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NSIC Football: SCSU 35, UMary 17
Husky Football Gains 35-17 Win Over University of Mary
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Jake Machacek |
St. Cloud, Minn. – St. Cloud State senior and back-up quarterback Derek Stripling (Wabasso) rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Huskies to a 35-17 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference win over the University of Mary Saturday afternoon at Husky Stadium.
With the win St. Cloud State is 5-4 overall and 5-3 in the NSIC. Mary is also 5-4 overall and 5-3 in the NSIC. The win puts St. Cloud State in second place in the North Division race with a 4-1 record.
Stripling replaced senior quarterback Mitch Watkins (Jerseyville, IL) in the second quarter after Watkins was knocked out of the game with an injury. Stripling also completed five of five pass attempts for 64 yards.
Stripling was one of three Huskies to gain over 100 yards rushing in the game. Junior Jake Machacek (Eagan) pounded out his first 100-yard game in a Husky uniform as he carried the ball 14 times for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Junior Dante Steward (Milwaukee, WI) rushed for a career high 108 yards on 17 carries.
St. Cloud State trailed 7-6 after the first quarter, missing a point after attempt but outscored U-Mary 10-3 in the second quarter to take a 16-10 half-time lead. The Marauders were held to one touchdown in the second half.
Derek Stripling interview.
Game Notes:
The game marked the first time that St. Cloud State has had three players rush for over 100 yards in the same game. Four times a pair of Huskies have rushed for 100 yards each in a game and the last time two players gained over 100 yards in a game was in 2005. That year Drew Meyer and Matt Birkel did it twice. They rushed for over 100 yards each against Augustana College and Northern State.
The Huskies have won five of their last six games and brought an end to a three-game win streak for Mary.
St. Cloud State finished the game with 505 yards of total offense, the second highest output of the season. The Huskies gained 583 yards in a 57-10 win at Upper Iowa earlier in the season. Of those yards, 383 came on the ground.
St. Cloud State junior wide receiver Fred Williams (Milwaukee, WI) caught six passes for 69 yards to lead the Huskies in receiving.
Senior tight end Cody Anderson Norblom (Minneapolis) caught his third touchdown pass of the season and finished the game with two receptions for 12 yards.
Senior captain and linebacker Paul Denne (St. Cloud) tallied a team high eight tackles in the game.
Sophomore end Ross Kees (Eagan) had six tackles, including four tackles for a loss and a quarterback sack.
The St. Cloud State offensive line did not give up a sack in the game.
The University of Mary gained 317 yards of total offense and were led quarterback Joey Bollinger who completed 19 of 31 pass attempts for 267 yards and one touchdown. Running back Jamal Lomax rushed for 52 yards and one touchdown. Lomax also caught a team high six passes for 63 yards and a touchdown.
Caleb Thompson led the Marauders with a game high 11 tackles.
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