CLU HANGS TOUGH IN OT DEFENSE PUTS GAME AWAY CAL LUTHERAN 6, OCCIDENTAL 0.Byline: Staff Writer THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - Defensive lineman Lineman or linesman may refer to:
n. Sports 1. The section of a playing field midway between goals. 2. Players whose usual positions are in the midfield. mid , raised his arms and was mobbed by his Cal Lutheran football teammates. On an afternoon when maintaining hold of the ball was a significant achievement, Longhurst wasn't was·n't Contraction of was not. wasn't was not wasn't be about to let this moment slip away. Longhurst's overtime fumble recovery clinched Cal Lutheran's 6-0 victory over visiting Occidental oc·ci·den·tal or Oc·ci·den·tal adj. Of or relating to the countries of the Occident or their peoples or cultures; western. n. A native or inhabitant of an Occidental country; a westerner. Noun 1. on Saturday. The play followed a 24-yard scoring run by Tyler Ruiz and ended a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) is a college athletic conference that operates in the NCAA's Division III. It consists of eleven small private schools which are located in Southern California and organized into eight athletic programs. contest in which rain and mud were far more prevalent than offense. ``I was just thinking there was no way we could lose,'' Ruiz said. ``The defense was playing great. I knew they'd come through. That play at the end, that's what our defense can do.'' The Kingsmen are the first team this season to hold Occidental (5-3, 1-3) to fewer than 21 points. But Cal Lutheran's offense also was held to a season-low. The Kingsmen (3-5, 2-2) appeared to have won the game on their fourth play of the first overtime period Noun 1. overtime period - a period of overtime play to resolve a tie; e.g. basketball extra time, overtime - playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie - in which both teams are given equal opportunities to score from the 25 - but the 7-yard run by quarterback Casey Preston was called back because of a holding penalty. The drive ended with Alex Espinoza's field-goal attempt from the 15-yard line being blocked. The Kingsmen, who ended Occidental's first overtime drive by blocking Matt Bernstein's punt attempt, broke the scoreless tie with Ruiz's run on Cal Lutheran's second play of the second overtime series. The extra-point kick was blocked. ``I've got to give the line a lot of credit on that,'' Ruiz said. ``They did a great job and opened up a big hole for me.'' Ruiz's run was the longest of the game by either team. He finished with a game-high 80 yards on 17 carries. The Kingsmen totaled 144 yards rushing as they utilized their running game more during the second half. They had been held to 59 yards of offense and three first downs during the first half. Preston finished 12 of 28 for 108 yards with one interception, a pass Occidental's Julian Navrro picked off in the end zone just before halftime. Cal Lutheran's defense held Occidental to 160 yards of offense, including 54 yards passing. Among the Kingsmen's defensive highlights were two sacks by defensive lineman Nick Dunn and fumble recoveries by Ryan Tukua and Longhurst. |
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