BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Nov. 5, 2016) -- WKU scored 21 unanswered points in the second quarter and rolled to a 49-21 win over FIU Saturday night at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
 
The Hilltoppers led 14-7 at the start of the second quarter before scoring 21 points to finish the first half.
WKU got a pair of rushing touchdowns in the first quarter. Quinton Baker had a 10-yard run and Anthony Wales punched it in from one yard out to stake the Hilltoppers to a 14-0 lead.
 
FIU came back on the strength of quarterback Maurice Alexander's legs. Alexander took off on a 34-yard scramble to the WKU 2. On the next play, Alexander scored on a 2-yard touchdown run. The Panthers were within a touchdown of WKU at 14-7.
 
But that was as close as FIU would come to WKU.
 
Alexander was 14 of 23 for 129 yards through the air. The redshirt freshman quarterback rushed for 62 yards to lead FIU on the ground.
 
Freshman Darrius Scott led FIU in receiving with 56 yards.
 
Redshirt freshman quarterback Christian Alexander entered the game midway through the third quarter. Christian Alexander found Shug Oyegunle for an 11-yard touchdown and threw a 12-yard touchdown to Austin Maloney.
 
Christian Alexander completed 8 of 11 passes for 81 yards.
 
The Panthers have a bye next Saturday and return to action on Nov. 19 against Marshall at FIU Stadium. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
 
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.