BISMARCK, N.D. – The University of Minnesota Crookston football team was upended 30-6 by the University of Mary Sat., Oct. 14 at the MDU Resources Community Bowl in Bismarck, N.D.

 The Golden Eagles had four drives deep into U-Mary territory that came up empty. Defensively, Minnesota Crookston gave up 417 rushing yards to the Marauders in Saturday's loss. The Marauders used their run-oriented offense to control the clock as they had the ball for over 40 minutes, compared to just under 20 minutes of possession for Minnesota Crookston.

Minnesota Crookston drops to 0-7 (0-3 NSIC North), while the Marauders use the Homecoming victory to move to 1-6 (1-2 NSIC North).

Joseph Nava (R-Fr., QB, San Antonio, Texas) returned from injury after missing the previous two weeks to get the start for the Golden Eagles. He would go 17-of-31 through the air for 262 yards. Nava had a rushing touchdown on the game. Minnesota Crookston struggled to get anything going in their ground game as they finished with -35 rushing yards. The Golden Eagles had 227 yards of total offense.

Nava's top target was Minnesota Crookston's all-time leading receiver. Adam Connette (Sr., WR, Corona, Calif.), who notched seven catches for 116 yards. Connette has amassed 45 catches for 528 yards this season as he has widened the gap between him and Minnesota Crookston greats Mark Olsonawski and Carl Aho. He still needs just three receiving touchdowns to surpass Aho's record for receiving touchdowns.

Rod Stewart (Jr., WR, Fort Worth, Texas) added three catches for 77 yards, while Lincoln Tappe (Jr., WR, Aiea, Hawaii) chipped in three grabs for 35 yards.

The Golden Eagle defense looked to Brendan Kinnee (Fr., LB, Buckeye, Ariz.) with a breakout game for the newcomer with 12 tackles and a tackle for loss. Will Cole (Jr., DB, Compton, Calif.) notched 10 tackles, while Brent Reed, Jr. (R-So., DL, Arlington, Texas) added nine tackles and a tackle for loss. Donovan Baker (Fr., DB, Tampa, Fla.) blocked a kick for Minnesota Crookston.

Stephen Day (R-Jr., K/P, Eveleth, Minn.) had another strong game kicking the football as he punter four times for a 48.0 yard average with a long of 77 and two punts inside the 20-yard line.

The Marauders were led by DeShawn Gay, who rushed nine times for 88 yards and a touchdown. Paul Guptill added 13 rushes for 86 yards. Quarterback Garrett Weissinger rushed 20 times for 65 yards, while Devin Hope rushed 11 times for 56 yards and a touchdown. U-Mary rushed for 417 yards on the day to finish with 443 yards overall. Weissinger went 2-of-7 for 17 yards and two touchdowns through the air. He connected twice with Luke Little for touchdowns as he finished with two catches for 17 yards.

Defensively, the Marauders looked to Chris Kraft with eight tackles and two tackles for loss. Noah Krebs and Luther Missoh each chipped in six tackles. Brock Pittsley and Jackson Grad paced the Marauders with two sacks.

U-Mary moved the ball all the way down to the one-yard line in the first quarter before Kinnee came up with a huge stop on fourth down. Minnesota Crookston moved the ball all the way to the U-Mary 33 before being forced to punt.

The Marauders answered early in the second quarter when they went 58 yards on 13 plays, culminating with a 26-yard field goal from Cody Goetz to go up 3-0.

The Golden Eagles ended the first half with their best chance of the day as they took the ball all the way down to the U-Mary three-yard line led by a 56-yard pass from Nava to Stewart and an 11-yard pass from Nava to Kevin Evans (Jr., RB, Groveland, Fla.). However, a Stephen Day (R-Jr., K/P, Eveleth, Minn.) 20-yard field goal would be blocked by Jamison Lytle negating the drive.

The Marauders came out on got seven quick points on the first drive of the second half as Gay found the end zone on a one-yard rush to put U-Mary ahead 10-0. He helped set himself up with a 24-yard run earlier in the drive.

U-Mary added to their lead later in the third quarter when Weissinger found Little for a six-yard strike to make it 17-0. The Marauders looked to a 26-yard run from Jordan Beaty and a 23-yard run from Jaxon Ford to set up the score.

Minnesota Crookston responded with a big drive as they took the ball 70 yards on 12 plays culminated by a 10-yard touchdown run by Nava. A 24-yard pass from Nava to Connette and a 16-yard pass from Nava to Tappe helped to set up the score. A missed extra point from Day would keep the score at 17-6.

The Marauders opened the fourth quarter with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Weissinger to Little, the second connection between the two players on the day. The score put U-Mary ahead 24-6.

Minnesota Crookston looked to respond a 22-yard pass from Nava to Connette and a 14-yard pass from Nava to Tappe set the Golden Eagles up in the red zone. However, the Golden Eagles would turn the ball over on downs at the U-Mary five-yard line as they came up empty.

U-Mary took advantage of the missed opportunity and turned it into points with Hope taking the ball in on a four-yard touchdown run to make it 30-6. A missed extra point kept the score right there.

The Golden Eagles were again able to drive deep into Marauders' territory as Nava found Connette on a 29-yard completion. However, Minnesota Crookston again turned the ball on downs at the U-Mary 21 as they came up empty again on the drive.

The Marauders would run time out as they would hang on for the 30-6 win.

Minnesota Crookston returns home to host Minnesota State University Moorhead Sat., Oct. 21 at 1 p.m. at Ed Widseth Field.