HOUSTON (Interstat) — Houston Christian defeated Nicholls State 16-2 on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Husky Stadium. Cutter Stewart completed 19 of 31 passes for 173 yards and rushed four times for 8 yards. Ean Rodrigue completed 14 of 23 passes for 102 yards for Nicholls State. Chase Richardson completed 7 of 14 passes for 84 yards, ran for 49 yards and made one tackle. Kasai Jones had eight tackles and one quarterback hurry. Tamaj Hoffman ran 16 times for 70 yards and caught one pass for minus-3 yards. Shane Lee ran 11 times for 30 yards and caught one pass for 5 yards. Jordan Smith caught nine passes for 122 yards. Kennon Loftin made 11 tackles, Skylar Husband nine. Javon Bejarano returned an interception 48 yards for a touchdown and made four tackles. Champ Dozier ran 15 times for 85 yards and caught six passes for 59 yards. Houston Christian improved to 3-3; Nicholls State fell to 2-4.