Southern Illinois rallies big in win over YSU

The Youngstown State University football team traveled to Southern Illinois for their final road game of the season.
The Penguins jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and extended that lead to 28-0 late in the second quarter.
The Salukis scored two touchdowns before halftime and YSU still led big 30-12. By the end of the third the Penguins led 33-18.
In the 4th quarter it was all Southern Illinois as they scored three straight touchdowns and they took their first lead of the game 37-33, with 1:04 left in the game.
The Penguins had one more opportunity to win the game with 3 seconds left in the red zone, but came up short as they went on to lose 37-33. They moved to 3-8 on the season and 2-5 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
YSU will play their final game of the season next Saturday at noon against Northern Iowa.