BISMARCK, N.D. – The University of Mary football team used a 21-0 run in the first quarter to lift them to a 44-15 win over the University of Minnesota Crookston Sat., Nov. 16 at MDU Resources Community Bowl in Bismarck, N.D. The Golden Eagles pulled within 16 points in the third quarter and had opportunities to close the game even tighter, but turnovers and missed opportunities kept Minnesota Crookston from closing the gap.

Minnesota Crookston ends the season with a 0-11 mark. UMary improves to 2-10 with the win. The Marauders have claimed the last seven wins in the series dating back to a 2012 win.

At quarterback, Jalin Scott (Sr., QB, Houston, Texas) went 12-of-32 for 155 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions in his final game as a Golden Eagle. On the ground, he added 68 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown. Tristan Robbins (So., QB, Muskegon, Mich.) went 6-of-16 for 57 yards with two interceptions.

The top target through the air was Nathan Coy (R-So., WR, Sun Prairie, Wis.) with seven catches for 87 yards. Coy ended the season with over 500 yards receiving. Jonattan Mudd (Sr., WR, Gardena, Calif.) added three catches for 36 yards. Mudd fell 64 yards short of Marcus Cheatham for fifth all-time in career receiving yards. Kyler Banks (R-Jr., WR, Cannon Fall, Minn.) finished with two catches for 23 yards and his third receiving touchdown of the season.

Defensively, team leader Will Cross (R-Sr., LB, Turtle Lake, Wis.) led the team in his final game for Minnesota Crookston with 12 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. Tysen White (Fr., DB, McFarland, Wis.) added 10 tackles. Austin Erdmann (R-Fr., DL, Little Falls, Minn.) had 10 tackles and two tackles for loss with a half sack. LaDerek McCray (Sr., LB, McComb, Miss.) finished with seven tackles and a half sack in his final game with Minnesota Crookston.

Defensively, the Golden Eagles finished the season with 22 sacks, their best mark since 18 in 2016.

UMary had 493 yards of offense with 329 on the ground and 164 through the air.

The Marauders were led by a strong day by Bryan Lumsden with 190 yards on 28 carries with three touchdowns. Isaiah Hilliard added 65 yards on 12 carries and a touchdown. Avery Gould went 11-of-22 with 164 yards through the air. His top target was Luke Little with two catches for 56 yards.

Defensively, Noah Krebs and Paul Guptill led the way with nine tackles. Will Blewett led the Marauders with two sacks. The Marauder defense had four interceptions on the game.

The Golden Eagles had 326 offensive yards guided by 212 through the air and 114 on the ground.

UMary scored on their first offensive drive of the game after picking up an early defensive stop. The Marauders scored as Lumsden went in from two yards out on the rush as UMary took the 7-0 advantage.

The Marauders added a defensive score as Guptill returned an intercepted Scott pass 39 yards to pay dirt as the Marauders took a 14-0 lead with 9:30 remaining in the first quarter.

Minnesota Crookston was able to drive the ball down to the UMary 36 on the next drive guided by a 21-yard completion from Scott to Coy. However, the Marauders picked up a defensive stop to force the punt.

After a defensive stop on fourth down, the Golden Eagles were able to drive down to the UMary 18 but were unable to get any points as the Marauders got the fourth down stop.

UMary responded as Hilliard completed a five-play 82-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run to give the Marauders a 21-0 lead late in the first quarter.

The Golden Eagles got great field position after recovering an onside kick at the UMary 47. Minnesota Crookston marched the ball down to the UMary 17, but again were halted on fourth down by the Marauder defense.

UMary looked to respond as they took the ball down to the Golden Eagle 22, but Minnesota Crookston obtained a big third down stop to force the field goal. Brody Riggs hit from 39 yards out for the Marauders to push the lead to 24-0.

Later in the second quarter, Alex Folz (Fr., RB/P, Spring Grove, Minn.) had a 55-yard punt to force the Marauders to start with the ball at their own seven-yard line with their backs against their own end zone. The Golden Eagle defense came up in a crucial spot as McCray and Erdmann sacked UMary's Gould back at the four-yard line to force the Bailey Meyer punt.

The punt would go just 27 yards to give the Golden Eagles the ball at the UMary 31. This time Minnesota Crookston capitalized guided by four rushes for Scott for 20 yards, ending with a three-yard touchdown run to cut the lead to 24-7.

UMary had a chance to score on their final drive in the second quarter, but Cross and Erdmann tackled Lumsden six yards behind the line of scrimmage as the half came to an end.

The Marauders marched quickly down the field on the first drive of the second half led by a 25-yard rush by Lumsden and a 29-yard completion from Gould to Garrett Weissinger. UMary scored on a 14-yard touchdown run by Lumsden to extend the lead to 31-7.

Minnesota Crookston responded in a big spot as they marched 75 yards on 11 plays, ending with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Scott to Banks. The Golden Eagles went for two, as Scott connected with Josh Lanasa (Sr., OL/TE, Soo Hill, Mich.) to close the gap to 31-15 with 9:04 left in the third quarter.

The defense came away with two key defensive stops on the next two drives, as they gave the ball back to the Golden Eagle offense.

Minnesota Crookston's offense was unable to respond, as UMary forced a punt for Folz. The Golden Eagle defense again came up in a big spot as Johnson Fallah (R-Fr., DB, Brooklyn Park, Minn.) got a pass break-up on third down to force a UMary punt.

Minnesota Crookston took the ball down to the UMary 18 after a pair of Robbins rushes for 31 yards. However, Robbins threw an interception to Dre Jackson on the next play as the Marauders returned the ball back to the Golden Eagle 39.

The Marauders were able to get the ball down to the Golden Eagle 21, but Minnesota Crookston was able to force the field goal. Riggs connected on the 38-yard attempt to push the lead to 34-15 with 11:55 left in the game.

The Golden Eagles drove the ball to the UMary 48 guided by a 14-yard completion from Robbins to Mudd. Unfortunately, the drive stalled out there as they gave the ball over on downs to the Marauders.

Minnesota Crookston's defense continued to keep the Golden Eagles in it, as they forced a three-and-out for the Marauders.

The Golden Eagle offense had four downs to get something working, but UMary got the defensive stop and looked to halt Minnesota Crookston's chances with 6:29 left in the game.

Minnesota Crookston's defense prevented the Marauders from getting in the end zone, but a 24-yard field from Riggs pushed the lead to 37-15 with 4:57 remaining in Saturday's tilt.

The Golden Eagles sought to make the late rally. They moved the ball down to the UMary 20 on a 30-yard completion from Scott to Folz. Scott then took the ball down to the UMary nine-yard line on an 11-yard rush.

However, a Marquell Evans interception in the end zone promptly ended the chance for the Golden Eagles.

UMary put a stamp on the win with a 15-yard touchdown run by Lumsden to extend the lead to 44-15.

Saturday's game was the final competition for Golden Eagle seniors Cross, Scott, Lanasa, McCray, Mudd, Shonte Smith (Sr., WR, Pacoima, Calif.), Emmitt Stevens (Sr., LB, Albert Lea, Minn.), Logan Huso (Sr., DL, Eagan, Minn.), Trevor Long, Jr. (R-Sr., LB, Brooklyn Park, Minn.), Austin Brown (Sr., DL, Moreno Valley, Calif.), and Joe Warner (Sr., DL, St. Louis Park, Minn.). Long and Cross both ended their careers just outside the top five in career tackles, while Mudd was just outside the top five for career receiving yards.