Football

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.