ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Nick Heenie (SR, Victoria, Minn./Waconia HS) caught nine passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Augsburg University football team in a 73-14 loss at the No. 3-ranked University of St. Thomas in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: St. Thomas 73, Augsburg 14
LOCATION: O'Shaughnessy Stadium, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 2-4 overall (0-4 MIAC), St. Thomas 5-0 overall (3-0 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Heenie, who is leading the MIAC in both receiving yardage (717 yards) and receiving yardage per-game (119.5), reached the century mark for the fifth time in his six games this season, the 13th time in his career and 12th time in his last 16 games.
• Heenie caught a 65-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Quentin Lake (JR, Portland, Ore./Lincoln HS) on Augsburg's third offensive play from scrimmage, tying the game at 7-7 just 1:11 into the game. The pair hooked up again with 2:10 left in the opening frame on a 15-yard touchdown pass, cutting the Tommie advantage to 21-14 -- the first time this season St. Thomas has allowed double-digit opponent scoring in a game.
• But St. Thomas, ranked No. 3 in both major Division III national polls -- D3football.com and the American Football Coaches Association -- scored 52 unanswered points over the final three quarters to claim the victory. The Tommies outgained the Auggies by a 538-169 margin, including an advantage of 344 to minus-21 in rushing yardage.
• Lake completed 14-of-30 passing for 190 yards, but was intercepted three times and sacked six times before being relieved in the fourth quarter.
• Barclay Bates (SR, Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice HS) led the Auggie defense with seven solo tackles, with a tackle for-loss. Collin Feld (JR, Baraboo, Wis./Baraboo HS) had six tackles (three solo).
• Sydney Royalty (FY, Milwaukee, Wis./Rufus King HS) had five solo tackles and a forced fumble. Lakeem Johnson (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS) also had five tackles (four solo) with a tackle for-loss, and Derek Glynn (JR, Lonsdale, Minn./Faribault HS) had four tackles (three solo) with a fumble recovery.
• Running back RaQuan Cunnigan (SR, Madison, Wis./Memorial HS) rushed nine times for 47 yards. 

FOR THE FOES
• Running back Josh Parks rushed 13 times for 194 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Tommies, who had 12 different players record rusing attempts in the game.
• Quarterback Jacques Perra completed 12-of-14 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns.
• Luke Glenna had five tackles (three solo) and two interceptions, including a 73-yarder for a touchdown. Tom Loeffler scored two touchdowns, including a 62-yard punt return in the second quarter.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Carleton in the Auggies' Homecoming game next Saturday (10/13) at 1 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.
• St. Thomas travels to face Saint John's next Saturday at 1 p.m.