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Lindsey Wilson University Football team beats St. Thomas 52-24

By Duane Bonifer

Two Lindsey Wilson University running backs rushed for more than 100 yards each and sophomore quarterback Tate Rice threw four touchdown passes as the Blue Raiders beat No. 8-ranked St. Thomas (FL) University 52-24 on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Parnell Family Stadium.

The Blue Raiders are 3-0 for the first time since 2022, and they have recorded a win over a top-10 team in two of those victories.

Junior running backs Davontaye Saunders of Eminence, Kentucky, and Stevin Mack of Hendersonville, Tennessee, led the Blue Raider ground attack with 161 and 128 yards, respectively. It was the first time since Nov. 6, 2021, that two Blue Raiders rushed for over 100 yards in a game.

Rice, who started the season as a backup on the roster, completed 11 of 20 passes for 205 yards. The Manchester, Kentucky, native threw four touchdown passes for the second consecutive week.

Lindsey Wilson's next game is at 1pmCT on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Reinhardt (GA) University. The Blue Raiders' next home game is October 11, 2025, against University of the Cumberlands (KY.)




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Saunders pulls away from defenders on TD run



2025-09-14 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University.
Lindsey Wilson University junior running back Davontaye Saunders of Eminence, Kentucky, pulls away from St. Thomas (Florida) University defenders on a 79-yard touchdown run to give the Blue Raiders a 14-0 lead with 5:45 left in the first quarter of Saturday's game at Parnell Family Stadium. Saunders' run was the fourth-longest touchdown run in Blue Raider program history, and Lindsey Wilson defeated No. 8-ranked St. Thomas 52-24 to give the Blue Raiders a 3-0 start on the season for the first time since 2022.

Lindsey Wilson's next home game is October 11, 2025, against University of the Cumberlands (KY).

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Sherrard scores early TD for Blue Raiders



2025-09-14 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University.
Lindsey Wilson University graduate student Khia Sherrard of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, gets the Blue Raiders on the scoreboard first with a 32-yard touchdown pass play from sophomore quarterback Tate Rice of Manchester, Kentucky, to give LWU a 7-0 lead over St. Thomas (Florida) University with 10:19 left in the first quarter of Saturday's game at Parnell Family Stadium.

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Rory Kleckler congratulates his dad at Parnell Family Stadium



2025-09-14 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University.
Rory Kleckler rushes onto the field to congratulate his father, Lindsey Wilson University football coach Phil Kleckler, after the Blue Raiders' 52-24 win over No. 8-ranked St. Thomas (Florida) University on Saturday afternoon at Parnell Family Stadium. The Blue Raiders have started the season 3-0 for the first time since 2022.

Lindsey Wilson's next home game is October 11, 2025, against University of the Cumberlands (KY).

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