GREELEY, Colo .: Chaz Ward scored on a 10-yard overtime rush and Lamar made his first trip to Colorado state a memorable one with a 17-10 victory over northern Colorado in the non-conference game on Saturday. .
Ben Raybon posted a school record 57 yards with 2:30 left in the fourth quarter to give North Colorado a 10-7 lead, but Lamar responded with a 12-play, 66-yard drive, triggered by the 39 by Uryan Hudson. -Kick-off return from yards and capped by Bailey Giffen’s 26-yard field goal with 6 seconds left to send the game to OT.
Both teams struggled on offense for most of the game. Lamar (1-1) scored the first goal on a 67-yard touchdown by Marcellus Johnson, capping an order in five games and 91 yards early in the second quarter. The Bears (1-2) tied the score on the drive that followed, ending a nine-play, 75-yard drive with a 4-yard TD throw from Conner Martin to Dylan Thomas.
Ward finished with 77 of Lamar’s 202 rushing yards, carrying 20 times. Johnson added 74 yards on two sacks. Jalen Dummett completed 7 of 13 passes for 86 yards, but completed 3 of 4 passes for 38 yards in tying practice in the last quarter.
Martin had 19 of 31 passes for 152 yards with an interception. Gene Sledge Jr. ran 99 yards on 15 carries.
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