SCIAC Male Athlete of the
Week: Scott Saunders, Occidental
College
October 14, 2009
Scott Saunders, Occidental
College
Football
(SR, QB - Palm Springs, Calif.)
Scott Saunders completed 25 passes as he led the Tigers to a
come-from-behind 27-24 overtime victory over the University of
Redlands to remain undefeated in SCIAC play. Saunders connected
with Jason Lehman to get on the board in the opening quarter before
engineering a 14-point fourth quarter to tie the game, sending the
teams into OT. Saunders hit Jordan Washington eight times for 118
yards, including a 30-yard TD completion to tie the game with just
over four minutes to play. Overall Saunders racked up 271 yards
with a pair of touchdowns to send the No. 18 Tigers past the then
No. 22 Bulldogs.













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