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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri made a defensive stop on fourth down late in the fourth quarter and then held the ball for the final 5:39 of the game as the Redhawks upset No. 13 Eastern Illinois, 21-14 on Saturday night.
The SEMO offense took advantage of two long touchdown passes from quarterback Jesse Hosket to give the Redhawks just enough offense for the win. With the game tied at 14-14, Hosket connected with Marquette Murdock for a 45-yard touchdown pass to give SEMO the 21-14 lead in the third quarter. Hosket finished the game 12-of-20 for 223 yards.
Trailing 14-7 at the half EIU's defense evened the score on the first offensive possession.
Pono Choy scooped up a fumble in the back field and returned it 22 yards for a touchdown to tie the game 14-14 with 14:11 to play in the third quarter.
SEMO scored on their first two possessions of the first quarter with that lead holding up for a 14-7 halftime lead. Hosket capped the first Redhawks drive with a 1-yard touchdown run on 4th and goal. Hosket connected on a 62-yard pass to Adrian Davis on the first play of SEMO's second drive for a 14-0 lead with 8 minutes to play in the first half.
The Panthers cut the margin in half with 4:26 to play in the first half with a
Christopher Anderson 18-yard run. EIU failed on another first half scoring drive fumbling the ball at the 10-yard line. Both teams missed long field goals in the contest.
SEMO improved to 2-0 in the OVC, 2-3 overall. EIU fell to 3-2, 1-1 in the OVC as their three game win streak was snapped.
Austin Green passed for 188 yards.
Devin Church rushed for 86 to lead the Panthers.
Nick Horne and
Seth McDonald both had eight tackles to lead EIU
Murdock had three catches for 86 yards. Chad Meredith had 12 tackles to lead SEMO.
