Fourcade has career passing day, Nicholls wins 4th straight
SAN ANTONIO -- Chase Fourcade threw for a career-best 358 yards and three touchdowns as Nicholls picked up its fourth straight win, beating Incarnate Word 38-31 on Saturday.
Dai'Jean Dixon hauled in four passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns and Mason Roberts caught three for 106 yards and a score for Nicholls (6-2, 5-1 Southland Conference). The Colonels last won four straight when they were conference champs in 2005.
Incarnate Word's Desmond Hite returned a kickoff 100 yards to close to 17-14 with 5:51 left in the second quarter. Fourcade answered with an 8-yard TD pass to Dixon and Laryon James picked off Sean Brophy, returning it 57 yards for a score and a 31-14 lead at the break.
Brophy hit Zaire Andre on a 2-yard scoring strike as UIW (1-7, 1-5) closed to 38-31 with 45 seconds left. The Colonels recovered the ensuing onside kick to seal the win.
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Game Information
2023 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Nicholls | 7-0 | 6-5 |
Incarnate Word | 6-1 | 8-2 |
Lamar | 5-2 | 6-5 |
Houston Christian | 4-3 | 5-5 |
SE Louisiana | 3-4 | 3-8 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 2-5 | 1-9 |
McNeese | 1-6 | 0-10 |
Northwestern State | 0-7 | 0-6 |