Houston Christian at McNeese

Saturday, October 18, 2025

McNeese beat Houston Christian 27–⁠0. It was their eighth meeting; McNeese leads the series 6–⁠2.

AwayHouston Christian2–⁠10 in 2025
0
HomeMcNeese5–⁠7 in 2025
27

Final at Cowboy Stadium, Lake CharlesTV: ESPN+Attendance 10,339

At kickoff
79°F, rain, wind 10 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Lake Charles, 6 km from the stadium
Official
Gary LeeperGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Houston Christian00000
McNeese7314327

Standouts

Player stats

Houston Christian

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Maddox Kopp6/139501
Jake Weir3/132101
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Xai’Shaun Edwards18130046
Maddox Kopp524017
Jordan Montanez1909
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ja’Ryan Wallace363039
Deuce McMillan224012
Keith Wheeler113013
Tamarcus Gray Jr.111011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tyran Chappell0001

McNeese

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jake Strong14/2213301
Devin Lippold0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jake Strong16108334
Coleby Hamm1593020
Bryce Strong938011
Jaylen Thompson62508
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Joshua Jackson556017
Jonathan Harris325017
Kameran Senegal224012
Jessie Campbell215013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Shuyab Brinkley0001
Brandon Jones0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Houston ChristianMcNeese
279Total yards403
116Passing yards133
163Rushing yards270
4.5Yards per pass5.8
6.8Yards per rush5.1
12First downs23
4–⁠12Third downs5–⁠15
0–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠2
2Turnovers1
7–⁠65Penalties5–⁠33
21:13Possession38:47

Efficiency

Houston ChristianMcNeese
34%Success rate50%
−0.05EPA per play0.20
1.17Explosiveness0.94
0.25Rushing EPA0.36
−0.33Passing EPA−0.12
16%Passing-down success33%
3%Havoc by its defense4%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

McNeese 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

McNeese −6.5, over/under 49.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

