Box Score

Cedar Rapids, Iowa (uwrfsports.com) – Football season has begun for the UW-River Falls football team, the Falcons fell to the Kohawks of Coe College by a score of 35-20. UWRF fell behind 21-0 in the first half and was unable to climb their way back. Senior wide receiver Griff Christensen scored twice on three catches and finished with 57 receiving yards.

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls: 20 Coe College: 35
Location: Clark Field, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Record: UWRF: 0-1 (0-0 WIAC) Coe College: 1-0 (0-0 IIAC)
 
WHAT HAPPENED

• The Falcons threw two interceptions in the first quarter on tipped passes and fell behind 14-0 after the first quarter
• UW-River Falls scored all 20 of their points in the second half and allowed just one score by the Kohawks.
• Sophomore wide receiver Trenton Monson scored the first touchdown of the season on jet-motion carry for 15 yards.
• Christensen was on the receiving end of two touchdowns. First on a 24 yard pass and the second a 15 yard catch with 2:04 in the fourth quarter. 
• Six different Falcons ran the ball and combined for 134 yards in the game with a 4.8 yard average. UWRF was led by senior running back Rance Ashley with 40 yards on six carries.
• Junior quarterback Sawyer Moon was 25-62 for 287 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions.
• Junior wide receiver Tony Denn registered the longest play of the day for UWRF with a 30 yard reception.
• The Falcon defense sacked the Kohawks twice with linebacker Geno Demike and defensive lineman Charlie Sanders each registering a sack.
• UW-River Falls turned the ball over twice, and forced the Kohawks to commit one on a fumble forced by safety Matt Ekman and recovered by senior Kyle Hunter
• Demike led UWRF in tackles on the day with 14 total tackles. 

IN-DEPTH LOOK

•  UWRF ran 92 plays in the game (28 rushing, 64 passing), the most plays ran by UWRF since September 8, 2012 against St. Thomas where the Falcons ran 96 plays.
• The Falcons offense produced 426 total yards (292 passing, 134 rushing) the most since last year against UW-Stout when the Falcons produced 528 yards.
•  UW-River Falls had 29 first downs on the day, seven more than Coe College (22). 
• Sophomore Punter Owen Schommer had four punts in the game and averaged 40.8 yards per punt
• Each team had three chances in the red-zone. UWRF scored twice out of three times while Coe College completed all three chances in the red-zone.
• Both teams were 7 of 16 on third down in the game. Additionally, UWRF was 1 of 5 on fourth downs. 

THE OPPOSITION

• Quarterback Gavin Glenn completed 19-31 passing in the game and threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns and no interceptions.
• Wide receiver Trevor Heitland caught seven passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns. 
• Rory Siddell picked off two passes on the day and registered a total of seven tackles on the Kohawk defense. 

LOOKING AHEAD
The Falcons will remain on the road for another week as they travel to St. Peter, Minnesota to take on Gustavus Adolphus College. The Falcons last took on Gustavus in 1948 and have an all-time record of 0-3-1 against the Gusties.