MOORHEAD, Minn. --
Dominic Smith (SO, White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS) topped the century mark in receiving yardage for the fifth time this season, catching nine passes for 128 yards and a touchdown in the Augsburg University football team's 44-21 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Skyline Division loss at Concordia College-Moorhead on Saturday.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Concordia-Moorhead 44, Augsburg 21
LOCATION: Jake Christiansen Stadium, Moorhead, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 4-4 overall (4-2 MIAC), Concordia 3-5 overall (2-4 MIAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg held a 14-7 lead after the first quarter, but Concordia scored on six straight drives during the second and third quarters, running off 30 straight points to take a 37-14 lead early in the third quarter. Augsburg turned the ball over three times, on a fumble and two interceptions, in the game.
• Smith recorded his fifth game with 100 or more receiving yards with his nine-catch, 128-yard effort. He caught a 39-yard touchdown pass from
Cade Sheehan (SO, Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) with 3:26 left in the first quarter. Smith now leads the MIAC in receiving yardage per-game (111.8), receiving yards (894) and receiving touchdowns (13), while he stands second in overall catches (57).
• Sheehan completed 21-of-39 passes for 248 yards, his sixth game with 200-plus passing yards. In addition to his scoring pass to Smith, he also completed a 12-yard touchdown pass to
Braden Tretter (SO, Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice HS) with 7:12 left in the first quarter. Tretter caught five passes for 54 yards, and
Josiah Ferguson (SR, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) caught three passes for 49 yards.
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DJ Monroe (SO, Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee HS) rushed for a two-yard touchdown late in the third quarter, part of a seven-rush, 35-yard effort.
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Lionel Gates (JR, New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) had 10 tackles (five solo) and and a pair of pass breakups, while
Justin Tverberg (SO, Farmington, Minn./Hastings HS) had 10 tackles (two solo), including a tackle for-loss. Brothers
Hamsa Kahin (FY, Edina, Minn./Edina HS) and
Leban Kahin (FY, Edina, Minn./Edina HS) had eight and seven tackles, respectively.
• Concordia outgained Augsburg by a 389-to-292 margin in the game. The Cobbers had 20 first downs to Augsburg's 17.
FOR THE FOES
• Cobber quarterback Tanner Dubois completed 26-of-41 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns, a six-yarder to Peter Narum in the first quarter and an 11-yarder to Joey Headrick in the second quarter.
• Peyton Mortenson rushed 17 times for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
• Rob Lestrick had eight tackles (five solo), including three quarterback sacks, to lead the Cobber defense.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to face Bethel next Saturday (11/6) at 1 p.m.
• Concordia travels to face Hamline next Saturday at 1 p.m.