OXFORD, Ohio (AP) - Zac Dysert passed for 226 yards and a touchdown and two Pat Hinkel interceptions led to Miami (Ohio) scores as the RedHawks defeated Southern Illinois 30-14 Saturday.
Dysert, who completed 28 of 36 with no interceptions, started the scoring for Miami (1-1) with his 50th career touchdown pass, a 10-yarder to Andy Cruse in the first quarter. Cruse caught a career-high 12 passes for 60 yards.
The Salukis (0-2) answered by driving 71 yards in 10 plays, scoring on Mika'il McCall's 1-yard run. But on their next possession, Hinkel intercepted Kory Faulkner's pass at the SIU 24 and returned it for a touchdown and a 14-7 Miami lead.
After the RedHawks added a third-quarter field goal, Hinkel intercepted Faulkner again to put Miami at the SIU 27. A defensive holding penalty moved the ball to the 12 and Jamire Westbrook ran it in to make it 24-7 after three quarters.
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| Scoring Summary |
| MIAOH | Andy Cruse 10 yd pass from Zac Dysert (Kaleb Patterson kick) |
| SIL | Mika'il McCall 1 yd run (Austin Johnson kick) |
| MIAOH | Pat Hinkel 24 yd interception return (Kaleb Patterson kick) |
| MIAOH | Kaleb Patterson 30 yd FG |
| MIAOH | Jamire Westbrook 12 yd run (Kaleb Patterson kick) |
| SIL | Mika'il McCall 1 yd run (Jackson MacLachlan kick) |
| MIAOH | Spencer Treadwell 16 yd run (missed kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| SIL | MIAOH | |
| First Downs | 19 | 23 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-14 | 5-13 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 71-349 | 69-336 |
| Rushes-Yds | 37-154 | 33-110 |
| Passing Yds | 195 | 226 |
| Kick Return Yds | 93 | 14 |
| Punt Return Yds | 13 | 6 |
| Passes | 19-34-2 | 28-36-0 |
| Punts | 5-180 | 6-240 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 7-70 | 5-35 |
| Time of Poss. | 26:36 | 32:40 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| SIL: Mika'il McCall 16-74, Steve Strother 10-46, LaSteven McKinney 5-27, Kory Faulkner 5-6, Mulku Kalokoh 1-1 |
| MIAOH: Spencer Treadwell 16-73, Jamire Westbrook 5-18, Zac Dysert 9-17, Justin Semmes 2-5, Team 1--3 |
| PASSING |
| SIL: Kory Faulkner 19-34-195-2 |
| MIAOH: Zac Dysert 28-36-226-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| SIL: MyCole Pruitt 6-66, David Lewis 4-64, Mulku Kalokoh 3-19, Steve Strother 3-16, Mika'il McCall 2-13, LaSteven McKinney 1-17 |
| MIAOH: Andy Cruse 12-60, Steve Marck 4-73, Dawan Scott 4-31, Nick Harwell 3-21, Dustin White 2-14, Justin Semmes 1-11, Orlando David 1-11, Jimmy Turvy 1-5 |
