S&T Pushes SBU to the Wire in 31-28 Heartbreaker

BOLIVAR, Mo. — Missouri S&T put together a hard-fought effort Saturday night, controlling possession and piling up 349 yards of total offense, but Southwest Baptist connected on a 35-yard field goal as time expired to hand the Miners a 31-28 setback at Allgood-Bailey Stadium. The Miners established their ground game early and answered SBU’s opening touchdown with a pair of scoring drives in the first quarter. After the Bearcats’ first score, the teams traded interceptions, with Reid Meekins (Houston, TX/Cypress Falls) intercepting SBU’s Cooper Owens in the end zone. The Miners’ first points of the game came with around five…