Golden Eagle Athletic News
(Crookston, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Football team hosts Minnesota Duluth, the second ranked team in the Super Region this Saturday, November 6. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. for this "Senior Day" game. The Golden Eagles close out the 2010 season on the road when they travel to Bemidji State on Saturday, November 13. Kickoff for that game is also scheduled for 1 p.m.
UMC vs. Concordia-St. Paul: The Golden Eagles were led by co-offensive players of the game Keith McBride (RB, 5-11, 195, So, Lodi, Wis.) and Payton Kujava (WR, 5-10, 160, Fr, Ada, Minn.). McBride rushed a season-high 26 times for 91 yards and averaged 3.5 yards/rush. Kujava caught a career-high five passes for 53 yards and a long of 14 yards. Perea completed 11 passes for 99 yards with a long of 26 yards. The Golden Eagle offense set a season-high with 47 total rushes in the game. Defensive player of the game Cecil Brown (DB, 5-10, 205, So, Edison, Ga.) led UMC with 10 total tackles (6 solo, 4 assisted). Cody Hendrickson (DB, 5-10, 185, Jr, Wright, Minn.) tallied six total tackles and broke up two Golden Bear passing plays. Jason Burdick (LB, 6-1, 190, Jr, Devils Lake, N.D.) earned five total tackles, one sack for a loss of four yards and forced one fumble. Minnesota, Crookston Football team hosted a red-hot Concordia-St. Paul team on Saturday at Ed Widseth Field. The Golden Bear defense changed the momentum of the game at 14:01 of the third quarter when Denzell Blackmon intercepted a Josh Perea (QB, 6-0, 175, Fr, Pico Rivera, Calif.) pass and returned it 44 yards for a score. Concordia-St. Paul added 14 more points in the third quarter to seal the 41-7 victory. Minnesota, Crookston continued to play for the full 60 minutes and put seven points on the board with 9:28 remaining when Perea capped a 12 play, 49 yard drive with a one yard touchdown rush.
Minnesota Duluth vs. St. Cloud State: Kiel Fechtelkotter (LB, 6-0, 220, Sr, Lake Nebagamon, Wis.) had a hand in 11 total tackles, including a pair of sacks in UMD's 40-17 win over No. 20 St. Cloud State. He also forced a third quarter fumble which fellow linebacker Rob Huberty picked up and ran six yards for a touchdown which all but sealed the Bulldogs win over the Huskies. Fechtelkotter, a 2009 All-NSIC North Division first team honoree and a team captain, played a major role in holding the NSIC's second-highest scoring team to 16 points below its season average. Senior running back Brad Foss eclipsed the 100-yard rushing barrier for the third time in as many weeks Saturday against St. Cloud State, running for 117 yards on 22 carries. The 2009 All-NSIC second team pick, who is averaging a nifty 6.5 yards a career this fall, has started each of the past three games after two-time All-American Isaac Odim suffered a season-ending knee injury on Oct. 12. The Bulldogs have now reeled off 28 consecutive NSIC wins (six shy of the league record established by Minnesota Morris between 1975-79) and will take a school-record 19-game road winning streak into this Saturday's clash with Minnesota Crookston. UMD finally surrendered its first rushing touchdown of the season in Saturday's 40-17 win over St. Cloud State as well as first opening-quarter touchdown of 2010. The Bulldogs have outscored the opposition 107-16 in the first 15 minutes of play thus far. The Bulldogs are 36-2 over their last 38 games and that includes a 9-2 mark against nationally-ranked opponents. Junior wide receiver D.J. Winfield has caught at least one pass in each of his 38 games as a Bulldog (he played in the first half of the 2007 season opener before being knocked out of commission for the seaon with an injury), including the last 37 in a row. True sophomore quarterback Chase Vogler, who is 19-1 as a starter with the Bulldogs, has throw only one interception this fall in 127 passing attempts and has 12 touchdown tosses to his credit. The Bulldogs are 75-1 the last 76 times they have taken a lead into the fourth quarter.
