Mustangs Capture Victory Over Paul Quinn; Sehnam Drills Four FGs to Pace WNMU's Win
September 9, 2006

Complete Box Score

Western New Mexico University (1-1, 0-1) held on to defeat the visiting Paul Quinn College (0-2) Tigers in non-conference football action Saturday at the Ben Altamirano Sports Complex in Silver City, NM, 19-12. Despite PQC's final closing minute surges, Western's defense held strong forcing the Tigers to turn it over on downs clenching the win.

WNMU's special teams proved to be the key as Sean Sehnam drilled four field goals through the uprights giving the Mustangs a 12-0 halftime lead. Sehnam connected from 31 yards, 34 yards, 38 yards, and 27 yards and added the extra point onto Western's lone touchdown.

WNMU scored the first touchdown of the game in the third quarter as Lateef Azziz ran it in four yards to give the Mustangs a 19-0 lead.

The Tigers answered as second-string quarterback Marcus Carter connected a 2 yard pass to Justin Johnson, but failed to complete the two-point conversion.

Heading into the fourth quarter of play WNMU led 19-6. With six minutes and forty-seven seconds left in play, Paul Quinn's defense made a game of it as Lantz Mathers picked up a Mustang fumble and ran it into the endzone. The PAT by Joseph Blanco failed, giving the Mustangs a 19-12 lead with six minutes and 20 seconds left in regulation. Despite the Tigers offensive efforts marching all the way into the WNMU thirty yard line, they eventually turned it over on downs with 12 seconds left in play.

The win marks the first win of the 2006 WNMU football season as the Mustangs lost last week to RMAC championship contender Fort Lewis College. The 'Stangs will be back in action to host the RMAC rival Mesa State College on Saturday, September 16, 2006. Kickoff is at 1:00 p.m., MST.