Scoreboard

Week Seven Game Summaries

Loras 18, Cornell 8
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa -- For the past three years, when Loras and Cornell meet you can count on two things: a close game and a Loras comeback victory.

Both happened again today when the 4-2 DuHawks scored 18 points in the second half to defeat Cornell 18-8 in Iowa Conference action at Ash Park. The final Loras touchdown came with 15 seconds remaining, dropping the Rams to 2-5 on the season.

Cornell did all of its scoring in the first half with B.J. Shelly catching a 6-yard touchdown pass from Chris Lovely. Reserve quarterback Rich Willemstein ran the two-point conversion giving the Rams an 8-0 lead. Cornell received good field position on that series thanks to an interception by Luke LaBaw, which he returned 29 yards to the Loras 9.

Loras answered with two second-half touchdown passes from Adam Hamil to Steve Ruden. The first was from 49 yards in the third period and the second was from 3 yards in the fourth. Running back Dee Hill scored on a 4th-and-1 rush with 15 ticks remaining. Two Loras touchdown followed interceptions and the other came after a botched punt attempt by the Rams. The longest scoring drive of the game was 2 minutes, 21 seconds.

Hill and Mike Claeys topped the 100-yard mark in rushing. Hill gained 135 yards on 28 carries and Claeys had 117 yards on 17 attempts. Ruden caught four passes for 68 yards.

Ian Harden and Shelly both had five catches for Cornell. Harden's accounted for 70 yards and Shelly gained 27. Aaron Holthaus caught four passes for 46 yards.

Leading tackler for Loras was Brad Seaburg with 10. John Crane paced Cornell with 14.

Bethel 60, Concordia-Moorhead 21
ARDEN HILLS, Minn. -- Bethel spotted Concordia a 7-0 lead after the Cobbers drove 48 yards on 12 plays to score on their first drive of the game. The No. 20-ranked Royals responded with a 72-yard drive to tie the score and proceeded to score the next 60 points as seven different players scored touchdowns.

Concordia contributed to Bethel's scoring by throwing two interceptions and giving up five fumbles. Senior cornerback Ben Matthews, the NCAA leader in interceptions, picked off both passes, returning the first for a 44-yard touchdown.

The Royals (6-0, 5-0 MIAC) had a balanced offensive attack, rushing for a season-high 220 yards and throwing for 187 yards. Sophomore quarterback Scott Kirchoff completed 8 of 17 passes for 187 yards and three touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Deon Jordan led Bethel with three receptions for 90 yards, including a 21 and 59 yard touchdowns. On the ground, sophomore Mike Johnson led Bethel with 67 yards on eight carries.

Concordia (2-4, 2-3) was led by senior receiver Adam Strainer with 11 receptions for 152 yards and one touchdown.The Cobbers were held to 119 yards on the ground and fumbled eight times.

Juniata 27, Moravian 20
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Senior wide receiver Matt Eisenberg caught three touchdown passes to tie the Juniata career record of 36 and junior quarterback Jamie Campbell connected on a school record 29 completions to lead the Eagles to a 27-20 victory over Moravian in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth action Saturday.

The win lifts Juniata's record to 1-5 on the season and 1-3 in the MAC Commonwealth while the Greyhounds lose their third consecutive game to fall to 3-3 on the season and 2-2 in the MAC Commonwealth. With the win, Juniata snapped an odd streak between the two schools that had not seen a winner in regulation since 1994.In 1995, the two teams tied and from 1996 through 1999 Juniata and Moravian played four overtime games with the Greyhounds winning three of those games.

Juniata took a 3-0 lead with 11:16 remaining in the first quarter on a 32-yard field goal by sophomore Dusty Lehr.Moravian would take the ensuing kickoff and drive down the field to take a 6-3 lead on a 4-yard touchdown burst by freshman tailback Tim Barlok. Moravian missed the extra point.Barlok, making his third start of the season, had his first 100-yard game in college with 139 yards on 21 carries. Barlok also led the Moravian receivers with four catches for 46 yards.

