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Big First Half
Leads Pointers to First Victory
Box Score
A first half offensive explosion keyed the
UW-Stevens Point football team to its first victory of the season as it
stormed past Waldorf 45-7 on Saturday in Forest City, Iowa.
After playing two teams ranked in the top 10 of
the NCAA Division III this week to open the year, the Pointers broke out
with a massive offensive total in the first half on Saturday,
rolling up 510 yards in taking a 38-0 halftime lead.
UW-Stevens Point coasted through the second half
with 77 total yards and one touchdown to finish with 587 total yards after
entering the game with 570 yards in the first two games of the year
combined.
Senior quarterback Brett Borchart had a big day
with four first half touchdown passes on 12-for-17 passing for 344 yards. Senior running back Cody Childs added 16 carries for 162
yards and two catches for 116 yards despite not playing in the second half.
The Pointers scored on their first six possessions
with Borchart hitting Jacob Dickert for a 50-yard touchdown pass to cap a
98-yard opening drive. Childs added a nine-yard touchdown run and Borchart
found Jack Marx for a 46-yard touchdown pass to complete a 91-yard drive as
the Pointers took a 21-0 lead after one quarter.
UW-Stevens Point opened the second quarter with an
84-yard drive that ended on a 39-yard touchdown pass from Borchart to
Dickert. On the next possession, Borchart hit Childs for a 75-yard touchdown
on a third down and long play. Ryan Graboski, who converted all five first
half extra points in his collegiate debut, added a 22-yard field goal with
4:50 left in the half for a 38-0 advantage.
Dustin Robinson added a two-yard run early in the
fourth quarter to push the lead to 45-0 before Waldorf converted two fourth
down plays to score its only
touchdown on a four-yard pass from Ryan Kerns to Nate Lidtke with 8:26 left
in the game.
UW-Stevens Point�s defense limited the Warriors to
244 total yards, including just 66 yards rushing.
The contest was the first of four straight road
games for the Pointers, who play next week at Trinity International (Ill.). |
