2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

The 2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University—now known as Houston Christian University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Vic Shealy the Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of 11 teams in the Southland. Houston Baptist played home games at Husky Stadium in Houston.

2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	2–9 (0–8 Southland)
Head coach	Vic Shealy (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Scott Smith (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators	Roger Hinshaw (3rd season) Charlie Camp (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 McNeese State $^		9	–	0					10	–	1
No. 3 Sam Houston State ^		7	–	2					11	–	4
Central Arkansas		7	–	2					7	–	4
Incarnate Word *		5	–	4					6	–	5
Lamar		4	–	5					5	–	6
Northwestern State		4	–	5					4	–	7
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	5					4	–	7
SE Louisiana		3	–	6					4	–	7
Abilene Christian *		3	–	6					3	–	8
Nicholls State		3	–	6					3	–	8
Houston Baptist		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Bethany (WV)*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	RTSW*	W 51–7	2,821
September 12	7:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	RTSW*	L 10–34	3,185
September 19	6:00 p.m.	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX		L 21–49	7,327
September 26	6:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	FCS Central	L 14–63	9,014
October 3	7:00 p.m.	College of Faith (AR)*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	RTSW*	W 65–0	2,817
October 10	2:30 p.m.	Central Arkansas	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ASN	L 7–43	2,217
October 17	3:00 p.m.	at Nicholls	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA		L 17–38	5,101
October 24	2:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	RTSW*	L 7–22	1,730
October 31	2:00 p.m.	Lamar	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	RTSW*	L 7–55	1,748
November 14	3:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	L 20–55	4,305
November 21	2:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	Husky Stadium Houston, TX		L 3–30	2,251
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

* Games were televised on tape delay. ^[1]

Game summaries

Bethany College

Bethany College at Houston Baptist

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	0	0	7
• Huskies	20	17	7	7	51

• Date: September 5
• Location: Husky Stadium
  Houston, TX
• Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
• Game attendance: 2,821

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	11:27	Houston Baptist	Taylor Holmes 0 yard return of blocked punt (Travis Shinn kick failed), Drive: 3 plays, -8 yards, 1:53	6–0
1	7:33	Houston Baptist	B.J. Kelly 4 yard run (Travis Shinn kick) Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:28	13–0
1	5:08	Houston Baptist	D'Angelo Wallace 19 yard pass from Max Staver (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:41	20–0
2	12:34	Houston Baptist	Deion Lilly 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:45	27–0
2	7:16	Bethany	Fred White 12 yard pass from Virgil Bridges (Adam Maisch kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:14	27–7
2	4:23	Houston Baptist	Travis Shinn 30 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:44	30–7
2	2:20	Houston Baptist	Brandon Taylor 64 yard punt return (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 3 plays, -11 yards, 1:55	37–7
3	8:26	Houston Baptist	Brandon Taylor 15 yard pass from Max Staver (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:04	44–7
4	8:42	Houston Baptist	Deion Lilly 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick) Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 3:41	51–7

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Northern Colorado

See also: Northern Colorado Bears football and 2015 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Northern Colorado at Houston Baptist

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	6	7	14	7	34
Huskies	3	0	0	7	10

• Date: September 12
• Location: Husky Stadium
• Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
• Game attendance: 3,185

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	11:27	Northern Colorado	Jonathan Newsom 4 yard run (Marques Combs kick failed), Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:40	0–6
1	3:18	Houston Baptist	Travis Shinn 32 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:30	3–6
2	1:00	Northern Colorado	Ellis Onic 71 yard punt return (Marques Combs kick), Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:33	3–13
3	9:01	Northern Colorado	Stephen Miller 19 yard pass from Jacob Knipp (Marques Combs kick), Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:02	3–20
3	5:26	Northern Colorado	Trae Riek 3 yard run (Marques Combs kick), Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:26	3–27
4	11:15	Houston Baptist	Ethan Fry 19 yard pass from Max Staver (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 9:01	10–27
4	6:50	Northern Colorado	Anthony Davis 36 yard run (Marques Combs kick), Drive: 1 play, 36 yards, 0:10	10–34

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@ Abilene Christian

See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Houston Baptist at Abilene Christian

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	7	0	7	21
• Wildcats	7	14	21	7	49

• Date: September 19
• Location: Shotwell Stadium
  Abilene, TX
• Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
• Elapsed time: 9
• Game attendance: 7,327