Juniata would tie the score at 6-6 with just 16 ticks left in the first stanza on a 30-yard field goal by Lehr.The Eagles took the lead into halftime with a 48-yard pass from Campbell to Eisenberg with 1:36 remaining in the second quarter.Campbell's pass was tipped by a Moravian player before Eisenberg ran under it and took off down the sideline.Lehr made the extra-point for a 13-7 Juniata lead.In the first half, Campbell completed 18 of 28 passes for 202 yards while the Eagles were limited to minus-2 yards on the ground in seven carries.Campbell completed the game with 315 yards on 29 of 49 passing with three touchdowns and one interception.He was sacked four times.

The Eagles would extend their lead to 20-7 early in the second half when Campbell and Eisenberg hooked up for a four-yard touchdown passes and a Lehr extra-point.On the touchdown, Eisenberg appeared to come down with the ball out of bounds but the officials ruled it a completion.

Moravian would respond with 1:32 left in the third quarter on a 27-yard scoring pass from sophomore quarterback Charlie Bowden to sophomore tight end Rick Kulp on a third-and-14 play.Junior Jim McIntyre came on for the extra point to cut Juniata's lead to 20-13.

Bowden completed 15 of 33 passes in the game for 153 yards but he was intercepted once and sacked five times.Junior wide receiver Michael Abbate grabbed three aerials for 45 yards.

The Greyhounds tied the game with 7:29 remaining in the fourth quarter to make a fifth consecutive overtime game look possible on a 1-yard run by Bowden and McIntyre's kick.

Campbell was intercepted by sophomore strong safety Mike Wukitsch on the ensuing drive but Moravian would have to punt the ball away after three plays. After exchanging punts, Juniata would take over on the Moravian 46 with 1:29 to play.

Following a run for no gain by freshman Craig Moshier, who led the Eagles with 70 yards on 12 carries, Campbell found sophomore wide receiver Nate Leach, who caught 10 passes for 126 yards, for 39 yards down to the 7-yard line.On the next play, Campbell found Eisenberg in the corner of the end zone for a 7-yard score to seal the game with 47 seconds left on the clock.Eisenberg caught eight passes on the day, three for scores, for 109 yards.Lehr added the extra-point for the final of 27-20.

Junior linebacker Josh Seiders led the Juniata defense with 11 tackles and one sack.Sophomore defensive end Fred Taber and junior linebacker Jason Stouffer each had 1½ sacks in the contest.The Moravian defense was led by eight tackles from senior linebacker J.D. Rhinehart.

Johns Hopkins 33, Muhlenberg 20
BALTIMORE -- Johns Hopkins junior quarterback Rob Heleniak passed for a career-high 320 yards and three touchdowns and senior running back Scott Martorana amassed more than 300 all-purpose yards to help lead the Blue Jays to a 33-20 victory over visiting Muhlenberg. The win is the sixth straight for the Blue Jays over the Mules at Homewood Field and improves Hopkins record to 4-2, 3-1 in the Centennial Conference. Muhlenberg slips to 4-2, 3-2 and is now all but eliminated from the race for the conference title.

With the win, Johns Hopkins head coach Jim Margraff moved within one victory of tying the Johns Hopkins record for victories by a football coach. Margraff now boasts a 59-44-3 record since taking over the program in 1990. Only Ray Van Orman, who won 60 games as Hopkins' football coach from 1920-35 has won more games than Margraff at Johns Hopkins.

Heleniak and Martorana hooked up on a 79-yard touchdown pass early in the third quarter that turned a 14-10 deficit into an 18-14 lead which the Blue Jays would never relinquish. Martorana added a 1-yard scoring run with seven seconds left in the third quarter to push the lead to 25-14.

Muhlenberg, which amassed 538 yards of total offense on the day, cut the deficit to 25-20 on the second 3-yard scoring run of the game by freshman Matt Bernardo with 7:52 left in the fourth quarter. But Hopkins answered with an 11-play, 74-yard drive that ate up 5:34 and was capped by a 10-yard touchdown pass from Heleniak to junior Zach Baylin with 2:18 remaining to put the game out of reach.

Heleniak's 320-yard passing effort marks the first 300-yard passing game by a Johns Hopkins quarterback since Oct. 9, 1993, when John Guglielmo passed for 320 against Ursinus. The total is also tied for the sixth-highest single-game passing total in school history. Martorana rushed for 134 yards and the one touchdown, had three receptions for 149 yards, and returned three kickoffs for 52 yards to account for his 335 all-purpose yards. He is the first Johns Hopkins player since Nov. 11, 1973 to have over 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game. Bill Nolan amassed 118 yards rushing and 111 yards receiving in a 55-20 win over Dickinson that day.

