MONROE, La. -- After
leading ULM to a thrilling 43-42 overtime win at Western Kentucky Saturday,
junior quarterback Kolton Browning has been named the Sun Belt Conference's
Offensive Player of the Week. It is the
third Sun Belt honor of the season for Browning.
After falling behind 28-7, Browning helped guide the
Warhawks to the win as they scored 36 of the final 50 points in Saturday's
game. Browning finished the game with 22 completions (41 attempts) for 308 yards
and four touchdown passes. He also
rushed 17 times for 69 yards and two scores.
Browning closed the gap to 14 with a 20-yard TD run with
3:20 to play until halftime and ULM moved within a score of the Hilltoppers as
Browning hit Cortney Davis with a floater on an all-out blitz as time expired
at the end of the first half.
Browning threw a pair of touchdowns in the fourth
quarter, the first tied the game at 28, while the second tied the game at 35
with 31 seconds to play. In overtime, trailing 42-35, Browning hit
Je'Ron Hamm for a 20-yard pass to set up 1st and goal. On 2nd and goal, Browning scored and cut the
deficit to one (42-41) with a three-yard touchdown run. ULM opted for the two-point conversion and the
Warhawks were successful as Browning hit Rashon Ceaser for the 43-42 win.