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at: www.goldeneaglesports.com.
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an 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).
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UMC vs. Concordia-St. Paul: The Golden Eagles were led by co-offensive players of the game Keith McBride (RB, 5-11, 195, So, Lodi, Wis.) and Payton Kujava (WR, 5-10, 160, Fr, Ada, Minn.). McBride rushed a season-high 26 times for 91 yards and averaged 3.5 yards/rush. Kujava caught a career-high five passes for 53 yards and a long of 14 yards. Perea completed 11 passes for 99 yards with a long of 26 yards. The Golden Eagle offense set a season-high with 47 total rushes in the game. Defensive player of the game Cecil Brown (DB, 5-10, 205, So, Edison, Ga.) led UMC with 10 total tackles (6 solo, 4 assisted). Cody Hendrickson (DB, 5-10, 185, Jr, Wright, Minn.) tallied six total tackles and broke up two Golden Bear passing plays. Jason Burdick (LB, 6-1, 190, Jr, Devils Lake, N.D.) earned five total tackles, one sack for a loss of four yards and forced one fumble. Minnesota, Crookston Football team hosted a red-hot Concordia-St. Paul team on Saturday at Ed Widseth Field. The Golden Bear defense changed the momentum of the game at 14:01 of the third quarter when Denzell Blackmon intercepted a Josh Perea (QB, 6-0, 175, Fr, Pico Rivera, Calif.) pass and returned it 44 yards for a score. Concordia-St. Paul added 14 more points in the third quarter to seal the 41-7 victory. Minnesota, Crookston continued to play for the full 60 minutes and put seven points on the board with 9:28 remaining when Perea capped a 12 play, 49 yard drive with a one yard touchdown rush.
Minnesota Duluth vs. St. Cloud State: Kiel Fechtelkotter (LB, 6-0, 220, Sr, Lake Nebagamon, Wis.) had a hand in 11 total tackles, including a pair of sacks in UMD's 40-17 win over No. 20 St. Cloud State. He also forced a third quarter fumble which fellow linebacker Rob Huberty picked up and ran six yards for a touchdown which all but sealed the Bulldogs win over the Huskies. Fechtelkotter, a 2009 All-NSIC North Division first team honoree and a team captain, played a major role in holding the NSIC's second-highest scoring team to 16 points below its season average. Senior running back Brad Foss eclipsed the 100-yard rushing barrier for the third time in as many weeks Saturday against St. Cloud State, running for 117 yards on 22 carries. The 2009 All-NSIC second team pick, who is averaging a nifty 6.5 yards a career this fall, has started each of the past three games after two-time All-American Isaac Odim suffered a season-ending knee injury on Oct. 12. The Bulldogs have now reeled off 28 consecutive NSIC wins (six shy of the league record established by Minnesota Morris between 1975-79) and will take a school-record 19-game road winning streak into this Saturday's clash with Minnesota Crookston. UMD finally surrendered its first rushing touchdown of the season in Saturday's 40-17 win over St. Cloud State as well as first opening-quarter touchdown of 2010. The Bulldogs have outscored the opposition 107-16 in the first 15 minutes of play thus far. The Bulldogs are 36-2 over their last 38 games and that includes a 9-2 mark against nationally-ranked opponents. Junior wide receiver D.J. Winfield has caught at least one pass in each of his 38 games as a Bulldog (he played in the first half of the 2007 season opener before being knocked out of commission for the seaon with an injury), including the last 37 in a row. True sophomore quarterback Chase Vogler, who is 19-1 as a starter with the Bulldogs, has throw only one interception this fall in 127 passing attempts and has 12 touchdown tosses to his credit. The Bulldogs are 75-1 the last 76 times they have taken a lead into the fourth quarter.
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at: www.goldeneaglesports.com.
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an 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).
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