Muhlenberg was led by record-setting senior quarterback Michael McCabe, who was 25-of-44 for 350 yards and one touchdown on the day. His 350 yards mark the fourth time in his career that he has thrown for 350 or more in a game. Junior Joshua Carter led the Muhlenberg receiving corps with 11 receptions for 140 yards and one touchdown, a 43-yarder early the third quarter that gave the Mules a short-lived 14-10 lead. Sophomore Anthony Wolfsohn accounted for 158 of Muhlenberg's 188 yards rushing as he carried the ball 27 times and added three receptions for 64 yards as well.

Baylin extended his streak of consecutive games with at least one touchdown reception to six with his 10-yard scoring catch late in the fourth quarter. On the day, he had six receptions for 48 yards and, in the process, moved into fourth place on Hopkins' all-time receptions list with 111. His touchdown reception was also the 11th of his career, tying him for eighth all-time at Hopkins.

Bernardo's first 3-yard touchdown run capped a 10-play, 59-yard drive with 4:36 remaining in the first quarter and gave the Mules the lead at 7-3. Hopkins' Matt Andrade had opened the scoring with a 31-yard field less than six minutes into the game. Andrade's field goal was set up when freshman linebacker Colin Slemenda blocked a Muhlenberg punt out of bounds and gave the Blue Jays possession at the Mule 15-yard line. The Blue Jays took a 10-7 lead into intermission as Heleniak hooked up with senior wideout Wes Moore on a 51-yard scoring play with 3:34 left in the second quarter.

Rochester 34, Canisius 28 (3 OT)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Sophomore tailback Greg Lozeau ran 20 yards for a touchdown on the second play of the third overtime to give the University of Rochester a 34-28 victory over Canisius College at Edwin Fauver Stadium here today.

Lozeau ran for a three-yard TD at the end of the first OT, tying the score at 28-all. He finished with a career high-tying 140 yards on 34 attempts and three touchdowns.

Rochester is 5-1 and has won three in a row at Fauver Stadium for the first time in eight years. Canisius, a Division I-AA school, has dropped 15 consecutive games. The Golden Griffins have not won since defeating Rochester 26-14, here on Sept. 11, 1999.

The Yellowjackets had a chance to win in regulation, but freshman kicker Jonathan Sarich missed a 25-yard field goal at the final horn. Canisius scored in the first OT when Mark Nachreiner threw a 14-yard scoring pass to Jake Coppola and Ryan Puntiri kicked the PAT. It was Nachreiner's first snap. He replaced freshman Blake Slavonic who was shaken up on the previous play. Last season, Nachreiner drove the Griffins to a pair of fourth quarter TDs as Canisius rallied for the 26-14 win.

Lozeau did all of the work for Rochester in the first OT. He caught one pass from Jeff Piscitelli for four yards and rushedfour times for 21 yards, including a three-yard TD run through right tackle. Sarich made the PAT, forcing the second period.

Canisius sacked Piscitelli twice in the second overtime (once by Nick Rossini, once by John Haberstro) and two other passes fell incomplete. The Griffins couldn't run and Nachreiner threw a pair of incompletions. Puntiri tried a 42-yard field goal that fell short.

Rochester's biggest defensive play came on fourth-and-eight from the 23 in the third overtime. Joe Lazzaro sacked Nachreiner for a 6-yard loss, turning the ball over to the Yellowjackets. Lozeau rushed up the middle for 5 yards on first down, then swept left end and dove into the end zone for the winning touchdown.

Piscitelli drove the Yellowjackets 65 yards in seven plays to start the game, ending with a 9-yard TD pass to Darren Gaul. Canisius tied it when Derek Swader blocked a Sarich punt at the 17. It fell into the hands of Scott Lathrop at the 2 and he scored easily.

Rochester's Brian Ferris ran 29 yards on a double reverse to score with 2:28 left in the second quarter. Slavonic hit Jake Coppola with a 74-yard TD pass to tie it at 14-14 on the first CC play from scrimmage following the TD.

