HOUSTON (AP) — Cutter Stewart scored three second-half touchdowns Saturday and Dillon Fedor hit a 50-yard field goal with 58 seconds left to help Houston Christian beat Nicholls 24-21.

Stewart led Houston Christian (4-6, 2-3 Southland Conference) on an 11-play, 73-yard drive, scoring on a 9-yard run to make it 21 with 3:46 remaining. The Colonels scored three points and trailed with just 24 seconds left before Jesse Valenzuela returned the punt 9 yards to the Huskies, who took control at the Nicholls 49, and a few plays later Fedor scored the winning field goal.

Stewart replaced starter C.J. Rogers in the second quarter and completed 13-of-30 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Huskies. AJ Wilson finished with two receptions for 137 yards.

Wilson caught a short pass from Stewart at the 10, turned outside and raced down the left sideline for a 97-yard field goal, cutting Houston Christian’s deficit to 14-7 with 7:12 left in the third quarter. The teams traded punts until Stewart threw a long pass to Champion Dozier for a 35-yard field goal, making it a 14-and-goal with 2:23 left in the fourth.

Collin Guggenheim’s 1-yard touchdown run capped a 12-play, 75-yard drive and gave Nicholls (4-6, 2-3) a seven-point lead with 13:32 left in the game.

Pat McQuaide passed for Nicholls, completing 26 of 47 for 246 yards. Jason Barnes Jr. had 10 receptions for 91 yards and Scrappy Osby added 79 yards on six catches.

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