Louisiana Tech Blanks Winless UL Monroe 24-0
Nothing happened for two quarters. There were no points at halftime, and UL Monroe had every reason to think this might be the week the losing stopped. Then the third quarter started.
Sergio Snider ran in from 5 yards with 11:54 left in the third for a 7-0 lead, the first points of the afternoon. Blake Baker threw a 2-yard touchdown to Brayden Bockler late in the quarter, and he threw another 2-yarder to Bockler with 9:18 left in the fourth. That made it 21-0. Kaegan Kent added a 21-yard field goal with 3:47 to play, and that was the last score. Louisiana Tech never trailed, never was tied, and scored 24 unanswered points after the break.
The yardage was lopsided without being wild: Tech had 340 total yards to 236 for the Warhawks and 43 rushes to 24. The real gap was the ball. UL Monroe threw two interceptions, both by Aidan Armenta (14 of 24 for 119 yards), and Tech threw one pick of its own. UL Monroe's defense did record four sacks, about the only column the Warhawks won.
Louisiana Tech goes to 4-2. UL Monroe is 0-6 and went scoreless in this one. For fantasy, Marcus Calwise Jr. was the surprise: 8 catches for 119 yards and 53 more on two carries, easily his best day.
One more number worth a look: Louisiana Tech ran the ball 43 times, and Andrew Burnette carried 22 of them for 79 yards. That is a team grinding a clock down once it has the lead, and with the Warhawks unable to score, the lead never needed to be big. All four of Tech's scoring plays came after halftime, and that was plenty.