Megan Murray
Sports Reporter
Monroe, La.
Megan spent four years in Boston earning her master's degree from Emerson College, working at WHDH Channel 7 and watching all her favorite hometown teams. She grew up in Mississippi and graduated from Millsaps College, where she played softball. She's excited to experience and cover Louisiana sports.
ULM forced three turnovers in the first half and held off a 14-point fourth quarter push from Lamar to win 24-14. The Warhawks start the season 2-0 for the first time since 2018. In former OCS quarterback Hunter Herring’s first start at ULM, he went 12 for 21 for 99 passing yards with no touchdowns or interceptions.
ULM hosted intrastate rivals Louisiana-Lafayette to kick off Sun Belt conference play. The Warhawks were down 17-7 in the fourth quarter. Chandler Roger and Malik Jackson had touchdown runs. ULM scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to defeat the Ragin’ Cajuns 21-17. The Warhawks win the Battle on the Bayou for the first time since 2017.
