Lindenwood Survives Charleston Southern 20-17 with an 85-yard Pick-six
Take away Isaac Edwards' 85-yard interception return and Charleston Southern wins 17-13. That is the whole game. Lindenwood beat the Buccaneers 20-17, with the pick-six at the end of the first half counting for seven of its points, and the offense gained 316 yards to Charleston Southern's 317.
The first half was two field goals and one very big play. Matt Rolader hit from 50 yards for Charleston Southern, Will Graham answered from 32 to tie it at 3, and then Edwards returned an interception 85 yards with 13 seconds left in the half. Lindenwood was up 10-3 at the break and did not have to do much to get there. Pops Battle ran in from 22 yards about five minutes into the third quarter, and it was 17-3.
Charleston Southern came back in the fourth. Lek Powell hit Mehki Campfield from 4 yards out at the start of the quarter, Graham kicked a 28-yard field goal with 5:36 left to make it 20-10, and Powell found Hunter Green from 14 yards with 2:03 to go to make it 20-17. There were no more scores, which left the Buccaneers three points short in the end. Lindenwood ran the ball 38 times for 174 yards and threw for only 142.
Charleston Southern threw one interception and lost a fumble, while Lindenwood gave nothing away. Powell went 18 of 32 for 208 yards and two scores, and the turnovers were the difference. Lindenwood is 1-0, Charleston Southern 0-1.
For fantasy, Powell led the game with 21.2 Promethium points in defeat, and Battle was second at 17.7.