STEVENS POINT, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) - The Falcons battled through the cold and rainy conditions Saturday afternoon at UW-Stevens Point. The Falcons suffered a tough 16-30 loss to the Pointers.
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Stevens Point: 30
River Falls: 16
Location: Goerke Park, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Record: UWRF 1-3; UWSP 2-2
WHAT HAPPENED
- Ben Beckman totaled 292 passing yards for the evening and led the Falcons with the highest number of rushing yards at 53 net yards
- Luke Fugate was another strong contributor to the rushing yards, ending the night with 40 net yards respectively out of the 124 total, as well as the second touchdown for the Falcons in the third quarter.
- The trio of Alex's; Alex Wickliff, Alex Herink, and Alex Traxler led the pack tonight with 83, 75, and 66 yards respectively out of the teams 292 total receiving yardage
- Ben Beise scored the first touchdown of the afternoon, a 4-yard pass from Beckman at 10:30 in the first quarter.
- Max Praschak was on fire defensively accumulating seven solo and seven assisted tackles.
- Jacob Lytle contributed with two solo tackles and a sack
- Bobby Patterson averaged 32.6 punting yards and ended the night with a total of 163 yards from 5 punts. He had a 23-yard field goal in the fourth to give the Falcons their final two points.
- Mason Craker had an outstanding 156 total yards for the 4 kickoffs he performed
THE OPPOSITION
- The Pointers finished the day with 166 total rushing yards that accounted for three touchdowns.
- Quarterback Matt Urmanski completed 15 of 30 passes for 244 yards.
- ShamaJ Williams had a net total 117 rushing yards averaging 9.8 yards per rush. He scored the Pointer's third touchdown a 75 yard run.
- Defensively, Berkley Corvino had ten total tackles and two sacks.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Falcons look forward to the following week where they travel to UW-Eau Claire to play the Blugolds on October 12.