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	11:55	Abilene Christian	Jonathan Epps 6 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:07	0–7
1	1:23	Houston Baptist	B.J. Kelly 12 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:53	7–7
2	9:31	Houston Baptist	Mev Ajdin 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:29	14–7
2	6:31	Abilene Christian	Herschel Sims 9 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:54	14–14
2	2:01	Abilene Christian	De'Andre Brown 1 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:26	14–21
3	10:52	Abilene Christian	Cedric Gilbert 8 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:08	14–28
3	5:42	Abilene Christian	Jamie Walker 3 yard pass from Cody Ennis (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:25	14–35
3	0:01	Abilene Christian	Herschel Sims 35 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:14	14–42
4	11:25	Houston Baptist	B.J. Kelly 12 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:07	21–42
4	2:19	Abilene Christian	Jonathan Epps 8 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 6:40	21–49

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@ Sam Houston State

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	7	0	0	14
• #12 Bearkats	14	14	28	7	63

• Date: September 26
• Location: Bowers Stadium
  Huntsville, TX
• Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
• Game attendance: 9,014

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	11:36	Sam Houston State	Jared Johnson 86 yard pass complete to Gerald Thomas (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:34	0–7
1	4:43	Houston Baptist	Tony Dawson 14 yard pass complete to Wesley Lewis (Christian Guzman kick), Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:48	7–7
1	2:55	Sam Houston State	Jared Johnson 7 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 1:48	7–14
2	6:12	Houston Baptist	Terrance Peters 82 yard run (Christian Guzman kick), Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:52	14–14
2	4:12	Sam Houston State	LaDarius Brown 12 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 0 yards, 3:52	14–21
2	0:15	Sam Houston State	Gerald Thomas 38 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Carlos Teal kick), Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:53	14–28
3	11:49	Sam Houston State	Jared Johnson 2 yard pass complete to LaDarius Brown (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:56	14–35
3	10:18	Sam Houston State	Gerald Thomas 25 yard interception return (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:31	14–42
3	8:03	Sam Houston State	Jalen Overstreet run for 9 yards (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:20	14–49
3	0:57	Sam Houston State	Jared Johnson run for 10 yards (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:44	14–56
4	12:10	Sam Houston State	Stephen Williams 25 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:03	14–63

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College of Faith (homecoming)

See footnote^[2]

College of Faith at Houston Baptist

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
• Huskies	14	23	14	14	65

• Date: October 3
• Location: Husky Stadium
  Houston, TX
• Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
• Game attendance: 2,817

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	11:10	Houston Baptist	Jackie Robinson 2 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:05	7–0
1	8:22	Houston Baptist	Jackie Robinson 7 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:35	14–0
2	14:55	Houston Baptist	Larry Day 3 yard run (Travis Shinn kick failed), Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:05	20–0
2	12:14	Houston Baptist	Brandon Taylor 48 yard punt return (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 2:34	27–0
2	7:37	Houston Baptist	Jackie Robinson 4 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 1:43	34–0
2	0:35	Houston Baptist	Travis Shinn 43 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:20	37–0
3	7:26	Houston Baptist	Steven Thompson 6 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:29	44–0
3	5:40	Houston Baptist	Brandon Taylor 49 yard punt return (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:41	51–0
4	14:56	Houston Baptist	Jonathan Fleming 1 yard run (Jose Betancourt kick), Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:20	58–0
4	2:36	Houston Baptist	Steven Thompson 8 yard run (Jose Betancourt kick), Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 7:59	65–0

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Central Arkansas

See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	13	13	7	10	43
Huskies	0	7	0	0	7

• Date: October 10
• Location: Husky Stadium
  Houston, TX
• Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:03
• Game attendance: 2,217
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • NNE 7 mph (11 km/h) • Sunny
• Referee: Vidal Jones
• Television network: ASN

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	8:22	Central Arkansas	Hayden Hildebrand 6 yard pass to Dominique Thomas (two-pont pass conv. intercepted), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:31	0–6
1	1:58	Central Arkansas	Brandon Cox 93 yard punt return (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 6:18	0–13
2	12:18	Central Arkansas	Dominique Thomas 3 yard run (Jace Denker kick failed), Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:30	0–19
2	2:26	Houston Baptist	Max Staver 18 yard pass to Ricardo Barnett (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:30	7–19
2	1:01	Central Arkansas	Hayden Hildebrand 6 yard pass to Blake Veasley (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:25	7–26
3	7:53	Central Arkansas	Hayden Hildebrand 11 yard pass to Blake Veasley (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:51	7–33
4	11:05	Central Arkansas	Roman Gordon 12 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:45	7–40
4	1:04	Central Arkansas	Jace Denker 22 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 7:11	7–43

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@ Nicholls

See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team

Houston Baptist at Nicholls

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	10	0	7	17
• Colonels	21	0	7	10	38

• Date: October 17
• Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
  Thibodaux, LA
• Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
• Game attendance: 5,101

