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Brummitt,Ryheem
Peter Henshaw
34
Winner Emporia State ESU 1-0 , 1-0
7
Northeastern State NSU 0-1 , 0-1
Winner
Emporia State ESU
1-0 , 1-0
34
Final
7
Northeastern State NSU
0-1 , 0-1
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
ESU Emporia State 13 0 21 0 34
NSU Northeastern State 0 7 0 0 7

Game Recap: Football |

Turnovers sting RiverHawks in 34-7 loss

TAHLEQUAH – 21 unanswered points by Emporia State in the third quarter deflated the RiverHawks in their home opener on Thursday evening and fell 34-7 at Doc Wadley Stadium.  Northeastern State newcomer Ryheem Brummitt had them team's lone scoring play late the in the first half on a 35 yard pass from Cade Yeager.   Brummitt had five catches for 73 yards to pace both teams.
 
TURNING POINT
Following a seven play scoring drive by ESU to go up 20-7 with 8:15 left in the third quarter, the RiverHawks fumbled the ball on their first play on their own 32-yard line.  The Hornets would only need four plays for a touchdown.   On the ensuing kickoff, the RiverHawks fumbled the ball once again on their one eight-yard line.  Emporia State would only need one play to reach the end zone to go up by 27 points.
 
PERFORMANCES TO HIGHLIGHT
  • Lane Yoder paced the RiverHawks in tackles with 11.  The NSU junior also broke up a pass and was credited with a quarterback hurry.
  • The RiverHawks secondary held the Hornets to only 144 passing yards, the lowest total allowed since Nov. 14, 2015 at Lindenwood (112 yards).
  • Cade Yeager had his sixth straight game with at least 200 passing yards with 201 against the Hornets.
THE BIG MOMENT
  • The RiverHawks halted a 12 play drive in the redzone during the second quarter to take a 13-7 score at halftime.
IN THE BOX SCORE
  • Emporia State scored 14 points off NSU turnovers with the RiverHawks committing seven fumbles.
QUOTE FROM THE COACH
"There were a lot of things in that first half that were positive," head coach Rob Robinson said.  "I think there are things we can build on. We have a lot of young guys, and there's typically a huge jump from game one to game two."
 
"Our defense picked up the slack, so it's up to our offense to do their part.  We'll look at some things in practice next week to see what we can fix. We didn't get "out-athleted" or out-played; we just didn't execute the way we should have."
 
COMING UP NEXT
Northeastern State will be on the road next Thursday to face Central Missouri (0-1) for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
 
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