TROY, Ala. — Louisiana’s late comeback effort fell short Saturday as Troy pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 35-23 win, handing the Ragin’ Cajuns their third straight loss.

Troy quarterback Tucker Kilcrease opened the scoring with an 8-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, but Louisiana quickly answered when Lunch Winfield connected with Shelton Sampson for a 36-yard touchdown in his return to the lineup.

Courtline Flowers gave the Cajuns a spark in the second quarter with his second interception of the season, setting up Zylan Perry’s sixth rushing touchdown of the year to put Louisiana ahead 14-7. But the momentum swung before halftime — Walker Howard threw a pick-six to Jacquez White, and Kilcrease added another rushing score to give Troy a 21-17 lead at the break.

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