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	8:36	Nicholls	Tuskani Figaro 3 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:51	0–7
1	2:35	Nicholls	Michael Henry 1 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 4:51	0–14
1	0:00	Nicholls	Michael Henry 1 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 0:00	0–21
2	11:12	Houston Baptist	B.J. Kelly 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:32	7–21
2	0:00	Houston Baptist	Travis Shinn 43 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 3:36	10–21
3	12:32	Nicholls	Tobias Lofton 39 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:28	10–28
4	9:01	Nicholls	Tuskani Figaro 14 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:05	10–35
4	6:29	Nicholls	Francisco Condado 31 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:05	10–38
4	4:38	Houston Baptist	B.J. Kelly 3 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:44	17–38

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Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Southeastern Louisiana at Houston Baptist

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Lions	9	7	0	6	22
Huskies	0	0	0	7	7

• Date: October 24
• Location: Husky Stadium
  Houston, TX
• Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
• Game attendance: 1,730
• Referee: David Alvarez

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	3:30	Southeastern Louisiana	Miki Fangatua Safety, Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:33	0–2
1	0:27	Southeastern Louisiana	Da'Quan Smith 10 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:55	0–9
2	0:58	Southeastern Louisiana	Trey Hallman 2 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:17	0–16
4	9:24	Southeastern Louisiana	Julius Maraclin 5 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick failed), Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:50	0–22
4	8:38	Houston Baptist	Terrance Peters 77 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:40	7–22

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Lamar

See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2015 Lamar Cardinals football team

Lamar at Houston Baptist

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	14	20	14	7	55
Huskies	0	7	0	0	7

• Date: October 31
• Location: Husky Stadium
  Houston, TX
• Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:02
• Game attendance: 1,748
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • E 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Overcast
• Referee: Randy Christal
• Television network: RTSW*

Sources:^[3]

Scoring summary

1	13:09	Lamar	Kade Harrington 29 yd pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:51	0–7
1	3:29	Lamar	Devonne Brown 29 yard pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:36	0–14
2	14:20	Lamar	Alex Ball 49 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:03	0–17
2	9:10	Lamar	Alex Ball 27 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 3:37	0–20
2	4:52	Lamar	Kade Harrington 7 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:31	0–27
2	2:52	Lamar	Devonn Brown 45 yard pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:37	0–34
2	0:41	Houston Baptist	Tony Dawson 34 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:11	7–34
3	10:40	Lamar	Seth Ellis 73 yard punt return (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:45	7–41
3	5:23	Lamar	Kade Harrington 9 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:43	7–48
4	3:07	Lamar	Carson Earp 9 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 2:11	7–55

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@ Stephen F. Austin

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Houston Baptist at Stephen F. Austin

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	3	3	7	20
• Lumberjacks	7	13	28	7	55

• Date: November 14
• Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
  Nacogdoches, TX
• Game start: 3:00 PM CST
• Game attendance: 4,305
• Referee: M. Vanderville
• Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	10:58	Stephen F. Austin	Judah Jones 10 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:47	0–7
1	2:14	Houston Baptist	Mev Adjin 28 yard pass from Max Staver (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:38	7–7
2	14:01	Stephen F. Austin	Mason Juhl 38 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:07	7–10
2	9:12	Stephen F. Austin	Mason Juhl 39 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:10	7–13
2	4:10	Stephen F. Austin	Justic Liggins 8 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 2:58	7–20
2	0:47	Houston Baptist	Travis Shinn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:23	10–20
3	11:33	Stephen F. Austin	Zach Conque 1 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:19	10–27
3	8:59	Houston Baptist	Travis Shinn 42 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:28	13–27
3	7:18	Stephen F. Austin	Zach Conque 40 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:36	13–34
3	4:23	Stephen F. Austin	Aaron Piper 34 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:37	13–41
3	0:44	Stephen F. Austin	Jacol Whitaker 8 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:28	13–48
4	12:26	Stephen F. Austin	Trevon Smith 32 yard interception return (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, 0:09	13–55
4	8:50	Houston Baptist	Ricard Barnett 28 yard pass from Jonath Fleming (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:36	20–55

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Incarnate Word

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2015 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Incarnate Word at Houston Baptist

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	14	7	7	2	30
Huskies	0	3	0	0	3

• Date: November 21
• Location: Husky Stadium
  Houston, TX
• Game start: 2:00 PM CST
• Elapsed time: 2:35
• Game attendance: 2,251
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), Overcast and windy
• Referee: Marvel Judy

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	7:08	Incarnate Word	Trent Brittain 3 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 6:21	0–7
1	1:40	Incarnate Word	Paden Giebler 47 yard fumble return (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 3:23	0–14
2	10:44	Houston Baptist	Travis Shinn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:56	3–14
2	2:18	Incarnate Word	Trent Brittain 8 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 6:11	3–21
3	4:00	Incarnate Word	Cole Wick 12 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:36	3–28
4	6:55	Incarnate Word	Team Safety, Drive: 6 plays, 2 yards, 2:11	3–30

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