Offseason Intelligence: Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
(Editor's note: With the offseason in full gear, BH will be providing previews of OU's 2013 opponents. We'll go in chronological order, starting with the Sooners' season opener over Labor Day weekend, the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks.)
In their first three games of 2012, the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks stunned Arkansas, 34-31, in overtime, lost to Auburn, 31-28, in...
W. Kentucky 74, Louisiana-Monroe 60
T.J. Price scored 18 points Friday night and Western Kentucky never trailed in beating Louisiana-Monroe 74-60 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.
George Fant scored 12 on 6-of-6 shooting for the Hilltoppers (17-15), who are the sixth seed in the tournament. They meet No. 3 seed South Alabama in Saturday's quarterfinals.
Ten players scored for Western Kentucky...
FIU 67, Louisiana-Monroe 58
Malik Smith scored 16 points, Tymell Murphy added 15 and Florida International scored 17 unanswered points in a late surge to defeat Louisiana-Monroe 67-58 Thursday night and win its third straight game.
The Panthers (16-12, 11-8 Sun Belt Conference), who had to rally in the last minute to defeat the Warhawks 76-73 on Feb. 2, trailed by 11 with 2:38 to go in the first half.
FIU...
UALR 70, Louisiana-Monroe 60
Josh Hagins scored 14 points and Arkansas-Little Rock used a 9-0 run in the second half to put away Louisiana-Monroe 70-60 in a Sun Belt Conference game Thursday night.
Gus Leeper had 12 points and Will Neighbour 11 for the Trojans (15-10, 9-5), who have won four of their past five and three in a row on the road.
Trey Lindsey had 18 points, Jayon James 15 and R.J. McCray 10 for...
FIU 76, Louisiana-Monroe 73
Malik Smith scored 17 points, including a go-ahead three-point play with 19 seconds left, as Florida International snapped a two-game skid and handed Louisiana-Monroe its seventh straight defeat in a 76-73 Sun Belt Conference decision Saturday night.
Smith's three-point play gave FIU (12-10, 7-6) a 74-73 lead. Deric Hill stole the ball off R.J. McCray on the ensuing possession...
Troy 71, Louisiana-Monroe 64
Hunter Williams scored 15 points to help Troy complete a season sweep of Louisiana-Monroe, beating the Warhawks 71-64 in overtime Saturday in a Sun Belt Conference game.
Emil Jones added 13 and Jeff Mullahey chipped in 10 off the bench for Troy, which defeated Louisiana-Monroe 64-55 on Jan. 10.
Troy (9-12, 4-6), which has beaten Louisiana-Monroe (3-13, 2-8) eight straight times...
Arkansas St. 63, Louisiana-Monroe 39
Trey Finn scored 17 points and Arkansas State held Louisiana-Monroe to a season low in scoring during a 63-39 victory Saturday night.
Ed Townsel added 13 points for the Red Wolves (11-7, 5-4 Sun Belt), and Brandon Peterson had 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Louisiana-Monroe (3-12, 2-7) got 11 points from Jayon James and 10 from Millaun Brown. The Warhawks struggled in all aspects of...
Louisiana-Monroe 65, FAU 64
Trent Mackey hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining to lift Louisiana-Monroe to a 65-64 win Saturday over Florida Atlantic, snapping a three-game losing streak.
Jayon James scored a career-high 26 points with 10 rebounds, while Mackey added 19 points for the Warhawks (2-7, 1-2 Sun Belt Conference), who scored the final five points of the contest.
Louisiana-Monroe trailed 40...
Louisiana-Monroe 68, SE Louisiana 61
R.J. McCray scored 17 points and Marcelis Hansberry got five of his 16 in overtime as Louisiana-Monroe beat Southeastern Louisiana 68-61 in a nonconference game Monday night for its first win this season.
Neither team made a basket in overtime, with all nine points for the Warhawks (1-4) and the two points by the Lions (1-6) coming on free throws.
Two free throws by Hansberry broke...
UALR 83, Louisiana-Monroe 58
Ben Dillard scored 17 points off the bench and James White added 14 to lead UALR to an 83-58 victory against Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday night.
Will Neighbour had 13 points and six rebounds for the Trojans (6-3, 2-0 Sun Belt).
Jayon James scored 15 points and Marcelis Hansberry 14 for the Warhawks (0-4, 0-2), who trailed 32-27 at the break but shot just 11 of 29 (37.9 percent...
W. Kentucky 65, Louisiana-Monroe 54
C.J. Price shot 10 of 19 from the field and 5 of 11 from beyond the arc for a career-high 30 points, leading Western Kentucky to a 65-54 victory over Louisiana Monroe in the Sun Belt Conference opener for both teams.
Price also had six rebounds, three assists and three blocks for the Hilltoppers (5-2, 1-0).
The Warhawks (0-3, 0-1) were led by Amos Olatayo with 21 points and Millaun...
Louisiana-Monroe 23, FIU 17, OT
Kolton Browning threw for 218 yards and a touchdown and added another rushing to help Louisiana-Monroe beat Florida International 23-17 in overtime Saturday in Sun Belt Conference action.
Browning, who completed 31 of 38 passes, put Louisiana-Monroe (8-4, 6-2) up 7-0 in the first quarter on his 2-yard run.
