ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Roosevelt University football team honored their senior class in a pregame ceremony on Saturday, November 6 and then unfortunately dropped a MSFA Midwest League game to 21^st ranked University of St. Francis (Ill.) by the score of 14-0 at Morris Field on "Senior Day."  The loss evened the Lakers league record at 3-3 and dropped their overall record to 4-5 on the year.

Neither team was able to get points on the board in the first quarter with the Lakers coming the closest, missing on a 42-yard field goal attempt on their first possession.  However, the Fighting Saints put together a drive at the end of the quarter and capitalized for a touchdown on a 24-yard pass play for a 7-0 lead with 13:45 left in the second quarter.

On the next possession, the Lakers were held to a three and out and were forced to punt.  Roosevelt tried a bit of trickery with a fake punt, but Tyler Haase was stopped for a loss on the run, giving St. Francis the ball at the RU 24-yard line.  Six plays later, the Fighting Saints converted for a touchdown on a six-yard run to take a 14-0 lead and the score remained that way at the half.

The 14-0 score line would hold for the rest of the game, as both teams struggled offensively in the second half with neither team moving the ball into the red zone in the final 30 minutes of play.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   St. Francis            0              14           0              0              14
                Roosevelt            0              0              0              0              0

Records: Roosevelt 4-5, 3-3 (MSFA) // St. Francis 6-2, 6-0 (MSFA)

Location: Morris Field | Arlington Heights, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Caleb Smith had a game-high 14 tackles
• Collin Schmutzler recorded seven tackles
• Malik Barbee had seven tackles in the loss
• Julian Bell intercepted his fourth pass of the season
• Tyler Tenner rushed for 97 yards on 23 carries
• Jack Sheehan threw for 116 yards on 18-of-30 passing
• USF gained 246 yards in total offense to RU's 169 yards

NEWS & NOTES

• St. Francis entered the game ranked 21^st in the latest NAIA Top 25 Poll
• The Lakers are now 1-1 versus the Fighting Saints in the all-time series
• Click here to view the current MSFA Midwest League standings
• The Lakers honored their senior class in a pregame ceremony & the 18 seniors recognized are listed below
  
  

2021 SENIOR CLASS
William Bauman               Chris Mosley
Omar Beltran                     William Pass
Rhavion Booker                Tommy Piekarz
Kaylin Brookshire             Raine Potts
Shawn Cephus                  Jack Sheehan
Tyler Haase                         Denzel Tolliver
Khaliq Hammond             Matt Varga
Levi Holden                        Tiron Washington
Bret Lopez                          Isaiah Wellman

NEXT UP

The Lakers close out the season on Saturday, November 13 when they travel to Bourbonnais, Ill. to take on Olivet Nazarene University in a MSFA Midwest League contest.  Kick-off is scheduled for 1pm at Ward Field.