La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse football team improved to 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) with a 44-10 win over UW-Stevens Point Saturday afternoon at Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex.
The Pointers drop to 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the conference.
RANKINGS:
* UWL entered the game ranked 20th on the D3football.com Top 25 Poll and receiving votes on the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Top 25 Poll
SERIES RECORD:
* UWL leads the all-time series, 54-15-4, with UW-Stevens Point.
* The Eagles earned their ninth straight win over the Pointers.
Kyle Haas accounted for five touchdowns.
HOW IT HAPPENED – 1ST QUARTER:
* UWL's
Kyle Haas was intercepted on the first play from scrimmage, but UW-Stevens Point turned the ball over on downs after advancing to the Eagles' 39-yard line.
* Haas scored on a six-yard run with 8:31 remaining to give UWL a 7-0 lead.
Maddox Pratt converted the extra-point as UWL went 61 yards in six plays and 2:03.
* The Pointers' Tyler Sodemann's 47-yard field goal was blocked by
Isaac Dagit with 4:21 left.
* Haas connected with
David Emerich on a 25-yard touchdown pass with 1:17 remaining to give UWL a 14-0 lead. Haas had a 17-yard run on third-and-10 on the drive. The Eagles went 60 yards in seven plays and 3:04.
HOW IT HAPPENED – 2ND QUARTER:
* UW-Stevens Point's Isaiah Des Jardins fumbled on a punt with 13:41 remaining with UWL's
Colin O'Neil recovering.
* Pratt made a 40-yard field goal with 12:21 left to extend the lead to 17-0. UWL used four plays and 1:20 to go six yards.
* The Pointers cut the lead to 17-7 with 7:53 remaining with
Joseph Cheatham scoring on a 27-yard touchdown run. UW-Stevens Point went 75 yards in eight plays and 4:28.
* UWL responded on its next drive, going 61 yards in eight plays and 3:38 as Haas threw a four-yard touchdown pass to
Nolan Wulf with 4:11 remaining.
* After forcing a punt, the Eagles took a 31-7 lead after Haas threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Emerich with 1:55 left. The drive went 52 yards in three plays and :40.
* Sodemann's 31-yard field goal on the final play of the first half cut the lead to 31-10 halftime. UW-Stevens Point used 1:50 and 13 plays to 64 yards for the field goal.
David Emerich caught two
touchdown passes.
HOW IT HAPPENED – 3RD QUARTER:
* After UW-Stevens Point punted on the first possession of the third quarter, UWL went 42 yards in 10 plays and 4:00 with Haas throwing a six-yard touchdown pass to
Keaton Arendt with 9:37 remaining.
* The Pointers fumbled on the ensuing kickoff with the Eagles'
Marc Coy recovering at UW-Stevens Point's 45-yard line.
* Pratt's 26-yard field goal with 4:39 left extended the lead to 41-10. UWL went 37 yards in 10 plays and 4:47.
* UW-Stevens Point turned the ball over on downs on its next drive.
HOW IT HAPPENED – 4TH QUARTER:
* UWL took a 44-10 lead with 11:23 remaining on a 24-yard field goal from Pratt. The drive went 42 yards in nine plays and 4:24.
* UW-Stevens Point punted on its last possession and UWL ran out the final 7:35.
UWL TEAM STATS:
* The Eagles finished with 424 yards, including 270 rushing and 154 passing. UWL had 24 first downs, finished six-of-13 on third-down and one-of-one on fourth-down.
* UWL was five-of-five in the red-zone and won the time of possession, 33:09 to 26:51.
UWL INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:
* Haas went 10-of-16 for 102 yards with four touchdowns and one interception. The four touchdown passes tied a career-high. He also had a rushing touchdown.
*
Braeden Ott had 10 carries for 107 yards (10.7 average) while
Brady Kuhn finished with eight attempts for 47 yards and
Najeh Mitchell with seven carries for 46 yards..
* Emerich caught five passes for 69 yards and two touchdowns.
* Ten different players caught a reception.
*
Ben Ott and
Stephen Munson led the defense with eight tackles each. Munson had 1.5 tackles for loss and Ott finished with 10.0.
Maddox Pratt converted three field goals in the win.
UW-STEVENS POINT TEAM STATS:
* The Pointers totaled 233 yards, including 102 rushing and 131 passing. UW-Stevens Point finished with 12 first downs while going six-of-16 on third-down and two-of-fourth on fourth-down. The team was one-of-one in the red-zone.
UW-STEVENS POINT INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:
* Ryan Thompson finished 15-of-23 for 127 yards.
* Thompson led the Pointers with 31 yards rushing on 10 carries while Cheatham finished with five attempts for 28 yards and one touchdown.
* Des Jardins (46 yards), Elijah Mott (26) and Zack Lynch (16) each had three catches.
* Charlie Anderson and Brandon Morrissey finished with 10 tackles.
UP NEXT:
* UWL travels to UW-Stout Polytechnic on Saturday, October 24 at 1 p.m.
