SAN DIEGO – Anthony Lawrence threw for 425 yards and tied his career-high of four touchdown passes to lead San Diego to a dominating, 49-10, victory against Stetson on Saturday afternoon at Torero Stadium.
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Lawrence finished the day 27-of-32 for 425 yards with four touchdown passes, one rushing touchdown and a career-high 450 yards of total offense. His 27 completions are also a career high.
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Lawrence moved into second place in Torero all-time passing yards with 9,772, passing Josh Johnson (2004-07) who had 9,699.
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The victory is the Toreros' 22nd consecutive in Pioneer Football League play and the 31st straight home conference win dating back to Oct. 9, 2010.
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Michael Bandy was Lawrence's primary target for the second game in a row. Bandy pulled down eight catches for 135 yards and two touchdowns.
Michael Armstead contributed a career-high four catches and 77 yards, while
Christian Brooks and
Dalton Kincaid caught a touchdown apiece. It was the second touchdown of the season for Kincaid and the first for Brooks.
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Terrence Smith did a majority of the damage in the run game with seven rushes for 83 yards and two touchdowns. He averaged 11.7 yards per carry.
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The Toreros (2-2, 1-0 PFL) defense was excellent and limited the Hatters (3-1, 1-1 PFL) to 339 total yards, including just 89 on the ground.
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Kama Kamaka led the stout defensive effort with a team-high 11 tackles, including one for a five-yard loss.
Aaron Laut and
Connor Spencer added a pair of tackles for loss each.
The Toreros scored on its first possession and never looked back, reeling off 28 straight points to start the game. Brooks found the end zone on the opening drive on an 11-yard pass by Lawrence to give the Toreros a 7-0 lead.
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Kincaid made an acrobatic leaping catch near the end of the first quarter to set the Toreros up with a first-and-goal at the 1-yard line. Lawrence punched it in from a yard out to put USD up, 14-0.
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Smith took over in the second quarter, rushing for a pair of touchdowns from 10 yards and 37 yards to put the Toreros up, 28-0.
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Stetson got on the board just before halftime when Steven Burdette caught a 16-yard touchdown from Colin McGovern to cut the Hatters deficit to, 28-7.
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The third quarter belonged to Bandy, who caught six passes for 89 yards and two touchdowns. His first was a 27-yard reception, while the second came from within the red zone from 9-yards out.
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Kincaid put the finishing touches on the victory with a 7-yard touchdown reception at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
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The Toreros defense took over from there and kept the Hatters off the board the remainder of the contest to seal the victory, 49-10.
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USD continues PFL play next Saturday when it travels to Morehead State for a 9 a.m. PT kickoff.
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