McNeese end zoneHouston Christian end zoneQ1 Houston ChristianPunt, 7 playsQ1 McNeeseTouchdown, 14 playsQ1 Houston ChristianInterception, 5 playsQ1 McNeeseInterception, 2 playsQ1 Houston ChristianMissed FG, 6 playsQ2 McNeesePunt, 3 playsQ2 Houston ChristianTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ2 McNeesePunt, 7 playsQ2 Houston ChristianPunt, 6 playsQ2 McNeeseField goal, 10 playsQ3 McNeeseTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Houston ChristianPunt, 6 playsQ3 McNeeseTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 Houston ChristianPunt, 8 playsQ3 McNeesePunt, 3 playsQ4 Houston ChristianInterception, 1 playQ4 McNeesePunt, 3 playsQ4 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 playsQ4 McNeeseField goal, 11 playsQ4 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 playsQ4 McNeeseEnd of game, 8 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. McNeese drives left to right, Houston Christian right to left.
  1. Q1 Houston ChristianPunt, 7 plays, 44 yards
  2. Q1 McNeeseTouchdown, 14 plays, 80 yards
  3. Q1 Houston ChristianInterception, 5 plays, 19 yards
  4. Q1 McNeeseInterception, 2 plays, 9 yards
  5. Q1 Houston ChristianMissed FG, 6 plays, 58 yards
  6. Q2 McNeesePunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  7. Q2 Houston ChristianTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 53 yards
  8. Q2 McNeesePunt, 7 plays, 32 yards
  9. Q2 Houston ChristianPunt, 6 plays, 23 yards
  10. Q2 McNeeseField goal, 10 plays, 59 yards
  11. Q3 McNeeseTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  12. Q3 Houston ChristianPunt, 6 plays, 14 yards
  13. Q3 McNeeseTouchdown, 8 plays, 80 yards
  14. Q3 Houston ChristianPunt, 8 plays, 38 yards
  15. Q3 McNeesePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  16. Q4 Houston ChristianInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  17. Q4 McNeesePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  18. Q4 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  19. Q4 McNeeseField goal, 11 plays, 37 yards
  20. Q4 Houston ChristianPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  21. Q4 McNeeseEnd of game, 8 plays, 28 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then McNeese 7, Houston Christian 0
Houston Christian Punt, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Fabrizio Pinton kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 4 yds to the HCU 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 5 yds to the HCU 34
15:003rd & 1 at own 34Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 4 yds to the HCU 38 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 38Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 16 yds to the MCN 46 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 46Maddox Kopp pass complete to Keith Wheeler for 13 yds to the MCN 33 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 33Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 1 yd to the MCN 32
15:002nd & 9 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun Kopp,Maddox pass incomplete short middle to Parker,Scotty thrown to MCN34 QB hurried by Sanders,Carlos and Charles,Cohen PENALTY HCU Illegal Touch-Pass (Parker,Scotty) 5 yards from MCN32 to MCN37. NO PLAY.
15:003rd & 14 at opp 37Maddox Kopp run for 6 yds to the MCN 31
11:324th & 8 at opp 31Charlie Weinrich punt for 31 yds for a touchback
McNeese Touchdown, 14 plays
11:321st & 10 at own 20Jake Strong pass complete to Josh Jackson for 9 yds to the MCN 29
11:322nd & 1 at own 29Jake Strong pass complete to Josh Jackson for 10 yds to the MCN 39 for a 1ST down
11:321st & 10 at own 39Jake Strong pass complete to Kameran Senegal for 12 yds to the HCU 49 for a 1ST down
11:321st & 10 at opp 49Coleby Hamm run for 6 yds to the HCU 43
11:322nd & 4 at opp 43run for 12 yds to the MCN 45 fumbled, recovered by MCN Jake Strong
11:323rd & 16 at own 45Jake Strong pass incomplete to Jonathan Harris
8:344th & 16 at own 45Pinton,Fabrizio punt 46 yards to the HCU09 PENALTY HCU Roughing The Kicker (McGhee,Zayteak) 15 yards from MCN45 to HCU40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
8:341st & 10 at opp 40Bryce Strong run for no gain to the HCU 40
8:342nd & 10 at opp 40Jake Strong pass complete to Jessie Campbell III for 2 yds to the HCU 38
8:343rd & 8 at opp 38Jake Strong pass complete to Josh Jackson for 11 yds to the HCU 27 for a 1ST down
