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Whitewater washes over Lakeland
After swinging back and forth for the first 19 minutes of the game, Lakeland and UW-Whitewater were in a 14-12 battle. By the final whistle, the Warhawks had run off 59 straight points for a dominating 73-12 victory. Justin Beaver, Derek Stanley, Jim Leszczynski, Andy Lange and Neil Mrkvicka all contributed two touchdowns for the Warhawks.
Meidt-y big win
St. Olaf coach Chris Meidt led St. Olaf to their first win over Bethel since 1992. Meidt, a 1992 graduate of Bethel, was the Royals’ offensive coordinator from 1995 to 2001.
Counting Pioneers
In their first game of what will only be a four game season, the Lewis and Clark Pioneers lost 52-17 to 2004 SCIAC champion Occidental. The box score lists only 28 Pioneers participating in the contest including Mike Brooder who went both ways on the offensive and defensive lines. For comparison, Occidental had 55 players participate in the game.
Elliott is Brett-er than the rest
Linfield All-American quarterback Brett Elliott had an off day on Saturday — he only threw four touchdowns. However, those four were enough to catapult Linfield to a 45-7 win over Stevens Point and perch Elliott on the top of the Linfield career touchdown passes list with 71 touchdowns in 15 games. The 71 touchdowns break Tyler Mathews’ record of 69 set from 2000-03.
Beaver dam
Buena Vista only managed 138 yards of total offense on Saturday which is usually associated with a Saturday afternoon of getting thoroughly dominated. In this case, it was the Beavers who dominated shutting out Loras 14-0. Cornerback Chad Hinrichs led the way in this defensive battle intercepting three passes and returning one 55 yards for a touchdown. He was named IIAC player of the week for his performance.
We’re goin’ streakin’
Linfield and Concordia-Moorhead both have long conference winning streaks. The Wildcats haven’t lost a NWC game since Sept. 29, 2001 — a streak of 19 games. Concordia, with their 31-20 win on Saturday, pushed its MIAC conference winning streak to 11 games. Their last loss was on October 25, 2003 to St. John’s.
Quote Machine:
"I know that people are going to say that our defense lost the game on that last drive, but it's our defense that kept us in this game. It's just unfortunate we weren't able to stop that last drive."
— Redlands coach Mike Maynard to the Redlands Daily Facts following the last minute 28-25 loss to No. 11 Trinity (Texas)
Around the MIAC
St. Olaf nipped Bethel 27-25 behind 137 yards and two touchdowns from Horace Gant … North Central trounced Augsburg 64-25 outscoring the Auggies 37-12 in the second half … St. John’s shutdown Carleton 41-7 limiting the Knights to 114 yards of total offense … Hamline beat Gustavus 7-3 for their second straight win over the Gusties … Concordia outran St. Thomas 31-20 piling up 357 rushing yards.
Around the IIAC
Buena Vista shut out Loras 14-0 while accumulating just 138 yards of total offense … Coe nipped Central 17-14 squashing a potential third straight fourth-quarter comeback by the Dutch … Wartburg tripped up Simpson 21-7 behind Dan Hammes’ return with 130 yards and a touchdown … Luther crushed Dubuque 48-21 behind 162 yards and four touchdowns from running back Tyler Sherden.
Around the SCIAC
Occidental beat up Lewis & Clark 52-17 behind 249 yards and four touchdowns from quarterback Andy Collins … Trinity outlasted Redlands 28-25 scoring the winning touchdown with 1:42 left in the game … Whittier held off Menlo 27-19 piling up 460 yards of total offense … Pomona-Pitzer shutout Chapman 14-0 notching one offensive and defensive touchdown.
Around the NWC
Linfield crunched UW-Stevens Point 45-7 holding the Pointers to just 179 yards of total offense … Puget Sound defeated CMS 31-10 behind running back Rory Lee’s 184 yards and two touchdowns … Whitworth outlasted La Verne 43-28 behind three touchdowns on five catches from tight end Michael Allan … Azusa Pacific defeated Willamette 31-13 behind 100 yards and two touchdowns from running back Marcus Lampkin.
Around the WIAC
UW-Oshkosh defeated Albion 27-13 behind two touchdowns and 130 yards from running back Andy Moriarty … Drake beat up UW-Platteville 37-14 behind three touchdowns from running back Michael Bialas … Bemidji State tripped up UW-River Falls 35-19 behind three touchdowns by receiver Anthony Schreiber … UW-Stout defeated Springfield 24-7 behind two touchdowns from running back Coty Watkins … UW-Whitewater trounced Lakeland 73-12 scoring 59 straight points after leading 14-12.
Games to Watch
Cal Lutheran at Occidental, Los Angeles, 7 p.m.: An improved Cal Lutheran team should give the Tigers a good battle. Kingsmen quarterback Danny Jones and Tigers quarterback Andy Collins should throw for a ton of points. Occidental won 24-7 in 2004 but look for a closer shootout to take place in 2005.
Wartburg at Luther, Decorah, IA, 1:00 pm
IIAC coaches picked Wartburg to win the conference in 2005. They picked Luther to finish second. This battle between league favorites should show us just how much the coaches know. Look for Luther’s Tyler Sherden and Wartburg’s Dan Hammes to run all over the opposing teams defense. Wartburg won 16-7 in 2004.