Box Score
Box score
RIVER FOREST, Ill. - The Wisconsin Lutheran
College football team fell victim to a fourth-quarter comeback
against unbeaten Concordia Chicago and suffered a 21-9 loss
Saturday afternoon at Concordia Stadium.
WLC held a 9-7 lead heading into the fourth quarter before
Concordia Chicago used an eight play, 96-yard drive, capped off by
a 21-yard touchdown run from Andrew Maddox, to give the Cougars
their first lead with 10:17 remaining in the game.
The Warriors marched down the field to the CUC 20-yard line
before the host Cougars came away with the biggest play of the
afternoon, an 80-yard interception return for a touchdown by Matt
Rolf for a 21-9 Cougars advantage.
Defense was the story of the first quarter as the two teams
were scoreless after 15 minutes of play. Each team had a drive into
opponent's territory on their first possession of the game, but
both recorded key fourth-down stops.
A Concordia Chicago fumble early in the second quarter led to a
WLC 34-yard touchdown pass play from Zach Shaw (Gurnee, Ill./Warren
Township) to Josh Stodola (Denmark, Wis./Denmark) for a 7-0
Wisconsin Lutheran advantage with 12 minutes left in the first
half. The touchdown pass from Shaw to Stodola was the eighth time
the duo has hooked up for a touchdown score this season. Jordan
Rabe (Oshkosh, Wis./West) had the fumble recovery that set up the
Warriors touchdown.
The 7-0 score held until just 24 seconds left in the first half
when Jamal Thomas hauled in a four-yard touchdown pass from Jake
Koehler to even the score at 7-7 heading into halftime.
The Warriors regained the lead with 7:13 remaining in the third
quarter as a botched punt snap was kicked out of the back of the
end zone by Concordia Chicago. The play, which resulted in a
safety, gave WLC a 9-7 advantage.
The Warriors' safety was the only scoring in the third quarter
as the 9-7 lead held until the Maddox 21-yard touchdown run in the
fourth quarter. The 80-yard interception return by Rolf then gave
CUC the 12-point advantage.
Wisconsin Lutheran out-gained Concordia Chicago 408-322 as the
Warriors rushed for 256 yards on the day. WLC had three rushers
gain at least 75 yards as Donavin Tucker (Brookfield, Wis./East)
led the squad with 97 yards on 20 carries. Michael Reeves (Hoffman
Estates, Ill./Hoffman Estates) and Taylor Pelot (Fond du Lac,
Wis./Campbellsport) added 89 and 75 yards, respectively. Stodola
had another solid performance, hauling in five passes for 89 yards,
while Shaw finished the game throwing for 152 yards.
Sherman Jones led CUC (5-0, 2-0 NAC) offensively with 104 yards
on 11 carries, while Maddox added 69 yards on nine carries. Koehler
finished the game throwing for 128 yards, while rushing for 50.
Thomas finished with team-highs in both catches (five) and
receiving yards (74).
Eric Zeitler (Waukesha, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) led Wisconsin
Lutheran defensively with 11 tackles, including one and a half for
a loss. Andrew Gleason had 15 tackles to pace the Cougars
defensively, while Sam Key and Marty Beckman added 11 tackles each
and Rolf adding the big interception.
Wisconsin Lutheran (3-2, 1-1 NAC) remains on the road next
Saturday when it travels to face conference unbeaten Aurora (3-2,
2-0 NAC). Opening kickoff between the Warriors and Spartans is set
for 1 p.m. at Vago Field in Aurora, Ill.