8:341st & 10 at opp 27Jake Strong run for 1 yd to the HCU 26
8:342nd & 9 at opp 26Jake Strong run for 15 yds to the HCU 11 for a 1ST down
8:341st & 10 at opp 11PENALTY MCN False Start (Liu,Sam) 5 yards from HCU11 to HCU16. NO PLAY.
8:341st & 15 at opp 16Coleby Hamm run for 3 yds to the HCU 13
8:342nd & 12 at opp 13Jake Strong run for 6 yds to the HCU 7
3:493rd & 6 at opp 7Jake Strong run for 7 yds for a TD (Fabrizio Pinton KICK)McNeese 7, Houston Christian 0
3:491st & 10 at own 35PENALTY HCU UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Johnson,Norey) 15 yards from MCN35 to MCN50. NO PLAY.
Houston Christian Interception, 5 plays
3:491st & 10 at the 50Fabrizio Pinton kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
3:491st & 10 at own 25Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 5 yds to the HCU 30
3:492nd & 5 at own 30Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 1 yd to the HCU 31
3:493rd & 4 at own 31Maddox Kopp pass complete to Deuce McMillan for 12 yds to the HCU 43 for a 1ST down
3:491st & 10 at own 43Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 1 yd to the HCU 44
1:392nd & 9 at own 44Maddox Kopp pass intercepted Shyaub Brinkley return for no gain to the HCU 49
McNeese Interception, 2 plays
1:391st & 10 at opp 49Coleby Hamm run for 9 yds to the HCU 40
0:562nd & 1 at opp 40Jake Strong pass intercepted Tyran Chappell return for no gain to the HCU 29
Houston Christian Missed FG, 6 plays
0:561st & 10 at own 29Maddox Kopp pass complete to Xai’Shaun Edwards for 7 yds to the HCU 36
0:002nd & 3 at own 36Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 46 yds to the MCN 18 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 18Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 6 yds to the MCN 12
Q2 15:002nd & 4 at opp 12Xai’Shaun Edwards run for a loss of 1 yard to the MCN 13
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 13Maddox Kopp pass incomplete to Keith Wheeler
Q2 13:374th & 5 at opp 13Charlie Weinrich 31 yd FG MISSED
2nd quarter5 drives, then McNeese 10, Houston Christian 0
McNeese Punt, 3 plays
13:371st & 10 at own 20Tre’Vonte Citizen run for 5 yds to the MCN 25
13:372nd & 5 at own 25Tre’Vonte Citizen run for no gain to the MCN 25
13:373rd & 5 at own 25PENALTY MCN False Start (Paris,Makhi) 5 yards from MCN25 to MCN20. NO PLAY.
13:373rd & 10 at own 20Jake Strong sacked by Julius Davis for a loss of 5 yards to the MCN 15
11:244th & 15 at own 15Fabrizio Pinton punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Matai Tomas at the HCU 36
Houston Christian Turnover on downs, 6 plays
11:241st & 10 at own 36Maddox Kopp pass complete to Ja’Ryan Wallace for 39 yds to the MCN 25 for a 1ST down McNeese Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Yards) declined for a 1ST down
11:241st & 10 at opp 25Maddox Kopp pass complete to Ja’Ryan Wallace for 12 yds to the MCN 13 for a 1ST down
11:241st & 10 at opp 13Maddox Kopp pass incomplete to Deuce McMillan
11:242nd & 10 at opp 13Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 2 yds to the MCN 11
9:383rd & 8 at opp 11Timeout Houston Christian, clock 09:38
9:383rd & 8 at opp 11Maddox Kopp run for no gain to the MCN 11
9:084th & 8 at opp 11Timeout Houston Christian, clock 09:08
8:584th & 8 at opp 11Jake Weir pass incomplete to Deuce McMillan
McNeese Punt, 7 plays
8:581st & 10 at own 11Coleby Hamm run for 7 yds to the MCN 18
8:582nd & 3 at own 18Coleby Hamm run for 5 yds to the MCN 23 for a 1ST down
8:581st & 10 at own 23Jake Strong pass complete to Jonathan Harris for 4 yds to the MCN 27
8:582nd & 6 at own 27Jake Strong pass complete to Josh Jackson for 9 yds to the MCN 36 for a 1ST down
8:581st & 10 at own 36Bryce Strong run for 3 yds to the MCN 39
8:582nd & 7 at own 39Bryce Strong run for 4 yds to the MCN 43
8:583rd & 3 at own 43Devin Lippold pass incomplete to Jessie Campbell III
5:164th & 3 at own 43Fabrizio Pinton punt for 39 yds
Houston Christian Punt, 6 plays
5:161st & 10 at own 18Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 3 yds to the HCU 21
5:162nd & 7 at own 21Maddox Kopp run for a loss of 1 yard to the HCU 20
5:163rd & 8 at own 20Maddox Kopp run for 17 yds to the HCU 37 for a 1ST down
5:161st & 10 at own 37Maddox Kopp run for 2 yds to the HCU 39
5:162nd & 8 at own 39PENALTY HCU False Start (Omezi,Nonso) 5 yards from HCU39 to HCU34. NO PLAY.
5:162nd & 13 at own 34PENALTY HCU False Start (Mulholland,Ben) 5 yards from HCU34 to HCU29. NO PLAY.
