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No. 9 Hardin-Simmons leads from wire-to-wire, Deals No. 22 UMHB a 34-7 loss

ABILENE — The sequence spanned just five plays in the first quarter, a relatively small fraction in a game that saw 127 plays run. And yet it encapsulated the day that was; a microcosm of what went so wrong for No. 22 UMHB, and what went so right for ninth-ranked Hardin-Simmons that ultimately led to the Cowboys’ largest margin of victory against their longtime rival in over two decades.