The teams exchanged scores until Louisiana-Monroe's R.J. Young returned...
Louisiana-Monroe 42, North Texas 16
Kolton Browning returned from a foot injury to throw for 324 yards and three touchdowns as Louisiana-Monroe defeated North Texas 42-16 Saturday to earn its first winning season as a Football Bowl Subdivision team.
Browning completed 25 of 34 passes for the Warhawks (7-4, 5-2 Sun Belt Conference), whose record is the program's best since going 9-3 in 1993.
Wide receiver Je&...
Louisiana-Monroe 38, South Alabama 24
Kolton Browning threw for 250 yards and four touchdowns, all caught by Brent Leonard, to lead Louisiana-Monroe to a 38-24 victory over South Alabama on Saturday night.
Leonard's fourth TD reception tied a single-game record for Louisiana-Monroe (6-2, 4-0 Sun Belt Conference), set by Stepfret Williams at Nevada on Oct. 14, 1995. Leonard caught nine passes for 126 yards.
South...
Louisiana-Monroe 43, W. Kentucky 42, OT
Louisiana-Monroe's Kolton Browning found Rashon Caesar on a two-point conversion pass to give ULM (5-2, 3-0 Sun Belt Conference) a 43-42 overtime win over Western Kentucky on Saturday.
The two-point conversion followed a 4-yard touchdown run by Browning to bring the Warhawks (5-2, 3-0) within 42-41.
Browning finished 22-of-41 for 308 yards and two touchdowns passing, and ran...
Louisiana-Monroe 31, Middle Tennessee 17
Jyruss Edwards rushed for two touchdowns, Kolton Browning threw for 285 yards and one score and Louisiana-Monroe controlled time of possession to defeat Middle Tennessee 31-17 in the Warhawks' Sun Belt Conference opener.
Louisiana-Monroe (3-2, 1-0) had the ball nearly 40 minutes while rolling up 500 yards total offense compared to 307 for the Blue Raiders (3-2, 1-1). Middle...
Louisiana-Monroe 63, Tulane 10
Kolton Browning threw three first-half touchdown passes and Louisiana-Monroe cruised to a 63-10 victory over Tulane on Saturday.
The junior was 15-of-21 for 253 yards as the Warhawks (2-2) gained 553 yards and scored their most points since moving to the Football Bowl Subdivision level in 1994.
The Green Wave (0-4) lost their 14th straight and had just 151 yards total offense....
Baylor Has The Balls To Play at Louisiana-Monroe, And Win 47-42
Louisiana-Monroe has established themselves as a
pain in the ass to the SEC and college football's Cinderella. The Warhawks defeated Arkansas two weeks ago and
damn near beat Auburn last Saturday with both games going overtime.
While those games were on the road Baylor had the
stones to actually play ULM in Monroe, Louisiana at the Warhawks home Malone
Stadium....
Kolton Browning torches Auburn's defense with this pass
Kolton Browning is the quarterback for Louisiana Monroe Hawks. He's been putting on a clinic against the Auburn Tigers who happen to be an SEC team. Auburn's defense was just torched by Browning who sent the ball flying to his wide receiver. The receiver proceeded to taunt the Auburn team and fans with hand gestures however no flag was thrown. Can ULM pull off another...
Louisiana Monroe coach Todd Berry told everyone but no one listened
The loss by the Arkansas Razorbacks to the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks was a shocker to almost everyone, but maybe that was because no one listened to ULM head coach Todd Berry. Before Saturday’s game, ESPNU sportscaster Clay Matvick called Louisiana Monroe, “their final tune up before a number one Alabama comes calling next week.” Looks like the Hogs need to put the car back...
Louisiana-Monroe 34, Arkansas 31: When an upset sneaks up on you
Stunning upsets come in a variety of flavors, but Louisiana-Monroe’s 34-31 victory over Arkansas Saturday night was one of the more unique.
Like me, chances are you were watching one of the evening’s higher-profile tilts. The game’s score popped up on the crawl at the bottom of your screen every once in a while, suggesting a comfortable – if not a bit lethargic ...
Louisiana-Monroe 34, Arkansas 31: When an upset sneaks up on you
Stunning upsets come in a variety of flavors, but Louisiana-Monroe’s 34-31 victory over Arkansas Saturday night was one of the more unique.
Like me, chances are you were watching one of the evening’s higher-profile tilts. The game’s score popped up on the crawl at the bottom of your screen every once in a while, suggesting a comfortable – if not a bit lethargic...
ULM 34, Arkansas 31
Underdogs by 30 points, Louisiana-Monroe rallied behind lefty quarterback Kolton Browning for a 34-31 overtime victory. Browning passed for 412 and ran for 69, including the game winner on fourth down.
La.-Monroe stuns No. 8 Arkansas in OT
Kolton Browning made the most of his return to Arkansas.
Browning's 16-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-one lifted Louisiana-Monroe to a 34-31 overtime win over the No. 8 Razorbacks on Saturday night.
Browning accounted for 481 yards of total offense and four touchdowns to lead the Warhawks (1-0) to their first win over a Southeastern Conference team since defeating Alabama...
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