Northwestern State Demons @ Nicholls State Colonels
Northwestern State grinds down Nicholls State in 37-21 win
THIBODAUX, La. -- De'Mard Llorens ran for 166 yards and tied a school single-game record with four rushing touchdowns, and Northwestern State beat Nicholls State 37-21 on Saturday.
Llorens sits atop Northwestern State's list with Mario Cage (1974), Sidney Thornton (1976) and Joe Delaney (1978).
Northwestern State (2-6, 2-4 Southland) ran for 348 yards and threw for 80. Stephen Rivers and Joel Blumenthal combined to go 6-for-8 passing, with Rivers throwing one touchdown and one interception.
Nicholls State (1-7, 1-5) took an early lead when Tuskani Figaro connected with Michael Henry for a 19-yard TD at the end of a 7-play, 60-yard drive. Llorens tied it 3 minutes later with a 1-yard run and added a 24-yard TD run 3 minutes after that to put the Demons ahead for good.
Henry had 23 carries for 154 yards and a touchdown for Nichols State. Figaro was 15-for-28 passing for 176 yards and had a touchdown and an interception.
Game Information
Thibodaux, LA
2025 Standings
| Southland ConferenceSouthland Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 8-0 | 11-3 |
| SE Louisiana | 7-1 | 9-4 |
| Lamar | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 5-3 | 9-3 |
| Nicholls | 4-4 | 4-8 |
| McNeese | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| East Texas A&M | 3-5 | 3-9 |
| Incarnate Word | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Houston Christian | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Northwestern State | 0-8 | 1-11 |
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