MEQUON, Wis. -- For the 11th time in his career, and 10th time in his last 13 games, Augsburg University wide receiver
Nick Heenie (SR, Victoria, Minn./Waconia HS) reached the century mark in receiving yardage, accounting for more than half of the total offense for the Auggies in a 54-7 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football loss to Concordia College-Moorhead on Saturday at Edor Nelson Field.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Concordia-Moorhead 54, Augsburg 7
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 2-1 overall (0-1 MIAC), Concordia-Moorhead 2-1 overall (1-0 MIAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Heenie caught nine passes for 110 yards to lead the Auggies on Saturday, including a 15-yard touchdown pass from
Chad Costello (SO, Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS) in the third quarter to account for Augsburg's scoring.
• Concordia scored touchdowns on seven of its first nine drives of the game, building a 41-0 halftime advantage and a 48-0 third-quarter lead. The Cobbers dominated throughout, outgaining Augsburg by a 473-200 margin, including a 433-49 advantage in rushing yardage. The Cobber defense sacked Augsburg starting quarterback
Quentin Lake (JR, Portland, Ore./Lincoln HS) six times, blocked two punts and forced two fumbles in the game.
• Lake completed 9-of-17 passes for 96 yards, before being relieved by Costello in the second half. Costello completed 7-of-14 passes for 55 yards and a touchdown.
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RaQuan Cunnigan (SR, Madison, Wis, Memorial HS) gained 20 yards on seven rushes, and
Keith Anthony (SR, New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS) rushed nine times for 18 yards.
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Collin Feld (JR, Baraboo, Wis./Baraboo HS) hed the Auggie defense with nine tackles (four solo) and a forced fumble, while
Brandon Sjostrand (FY, Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS) had eight tackles (three solo), including a tackle for loss.
Derek Glynn (JR, Lonsdale, Minn./Faribault HS),
Jared Pope (SO, Colorado Springs, Colo./Lewis-Palmer HS) and
Jordan Huse (FY, Blue Earth, Minn./Blue Earth Area HS) had six tackles each.
FOR THE FOES
• Rylie Sheridan rushed seven times for 134 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Cobbers, while Dane Ringquist rushed seven times for 128 yards and two touchdowns, including a 72-yarder in the second quarter. Michael Heitzman and Ryan Cihak also had rushing touchdowns.
• In all, 12 different Cobbers had rushes in the game, as Concordia rushed 53 yards for 433 yards as a team. Quarterback Blake Kragnes completed just 3-of-7 passes for 40 yards and a 19-yard touchdown pass to Matt Bye.
• Noah Welsh had seven tackles (three solo), with 2.5 sacks, to lead the Cobbers, while Will Berning and Sam Michel had six tackles each, with Michel recording a half-sack. Willie Julkes, Anfernee Hale and Gunnar Kollman had sacks, and Nathan Schmitz and Gavin Stanger both blocked punts.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face St. Olaf in an MIAC game next Saturday (9/22) at 1 p.m.
• Concordia hosts Hamline in MIAC play next Saturday at 1 p.m.