Illinois State Runs Past #14/15 Bison

Box Score NORMAL, Ill.--Matt Brown threw three touchdown passes and Ashton Leggett ran for 146 yards and a score as Illinois State defeated North Dakota State 34-24 in a Missouri Valley Football Conference game played Oct. 16 before a crowd of 10,131 in Hancock Stadium.

Leggett also caught three passes for 61 yards and a touchdown, and Erik Smith added 113 rushing yards for the Redbirds (4-3, 3-2 MVFC).

D.J. McNorton led the Bison (4-3, 1-3 MVFC) with 133 yards and a touchdown. He recorded his third 100-yard game of the season.

Brown had TD passes of 25, 5 and 49 yards, the last of which went to Leggett with 2:59 to play, capping an 11-play, 89-yard drive and giving the Redbirds the final points of the game.

E.J. Jones then came up with his second interception of the game to secure the victory.

The Bison led 17-10 at halftime on Jose Mohler's career long 48-yard TD run with 1:32 left in the second quarter.

Mohler completed 10 of 18 passes for 146 yards and one TD, a 26-yard scoring strike to Warren Holloway in the fourth quarter that cut the deficit to 27-24 with 8:07 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Linebackers Chad Willson and Preston Evans led the defense with 11 tackles. Willson reached double-figure tackles for the second time this season, while Evans has three double-figure efforts in 2010 and seven in his career.

Cornerback Josh Gatlin recorded his first collegiate interception in the first half. The Bison have seven interceptions this season compared to three in 2009. Safety John Pike also recovered his second fumble of the season and returned it 31 yards.

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Players Mentioned

#15 John Pike: DB; 5' 10"; Junior

#45 Chad Willson: LB; 5' 11"; Junior

#81 Warren Holloway: WR; 6' 2"; Junior

#44 Preston Evans: LB; 5' 11"; Junior

#4 Josh Gatlin: CB; 6' 0"; Senior

#3 Jose Mohler: QB; 6' 0"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#15 John Pike
: 5' 10"; Junior
: DB

#45 Chad Willson
: 5' 11"; Junior
: LB

#81 Warren Holloway
: 6' 2"; Junior
: WR

#44 Preston Evans
: 5' 11"; Junior
: LB

#4 Josh Gatlin
: 6' 0"; Senior
: CB

#3 Jose Mohler
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: QB