Box Score WAUWATOSA, Wis. (WLCSports.com) – The Wisconsin Lutheran College football team smashed several school records, including points scored and total yards, in a 68-41 Homecoming thrashing of Eureka on Saturday night at Raabe Stadium. The Warriors scored 21 points in two quarters and never trailed en route to their second straight NACC win.
- Final Score: Wisconsin Lutheran 68, Eureka 41
- Records: Wisconsin Lutheran (2-5, 2-3 NACC), Eureka (2-6, 2-4 NACC)
- Location: Raabe Stadium, Wauwatosa, Wis.
- The Warriors lit up the scoreboard on their first play from scrimmage when senior Nick Yockey (Gig Harbor, Wash.) found sophomore Mike DuPree (Milwaukee, Wis.) for a 77-yard touchdown connection and 7-0 lead.
- The Red Devils scored on their first drive to tie the score, but it wasn't for long as Yockey found sophomore Carter Schneider (Lake Mills, Wis.) for a 66-yard touchdown just three plays into WLC's next drive for a 14-7 lead.
- Yockey and Schneider hooked up again on Wisconsin Lutheran's next drive for an eight-yard touchdown and a 21-7 lead with 2:39 left in the first quarter.
- The Warriors answered Eureka's next score with a seven-yard touchdown scamper by Yockey for a 28-13 advantage with 3:34 remaining on the second-quarter clock.
- DuPree responded to EC's latest touchdown by taking the ensuing kickoff 95 yards to the house for the second-longest kickoff return in program history.
- WLC went into halftime ahead 34-19 after stopping the Red Devils at the goalline as the first half came to an end.
- Wisconsin Lutheran scored on its first three drives of the second half as Yockey found sophomore Trevion Green (Miami, Fla.) from 14 yards away and senior Justin Parbs (Brookfield, Wis.) rushed for scores of 43 and four yards. The Warriors led 55-19 with 2:28 left in the third quarter.
- Senior Nathan Ewaskowitz (Sister Bay, Wis.) scored WLC's first points of the fourth quarter when he picked off a pass and returned it eight yards for a score on the second play of a Eureka drive.
- Junior Jalen Harris (Chicago, Ill.) scored the school-record 68th point of the game with his three-yard rushing touchdown with 0:55 seconds left in the game.
- Yockey finished an efficient 15-for-26 for 348 yards and four touchdowns through the air. He also rushed for 26 yards and a score.
- Parbs posted his third 100-yard game of the season with 149 yards on the ground and two touchdowns.
- Schneider and DuPree both caught five passes for 164 and 106 yards, respectively.
- Wisconsin Lutheran gained a school-record 603 yards of offense, averaging 9.1 yards per play.
- Defensively, senior Ty Castillo (Palmetto, Fla.) led all players with 11 tackles, a tackle for loss, and a fumble recovery.
- Freshman Johnny Knight (Coconut Grove, Fla.) and Ewaskowitz intercepted passes, while Knight also broke up two passes.
- "Our guys have been working hard and growing every week so it was great to be able to show it on the field. To do it on homecoming in front of our amazing Warrior family made it even more special." - Head Coach Eric Treske
- The Warriors search for their third straight win next week at Concordia Chicago (2-5, 0-5 NACC). Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. in River Forest, Illinois. Live coverage links will be available for the game at WLCSports.com.