5:162nd & 18 at own 29Maddox Kopp pass complete to Deuce McMillan for 12 yds to the HCU 41
5:163rd & 6 at own 41Maddox Kopp pass incomplete to Braylon Finney
1:434th & 6 at own 41Brady Young punt for 51 yds , Matthew McCallister returns for 3 yds to the MCN 11
McNeese Field goal, 10 plays
1:431st & 10 at own 11Jake Strong run for 10 yds to the MCN 21 for a 1ST down
1:431st & 10 at own 21Coleby Hamm run for 8 yds to the MCN 29
1:432nd & 2 at own 29Jake Strong pass complete to Jessie Campbell III for 13 yds to the MCN 42 for a 1ST down
1:431st & 10 at own 42Jake Strong pass incomplete to Tyronne Hayes
1:432nd & 10 at own 42Jake Strong pass complete to Coleby Hamm for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
0:323rd & 2 at the 50Timeout McNeese, clock 00:32
0:323rd & 2 at the 50Coleby Hamm run for 20 yds to the HCU 30 for a 1ST down
0:321st & 10 at opp 30Jake Strong pass incomplete to Josh Jackson
0:322nd & 10 at opp 30Jake Strong run for 8 yds to the HCU 22
0:163rd & 2 at opp 22Timeout McNeese, clock 00:16
0:163rd & 2 at opp 22Jake Strong sacked by Marcus Moore for a loss of 8 yards to the HCU 30
0:014th & 10 at opp 30Timeout Houston Christian, clock 00:01
0:004th & 10 at opp 30Fabrizio Pinton 47 yd FG GOODMcNeese 10, Houston Christian 0
3rd quarter5 drives, then McNeese 24, Houston Christian 0
McNeese Touchdown, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Taurean Muhammad kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Coleby Hamm run for a loss of 1 yard to the MCN 24
15:002nd & 11 at own 24Jake Strong run for 11 yds to the MCN 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Coleby Hamm run for 8 yds to the MCN 43
15:002nd & 2 at own 43Jake Strong pass complete to Jonathan Harris for 17 yds to the HCU 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Jake Strong pass complete to Jonathan Harris for 4 yds to the HCU 36
15:002nd & 6 at opp 36Jake Strong run for 7 yds to the HCU 29 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 29Jake Strong pass complete to Josh Jackson for 17 yds to the HCU 12 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 12Jake Strong run for 5 yds to the HCU 7
10:402nd & 5 at opp 7Jake Strong run for 7 yds for a TD (Fabrizio Pinton KICK)McNeese 17, Houston Christian 0
Houston Christian Punt, 6 plays
10:381st & 10 at own 35Deaglan Camron kickoff for 36 yds , Rodney Dansby return for no gain to the HCU 29
10:381st & 10 at own 29Jake Weir pass incomplete to Ja’Ryan Wallace
10:382nd & 10 at own 29Jake Weir pass incomplete to Deuce McMillan
10:383rd & 10 at own 29Jake Weir pass complete to Ja’Ryan Wallace for 12 yds to the HCU 41 for a 1ST down
10:381st & 10 at own 41Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 3 yds to the HCU 44
10:382nd & 7 at own 44Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 1 yd to the HCU 45
10:383rd & 6 at own 45Jake Weir pass complete to Xai’Shaun Edwards for 2 yds to the HCU 43
7:554th & 8 at own 43Brady Young punt for 57 yds for a touchback
McNeese Touchdown, 8 plays
7:551st & 10 at own 20Bryce Strong run for 4 yds to the MCN 24
7:552nd & 6 at own 24Bryce Strong run for 2 yds to the MCN 26
7:553rd & 4 at own 26Jake Strong pass incomplete to Trey Echols
6:354th & 4 at own 26Pinton,Fabrizio punt 42 yards to the HCU32 fair catch by Green,Adrian at HCU32 PENALTY HCU Offside (Stuard,Josiah) 5 yards from MCN26 to MCN31. NO PLAY.
6:351st & 10 at own 31Jake Strong pass complete to Trey Echols for 5 yds to the MCN 36
6:352nd & 5 at own 36Bryce Strong run for 11 yds to the MCN 47 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at own 47Jake Strong pass complete to Kameran Senegal for 12 yds to the HCU 41 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at opp 41Coleby Hamm run for 7 yds to the HCU 34
4:132nd & 3 at opp 34Jake Strong run for 34 yds for a TD (Fabrizio Pinton KICK)McNeese 24, Houston Christian 0
Houston Christian Punt, 8 plays
4:071st & 10 at own 35Fabrizio Pinton kickoff for 55 yds , Braylon Finney return for 7 yds to the HCU 17
4:071st & 10 at own 17Jake Weir pass incomplete to Deuce McMillan
4:072nd & 10 at own 17Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 12 yds to the HCU 29 for a 1ST down
4:071st & 10 at own 29Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 14 yds to the HCU 43 for a 1ST down
4:071st & 10 at own 43Xai’Shaun Edwards run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
