San Antonio - Trinity's football team suffered a 38-14 defeat at the hands of 16th-ranked Pacific Lutheran (WA) University on Saturday evening.

The Tigers fell to 1-3 on the season, remaining winless in two home games.  Last weekend, Trinity picked up its first win of the season by beating Sul Ross 14-6 in Alpine, Texas.

Trinity and Pacific Lutheran traded touchdowns in the first quarter, but the Lutes took a 14-7 lead after the opening frame.  Pacific Lutheran took a 21-7 lead in the middle of the second quarter, but the Tigers answered back with a score of their own to make it a one-possession game with 99 seconds left until the half.  The Lutes, however, were able to march 71 yards in just 1:08 to steal another score before halftime, making it 28-14.

A 23-yard field goal by the visitors was the only score of the third quarter, and early in the fourth, PLU quarterback Dalton Ritchey capped a strong performance with his fourth rushing touchdown of the game.  Ritchey finished with 81 yards rushing and four touchdowns on nine carries, as well as completing 20-27 for 244 yards and another score.

Travis Williams led Trinity's offensive game with 73 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, while Mason Blaschke picked up 58 yards passing and 40 yards rushing on the day.  

Trinity's defense forced three turnovers in the game, including an interception on the first series of the game.  The Tigers were unable to capitalize on any of those miscues, though, finishing with zero points off turnovers.

Camden Joubert led the defense with nine tackles, while Jai Boatman and Julian Turner picked up eight tackles each.  Turner had 1.5 tackles for a loss of four total yards as well.  Connor Yorloff and Caleb Green both picked up interceptions, while Brad Hood had a fumble recovery. 

Matthew Kennemer was electrifying as a kick returner, picking up 181 yards on five returns in the game.  His kick return yardage total is the second-highest in Trinity single-game history, trailing only a 191-yard effort by Caleb Urban against Huntingdon in 2010.  Kennemer had three returns of more than 40 yards in the game, including a long of 56 yards.  

Trinity will be back on the road for the third time in four games next weekend, facing off against Hardin-Simmons University at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 4.