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Champion Edwards 2024 vs. Indianapolis
Michael Dubicki
Champion Edwards led the WSU offense with 184 yards.
30
Winner UIndy UINDY 3-0
6
Wayne State WSU 0-3
Winner
UIndy UINDY
3-0
30
Final
6
Wayne State WSU
0-3
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UINDY UIndy 7 15 6 2 30
WSU Wayne State 0 3 0 3 6

Game Recap: Football | | Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Football Upended 30-6 By #16-Indianapolis

Milovanski connects on two field goals.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University football team (0-3 overall) continued its gauntlet of opponents on Saturday night with a 30-6 setback against 16th-ranked Indianapolis (3-0 overall) at Tom Adams Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
The Warriors drove 39 yards after the opening kickoff, but the drive stalled with graduate student Jeremy Taras (Macomb, Mich. / Henry Ford II) pinning the Greyhounds at their own six-yard line.  The big play for WSU was a 27-yard reception by senior JoShawn Lewis (Lorton, Va. / South County) from sophomore quarterback Champion Edwards (Los Angeles, Calif. / American Fork [Utah]).

UIndy put together a 13-play, 94-yard scoring drive with quarterback Gavin Sukup completing a 34-yard touchdown pass to Kaleb Carver.  Indianapolis went 3-for-3 on third downs during its initial drive of the game.

WSU drove 40 yards on its next possession, which included a 25-yard scamper by Edwards, but had to punt.  The total offensive in the opening 15 minutes was 99 yards for the Greyhounds and 84 for the Warriors.

Second Quarter
After the touchback, UIndy went 80 yards in 10 plays with Sukup tossing a 12-yard scoring strike to Luke Chambers.  Graduate student defensive tackle Jordan Lewis (Lake Orion, Mich.) blocked the PAT kick making it 13-0.

Sophomore punter Avery Burch (Detroit, Mich. / River Rouge) pinned Indianapolis at its own three-yard line with a 54-yard punt in his Wayne State debut.  The Greyhounds responded with a six-play, 97-yard scoring drive capped off by a 45-yard touchdown pass from Sukup to Alonzo Derrick.  The PAT kick failed giving the guests a 19-0 advantage.

WSU answered with a five-play, 42-yard drive capped off by a 46-yard field goal by graduate student Griffin Milovanski (Saugatuck, Mich.).  The big play was a 37-yard reception by JoShawn Lewis from Edwards on the first play of the drive.

UIndy regained its 19-point advantage with a 66-yard drive ending on a 26-yard field goal by Colin Seymour.

Third Quarter
Indianapolis took the second half kickoff and drove 69 yards to the WSU six-yard line, but the Warrior defense stopped the visitors on fourth-and-one.

The Greyhounds Anthony Crowell returned a punt 32 yards leading to a 36-yard touchdown drive which concluded on a five-yard touchdown jaunt by Jon Lewis.  The PAT kick was wide right giving the guests a 28-3 lead.

Fourth Quarter
The Wayne State offense put together a 16-play drive covering 68 yards in 8:30, which ended in a 25-yard field goal by Milovanski.  It was Milovanski's 35th career three pointer, which ranks third all-time at WSU.

After an Indianapolis punt, Edwards was intercepted.  The WSU defense thwarted a Greyhound drive inside the Warrior 10-yard line.

The final scoring of the game came on safety as Edwards was tackled in the end zone.

TEAM STATS
Indianapolis had a 506-226 edge in total offense and converted 7-of-11 third down chances, compared to WSU's 5-of-12.  UIndy outrushed the Warriors 181-99, and had 325 passing yards, while Wayne State had 127 yards through the air.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Edwards rushed for a team-high 57 yards, and completed 11-of-19 passes for 127 yards.  Both JoShawn Lewis and senior Myles McKatherine (Chicago, Ill. / St. Rita of Cascia) had three receptions, with Lewis tallying a team-best 76 receiving yards.  Both linebacker Justin Hart (Redford, Mich. / Westland John Glenn) and defensive back Clifton Buchanan, Jr. (Belleville, Mich.) recorded a team-best eight tackles.  Nickel linebacker Kaleb Coleman (Southfield, Mich. / Birmingham Groves) led the squad with 1.5 tackles for loss and three quarterback hurries.

LEADING THE GREYHOUNDS
Jon Lewis rushed for a game-best 90 yards and one score, while Sukup passed for 325 yards and three touchdowns on 21-of-33.  Anthony Crowell had game-high totals of nine receptions and 107 receiving yards.  Clay Schulte notched a game-best 13 tackles (7-6), plus an interception.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will make its longest two road trips of the season in the next two weeks traveling to Kirksville, Mo., to face the 0-3 Truman State Bulldogs on Sept. 28, followed by a trip to Houghton, Mich. on Oct. 5 for the GLIAC opener at Michigan Tech.
 
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