Pineville, La.- Four turnovers were too much for Arizona Christian to overcome on Saturday at Louisiana Christian. 

Maurice Rockette was dangerous in all phases of his game as he recorded rushing, receiving, and return yards.  Quinn Commans topped the Firestorm with 117 yards passing.

Unofficially, Jake Farrell led the ACU defense with nine tackles, two sacks, and a forced fumble.  Complete defensive stats are not available at the time of writing.

Game Info

• Game score: Louisiana Christian - 40, Arizona Christian - 26

• Records: Arizona Christian- 1-2, 0-2 SAC, Louisiana Christian - 1-2, 1-1 SAC

• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - RV, Louisiana Christian- Not ranked

• Location:  Wildcat Field, Louisiana Christian University, Pineville, LA

Offensive Stars

• Rockette - 37 rushing yards, 41 receiving yards, 31 kick return yards

• Commans - 7-16 passing, 117 yards, TD

• Tyler Duncan- 10-20, 81 passing yards, passing TD, rushing TD

• Aidan Quinn- 51 rushing yards

• Brandon Johnson - receiving TD

• Clayton Dowdy - receiving TD

Defensive Stars

• Actual stats not available

Inside The Numbers

• The ACU defensive unit forced a three-and-out on the first drive of the game

• The first offensive possession resulted in a fumble that two plays later LCU cashed in for a touchdown (the only points LCU actually created off ACU turnovers)

• Behind 14-0 after one quarter, Duncan found the endzone just 49 seconds into the second quarter

• But the Wildcats answered by returning the ensuing kick-off for a touchdown

• Dowdy and Duncan responded by connecting from two yards out to cap a short drive after a LCU fumble lost

• Thirteen straight LCU points saw the Firestorm fall behind by 20

• Two field goals from Nestor Higuera sandwiched a Commans-to-Johnson touchdown strike and suddenly ACU found themselves just seven points behind

• ACU scored on all four of their trips into the redzone

• But the final three ACU drives ended in fumble, downs, and fumble

• The Wildcats put the game out of reach with a late touchdown

Thoughts from Coach Bowen

"Too many errors to overcome, but our team stayed in the fight.  With four minutes left we still had a chance to win the game.  We need to play four quarters of focused football.  When we do that we will be a good football team."

Up Next

For the third week in a row, the Firestorm will be on the road as they head to SAGU in Waxahachie, TX.  Earlier this week, kick-off was moved up to 12:00 pm (Central)/ 10:00 am (Arizona).