David Schmidli ran for a 3-yard TD early in the third, set up by a 62-yard run by Frank Corigliano. Rochester tied it on a 3-yard run by Lozeau with 3:30 left in the third. The tying touchdown came eight plays after a Canisius interception was nullified by a roughing the passer call that moved the ball to midfield.

Rochester's chance to win it in regulation was set up by Piscitelli's 51-yard strike to freshman Brian Ferris. That put the ball on the seven. It was still on the seven after two running plays and an incompletion. Pisctelli let the clock run down to 0:03 before calling time.

The Homecoming crowd of 4,631 was Rochester's largest home crowd since Oct. 20, 1987 when 5,607 turned out for a 24-13 Homecoming win against St. Lawrence. Current coach Mark Kreydt was a senior receiver for the Yellowjackets in that game.

Ursinus 38, Gettysburg 36
GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- Freshman running back Gary Sheffield rushed for a career-high 206 yards -- the fifth-best rushing day in Ursinus history -- and Frank Vecchio came off the bench to throw four touchdowns as the Bears overcame an early 27-0 deficit to defeat Gettysburg 38-36 in Centennial Conference football action on Saturday.

Sheffield, who entered the game with 47 rushing yards in his brief collegiate career, carried 28 times en route to the career-best total and also scored the second touchdown in Ursinus' comeback, keeping the Bears (5-1, 4-1 CC) alive in the CC championship hunt.

Vecchio finished the day completing 13 of 27 passes for 203 yards, but also threw two of five interceptions hawked by the Gettysburg defense on the afternoon.  Rashard Williams hauled in a pair of touchdowns for Ursinus while the Bear defense sacked Bullet quarterback Dennis Flaherty six times, recovered four fumbles and blocked a punt deep in Gettysburg territory to set up an Ursinus score.

For Gettysburg, Flaherty connected on 16 of 20 passes for 203 yards and a pair of touchdown passes to Alex Nicholas.  Bryan Pojanowski put together another fine all-around day for the Bullets (0-6, 0-4 CC), carrying 19 times for a career-best 95 yards and also catching five passes for 76 yards.  He scored his team-leading seventh and eighth touchdowns of the season.

Trailing 27-0 following a 31-yard interception return for a touchdown by Ryan Moore, Ursinus righted the ship with three quick touchdowns in the final 8:38 of the first half. 

Vecchio found Williams on an eight-yard scoring toss to cap a six-play, 81-yard scoring drive and hit Josh Barr on the two-point conversion to get the Bears on the board at 27-8.

With 4:06 left in the half, Ursinus recovered a fumble at its own 32 and marched 68 yards on six plays capped by Sheffield's first collegiate touchdown, a 2-yard run with 2:41 left before halftime to make it 27-14. On Gettysburg's next possession, Bear defensive back Harry Michel blocked a Tom DeBacco punt to set up Ursinus with a first-and-goal from the Gettysburg 6. On the next play, Vecchio hooked up with Williams for a six-yard TD toss that pulled the Bears within 27-21 a mere 24 seconds before the break.

Gettysburg extended the lead to 30-21 on its first possession of the second half.  The Bullets drove 67 yards in 1 minute, 52 seconds before Dan Evanko connected on his second field goal of the season, a 19-yarder at the 12:59 mark of the third quarter.  Pete Vincelli keyed the drive with a spectacular 61-yard catch-and-run to the Ursinus 8, one of his three receptions on the day. Tom Carluccio answered Evanko's field goal with a 32-yarder of his own to pull the Bears within 30-24 with 5:15 left in the third quarter.

Following a DeBacco punt and an exchange of turnovers on consecutive plays, Ursinus marched 48 yards on seven plays to take a 31-30 lead.  On the first play of the fourth quarter, Vecchio found Steve Sell with an 11-yard pass for the Bear tight end's first touchdown of the season, giving the visitors a lead they would not relinquish.

Ursinus stretched the lead to 38-30 when Vecchio found David Causa on a four-yard TD pass with 8:27 left in the game.

Gettysburg failed to pull even on its next two possessions, but Moore's second interception of the game off a pass from Ursinus starter Chris Rahill put the Bullets on the Bear 11 with 3:02 left.  Four plays later, Flaherty found Nicholas in the end zone on fourth-and-7 from the 8 to pull Gettysburg within 38-36 at the 2:00 mark.

