Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Trinity University

Scoreboard

Football

Tigers Plagued by Turnovers in Saturday's Road Loss to Centre

Box Score

Danville, Kentucky - Trinity's football team committed four turnovers in a 31-14 road loss at Centre College on Saturday afternoon, snapping a two-game winning streak.

The Tigers fall to 4-3 on the season with the loss, and the team is now 2-2 on the road.  Trinity falls to 15-9 all-time against Centre, and the Tigers have lost three times in the last five meetings.

Trinity opened the scoring with a touchdown late in the first quarter, but Centre answered quickly with a score of its own to tie the game.  The Colonels then added another touchdown in the second quarter to take the 14-7 lead at halftime. 

In the third quarter, Centre scored its third straight touchdown to go up 21-7, and the Tigers finally answered late in the quarter to cut the lead to just seven points.  The Colonels again answered with a touchdown early in the fourth, then added a late field goal to seal the win with just under three minutes remaining.

Trinity piled up 343 yards of offense, but allowed Centre to gain 377 overall.  The Tigers shot themselves in the foot with four interceptions on offense, including three in Centre territory.  

Mason Blaschke led the team in both rushing and passing, totaling 189 yards.  He had 68 rushing yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, as well as completing 9-14 for 121 yards through the air.  Blaschke also threw three interceptions in the game, while Nykolas McKissic completed 9-13 and was picked off once.  

Travis Williams had 53 yards rushing and a touchdown on 15 carries, while Cody Sandman finished with a team-best five receptions for 69 yards.  Matthe Kennemer also picked up 35 yards receiving on four catches, and Mason Lytal had three receptions for 47 total yards.

Jai Boatman led Trinity's defense in tackles for the second straight week, picking up 12 total stops - eight of which were solo.  Von'Darrick Jones had nine tackles, while Phillip Hiner-Leamon and Caleb Green finished with seven tackles each.  Christopher Hobbs had three solo tackles and had Trinity's lone turnover on defense - an interception in the second quarter.

Trinity returns home this weekend to host Millsaps College at 1:30 p.m.

Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Mason Blaschke

#10 Mason Blaschke

DB
5' 11"
Sophomore
Jai Boatman

#44 Jai Boatman

DB
6' 0"
Sophomore
Caleb Green

#16 Caleb Green

DB
5' 9"
Freshman
Christopher Hobbs

#11 Christopher Hobbs

DB
5' 7"
Junior
Von

#1 Von'Darrick Jones

DB
5' 9"
Junior
Mason Lytal

#9 Mason Lytal

TE
6' 3"
Senior
Nykolas McKissic

#13 Nykolas McKissic

QB
5' 11"
Senior
Cody Sandman

#87 Cody Sandman

WR
6' 0"
Freshman
Travis Williams

#39 Travis Williams

DB
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Mason Blaschke

#10 Mason Blaschke

5' 11"
Sophomore
DB
Jai Boatman

#44 Jai Boatman

6' 0"
Sophomore
DB
Caleb Green

#16 Caleb Green

5' 9"
Freshman
DB
Christopher Hobbs

#11 Christopher Hobbs

5' 7"
Junior
DB
Von

#1 Von'Darrick Jones

5' 9"
Junior
DB
Mason Lytal

#9 Mason Lytal

6' 3"
Senior
TE
Nykolas McKissic

#13 Nykolas McKissic

5' 11"
Senior
QB
Cody Sandman

#87 Cody Sandman

6' 0"
Freshman
WR
Travis Williams

#39 Travis Williams

5' 10"
Freshman
DB