improves to 3-0 on the year and Saint Joseph's falls to 0-3 … Lindenwood's defense has allowed an average of 42.0 rushing yards a game this season, including a 12.5 average the last two games … the Lions averaged 29.7 yards on kickoff returns and 42.0 yards on punt returns … Lindenwood's defense has 33 tackles for loss and 13 sacks in three games … Lindenwood won its 23rd straight regular season game at Hunter Stadium … the Lions started 3-0 for the third straight season.