Texas Lutheran wins SCAC title with 47-7 win over Hendrix

LITTLE ROCK, AR — After falling short in the inaugural Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Championship game, the Bulldogs returned in resounding fashion to win their first SCAC title game and return to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons with a 47-7 win over Hendrix.

For the season, TLU outscored the Warriors 81-7 and forced nine turnovers over the two contests.

Owen Garcia (Austin/Connally) led a TLU defense that forced four turnovers on Saturday, finishing with a team-high six tackles and a forced fumble. Travonne Woodley (Killeen/Shoemaker) recovered both Warriors fumbles in addition to two tackles and a sack. The Bulldogs (9-1, 5-0 SCAC) four turnovers came while holding Hendrix to their second lowest single-game yardage total of the season, 188 yards with the lowest instance coming against the Bulldogs a month ago when they were held to 157 yards in Seguin…

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