Kicker Brandon Womack delivered under pressure again for William Jewell College on Saturday, kicking a career-long 52 yard field goal with 1:02 remianing to give the Cardinals a 35-34 win at Southwest Baptist in Great Lakes Valley Conference football.  The kick is also the longest in GLVC football history. 

The win is the third straight for Jewell and moves them to 3-4 overall, and 3-2 in the conference.

The Cardinals jumped out to a 17-0 lead with 12:22 left in the first half, as Womack hit a 39 yard field goal, Tre Mask ran for a touchdown for a yard out and Nick West also ran for a three-yard score.  SBU came back with a touchdown in the middle of the second quarter, but Womack's second field goal of the half was good from 35 yards out just before the intermission and Jewell lead 20-7.

The Cardinals were beset by three turnovers in the second half and untimely penalties (they were flagged for nine violations and 85 yards in the game).  After trading touchdowns, the Bearcats scored three unanswered touchdowns and took a 34-26 lead with 10:15 left in the game.

Jewell came right back with a touchdown run by Mask, but could not convert the two-point try, trailing 34-32.

The Cardinals forced SBU into a three-and-out offensively, started the game-winning drive at the 25 yard line.  A key completion from West to Anthony Mullins moved the ball to the 35 yard line and ultimately set up the Womack try from 52 yards.

Into a left-to-right crosswind, and from the left hash mark, the kick seemed long enough initially but then started to drop dramatically. but cleared the crossbar with a yard to spare, good enough for a 35-34 lead.

The Bearcats were able to complete a long pass down to the Jewell 30, but a fourth down play was stopped after a short completion  over the middle and the Cardinals held on for the win.

SBU is now 2-5, 1-4 in the GLVC.

The Cardinals host Truman State next Saturday at 12:00 p.m.