RUSTON, La. – Louisiana Tech scored on its first two possessions and held Old Dominion Football to 141 yards of total offense to defeat the Monarchs 26-0 on Saturday night at Joe Aillet Stadium.
Jaxon Potter started his first game of the season at quarterback for the Monarchs, completing 18-of-34 passes for 154 yards and one interception. Leon Haughton Jr., Josh Rodriguez and Kendall Harris all had four receptions.
Old Dominion (2-6, 1-4 SBC) linebackers Ja’Mez Drummer and Jackson Forrest notched career highs in tackles, with 15 and 11, respectively. Drummer had 3.5 tackles for loss.
“I’m disappointed. Old Dominion nation deserves more than this and we’re not giving it to them right now,” ODU Head Coach Ricky Rahne said.
Louisiana Tech (5-2, 3-0) took the opening kickoff 75-yards as Blake Baker capped off the drive with a five-yard touchdown run to put the Bulldogs on top 7-0.
LA Tech made the score 14-0 on a five-yard run by Trey Kukuk, culminating a five play, 66-yard drive with three minutes left in the opening quarter.
The Bulldogs pushed the lead to 17-0 on a 49-yard field goal from Hunter Rioux.
On its first possession of the third quarter, LA Tech pushed its lead to 23-0 on a two-yard touchdown pass from Baker to Eli Finley.
Kaegen Kent tacked on a 25-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to push the score to 26-0.
ODU returns home on Saturday, Oct. 31 to host Marshall at 1 p.m. for Homecoming.
Notes – Quarterback Jaxon Potter made his first start of the season … Bubba Craig made his first career start, getting the nod at left tackle … First year wide receiver BJ Bedgood caught his first career pass in the third quarter … Linebacker Ja’Mez Drummer registered a career-high 15 tackles.