Southern Illinoise University Athletics
SIU vs. Southwest Baptist In-Game Notes
09/19/2009 | 12:00:00 | Football
Sept. 19, 2009
By Jason Clay
www.SIUSalukis.com
Recap | Final Stats | Photo Gallery 
CARBONDALE, Ill.
- First Quarter
• SIU Captains: 5, 18, 92, 97
• Southwest Baptist struck first Saturday night, scoring on a nine-play, 78-yard drive at 12:40. That marked just the second time in the last 18 games that SIU did not score first.
• Senior Deji Karim returned SBU's first kickoff back 82 yards for a touchdown at the 12:30 mark. It was the fourth kickoff return for a touchdown under head coach Dale Lennon (the previous three were in 2008 by Larry Warner).
• Korey Lindsey intercepted his ninth career pass on SBU's second drive of the game. He now has an interception in his last three games.
• Senior right tackle Shawn Smith started in his 40th-consecutive game.
• Free safety Mike McElroy intercepted Gachette's pass at 4:38, giving SIU seven-straight games with at least two turnovers forced. It was McElroy's fourth career interception.
• Quarterback Chris Dieker's 77-yard touchdown pass to Joe Allaria was the longest completion of his career.
• SIU held a 17-7 lead after the first quarter and have now outscored its opposition 124-30 in the last 14 games.
Second Quarter
• Dieker threw his second touchdown pass of the game at 13:10 to Jeff Evans. It was the second receiving touchdown in Evans' career.
• Karim scored SIU's first rushing touchdown by a running back at 11:12 on a six-yard run, giving the Salukis a 31-7 lead.
• Southern Illinois did not punt until the 7:32 mark of the second quarter.
• A finished the half with seven catches for 144 yards. His seven receptions set a new career-high (previous was five) and this was his first-career 100-yard receiving game.
• SIU finished the half with 364 yard of total offense. It was 53 more than they had in the entire Marshall game.
• Dieker's three total TDs in the first half gave him five career games with three or more total touchdowns.
Third Quarter
• Karim's scored his third touchdown on a career-long 61 yard run 29 seconds into the second quarter. He went over 200 yards rushing early in the third period. His previous career-high was 101 yards on Sept. 29, 2007 at Indiana State.
• Lindsey intercepted his second pass of the game at 6:45, moving him into a tie for seventh with 10 career picks.
Fourth Quarter
• Lucien Walker scored his second career touchdown at the 6:49 mark.
