QUINCY, Ill. – The Truman State Bulldogs used a five minute stretch in the 3^rd quarter to take control of Saturday's GLVC contest at QU Stadium and won by the score of 59-32.

The Hawks jumped out in front first on a 10 play, 75 yard drive to go up 7-0 as Tionne Harris found Jalen Lawrence from 28 yards out. As Quincy got the ball back, Drew Lenzen nailed a 37 yard field goal to give QU the 10-0 lead. With two minutes left in the opening quarter, TSU got on the board with a 44 yard rushing touchdown that capped off a 7 play, 85 yard drive.

To open the 2^nd stanza, Lenzen hit his 2^nd field of the afternoon, this time from 30 yards out. The Bulldogs would need just 4 plays to take the 14-13 lead at the 8:30 mark of the quarter as Nolan Hair found Zach Zerwig for the 38 yard TD pass. Harris dove for the end zone to give QU the 19-14 lead with 4:24 left in the half. Truman State scored two more times before the half ended to go up 24-19.

The Bulldogs received the 2^nd half kick and took full advantage of the opportunity. They went 75 yards in 8 plays to extend the lead to 31-19. Just six seconds later, they picked off Harris to double the Hawks 38-19. After a 2^nd interception by Harris, they needed 2 plays to go 5 yards as they took the commanding 45-19 lead. After the Bulldogs scored another touchdown, the Hawks looked to be gaining some traction as Harris found Lawrence for their 2^nd passing touchdown to make it a 52-26 game.

The Hawk defense helped QU claw back into the contest as David Tabakovic recovered a fumble and returned it 54 yards for the score. Unfortunately, that was all the closer the Hawks would get as TSU added an insurance score with 3:34 remaining in the contest.