Wonder Boys Roll Past No. 22 Henderson State
September 10, 2017
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Ty Reasnor rushed for two scores and threw for another, Cua' Rose tied the Arkansas Tech single-game record with three interceptions, and KJ Reidadded nine tackles, two pass breakups, and one quarterback hurry as the Wonder Boys football team (2-0) rolled to a 26-3 win over No. 23 Henderson State Reddies (1-1) on Saturday evening at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium. SCORING PLAYS
• TECH 6, HSU 0 – 9:49 1st quarter – Ty Reasnor 8 yard run (Perez kick missed) – 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:11.
• TECH 6, HSU 3 – 2:14 1st quarter – Julio Cervantes 28 yard field goal – 12 plays, 53 yards, 5:21.
• TECH 13, HSU 3 – 2:15 2nd quarter – Ty Reasnor 16 yard pass to Tevin McKenzie (Perez kick) – 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:15.
• TECH 16, HSU 3 – 11:17 3rd quarter – Eric Perez 37 yard field goal – 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:22.
• TECH 23, HSU 3 – 5:31 3rd quarter – Ty Reasnor 18 yard run (Perez kick) – 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:43.
• TECH 26, HSU 3 – 9:27 4th quarter – Eric Perez 24 yard field goal – 17 plays, 75 yards, 8:29.
NOTABLES
• Rose tied the Arkansas Tech single-game record for interceptions with three picks, tying Patrick Pesnell (10/23/1999 vs. UAM) and Paul Thompson (10/22/1922 vs. SAU)
• The win was Tech's first over HSU wince 2009, snapping a seven-game Reddies win streak.
• Tech outgained HSU 388 to 314, picking 264 yards of offense on the ground.
• Tech had 24 first downs to Henderson State's 16.
• The Wonder Boys were 5-for-7 in the red zone while HSU was 1-of-2.
• Tech converted 7 of 16 third downs while HSU converted 5 of 14.
• Tech notched three quarterback sacks while HSU did not register a sack.
• The Wonder Boys forced four HSU turnovers.
• Tech rang up interceptions on three consecutive Reddies possessions in the second quarter, while seeing the Reddies turn the ball over on downs three times in the second half.
• The win is Tech's second straight over a top-25 opponent, as Southern Arkansas was ranked No. 22 in the Wonder Boys' 28-21 season-opening win.
COACH MONICA SAYS
• On the opening drive – "One drive doesn't win or lose a football game, but I think we executed extremely well going down the field."
• On holding HSU to three points – "Any time you play you try to stop them from scoring. But Henderson State is a good offensive team. I thought our kids made some plays tonight and played extremely well."
• On Ty Reasnor's game – "I thought he made some big plays when he needed to make them, using his feet to convert on third down."
• On Cua' Rose's game – "Cua' is a great player. He makes plays all the time. He never surprises me."
NEXT UP
• The Wonder Boys return home to face Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday, September 16 in a Family Day showdown. Kickoff from Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field is set for 6 p.m.
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