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The Millikin football team earned a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) road win 22-10 at Carroll University on October 22 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The Big Blue improve to 4-3, 3-2 while Carroll goes to 0-7, 0-5.
Carroll scored on its first possession when quarterback Kyle Burlingame connected with Brandon Ehrke on a 27 yard touchdown pass.
Millikin answered right back with a two play drive covering 67 yards with the Big Blue scoring on a 67 yard touchdown pass from Nicco Stepina to Jordan Smith. After a missed extra point Millikin trailed 7-6.
Millikin took the lead in the second quarter when Stepina connected with Gerald Perry on an 18 yard touchdown pass to make it a 13-7 Big Blue advantage.
On Millikin's first drive of the second half, Carroll's Andrew Danculovich intercepted a Stepina pass at the Millikin 35 yard line and returned to the Big Blue three yard line. The Millikin defense held on three plays forcing the Pioneers to settle for a 25 yard field goal from Taylor Plehn to make is a 13-10 game.
The Big Blue answered back with a 23 yard field goal from Chayce Volpert extend the lead to 16-10. The field goal was setup for a 49 yard run from freshman George Jimerson, Jr.
Millikin scored on its first possession of the fourth quarter when Stepina connected with David Jackson on a 10 yard pass to make it 22-10.
Millikin out gained the Pioneers 418 to 284 with the Big Blue passing for 307 yards. The Big Blue defense made big play after big play with 18 tackles for a loss including 12 sacks. Freshman Matt Brown had 11 tackles for Millikin with three tackles for a loss including two sacks. Daniel Beresky had eight takles. Nikia Averitte had seven tackles including two tackles for a loss. Gabe Xayathone also had two tackles for a loss. Thirteen different Millikin defenders were credited with tackles for a loss.
Stepina was 21-36-3 passing for 307 yards and three scores. Jackson had seven catches for 110 yards. Jimerson, Jr. gave the Big Blue offensive balance rushing for 127 yards on 19 carries.
Burlingame was 19-27 passing for 273 yards for Carroll. Parker Zitzke had 10 catches for 122 yards.
Millikin returns home on October 29 to host Carthage College at 1 p.m.