Arkadelphia, Ark.  --- The University of Arkansas at Monticello football team was defeated on the road by the Ouachita Baptist Tigers Saturday afternoon by a final score of 55-21. 

• UAM falls to 5-4 (5-4 GAC) overall this season.
• OBU improves to 7-2 (7-2 GAC) on the year.
   

• Arkansas-Monticello struck first in the match-up as Cole Sears connected with Jalen Tolliver for the 19 yard strike to take the early 7-0 lead over the Tigers.
• Ouachita countered on the very next drive with a passing touchdown of its own to tie up the game late in the opening quarter.
  
   

• OBU took the lead early in the second quarter of play with a 10 yard rushing touchdown, and followed up with a field goal to post a 17-7 advantage over UAM.
• The Weevils closed the gap with a 65 yard touchdown as Sears found Tolliver once again to put the score at 17-14. 
• The Tigers went on to add another field goal as time expired in the half to give the home team the 20-14 edge over UAM. 
  
   

• Ouachita took control of the third quarter with 14 unanswered points against the Weevils, and despite an 11 yard rushing touchdown by Imani Riley, UAM trailed OBU 34-21 at the end of the period. 
   

• The Tigers continued to use its second half momentum by scoring 21 total points against UAM, and going on to take the game by a final score of 55-21.
  
  
   

• Jalen Tolliver:  5 receptions, 115 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns
• Cole Sears:  23-of-35, 377 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns
• Christian Jefferson:  9 total tackles, 0.5 TFL
• Shalom Alvarez:  8 tackles, 1 pass broken up
• Imani Riley:  48 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdown
  
  
   

• The Weevils will return to action next on Saturday, November 4 as UAM will face Henderson State in Monticello in the final home game of 2017 in what will be senior day for Arkansas-Monticello. Kick-off is slated for 3:00 p.m. inside Cotton Boll Stadium.