University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
5-4 , 2-3
Arkansas State
5-4 , 3-2
Louisiana Falls At Arkansas State, 37-17
11/4/2023 5:39:00 PM | Football
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Louisiana (5-4, 2-3 SBC), which plays host to Southern Miss on Thursday in a nationally-televised contest, rushed for a season-low 64 yards while allowing Arkansas State (5-4, 3-2 SBC) to gain 232 on the ground – the most against the Ragin' Cajuns in 2023.
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The Red Wolves took the opening kickoff and scored on Zak Wallace's 18-yard TD for a 7-0 lead before Louisiana tied the game when Zeon Chriss connected with Peter LeBlanc for an 87-yard TD strike.
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Raynor, who kept Louisiana off-balance by adding 53 yards on the ground, scored the first of his two TDs on a 2-yard run with 4:14 remaining in the first quarter as Arkansas State led 14-7 after the first quarter.
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Dominic Zvada booted field goals of 41 and 20 yards for the Red Wolves while Kenneth Almendares' 24-yard field cut the deficit to 20-10 at the half.
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Louisiana closed to within 20-17 with 6:25 left when Chriss capped an 11-play drive with a 1-yard TD run before A-State responded with an 11-play, 75-yard drive as Raynor scored on his second 2-yard run of the day.
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Zvada added a 30-yard field goal with 1:16 left for a 30-17 lead before Javante Mackey scooped up a fumble and scored on a 16-yard TD to seal the win.
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Chriss, who left the game in the fourth quarter with a lower leg injury, went 12-for-17 through the air for 171 yards. Chandler Fields finished 10-for-17 for the Ragin' Cajuns with 92 yards. LeBlanc caught six passes for a career-high 129 yards for Louisiana with Terrance Carter catching a career-high five passes.
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Team Stats
LA 0, ASU 7
ASU - Wallace,Zak 18 yd run (Zvada,Dominic kick), 10 plays, 71 yards, TOP 04:00
LA 7, ASU 7
LA - LeBlanc,Peter 87 yd pass from Chriss,Zeon (Almendares,Kenneth kick) 1 plays, 87 yards, TOP 00:12
LA 7, ASU 14
ASU - Raynor,Jaylen 2 yd run (Zvada,Dominic kick), 11 plays, 65 yards, TOP 04:45
LA 7, ASU 17
ASU - Zvada,Dominic 41 yd field goal 13 plays, 62 yards, TOP 04:44
LA 7, ASU 20
ASU - Zvada,Dominic 20 yd field goal 14 plays, 70 yards, TOP 05:26
LA 10, ASU 20
LA - Almendares,Kenneth 24 yd field goal 11 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:23
LA 17, ASU 20
LA - Chriss,Zeon 1 yd run (Almendares,Kenneth kick), 11 plays, 77 yards, TOP 05:40
LA 17, ASU 27
ASU - Raynor,Jaylen 2 yd run (Zvada,Dominic kick), 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:17
LA 17, ASU 30
ASU - Zvada,Dominic 30 yd field goal 7 plays, 6 yards, TOP 02:34
LA 17, ASU 37
ASU - Mackey,Javante 16 yd fumble recovery (Zvada,Dominic kick)
