Nov. 13, 2006
Final Stats
Chris Wallace threw for 159 yards and scored on a 60-yard touchdown run to lift
Arkansas-Pine Bluff to a 45-20 win over Southern University on Saturday and lead
the Lions to its first Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship game.
The Lions (7-3, 6-2 SWAC) also capitalized on six Southern turnovers in its
Western Division title win.
The loss assured Southern (4-6, 3-5) its second straight losing season, and
spoiled thier Senior Day plans for a victory.. Redshirt freshman quarterback
Bryant Lee, who was making his first start, completed 12-of-25 passes for 143
yards, and he was intercepted three times. He also lost two fumbles.
Kendall Addison finished with 105 yards on 12 carries with one score, including
a 65-yard touchdown burst in the third quarter. Gerard Landry has six catches
for 68 yards and one touchdown.
Defensively, DJ Brooks had seven tackles and one sack. Keidrick Bailey had
an interception to go along with four tackles. Vincent Lands picked up his team
leading sixth sack of the season.
Wallace threw three TD passes and rushed eight times for 67 yards, including
the 60-yard touchdown run, and completed 12-of-19 passes.
Running back Martell Mallet, the SWAC's leading rusher, finished with 20 carries
for 81 yards after having 10 carries for only a single yard at halftime.
After a scoreless first quarter, Arkansas-Pine Bluff exploded for 24 second-quarter
points and led 24-7 at halftime.
A blocked punt set up the Lions' first points, a 21-yard John Heflin field
goal early in the second quarter. On the ensuing possession, the Lions' intercepted
a Lee pass. On the next play, Wallace connected with a wide-open Jason Jones
for a 37-yard touchdown and a 10-0 lead.
The Jaguars scored their only first-half points on a 12-yard scoring toss from
Bryant to Gerald Landry, cutting the margin to 10-7.
But a Wallace 60-yard run and pass to Brandon Wright made it 24-7 at halftime.
The Lions put away the game on their first possession of the second half with
an interception that set up an 8-yard Mallet run to make it 31-7.
