BETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene led for more than three quarters, but couldn't hold off Ouachita Baptist in a 21-14 loss at home.
 
The Crimson Storm (3-4, 3-4 GAC) are still searching for that first home win of the year, but inched closer once again as it led until the 6:35 mark in the fourth quarter. SNU had just one drive after that and got it down to the Ouachita 29-yard line, but Jacob Spady fumbled on first down and the Tigers (5-2, 5-2 GAC) never gave the ball back.
 
Southern Nazarene struck first in the game with 5:15 left in the first when Spady finished off a 9-play, 72-yard drive, with a 21-yard rush to give SNU a 7-0 lead. The Tigers answered right before the end of the first to tie it at 7-7.
 
Southern Nazarene retook the lead at 14-7 with 1:33 left in the half on a 9-yard run by Jacob Spady. That capped a 12-play, 69-yard drive. Ouachita answered less than a minute later with a 42-yard field goal to cut the lead to 14-10 at the half. The Tigers closed it to 14-13 with 2:36 left in the third quarter on their second straight field goal.
 
Ouachita though got the final say with 6:35 left to play on the first play of a drive with a 65-yard strike to take their first and final lead of the game.
 
Spady ran for a team-high 58 yards and threw for 112. He was 13-for-24 passing. Reid Roelofs had five catches for 47 yards. The Crimson Storm had 234 total yards with 122 rushing and 112 passing. The Tigers had 209 yards on the ground and 222 through the air for 431 total yards.  
 
Anthony Stephens and Josh Jordan each had nine tackles while Doryan Harris and Jake Hanson each had eight.