Slow Start Costs Cobbers
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (9/18/10)-- Concordia outscored No.21-ranked
St. John's 28-26 in the final three quarters on Saturday in
Collegeville. Unfortunately for the Cobbers there is a first
quarter, and after allowing 14 points in the first seven minutes of
the game, Concordia ended up losing 40-28.
The game turned into a track meet from the very first set of downs
and both offenses racked up huge yardage in a game that featured
over 950 yards of total offense and almost 70 points. Cobber junior
quarterback Michael Dunham was a huge part of that equation as he
passed 51 times and completed 32 passes. Both marks are single game
records for Concordia. He finished the game 32-for-51 for 305 yards
and two TD's. He also led the team in rushing with 30 yards on
eight attempts.
The Cobbers had seven receivers catch at least three passes in the
game and three receivers had five or more receptions. Mike Starke
led CC in receptions with eight while freshman Mark Whiting caguth
seven passes for a team-high 92 yards. Senior Zach Weller had four
catches and caught both of Dunham's scoring strikes. He caught a
7-yard TD pass in the second quarter and then hauled in a 25-yard
TD pass in the third quarter.
As an offense, the Cobbers amassed 417 total yards. They held a
31:21-28:39 edge in time of possession and had only one
turnover.
St. John's passed for 367 yards and tacked on another 169 on the
ground. They also had one turnover and were 6-for-10 on third down
conversions.
The Concordia defense once again gave up several big plays. SJU had
scoring plays of 73, 34 and 24 yards and had five plays go for over
20 yards in the game. Quarterback Joe Boyle was 16-for-23 for 275
yards and 3 TD's. SJU had a pair of receivers surpass the 100-yard
receiving mark. Brent Grabowski caught three passes for 116 yards
and had two TD's while Sam Pederson came up with 101 yards on four
catches.
Cobber linebacker Connor Butenhoff had a team-high eight tackles.
Zach Debeltz and Matt Moenkedick both had seven tackles in the
game. Senior defensive lineman Aaron Schindler had five tackles,
1.0 sack and 1.0 forced fumbles. Brent Rysdahl came up with the
only turnover for CC as he collected his first collegiate
interception in the first quarter.
Concordia will go from the MIAC frying pan into the fire when they
play at No.5-ranked St. Thomas on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 1 p.m.
