Golden Eagles Drop Sun Belt Opener to Louisiana
10/5/2024 10:09:00 PM | Football
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Â Louisiana (4-1, 1-0 Sun Belt) beat Southern Miss (1-4, 0-1 Sun BElt) 23-13 on Saturday night in a Sun Belt Conference opener at M.M. Roberts Stadium.
Ben Wooldridge's 15-yard touchdown pass to Lance LeGendre and Dre'Lyn Washington's 21-yard TD run, each in the second quarter, gave Louisiana a 17-7 lead midway through the period.
Kenyon Clay scored on a pair of short-yardage touchdown runs, the second with 1:40 left to play before halftime and Southern Miss trailed just 17-13.
Kenneth Almendares kicked field goals from 30 and 19 yards in the second half for the Ragin' Cajuns. He also hit a 21-yarder in the first quarter.
Tate Rodemaker completed 15-of-21 passes for Southern Miss and threw for 140 yards. Tre Pinkney led the Golden Eagles with 12 tackles - six of which were solo.Â
Rodrigues Clark had 61 yards rushing on seven carries for Southern Miss, which was held to 37 yards on the ground and 177 yards overall.
The Golden Eagles travel to ULM next Saturday for a 6 p.m. kickoff on ESPN+.