The Bullets went for the tie on the ensuing two-point conversion, but Flaherty was forced out of the pocket and intercepted by Thomas Reilly. Ursinus then covered Evanko's onsides kick attempt at the Gettysburg 45 to ice the win.

In front of an energized Parents' Weekend crowd of 2,711, Gettysburg jumped out to a 27-0 lead thanks to Flaherty, Pojanowski and a pair of key interceptions.

On Ursinus' first possession of the game, Keith Adams picked off a Rahill pass and returned the ball to the Bear 11, setting up a 19-yard scoring toss from Flaherty to Nicholas only 2:55 into the game.

Gettysburg made it 13-0 with Nate Overholt found Pojanowski wide open down the home sideline on a fake field goal attempt for a 27-yard touchdown.  The pass was Overholt's first collegiate attempt, completion and touchdown.

Gettysburg marched 68 yards on seven plays in 3 minutes and 26 seconds to make it 19-0 at the 12:08 mark of the second quarter. Pojanowski capped the drive with a 24-yard run, his team-leading eighth touchdown of the season.

The Bullets made it a 27-point cushion only 17 seconds later when Moore picked off Vecchio's first passing attempt of the game and took it 31 yards to the end zone for a 27-0 lead.

From there, however, Ursinus ripped off 38 of the game's final 47 points to earn the win and keep its NCAA playoff hopes alive.

Cliff Mason recorded a team-best 12 tackles for the Bullets while Moore added seven tackles and a pass breakup along with his two interceptions.  Adams was in on 10 tackles while Mark Johnson made his first collegiate interception for Gettysburg.  Paul Graham led the Ursinus defense with 2½ sacks among his five tackles for loss while also forcing one fumble and recovering another.  Mark Hineman paced the Bears with 11 total tackles.

New Jersey City 25, Kean 7
JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- New Jersey City University ended a four-game losing streak with a convincing 25-7 victory over Kean on Homecoming at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex.

The Knights improved to 2-4 overall, and earn their first win in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (1-2). Kean suffered their 21st consecutive defeat dating back to October 1998. The Cougars are 0-6 overall, and 0-4 in the NJAC. Kean still leads the all-time series 19-9, but NJCU has won the last five meetings.

NJCU wasted no time in putting the game away. After failing to score on their first possession, the Knights notched touchdowns on each of their next three, to take an 18-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Junior Frank Sinclair gave NJCU its first touchdown in their last five quarters (previous was at Rowan on Sept. 22) on a short screen pass from sophomore quarterback Darren Miller. Sinclair then used a burst of speed to run 72 yards for a 6-0 lead with 6:25 to play in the quarter. The point after attempt hit the upright.

After forcing Kean to punt on their next possession, Miller needed just one play and 11 seconds to connect with freshman wide receiver Ryshaun Conover for a 56-yard strike, to give the Knights a 12-0 lead at 4:23 of the quarter. It was Conover's third touchdown of the season. The two-point conversion failed.

On the first play of Kean's next possession freshman quarterback Gil Pichardo was intercepted by sophomore cornerback Dashaun Gourdine, and returned 39 yards for an 18-0 lead. The two-point conversion failed. The Gothic Knights scored 18 points in two minutes, 30 seconds over the second half of the first quarter.

NJCU scored their final touchdown of the day at 4:37 of the second quarter. And again, it was Sinclair whose efforts resulted in a score, when he powered his way 57 yards through the Cougar defense to give the Knights a 24-0 lead. Eddie Torres converted the point after to give NJCU a 25-0 lead at the intermission.

Kean scored their only points of the day with 2:23 remaining in the fourth quarter when Pichardo hooked up with sophomore Mike Tharpe to conclude an eight play, 63-yard drive.

Sinclair paced the Knights with a career-high 203 all-purpose yards, including 131 yards rushing on 11 carries (11.9 average). The rushing and all-purpose yards are both individual season highs for the Knights.

