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Titans Rally Past Pointers in
Fourth Quarter
Box Score
A long punt return and a pair of key stops by the
UW-Oshkosh defense lifted the Titans past UW-Stevens Point 23-20 on Saturday
at Titan Stadium.
Trailing by five points with less than seven
minutes remaining, UW-Oshkosh�s Andy Heiman returned a UW-Stevens Point punt
67 yards to the Pointers� one-yard line, setting up a one-yard touchdown run
by Tyler Jandrin with 6:42 left.
UW-Oshkosh�s defense then came up with several big
plays, stopping the Pointers on a third-and-15 play from the Titans� 49-yard
line with 4:29 left and forcing four straight incomplete passes with 57
seconds left to preserve the victory.
The win gives UW-Oshkosh a 6-1 overall mark its
best seven-game record since 1935 and its first six-win season since 1976.
At 3-1 in league play, the Titans have rallied in the fourth quarter to win
three straight conference games by seven points or less. The Titans have a
showdown next weekend at undefeated UW-Whitewater. UW-Stevens Point fell to
2-5 overall and 1-3 in the conference.
UW-Oshkosh gained 512 total yards as sophomore
quarterback Joe Patek threw for a career-high 362 yards on 21-for-36 yards.
He connected twice with senior Nick Kilton for long touchdowns as Kilton
finished with three catches for a career-best 155 yards.
UW-Stevens Point opened the scoring when Ben
Zimmerman blocked a punt at the Titans� seven yard line and Luke Frisch
recovered, setting up Cody Childs had a four-yard touchdown run. UW-Oshkosh
countered on the first play of the second quarter when Patek threw a 54-yard
touchdown strike to Kilton. Following a missed extra point, the Pointers
held a 7-6 lead.
Childs finished off a nine-play, 72-yard drive for
the Pointers with a two-yard touchdown run and a 14-6 lead with 10:13 left
in the quarter. Lucas Raschke hit a 27-yard field goal with 7:09 left in the
half to pull the Titans within 14-9, but he also missed a 32-yarder at the
end of the half, maintaining UW-Stevens Point�s five-point lead.
Patek and Kilton hooked up on a similar play to
the duo�s first half touchdown, passing 55 yards for a score on a
third-and-11 play with 8:36 left in the third quarter. UW-Stevens Point
answered by grinding out a 49-yard drive in 12 plays capped by a one-yard
touchdown pass from Brett Borchart to Childs. Both teams missed extra points
and the Pointers led 20-15.
Following Jandrin�s eventual game-winning
touchdown, the Pointers drove into Titans� territory on a 20-yard pass from
Borchart to Adam Spoehr, but it would be Borchart�s final completion of the
game as he finished with six straight incompletions on 13-for-29 passing for
168 yards.
UW-Oshkosh converted a third-and-20 play as Patek
found Kilton for 46 yards to the Pointers� 32-yard line. However, UW-Stevens
Point�s Peter Prusinski had an interception three plays later for the game�s
only turnover, giving the Pointers the ball at their own 34-yard line with
1:23 left and two timeouts before four straight incomplete passes ended the
possession.
UW-Stevens Point totaled 293 yards as Childs
finished with 48 yards rushing on 13 carries. Jacob Dickert caught four
passes for 76 yards.
UW-Oshkosh�s Andy Moriarity had his fourth
100-yard game of the season with 27 carries for 122 yards. He also caught
five passes for 98 yards. |
