(ST. NORBERT COMMUNICATIONS/WNFL) – MEQUON – A pair of long touchdown passes was enough to derail St. Norbert College in a 14-3 loss at Concordia University Wisconsin in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference game at Tomasini Stadium.
The Falcons connected on touchdown passes of 43 and 59 yards in the third quarter to erase a 3-0 halftime deficit.
St. Norbert recovered a fumble on Concordia’s second possession of the game but had a 36-yard field-goal attempt blocked. The Green Knights then held the Falcons on downs from the St. Norbert 24 and moved 66 yards to score on Tyler Juergensen’s 20-yard field-goal with 3:12 left in the first quarter.
Neither team had a scoring chance in the second quarter, with St. Norbert holding its 3-0 lead into intermission.
St. Norbert lost a fumble near midfield to open the third quarter and the Falcons capitalized on a 43-yard touchdown pass from Carter Schmitz to Jacob Pugh. The Falcons scored again with 1:50 left in the quarter on a 59-yard touchdown from Roman Funk to Drew Allen for a 14-3 lead. Neither team mounted a scoring challenge in the fourth quarter.
Concordia outgained St. Norbert 286-258 in total offense. Jacob McVane (pictured) led St. Norbert with 111 rushing yards on 25 carries. Fernando Rodriguez completed 15 of 32 passes for 103 yards and also rushed for 43 yards. McVane also caught seven passes for 24 yards.
Funk completed 12 of 23 passes for 192 yards and one touchdown to lead the Falcons offense, which rushed for just 51 yards.
Mason Trimberger led the Green Knights with seven tackles, while John Seitz and Aiden Gomez had four stops each.
Cornell 34, Lawrence 0
MOUNT VERNON, IOWA – The Vikings moved the ball throughout the contest, finishing with 272 yards of total offense and 17 first downs. Lawrence also controlled possession for 38 minutes and 29 seconds, but Cornell capitalized on its scoring opportunities to secure the Midwest Conference victory.
Lawrence continued to work offensively, recording 99 rushing yards and 173 passing yards. Tristian Gooden led the ground game with 35 yards on 16 carries, while Raenaldo Farrington Jr. and Chancellor Reddick added 30 rushing yards apiece.
Jordan Pidala completed 11 of 23 passes for 114 yards, while Boris Christensen connected on eight of 11 attempts for 59 yards. Ethan Holland paced the receiving corps with seven catches for 85 yards, and Antonie Perry also hauled in seven passes, finishing with 49 yards.
WIAC
UW-Eau Claire 27, UW-La Crosse 10
EAU CLAIRE – Paxton Rothmeier rushed for 301 yards on 45 carries to lead the Blugolds to the win over the Eagles.
UW-Platteville 35, UW-Stevens Point 7
STEVENS POINT – Nathan Ulselding completed 22-of-33 passes for 416 yards and 5 touchdowns in the Pioneers’ win over the Pointers.
UW-River Falls 35, UW-Stout 30
RIVER FALLS – The Falcons held off the Blue Devils despite Stout’s Chase Pemberton completing 25-of-44 passes for 327 yards and 4 touchdowns.
UW-Whitewater 48, UW-Oshkosh 19
WHITEWATER – Justin Klinkner passed for 345 yards and Tommy Novotny rushed for 173 yards in the Warhawks’ victory over the Titans.
