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Southern Utah at UNLV

    S. Utah 41, UNLV 16

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    LAS VEGAS (AP) - Austin Minefee ran for two touchdowns while his teammates had three interceptions for scores, lifting Southern Utah to a stunning 41-16 victory over UNLV on Saturday night.

    Nick Witzmann, Blake Fenn, and Erron Vonner each had interception returns for touchdowns as the Thunderbirds (3-1) outscored UNLV 31-0 during a second half barrage.

    The Rebels (1-3) turned the ball over five times as Caleb Herring threw those three picks. UNLV's Phillip Payne caught career-highs of 175 yards and 13 receptions. He also had a late 19-yard fourth-quarter touchdown reception.

    Brad Sorensen completed 16 of 34 for 178 yards and two interceptions for Southern Utah.

    Minefee had six and two-yard scoring runs in the third and fourth quarters respectively.

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    Scoring Summary
    UNLVAustin Harrington 23 yd pass from Mike Clausen (Nolan Kohorst kick)
    SUTColton Cook 35 yd FG
    SUTNick Witzmann 35 yd interception return (Colton Cook kick)
    UNLVNolan Kohorst 45 yd FG
    SUTBlake Fenn 22 yd interception return
    SUTAustin Minefee 6 yd run (Abbel Aiono 2pt pass from Brad Sorensen)
    SUTColton Cook 40 yd FG
    SUTAustin Minefee 2 yd run (Brock Miller kick)
    SUTErron Vonner 74 yd interception return (Brock Miller kick)
    UNLVPhillip Payne 19 yd pass from Caleb Herring (failed 2pt pass)
     
    Team Stats
     SUTUNLV
    First Downs1621
    Third Down Efficiency7-147-21
    Fourth Down Efficiency0-04-6
    Plays-Net Yards60-25687-402
    Rushes-Yds26-7838-108
    Passing Yds178294
    Kick Return Yds52129
    Punt Return Yds143
    Passes16-34-229-49-3
    Punts5-2175-237
    Fumbles-Lost0-04-2
    Penalties-Yds4-268-95
    Time of Poss.24:3835:22
     
    Individual Stats
    RUSHING
    SUT: Austin Minefee 16-61, Brad Sorensen 3-13, Deckar Alexander 4-5, Mike Tagliaferri 2-1, Team 1--2
    UNLV: Tim Cornett 11-65, Bradley Randle 9-28, Dionza Bradford 4-25, Caleb Herring 12-2, Sean Reilly 2--12
    PASSING
    SUT: Brad Sorensen 16-34-178-2
    UNLV: Caleb Herring 23-41-223-3, Sean Reilly 5-6-48-0, Mike Clausen 1-1-23-0, Chase Lansford 0-1-0-0
    RECEIVING
    SUT: Fatu Moala 5-71, Jared Ursua 4-78, Austin Minefee 3-24, Brady Measom 2-4, Dylan Fox 1-2, Deckar Alexander 1--1
    UNLV: Phillip Payne 13-175, Tim Cornett 4-12, Trey Mays 3-28, Devante Davis 2-25, Dionza Bradford 2-7, Austin Harrington 1-23, Mark Barefield 1-11, Michael Johnson 1-5, Bradley Randle 1-5, Anthony Vidal 1-3