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10/10 16:17 CDT Pierre and Bryant each score in the 4th to help South Dakota
beat Southern Illinois 31-10
Pierre and Bryant each score in the 4th to help South Dakota beat Southern
Illinois 31-10
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) --- Charles Pierre Jr. ran for 138 yards and scored one
of South Dakota's two fourth-quarter touchdowns as the Coyotes pulled away to
beat Southern Illinois 31-10 on Saturday.
Wide receiver Tennel Bryant broke loose on a 44-yard touchdown run inside the
first minute of the fourth quarter to stretch the South Dakota lead to 24-10.
Pierre's 12-yard touchdown run capped the scoring with 8:31 to play.
Austyn Modrzewski completed 16 of 20 passes for 268 yards that included a
56-yard touchdown pass to Bryant in the second quarter. Quarterback Jackson
Proctor also ran for a touchdown for South Dakota (5-2, 2-1 Missouri Valley
Football Conference), ranked tenth in the Stats Perform poll.
DJ Williams was 18-of-29 passing for 179 yards and threw a touchdown pass for
No. 25 Southern Illinois (3-4, 1-2). Chandler Chapman had 21 carries for 86
yards rushing for the Salukis.
Up next
Southern Illinois: Hosts Illinois State on Saturday.
South Dakota: At Murray State on Saturday.
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