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Photo Gallery: UMHB Football vs. Southwestern University

BELTON- Ranked No. 5 in the country, the UMHB football team opened its conference schedule with a dominant 68-14 victory over Southwestern on Saturday night, tallying 633 yards of total offense. 

The Cru played with intensity on both sides of the ball, holding Southwestern to a 25 percent third-down conversion rate, and an average of just 4.5 yards per play. Additionally, quarterback Kyle King recorded six passing touchdowns in the first half alone. 

True To The Cru’s photography team of Luke Zayas, Russell Marwitz, and William Roberts was at field-level for the contest, capturing the action through high-quality photos and videos. Below is a collection of their work, as we take a look back on UMHB’s second home win of the season. 

For more photos from the contest, be sure to check out each of their websites:

Russell Marwitz: russellmarwitz.com 

Luke Zayas: https://flickr.com/photos/196377911@N07/with/52334756569/

William Roberts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM4lnFKApAI
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No. 5 UMHB football honors Fredenburg, opens ASC schedule with 68-14 win over Southwestern

BELTON- Before Saturday night’s game against Southwestern even got underway, there were loud cheers from the crowd. Pete Fredenburg, the architect of the nationally-dominant UMHB football program, was recognized for his legendary role in the program’s history, with the field named “Fredenburg Field” in his honor. 
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WATCH: Pete Fredenburg discusses what Fredenburg Field means to him

BELTON- On the night that former UMHB head coach Pete Fredenburg had the field at Crusader Stadium named in his honor, he spent a few minutes talking with the media, discussing his legacy at UMHB, the emotions of the unveiling of Fredenburg Field, and much more. Watch the full interview here, courtesy of True To The Cru’s Luke Zayas.

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The Best of Belton Week 3 Football Preview: No. 5 UMHB hosts Southwestern

No. 5 UMHB football returns to action on Saturday night at Crusader Stadium, hosting Southwestern in the ASC opener. Here is your comprehensive source for everything related to this upcoming matchup, presented by The Best of Belton, including a look at both Southwestern and UMHB, the UMHB depth chart, and other notables. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. on Sept. 17.

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“It’s an amazing feeling”: Jerry Cephus is making an impact with UMHB football

BELTON- Jerry Cephus still remembers sitting on those bleachers, watching the action play out on the field, and like any kid, he wanted to be a part of it. The fourth-grader had watched the team of elementary school football players for three days now. Nobody had seemed to notice him. That was, until a man, evidently one of the team’s coaches, walked towards the bleachers and gave him an offer that Cephus could not turn down. 
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“We’re going to be better from it”: 3 takeaways from Larry’s Harmon’s Sept. 12 press conference

BELTON- How do you push forward after losing a national championship-caliber game? By simply moving on. 

That was one of UMHB head coach Larry Harmon’s main points in the early minutes of his weekly press conference on Monday morning, as he fielded questions, almost all of which were related to Saturday’s road loss to now-No. 4 Wisconsin-Whitewater.
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Photo Gallery: Men’s Soccer vs. Our Lady of the Lake

UMHB head coach Ben Allen’s home debut was a victorious one on Saturday night, as the Crusaders narrowly defeated Our Lady of the Lake, 3-2.

UMHB found the back of the net early, as Ozarks transfer Daniel Lyon scored his first career goal for the Cru in the 21st minute, for a 1-0 lead. Just under three minutes later, Alex Bethke tallied his first collegiate goal, putting UMHB up 2-0. 

That was the score at halftime, and OLLU improved its defense in the opening minutes of the second half. But in the 64th minute, Lyon scored again, making it 3-0. And while OLLU had a late counter, with two goals between the 77th and 80th minutes, the Crusader defense did not allow the Saints to get into position for a potential game-tying shot over the final 10 minutes. 

The victory moves the Cru to 2-1 overall this season.

True To The Cru’s Russell Marwitz captured all the action as the match unfolded under the lights in Belton. Below is a collection of his field-level photos from the victory. For more, visit his website: russellmarwitz.com. 
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Vote Now for True To The Cru’s Week 2 Football Players of the Week presented by Sacrifice Training

Though Saturday’s matchup resulted in a loss for the Crusaders, there were a number of notable performances that kept them in the game against Wisconsin-Whitewater for a full four quarters. With that said, it is time to recognize a few of those standout players in our voting for True To The Cru’s Players of the Week, presented this week by gold sponsor Sacrifice Training.