Senior Dan Harrison, the NJAC's leading rusher entering week six, carried 18 times for 62 yards. Miller was 10-for-24 with 170 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw three interceptions. The touchdown passes to Conover and Sinclair were the only receptions of the game for either player. Lou Turso made six catches for the Knights. NJCU had 369 yards of total offense as compared to 195 by Kean. They also dominated on the ground, mustering 199 yards as a team. Kean rushed for just 14 yards.

Pichardo also unleashed three interceptions on 10-of-27 and 181 yards. Senior Anthony Petracca led the Cougars with two grabs for 94 yards.

Gourdine led the Knights defensively with two interceptions. Freshman Shane Smith made 10 tackles (six solo), including three for a loss of 20 yards, and one sack.

Junior Earl Biddy led the Cougars with seven tackles (five solo).

UW-Stout 27, UW-La Crosse 23
MENOMONIE, Wis. -- Abraham Cruz hauled in an 11-yard pass from Justin Fjeldstad with 18 seconds left in the game to keep UW-Stout unbeaten and in sole possession of first place as the Blue Devils defeated UW-La Crosse 27-23 on Saturday, Oct. 14 at Nelson Field.

Stout (6-0, 4-0) had a 17-14 halftime lead, but the Eagles (3-3, 3-1) scored a touchdown and a field goal in the third quarter to take a 23-17 lead. Stout scored with 7:21 remaining in the game when Kevin McCulley booted a 41-yard field goal to tighten the score.

The two teams traded several non-productive drives before the Eagles punter, Luke DesJarlais, pinned Stout on their own 24 yard line with 1:35 left in the game.

Fjeldstad engineered the drive, keyed by a 14-yard pass to Mark Bergman, a 12-yard run by Fjeldstad and a 10-yard pass to Mark Ralph, which set up the winning pass.

The Blue Devil defense allowed the Eagles to complete a 20-yard pass as time ran out.

The game marked the first time Stout has defeated La Crosse at Nelson Field since 1987, and matches Stout's best start ever.

The Blue Devil defense was tough again today, holding the Eagles to minus-3 yards rushing, and allowed Eagle quarterback Andrew Youngbauer to throw for 215 yards passing, but he was intercepted four time.

The first half was a game of turnovers, as the teams each lost two fumbles, and the Eagles were intercepted three times in the first half. Stout's Kevin Dewey had three interceptions, one pick short of the school record.

The Eagles opened the scoring when Youngbauer hit Jim Carriveau for a 4-yard pass seven minutes into the game. McCulley connected on a 45-yard field goal just before the end of the first period. The Eagles had a big scoring play early in the second period when the Eagles' big tight end, Jeff Kostrewa, shook off and outran the Stout defense on the way to a 44-yard score.

The Blue Devils answered back with a 9-yard pass play as Fjeldstad hit Eric Baker at 8:45 in the second, then Fjeldstad connected with Stout tight end, Brian Johnson for a 9-yard strike with 5:49 to play in the half.

Kostrewa scored again to open the half, this time on a 9-yard pass from Youngbauer at the 11:31 mark of the third. Jedediah Jensen stretched the Eagles' lead with a 22-yard field goal.

While the Stout defense was holding the Eagles to 212 total yards, the Blue Devils tallied 308 total yards. Fjeldstad was 14-for-24 for 146 yards and three touchdowns, with Johnson pulling in four catches for 47 yards, Bergman four catches for 38 yards and Josh Antoni three catches for 36 yards.

On the ground, Luke Bundgaard picked up 52 yards on 21 carries to lead all rushers.

Defensively, Eric Moe grabbed the Blue Devils other interception, this one in the first half in Stout's end zone. Jeff Hazuga had 1½ sacks, and three tackles for losses of 18 yards.

St. John's 38, Gustavus Adolphus 17
ST. PETER, Minn. -- No. 6 St. John's (6-0, 5-0) remained undefeated and in first place in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with a convincing 38-17 win over Gustavus. 

Johnnie senior quarterback Tom Linneman completed 21 of 36 passes for 309 yards and four touchdowns with one interception.  Jeremy Forsell was Linneman's main target catching 10 passes for 121 yards and one touchdown. Tight end Nate Kirschner also had a big day making six catches for 115 yards with one touchdown.

The game was tight early as St. John's held a slim 9-3 lead late in the first half, however, Linneman hit Blake Elliott with a 55-yard touchdown pass with :35 left in the half.  St. John's converted a two-point conversion and led 17-3 at the intermission.

