Golden Eagle Athletic News
(Crookston, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston football team opened the 2009 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) season at home against the Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs. The Golden Eagle defense saw three interceptions, two possibly returned for touchdowns, slip through their hands and turn into 17 Mustang points. The 31 point swing sparked SMSU onto a 48-10 NSIC victory.
The Mustangs opened the game with an eight play, 43-yard drive that set up a Lance Schuveiller 34-yard field goal. Gannon Moore added to the first quarter lead with a five yard touchdown run. In the second quarter, Ryan Ratekin hit Blake Wilson for a 10-yard touchdown strike to put the Mustangs up 17-0. Following a Schuveiller 31-yard field goal, SMSU stuck a dagger in the hearts of the Golden Eagles when Blake Wilson, with a UMC defender in his facemask, broke the tackle and scampered 80-yards for an SMSU punt return touchdown. The return set a new Mustang record for longest punt return in school history. Ratekin hooked up with Bret Ballantine with four seconds left in the half for an eight yard touchdown to put SMSU up 34-0 at the break. The Golden Eagles struck first in the second half when Chris Secrest (K, 5-11, 170, FR, Hollywood, Fla.) nailed a 31-yard field goal to cap off a 13 play, 54-yard Golden Eagle drive. SMSU would score two more times in the third quarter with Moore rushing for a two yard score followed by a Ratekin touchdown pass to Derek Townsend. The Golden Eagles closed out the scoring on a Brett Rice (RB, 5-10, 175, FR, Poynette, Wis.) two yard touchdown rush.
The Golden Eagles were led by Antonio Williams (WR, 6-2, 215, JR, West Palm Beach, Fla.) who caught six passes for 89-yards. Quarterback Tim Ennis (QB, 6-2, 205, JR, Lancaster, Calif.) completed 12 passes on 30 attempts for 160 yards. Keith McBride (RB, 5-11, 195, FR, Lodi, Wis.) closed out the top Golden Eagle offensive players with 18 rushes for 49 yards with a long rush of 12 yards. Defensively, Kyle Myers (LB, 5-10, 255, SR, Palmyra, N.J.) led all players with 10 total tackles (2 unassisted, 8 assisted). Broderick Williams (DB, 5-9, 200, SO, Minneapolis, Minn.) played tough in the secondary making six tackles, recording 1.5 tackles for a loss of nine yards, breaking up one pass and earning one sack. U of M, Crookston won the time of possession battle holding the ball for 32:32 to SMSU's 26:30. For the game, the Golden Eagles ran 63 plays and recorded 228 yards of total offensve.
The Mustangs were led by quarterback Ryan Ratekin who completed 16 passes on 26 attempts for 201 yards and three touchdowns. Zach Wysong got the call at the runningback position as he carried the ball 12 times for 99-yards with a long of 24-yards and an average of 8.2 yards/carry. Wade McDonough was Ratekin's primary target grabbing five passes for 44-yards. As a team, the Mustangs recorded 60 plays for 370 total yards of offense.
The Golden Eagles are 0-1 overall and 0-1 in the NSIC, while the Mustangs advance to 1-0 overall and 1-0 in conference play. The Golden Eagles travel to Mayville State University on Thursday, September 3 to play the Comets in non-conference action. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m.
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at: www.goldeneaglesports.com.
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
The Mustangs opened the game with an eight play, 43-yard drive that set up a Lance Schuveiller 34-yard field goal. Gannon Moore added to the first quarter lead with a five yard touchdown run. In the second quarter, Ryan Ratekin hit Blake Wilson for a 10-yard touchdown strike to put the Mustangs up 17-0. Following a Schuveiller 31-yard field goal, SMSU stuck a dagger in the hearts of the Golden Eagles when Blake Wilson, with a UMC defender in his facemask, broke the tackle and scampered 80-yards for an SMSU punt return touchdown. The return set a new Mustang record for longest punt return in school history. Ratekin hooked up with Bret Ballantine with four seconds left in the half for an eight yard touchdown to put SMSU up 34-0 at the break. The Golden Eagles struck first in the second half when Chris Secrest (K, 5-11, 170, FR, Hollywood, Fla.) nailed a 31-yard field goal to cap off a 13 play, 54-yard Golden Eagle drive. SMSU would score two more times in the third quarter with Moore rushing for a two yard score followed by a Ratekin touchdown pass to Derek Townsend. The Golden Eagles closed out the scoring on a Brett Rice (RB, 5-10, 175, FR, Poynette, Wis.) two yard touchdown rush.
The Golden Eagles were led by Antonio Williams (WR, 6-2, 215, JR, West Palm Beach, Fla.) who caught six passes for 89-yards. Quarterback Tim Ennis (QB, 6-2, 205, JR, Lancaster, Calif.) completed 12 passes on 30 attempts for 160 yards. Keith McBride (RB, 5-11, 195, FR, Lodi, Wis.) closed out the top Golden Eagle offensive players with 18 rushes for 49 yards with a long rush of 12 yards. Defensively, Kyle Myers (LB, 5-10, 255, SR, Palmyra, N.J.) led all players with 10 total tackles (2 unassisted, 8 assisted). Broderick Williams (DB, 5-9, 200, SO, Minneapolis, Minn.) played tough in the secondary making six tackles, recording 1.5 tackles for a loss of nine yards, breaking up one pass and earning one sack. U of M, Crookston won the time of possession battle holding the ball for 32:32 to SMSU's 26:30. For the game, the Golden Eagles ran 63 plays and recorded 228 yards of total offensve.
The Mustangs were led by quarterback Ryan Ratekin who completed 16 passes on 26 attempts for 201 yards and three touchdowns. Zach Wysong got the call at the runningback position as he carried the ball 12 times for 99-yards with a long of 24-yards and an average of 8.2 yards/carry. Wade McDonough was Ratekin's primary target grabbing five passes for 44-yards. As a team, the Mustangs recorded 60 plays for 370 total yards of offense.
The Golden Eagles are 0-1 overall and 0-1 in the NSIC, while the Mustangs advance to 1-0 overall and 1-0 in conference play. The Golden Eagles travel to Mayville State University on Thursday, September 3 to play the Comets in non-conference action. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m.
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at: www.goldeneaglesports.com.
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
