Thomas' Terre Haute hat trick leads Southern Illinois football past Indiana State
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Wide receiver Kyle Thomas' hat trick helped lead Southern Illinois' football team past Indiana State 37-20 Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. Thomas, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound junior, became just the fifth Saluki ever to catch three receiving touchdowns in the same game. His 57-yard touchdown catch with 5:58 left in the first quarter gave SIU (5-5, 3-3 Missouri Valley Football Conference) a lead it never relinquished. Thomas added touchdown grabs of 18 and 7 yards, respectively, to help the Salukis pull even with two games left in the regular season.