Illinois
Redbirds Hold On For 27-21 Road Win At Indiana State – Illinois State University Athletics
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Recreation Recap: Soccer | | Mike Williams
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – It was one other shut contest in Terre Haute between Illinois State and Indiana State on Saturday, but it surely was the Redbirds (5-2, 3-1 MVFC) who jumped out to a 20-0 lead and held on for a 27-21 win over the Sycamores (1-6, 0-4 MVFC) on Homecoming at Memorial Stadium.
How It Occurred:
• The Redbirds struck first, scoring on their first offensive possession of the sport when Zack Annexstad scored on a 9-yard landing run to make it 6-0 in favor of Illinois State with 11:22 left within the first quarter after the additional level try was blocked.
• On the subsequent Illinois State possession, wideout Jalen Carr took a swing move and picked up an amazing block from fellow extensive receiver Jerome Buckner on the perimeter and raced 56-yards for the landing to make it 13-0 in favor of the Redbirds with 7:54 left within the first quarter.
• Illinois State made it three scores in three possessions to finish the quarter, as Annexstad discovered his older brother Brock Annexstad at the back of the endzone for an 18-yard landing move to make it 20-0 with 1:27 remaining within the opening quarter.
• With 5:50 left within the second quarter, Indiana State quarterback Cade Chambers bowled his manner in from one yard out on fourth and purpose from the 1-yard line to trim the Redbird result in 20-7.
• Because the third quarter got here to an in depth, the Sycamores reduce it to a one-score lead when Chambers linked with Harry Van Dyne on a 16-yard landing move to make it 20-14 with 46 seconds left.
• The Redbirds bought some respiration room early within the fourth quarter, as Annexstad rushed for his second landing of the sport this one from three yards out to make it 27-14.
• Indiana State wouldn’t go away although, as Chambers discovered Dante Hendrix for a 67-yard landing to chop it again to 6 at 27-21 with 10:18 left within the recreation.
• The Sycamores had the ball on the Illinois State 26-yard line with 9 seconds left within the recreation, however an interception by Keondre Jackson iced the sport for the Redbirds.
Recreation Notes:
• The victory for the Redbirds was their first in Terre Haute since 2014, when the Redbirds wanted a last-second discipline purpose to defeat the Sycamores.
• Quarterback Zack Annexstad completed the sport 24-of-38 for a career-best 274 yards and accounted for 4 of the Redbirds’ touchdowns (2 dashing, 2 passing) towards the Sycamores.
• His 56-yard move to Jalen Carr was his longest in a Redbird uniform and was Carr’s career-long reception.
• Carr’s six receptions tied a career-best and his 99 yards receiving topped his earlier greatest set at UNI.
• Working again Wenkers Wright rushed for a career-best 180 yards on a career-high 36 carries to assist lead the Redbirds to a win.
• Jerome Bucker set career-bests with three receptions for 61 yards for the ‘Birds.
• The receiving touchdowns by Carr and Annexstad have been each their first in Redbird uniforms.
• The interception by Jackson was the primary of his profession at Illinois State and upped the Redbird season complete to seven.
• Sy Dabney led the way in which for the Redbird protection with a career-best seven tackles and recorded the lone sack of the sport for the Redbirds.
Subsequent Up:
Illinois State continues its two-game highway swing subsequent Saturday, when the Redbirds head to Fargo, North Dakota, to tackle defending nationwide champion North Dakota State (5-2, 3-1 MVFC). Kickoff is ready for two:30 p.m. on the FargoDome.
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