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Warriors fall on road to Adrian

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ADRIAN, Mich. - The Wisconsin Lutheran College football team fell to the Adrian College Bulldogs 54-7 on Saturday afternoon in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association game at Performance Stadium.

Wisconsin Lutheran was plagued by turnovers on its first two possessions of the game as the Bulldogs built an early 10-0 lead, a score that stood through the end of the first quarter.

The Bulldogs put 30 points on the scoreboard in the second quarter and WLC trailed 40-0 at halftime. Adrian scored twice in the third quarter taking a 54-0 lead into the final quarter. T.J. Bodnar (Racine, Wis./Park) was responsible for the Warriors' lone score of the day as he crossed the goal line on a three-yard run with 47 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Adrian piled up 498 yards of total offense in the game, compared to just 133 yards of offense for the Warriors, who managed only six first downs in the game.

The Bulldogs, who scored six rushing touchdowns in the game, was led by Troy Niblock's 181 yards on the ground, including three touchdown runs.

Eric Treske (Cedarburg, Wis./Cedarburg) led the receivers with three catches for 41 yards. Kaylan Gaines (Lake Worth, Fla./American Heritage) led WLC defensively with a game-high eight tackles, two for a loss, and a sack.

Wisconsin Lutheran (2-6, 1-4 MIAA) continues its road swing next Saturday with a game against the Tri-State University Thunder in Angola, Ind. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Shive Field.

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Players Mentioned

Kaylan Gaines

#43 Kaylan Gaines

DL
5' 11"
Freshman
Eric Treske

#5 Eric Treske

DB
6' 1"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Kaylan Gaines

#43 Kaylan Gaines

5' 11"
Freshman
DL
Eric Treske

#5 Eric Treske

6' 1"
Senior
DB