Gustavus rallied to cut the lead to 31-17 with two fourth quarter touchdown passes including a six-yard pass from Joe Thorvig to Brady Brau and a 15-yard pass from Thorvig to Brett Boese, however St. John's shut down the Gusties the rest of the way. St. John's has now won nine of its last 10 games with the Gusties.

Pacific Lutheran 62, Lewis & Clark 6
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Chad Johnson and Mike Ramirez each rushed for a pair of touchdowns and Johnson passed for another score as No. 9 Pacific Lutheran routed host Lewis & Clark 62-6 in a Northwest Conference football game today at Griswold Stadium.  The Lutes' 56-point margin of victory eclipsed the team record set during the 1993 NAIA playoffs when PLU defeated Cumberland (Tenn.) 61-7.

Johnson, a senior quarterback who is a leading candidate for offensive player of the year accolades in the NWC, rushed for 66 yards and passed for 186 on just nine of 13 attempts.

The Lutes (5-1, 2-1 NWC) amassed 644 yards of total offense, including 429 on the ground, and held the Pioneers (1-4, 0-2) to 228 total yards.  PLU did not attempt a punt.  The defending NCAA Division III champion Lutes scored on their first three possessions and 9 of 12 overall.

Jason Hill, the league's leading receiver and ranked nationally, led the Pioneers with six receptions for 89 yards and caught a 37-yard TD pass from Trent Thompson.

Defensively, Chris Smith recorded a career-high 13 tackles and David Hurt also had 13 for the Pioneers.

Wheaton 34, Carthage 29
WHEATON, Ill. – Wheaton (4-2, 3-1 CCIW) ran its way to the team's fourth victory of the season in a 29-24 win against Carthage (3-3/0-3). The Thunder ran for 285 yards on the ground, behind a career-high 220 rushing yards by senior halfback Brian Pastermack with two touchdown scampers. Pastermack touched the ball 20 times for an average of 11 yards per carry with a long run of 64 yards for a touchdown, while four of his carries were for more than 20 yards. Thunder fullback Corey Noonan added 45 rushing yards on six carries with a touchdown.

Wheaton entered today's battle with the Redmen owning an average of 108.6 rushing yards per game. It was Wheaton's best rushing effort of the season and the first time the club has ran for more than 125-yards since the squad gained 233 yards in its season-opening win at St. Xavier. Wheaton head coach Mike Swider said of his team's efforts rushing the ball, "We ran the ball well today, but they (Carthage) were daring us to run the ball." Swider added, "If we can start to run the ball like we did today that will make things easier on our two sophomore quarterbacks."

Sophomore quarterback Josh Anderson made his first collegiate start for the Thunder with eight completions on 14 attempts with 172 yards through the air and one touchdown toss. Sophomore wide receiver Jonathan Wills had two catches for 85 yards with one touchdown reception. Senior team captain Jeremy Amos made three catches for 62 yards on the day.

Senior linebacker J.D. Leman led the Thunder defense with nine total tackles (seven solo), including three tackles for lost yardage (minus-4 yards). Freshman free safety Grant Tillotson tied Leman for the team lead in total tackles with nine (six solo) and an interception. Junior strong safety Bob Bollweg made seven total tackles (four solo) with two quarterback sacks (minus-15 yards), while sophomore defensive tackle Jeff Darnauer also made seven total tackles with six solos.

Carthage running back Randal Baker ran for 94 yards on 24 carries with a touchdown to lead the Redmen offense. Quarterback Patrick Brown completed 16 passes on 34 attempts for 155 yards with three interceptions and two touchdowns. Six of Brown's passes were to sophomore Rob Garnes who tallied 81 receiving yards with a touchdown. Carthage middle linebacker Cameron Ridley led the guests' defense with 13 total tackles (nine solo), while Clint Evans had seven total tackles (five solo) with two quarterback sacks (minus-11 yards).

Wheaton fullback Noonan gave the hosts a 6-0 lead with a 1-yard touchdown run with 7:15 left in the first quarter that capped a seven-play drive of 62-yards. The ensuing point-after attempt failed as Wheaton held a 6-0 lead. Carthage took a 7-6 lead with 1:19 left in the first half when Brown found Scott Steger on a 2-yard pass. The touchdown was set up by a 37-yard punt return by Conor Glascot that gave the Redmen the ball on the Wheaton 15-yard line and two plays later Steger was in the end zone.

