Southfield, Mich. – Senior running back Tyreese Lee (Chicago, Ill./Moraine Valley/Eisenhower) rushed for a career-high 155 yards on 19 attempts, along with a pair of touchdowns as the Saint Xavier University football team (2-2, 0-0 MSFA Midwest) defeated Lawrence Tech University (Mich.) 31-10 in a Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) crossover game Saturday afternoon in Southfield, Mich. Lee averaged 8.2 yards per carry and broke off a 46-yard run midway through the first quarter. Lee's 155 rushing yards are the most by a Cougar running back since former standout Amari Venerable (2020-23) ran for 156 yards on 24 attempts at home vs. Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) on November 4, 2023. It's the most rushing yards for an SXU player on less than 20 attempts since former NAIA All-American Vance McShane (2018-20) ran for 156 yards on 19 carries at Deaton Field on October 26, 2019.

• Senior quarterback Dominic D'Ambrosio (Oak Forest, Ill./Andrew) completed 12-of-20 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown. He added two rushing yards on four carries.
• Sophomore wide receiver Stephon Gist Jr. (Dolton, Ill./Quincy/Lincoln-Way East) ran from 48 yards on just two attempts, scoring his first collegiate touchdown on a 28-yard rush. He also caught three passes for 13 yards and returned two punts for 13 yards.
• Fifth year senior wide receiver Ronnie Foster (Peoria Heights, Ill./Peoria Heights) hauled in three receptions for 44 yards and a score.
• Senior wide receiver Cameron Hatcher (Morris, Ill./Morris Community) caught one pass for a team-leading 50 yards.
• Freshman kicker Christian Casillas (Alsip, Ill./Eisenhower) was 4-for-4 on PATs and he booted a 42-yard field goal.
• Senior linebacker Terry Elias Jr. (Monee, Ill./Crete-Monee) led Saint Xavier with 12 tackles (seven solos) while adding 2.0 tackles for loss for nine yards, a sack for seven yards and a forced fumble.
• Junior defensive back Taj McClellan (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy) collected six tackles (five solos) with a forced fumble and a pass breakup.
• Sophomore defensive back Zach Norred (Manteno, Ill./St. Rita) also made six stops (four solos) while adding a tackle for loss for two yards.
• The Blue Devils scored on their opening drive off a 39-yard run to go up 7-0 at the 11:56 mark.
• On the next possession, the Cougars were set up by a 43-yard kick return by redshirt junior wide receiver Mario Price (Chicago Heights, Ill./Calumet New Tech). Two plays later D'Ambrosio found Hatcher for a 50-yard pass, who was tackled at the one-yard line. Lee scored on the next play to tie the game with 9:53 to go in the opening period.
• The SXU defense forced a three-and-out, however they were pinned down at their own three-yard line after the LTU punt rolled out of bounds. Saint Xavier had two big rushing plays, Lee's 46-yard run and Gist Jr's 28-yard touchdown run, on the eight-play 97-yard drive to go up 14-7 with 3:12 remaining in the first quarter.
• Midway through the second period, Lee burst through the line of scrimmage and scored from nine yards out to extend the lead to 21-7 at the 3:42 mark, capping a 10-play, 70-yard drive that used up 5:33 of the game clock.
• Lawrence Tech nailed a 51-yard field goal after an eight-play, 41-yard possession to cut the deficit to 21-10 with 6:24 to go in the third quarter.
• The Cougars responded with a six-play, 70-yard drive that concluded with D'Ambrosio connecting with Foster on a 26-yard touchdown pass for a 28-10 advantage with 3:38 left in the frame.
• Casillas drilled a 42-yard field goal, his second field goal of 40 or more yards this season, after a four-play, 24-yard drive early in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring.

Saint Xavier (2-2/0-0 MSFA Midwest) is on the road to play Defiance College (Ohio) in a MSFA crossover contest on Saturday, October 4. The game is slated for a 12:00 pm central start in Defiance, Ohio.