Krause and Romano Lead Pointers Over Platteville
Box Score
With only two chances left to throw to his favorite receiver, Scott
Krause made sure he took every opportunity on Saturday as the senior
quarterback connected with former high school teammate Tony Romano 13 times
for 244 yards in a 55-21 victory at UW-Platteville on Saturday.
Krause, a senior from Waunakee, finished 28-for-37 for a career-high
427 yards and four touchdowns as the Pointers rolled up 628 yards of total
offense. It was the fourth-highest offensive output in Pointer history and
Romano�s receiving total was the third-highest single game performance in
school history.
UW-Stevens Point is now 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the conference, but
didn�t get any help in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
title chase and is eliminated from title contention. The win was the
Pointers� fourth straight and their 13th straight over UW-Platteville. It
also marks the fourth time this season UW-Stevens Point has scored 55 points
or more in a game.
The Pointers opened the game quickly as Krause found Ross Adamczak
for a 43-yard touchdown pass on just the sixth play of the game. The
Pioneers blocked the extra point to keep the game 6-0.
UW-Platteville went 60 yards in 10 plays and scored on a two-yard run
by Damian Droessler for a 7-6 lead. However, the Pointers scored fast again
with Krause hitting Romano from 37 yards on the fifth play of the drive for
a 12-7 lead.
After the first of LaRon Ragsdale�s two interceptions, Krause
pushed the Pointers� lead to 19-7 with a two-yard run on a third down play
with 2:58 left in the first quarter. Cody Childs scored the first of his
three touchdowns with a one-yard run with 24 seconds left in the first half
to give UW-Stevens Point a 26-7 halftime lead.
Droessler finished off a six-play drive to open the second half with
a three-yard touchdown run as the Pioneers cut the lead to 26-14. But again
the Pointers used a quick drive as Krause had a 30-yard run and passed to
Childs for 30 yards on the next play to set up a five-yard run by Childs and
a 33-14 advantage.
UW-Platteville�s Kendall Syse intercepted Krause on the Pointers�
next possession and returned it to the five-yard line, setting up a
three-yard pass from Brent Nelson to Jason Leonard, cutting the lead to
33-21.
However, Krause hit Romano for a 30-yard pass on third down to set up
a 13-yard touchdown pass to Eric Reible, another Waunakee product, on the
next play with 13 seconds left in the third quarter to give UW-Stevens Point
a 40-21 lead. Krause finished 11-for-13 passing for 198 yards on third down
after an eight-for-eight, 141-yard performance on third last week against
UW-Whitewater. The Pointers were 13-for-18 on third down plays.
Ragsdale�s second interception set up a 22-yard touchdown from
Krause to Adamczak and Krause hit Romano for a two-point conversion to make
it 48-21. Childs added a four-yard touchdown run with 12 seconds left for
the final scoring.
The Pointers limited UW-Platteville to 249 total yards and 205 yards
on 23-for-52 passing. Reible had his second straight 90-yard rushing game
with 90 yards on 16 carries.
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