MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa – The Minnesota Morris football team (1-3, 1-1 UMAC) rallied back from a 14-point deficit against Iowa Wesleyan (0-4, 0-2 UMAC) en route to a 28-21 victory Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Tigers connected on a 65-yard touchdown pass from Leo Alvarez to Austin McBeth to take a 6-0 lead with 4:18 left in the first quarter.
- With 1:01 to go in the first half, the IWU scored on a 29-yard interception and then the Tigers converted the two-point attempt to make it 14-0.
- The Cougars got on the board with 10:29 left in the third quarter, as Daniel Francis found Cameron Geyer for an 11-yard touchdown pass.
- After UMN Morris scored, Alvarez found Jacob Santos for a four-yard touchdown pass to bring the lead back to 14 points with 8:22 left in the third quarter.
- UMN Morris then rattled off 21-straight points to secure the 28-21 victory over the Tigers.
- Francis connected on his second touchdown pass of the afternoon as he found Mark Chapman for an 11-yard score with 6:21 to play in the third.
- Trailing 21-14 midway through the fourth quarter, Francis found Zach Steen on a trick play for seven yards to tie the game at 21-all with 7:47 to play in regulation.
- Senior linebacker Drew Shipley put the Cougars in front, 28-21, with 2:51 to play on a 21-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown.
NOTABLES
- Francis went 23-for-46 for 209 yards and three touchdowns.
- The Cougar defense recovered four fumbles.
- UMN Morris was 3-of-6 on fourth down.
- The Cougars tallied five sacks for 25 yards.
- Matt Menth and Shipley posted seven tackles apiece. Menth also had two sacks for 10 yards.
UP NEXT
Following a bye week, the Cougars will travel to Crown on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 1 p.m.
