Box Score (Crookston, Minn.)-  The University of Minnesota, Crookston Football team hosted number 14 ranked St. Cloud State University today at Ed Widseth Field. The Huskies combined for 770 yards of total offense on 83 total plays to run away with a 66-13 NSIC victory.
 
St. Cloud put points on the board first as Dante Steward capped a nine play, 70 yard drive with a one yard rush to put SCSU up 7-0. Minnesota, Crookston responded with a six play 34 yard drive that kicker Chris Secrest (K, 5-11, 170, Jr., Hollywood, Fla.) finished with a career-high 44 yard field goal to get UMC on the board 7-3. SCSU went up 14-3 with a score by Michael Walker on a 20 yard run. On the ensuing drive, UMC was faced with a fourth down and 11 yards to go, when the Golden Eagles pulled out the fake punt with a direct snap to Trent Nyhus (FB, 6-1, 220, Sr., Almena, Wis.) who rushed 17 yards for a UMC first down. Unfortunately, on the very next play, the Golden Eagles fumbled the ball which was recovered by SCSU. Before the Huskies could even snap the ball, they were stuck with a five yard false start and a 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct to move to first down and 30. The extra yardage didn't affect St. Cloud as Klaphake hit Chad Peterson on the first play of the drive for an 82 yards touchdown strike that took just 13 seconds. UMC responded and at the 1:31 mark of the first quarter, Secrest hit a 40 yard field goal to make the score 21-6. The Husky offense took control in the second and third quarters scoring 31 unanswered points to go up 52-6. Minnesota, Crookston found the end zone at the 3:05 mark of the third quarter when quarterback A.J. Barge (QB, 6-3, 190, Fr., Carrollton, Ga.) made a beautiful pass to wide receiver Jordan Lecher (WR, 6-3, 195, Jr., Litchfield, Minn.) for a 16 yard touchdown strike that capped an eight play, 74 yard drive that took 3:35. SCSU found the end zone two more times before the final buzzer and took the victory 66-13.
 
The Golden Eagle offense was led by Barge who completed six passes for 54 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed 11 times for 34 yards with a long of 18 yards. Richard Haley (RB, 6-0, 205, Jr., Detroit, Mich.) rushed 23 times for 74 yards and averaged 3.2 yards/rush. Lecher caught two passes for 29 yards with one touchdown. The Golden Eagle offense was 2-2 inside the red-zone on the day. Defensive back Freedom McCullough (DB, 6-2, 190, So., Valley Village, Calif.) followed up an 11 tackle game against Northern State with a 13 tackle day today including 12 solo tackles.
 
St. Cloud State was led by Klaphake who completed 14 passes for 342 yards and one touchdown all in the first half. Andy Folz rushed 13 times for 101 yards, one touchdown and averaged 7.8 yards/rush. Renard Robinson and Eli Shoemaker caught three passes while Peterson caught two passes for 91 yards and one touchdown. The Husky offense tallied 770 yards of total offense and was 9-9 inside the red-zone. Wade Williams led the defense with seven total tackles. The Huskies only deficiency on the day was in the penalty category. SCSU tallied 10 penalties for 110 yards in the contest.
 
Minnesota, Crookston is now 1-7 on the season and 0-7 in the NSIC. No. 14 St. Cloud State advances to 7-1 overall and 6-1 in conference play. The Golden Eagles travel to Concordia- St. Paul on Saturday, October 29 to play the Golden Bears. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
 
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The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
 
 
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