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PASSION VS. FUSION |
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With 4 seconds left in the game, Cleveland Fusion QB Casey Stinson ran
it in from eight yards out as time expired to give the Fusion a 35-33
win over the Passion at Cupples Stadium. The Passion had taken a 33-29
lead at the 9:41 mark of the 4th quarter on a 40 yard run by QB Lisa
Horton. After trading possessions, Cleveland took over at its own 44
yard line with 3:16 on the clock, and ran off an 11-play drive to get
the win.
Horton led the Passion’s running attack with 70 yards on 7 carries.
She also threw for 202 yards on 9 completions in 26 attempts. Horton’s
favorite target was receiver/running back Lori Johnson, who caught 6
passes for 148 yards including touchdown strikes of 45 and 36 yards.
Johnson was 4 for 4 for 93 yards in the first quarter alone.
The Passion jumped out to an early 14-0 lead in front of the home
crowd when Horton hit Lyndsi Hughes with a 27 yard td pass at 13:50 of
the second quarter. But the Fusion stormed back to tie the game at 14
on a td pass as time expired in the first half.
The teams traded the lead in the third quarter, and Cleveland led
29-20 entering the fourth. Following an interception and 23 yard
return by Lailah Issac that put the ball on the Fusion 1 yard line,
Horton snuck in for the td, and the score was 29-26 Fusion when the
try for a 2-point conversion failed. The Fusion went 4 and out, and
Horton went 40 yards for the score on the Passion’s next series. That
set the stage for the game-winning drive by the Fusion.
On defense, Lailah Issac recorded 5 tackles and had an interception
and return for 23 yards. Ava Nickens led with 9 tackles, and Tia
Montgomery had another solid effort with 8 stops. Melissa Yeck had 6
tackles (one for a 4-yard loss), and linebacker Kristan Sylvestri had
the game’s only fumble recovery. |
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