Both teams had an outburst of offense in the second half that was started by a 28-yard field goal by Carthage's Jeff Grybash that gave his team a 10-6 lead with 11:28 to play in the third quarter. Pastermack made it 13-10 in favor of Wheaton on his 64-yard touchdown run as he eluded several Carthage linemen and linebackers on his way to the end zone with 5:30 to play in the third quarter. After the next drive stalled for the Redmen, Wheaton quickly countered with a 46-yard touchdown toss by Anderson to Wills as the hosts took a 20-10 advantage with 4:07 left in the third quarter. Baker helped Carthage close the Wheaton lead when he made a 5-yard run into the end zone as the guests trailed 20-17 with 00:13 left in the third quarter.

Wheaton's Team of the Year placekicker Chris Baughman made it 23-17 when he kicked a 27-yard field goal with 10:15 left in the game. Baughman's kick through the uprights capped a 12-play drive of 73 yards that was set up thanks to three Pastermack rushes for 54 total yards.

Carthage regained the lead late into the game when Garnes caught a 25-yard pass from Brown in the end zone to cap a 73-yard drive that took 12 plays and gave the Redmen a 24-23 lead with 4:53 left to play. Pastermack capped his career day when he reached the end zone on a 7-yard run that gave Wheaton a 29-24 lead after the two-point conversion attempt failed.

Carthage gave it one last effort, but Brown's second pass attempt of the drive was intercepted by Tillotson with 1:04 to play at the Wheaton 49-yard line to seal the Thunder victory.

Whitworth 9, Willamette 0
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Recording its first win against Willamette since 1992, Whitworth (3-2 overall, 1-1 NWC) shut out the visiting Bearcats (2-4, 0-2) 9-0 in a Northwest Conference football game on Saturday afternoon in the Whitworth Pine Bowl.

Quarterback Scott Biglin found wide receiver Ty McGregor for a 7-yard scoring pass with 3:49 left in the first quarter for the game's only touchdown.  The PAT was missed. The Pirates scored on the only sustained drive by either team in the game. Whitworth went 76 yards in 15 plays, taking 6:23 off of the clock.

The only other score of the game was a 33-yard field goal by Paul Alejo with 2:26 to play in the third quarter.  The score came after Pirate safety Danilo Viloria intercepted a pass by Bearcat quarterback Bucky Rivera on the Willamette 30-yard line and returned it to the 23-yard line.

Whitworth held Willamette to a season-low 133 yards of total offense.  Willamette finished with only 93 net yards rushing (on 36 attempts), also a season-low.  The Bearcats only advanced the ball into Whitworth territory twice in the game.  Their deepest advance was their first drive of the second half when they attempted a fake punt. Punter Kyle Hughes' pass was complete to Matt Wilmott, but the play ended a yard short of the first down at the Pirate 32-yard line.

The Bearcats managed only six first downs and Whitworth had a 38:42-21:18 edge in time of possession. Andy Miguel was the leading rusher for Willamette with 40 yards on 11 attempts. Rivera completed only 3 of 13 passes for 32 yards, with one interception.

The Whitworth offense only had 242 total yards, also a season-low.  Biglin was 14-for-25 for 131 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions.

Both teams had four turnovers.  Willamette lost three fumbles, while the Pirates lost one.

Defensive end Sky Blake led the Pirate defense with seven tackles.  Two were for loss, including one sack in which he forced another Willamette fumble that was recovered by the Bearcats.  Shane Lyman, making his first start of the season at the other end, also made seven tackles for the Pirates, recovered a fumble and forced a fumble.

Linebacker Jason Niedermeyer led the Willamette defense with nine tackles, including one for a loss of 2 yards. Defensive lineman Eric Thomson had eight tackles, including two for losses of 8 yards. John McDowell, Trebor Struble and Kefense Hynson all had interceptions for the Bearcats.

The Whitworth win ended a seven-game losing streak to Willamette and pulled to within 25-13 in the all-time series.  The Pirates' last shutout of the Bearcats was in 1983, by a 46-0 score.