For the second straight week and third time this season, the Griffon defense dominated the night on the way to a Missouri Western win. Thursday night, the MWSU D accounted for 14 points and allowed just 31 second-half yards as Missouri Western defeated the Lions, 26-9, in the first ever meeting between the two.

Kirk Resseguie got the scoring going for the defense in the second quarter when he recovered a Lindenwood fumble in the end zone to put the Griffons up 14-0. Resseguie did it again in the fourth quarter when he sacked Graham Lindman for a safety. Sam Brown added the defense’s final points later in the fourth with a 32-yard interception return for a touchdown.

Missouri Western held the Lions to just 23 yards rushing and racked up 223 of their own on 53 carries. The Griffon defense force four turnovers for the second week in a row and held the Lions to 271 total yards.

Resseguie finished with seven total tackles, two of them for loss. Stephen Juergens added another interception and five total tackles to go along with an assisted sack. Mackenzie Wischmann had two sacks. Arbanas Elliot added one and a half sacks. Joey Capul chipped in another sack. Offensively, Raphael Spencer picked up 117 yards for his third 100-yard performance of the season. The Griffons are now 3-0 this season when Spencer eclipses the century mark.

The Griffons are now 3-1 on the year and return to Spratt Stadium next week to take on No. 8 Pittsburg State in the MWSU Hall of Fame game on Oct. 4 at 6 p.m.

— MWSU Sports Information —