CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –
Paul McRoberts broke the school's all-time career record in receiving touchdowns and
Tremane McCullough rushed for 150 yards to lead Southeast Missouri (4-5, 3-2) to a 44-15 win over Austin Peay (0-10, 0-7) Saturday afternoon at Governors Stadium.
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Southeast, which shutout out APSU in the second half, scored 23 unanswered points en route to snapping a six-game road losing streak.
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McRoberts' record-breaking touchdown reception came on a 2-yard pass from
Dante Vandeven and gave the Redhawks a 31-15 lead with 7:34 left to play in the third quarter. It marked the 27
th of his career, as he surpassed Willie Ponder (26, 2001-02) for the new mark.
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After that,
Chad Meredith and
Will Young scored their first career touchdowns to to polish off the Redhawks second-straight win.
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Roper Garrett sacked Trey Taylor for a loss of eight yards on a third-and-6. Taylor fumbled on the play and Meredith scooped up the ball and ran a yard to the end zone. Meredith's score was the fourth touchdown for the Redhawk defense this year.
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Following a fourth-down stop, Southeast took over on downs in excellent field position at the APSU 35-yard line. Five plays later, Young hit paydirt on a 5-yard run to push the Redhawks lead to 44-15 with 2:03 remaining in the fourth quarter. Young ran for 23 yards on three carries to key Southeast's final drive.
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Southeast trailed, 12-7, with 11:42 left in the second quarter before using a 25-yard touchdown pass from Vandeven to
Tyler McLemore to regain a two-point edge. McLemore's first career touchdown reception capped an 8-play, 75-yard march.
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APSU went three-and out on its ensuing possession and the Redhawks went to work at their own 43.
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Vandeven ran for 12 yards and threw a 14-yard completion to
Lewis Washington, helping move Southeast into the red zone.
Tay Bender kept the drive alive when he ran six yards to pick up a first down at the Governors 3-yard line. Bender then scored on a 3-yard run to give the Redhawks a 21-12 lead at the 3:49 mark.
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Logan Birchfield (20 yards) and
Ryan McCrum (44 yards) exchanged field goals in the final minute of the second quarter before Southeast headed into the locker room with a 24-15 lead.
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Vandeven completed 19-of-28 passes for a season-high 161 yards and two touchdowns to lead Southeast. His 4-yard touchdown run gave the Redhawks their first lead of the game. Vandeven surpassed 1,000 passing yards (1,103) in six starts this year.
McCullough averaged just under eight yards per carry (7.9) and the 100-yard game was his fifth of the season.
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McRoberts added a game-high eight receptions for 61 yards. He is now third all-time with 155 career pass receptions at Southeast. McRoberts was one of eight different Redhawks with a catch.
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Southeast outgained APSU, 404-261, and picked up 220 yards on the ground.
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Defensively, the Redhawks forced two turnovers and held the Governors under 100 yards rushing (82).
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Garrett paved the way with 11 tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss and a forced fumble. The Redhawks tallied five sacks and posted 12 in their last two games.
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Southeast travels to No. 1 Jacksonville State on Nov. 14.
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