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Branden Carlson
47
Winner St. Scholastica CSS 7-2 , 5-2
29
Minnesota Morris UMM 1-8 , 1-6
Winner
St. Scholastica CSS
7-2 , 5-2
47
Final
29
Minnesota Morris UMM
1-8 , 1-6
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
CSS St. Scholastica 13 21 6 7 47
UMM Minnesota Morris 0 0 21 8 29

Game Recap: Football |

Early Deficit Costs Cougars

St. Scholastica defeats UMN Morris football, 47-29

MORRIS, Minn. – The Minnesota Morris football team (1-8, 1-6 UMAC) was unable to overcome a halftime deficit against St. Scholastica (7-2, 5-2 UMAC) as the Saints topped the Cougars, 47-29, on Senior Day at Big Cat Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Saints scored a pair of touchdowns to take a 13-0 lead over UMN Morris into the second quarter.
     
  • St. Scholastica then tacked on three more touchdowns in the second quarter to build a 34-0 lead over the Cougars.
     
  • UMN Morris got on the board with 11:19 left in the third quarter as Nathan Sheridan completed a 1-yard pass to Brady Jergenson.
     
  • Joseph Loija then returned an interception for 12 yards to make it 34-14 with 6:43 to play in the third quarter.
     
  • After the Saints made it 40-14 with 3:57 to go in the third quarter, Drew Shipley found Branden Carlson for 30 yards with 54 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
     
  • Following another Saints touchdown, Marcos Luna tallied a safety on the Saints to make it 47-23 with 6:26 to play in regulation.
     
  • Shipley then connected on a four-yard touchdown pass to Carlson to bring the score to 47-29 with 3:26 to play in regulation, but the Cougars were unable to convert the two-point conversion.
NOTABLES
  • Shipley was 26-for-45 for 336 yards and two touchdowns.
     
  • Carlson caught eight passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns.
     
  • Mark Chapman had six catches for 96 yards.
     
  • Along with his 12-yard interception, Loija led the Cougars with 12 tackles (five solo, seven assists).
     
  • Luna tallied 10 tackles (six solo, four assists) on the afternoon.
UP NEXT
The Cougars close out the 2019 season on Saturday, Nov. 16, at Greenville. The game is slated for a noon start in Greenville, Illinois.
 
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