4:072nd & 3 at the 50Jake Weir pass complete to Tamarcus Gray Jr. for 11 yds to the MCN 39 for a 1ST down
4:071st & 10 at opp 39No Huddle-Shotgun Weir,Jake rush left for 12 yards gain to the MCN27, out of bounds at MCN27 PENALTY HCU Face Mask (Omezi,Nonso) 15 yards from MCN39 to HCU46. NO PLAY.
4:071st & 25 at own 46Jordan Montanez run for 9 yds to the MCN 45
4:072nd & 16 at opp 45Jake Weir pass incomplete to Tamarcus Gray Jr.
4:073rd & 16 at opp 45Jake Weir pass incomplete to Braylon Finney
0:444th & 16 at opp 45Brady Young punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Matthew McCallister at the MCN 8
McNeese Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 8Tre’Vonte Citizen run for 9 yds to the MCN 17
Q4 15:002nd & 1 at own 17No Huddle-Shotgun Citizen,Tre’Vonte rush right for 6 yards gain to the MCN23 (Bean,Darius; McGhee,Zayteak) PENALTY MCN Holding (Bressi,William) 8 yards from MCN17 to MCN09. NO PLAY.
Q4 15:002nd & 9 at own 9Jake Strong run for 4 yds to the MCN 13
Q4 13:543rd & 5 at own 13Timeout McNeese, clock 13:54
Q4 13:543rd & 5 at own 13Jake Strong pass incomplete to Josh Jackson
Q4 13:404th & 5 at own 13Fabrizio Pinton punt for 45 yds , Adrian Green returns for no gain to the HCU 42
4th quarter6 drives, then McNeese 27, Houston Christian 0
Houston Christian Interception, 1 play
13:331st & 10 at own 42Jake Weir pass intercepted Brandon Jones return for no gain to the MCN 17
McNeese Punt, 3 plays
13:331st & 10 at own 17Tre’Vonte Citizen run for 4 yds to the MCN 21
13:332nd & 6 at own 21Tre’Vonte Citizen run for 1 yd to the MCN 22
13:333rd & 5 at own 22PENALTY MCN False Start (Bressi,William) 5 yards from MCN22 to MCN17. NO PLAY.
13:333rd & 10 at own 17Jake Strong pass incomplete to Kameran Senegal
11:424th & 10 at own 17Fabrizio Pinton punt for 69 yds
Houston Christian Punt, 3 plays
11:421st & 10 at own 14Jake Weir pass incomplete to Ja’Ryan Wallace
11:422nd & 10 at own 14Jake Weir pass incomplete to Kyle Koontz
11:423rd & 10 at own 14Jake Weir pass incomplete to Ja’Ryan Wallace
11:184th & 10 at own 14Brady Young punt for 35 yds
McNeese Field goal, 11 plays
11:181st & 10 at opp 49Coleby Hamm run for 1 yd to the HCU 48
11:182nd & 9 at opp 48Coleby Hamm run for 6 yds to the HCU 42
11:183rd & 3 at opp 42Coleby Hamm run for 2 yds to the HCU 40
11:184th & 1 at opp 40Coleby Hamm run for 10 yds to the HCU 30 for a 1ST down
11:181st & 10 at opp 30Jake Strong run for 7 yds to the HCU 23
11:182nd & 3 at opp 23Bryce Strong run for 2 yds to the HCU 21
11:183rd & 1 at opp 21Bryce Strong run for 8 yds to the HCU 13 for a 1ST down
11:181st & 10 at opp 13Jake Strong run for a loss of 1 yard to the HCU 14
11:182nd & 11 at opp 14Coleby Hamm run for 2 yds to the HCU 12
11:183rd & 9 at opp 12Jake Strong pass incomplete to Coleby Hamm
5:124th & 9 at opp 12Fabrizio Pinton 29 yd FG GOODMcNeese 27, Houston Christian 0
Houston Christian Punt, 3 plays
5:121st & 10 at own 35Fabrizio Pinton kickoff for 64 yds
5:121st & 10 at own 25Maddox Kopp pass incomplete to Braylon Finney
5:122nd & 10 at own 25Maddox Kopp pass incomplete to Deuce McMillan
5:123rd & 10 at own 25Maddox Kopp pass incomplete to Keith Wheeler
4:404th & 10 at own 25Brady Young punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the HCU 48 , Matthew McCallister returns for 41 yds to the MCN 34 McNeese Penalty, Offensive Holding (Cejae Ceasar) to the HCU 48
McNeese End of game, 8 plays
4:401st & 10 at opp 48Bryce Strong run for 4 yds to the HCU 44
4:402nd & 6 at opp 44Jaylen Thompson run for 5 yds to the HCU 39
4:403rd & 1 at opp 39Jaylen Thompson run for 4 yds to the HCU 35 for a 1ST down
4:401st & 10 at opp 35Jaylen Thompson run for 1 yd to the HCU 34
4:402nd & 9 at opp 34Jaylen Thompson run for 2 yds to the HCU 32
4:403rd & 7 at opp 32Jaylen Thompson run for 5 yds to the HCU 27
1:074th & 2 at opp 27Timeout Houston Christian, clock 01:07
1:074th & 2 at opp 27Jaylen Thompson run for 8 yds to the HCU 19 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 19Kneel down by McNeese at HCU20 for loss of 1 yard.

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

McNeese leads 6–⁠2 in eight meetings.

Recent meetings
2025McNeese 27, Houston Christian 0
2024Houston Christian 43, McNeese 22
2023Houston Christian 35, McNeese 24
2022McNeese 21, Houston Christian 10
2021McNeese 44, Houston Christian 3
2019McNeese 42, Houston Christian 27

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