The Missouri Western football team put an exclamation point on the 2014 season with a 22-21 come from behind win at Missouri Southern on Saturday.

Trailing 16-7 in the fourth quarter, Missouri Southern scored two touchdowns in two minutes to take their first lead since the first quarter, 21-16.

Missouri Western took the lead back on a 10-play, 91-yard drive capped off by a 14-yard touchdown reception by Daylon Harper. With 1:49 left, the Griffon defense stopped the Lions short on a fourth and four from the Missouri Western 42 when senior linebacker Stephen Juergens drug the Southern ball carrier down at the line of scrimmage.

It was the first time Missouri Western overcame a fourth quarter deficit since the opening game of the season at home against Central Missouri.

Missouri Western gave the Lions a dose of their own medicine, controlling time of possession, by 13 minutes. Aiding the team in that statistic were two second half scoring drives over 90 yards.

Missouri Western outgained Missouri Southern 390 yards to 277 and held the MIAA’s top rushing team to just 160 yards on the ground.

Skyler Windmiller finished 15-29 for 222 yards passing with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Raphael Spencer rushed 31 times for 145 yards and one TD to move into third on the all-time rushing list at Missouri Western.

Juergens led the defense once again with 13 tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack. Yomi Alli added 11 tackles.

The win capped off Griffon Football’s 12th straight winning season in the MIAA as Missouri Western finished the 2014 season 7-4.

— MWSU Sports Information —