WINONA, Minn. – Winona State fell to Augustana University 34-26 in a road matchup in Sioux Falls, S.D.
The Warriors struck first on a field goal, but the Vikings handled the Warriors the rest of the way to win 34-26.
How it Happened:
The Warriors jumped out to 3-0 lead after a
Evan Swanstrom 33-yard field goal with 9:14 left in the first quarter.
Caleb Jannsen blocked a 42-yard field goal by Jake Pecina with 5:49 left in the quarter. Both teams were held scoreless for the remainder of the first quarter.
The Vikings took the lead after a 10-yard rushing touchdown by Levi Teetzel with 12:05 left in the first half. The Vikings extended the lead after a Gunnar Hesley 15-yard pass to Jacob Remmert to put the Vikings up 14-3 with 6:10 left in the first half. The Warriors Caleb Janson forced a fumble to set up a short field for the Warriors with 2:04 left in the first half. Three plays later, a 40-yard bomb from
Jackson Flottmeyer to
James Durst cut the Vikings lead to 14-10. The last play of the half saw a 41-yard pass from Hensley to Klayton Sattler to put the Vikings up 21-10 after one half.
The Vikings opening drive resulted in a 23-yard field goal from Jake Pecina to add to the Vikings lead, to put them up 24-10. After a punt by the Warriors, Augustana scored two plays later on a Sattler TD from Hensley to put the Vikings up 31-10 with 7:09 left in the third quarter. Another punt by the Warriors set up another field goal from Pecina to extend the Vikings lead to 34-10 after three quarters.
A quick six-play, 75-yard drive from the Warriors capped off by a
Joe Sikma seven-yard receiving touchdown cut the lead 34-16 with 14:09 left in the game. The Warriors forced a three & out on the Vikings ensuing drive. Another Swanstrom field goal put the Warriors down two scores at 34-19 with 7:52 left in the game. WSU cut it to a one-score game on a Flottmeyer 16-yard pass to
Jim Curtin with 0:38 left in the game. The Vikings recovered the following onside kick the end the Warriors upset bid.
Statistical Comparison:
- Winona State tallied 386 total yards with 347 passing and 39 rushing yards.
- Augustana gained 527 yards with 330 through the air and 197 yards on the ground.
- AUGIE led in time of possession 30:47-29:13.
- Winona State forced two turnovers in the contest and had zero turnovers in the loss.
- Flottmeyer started at quarterback for WSU and went 24-of-42 with a season-high 339 passing yards through air with three TD passes.
- Anthony Powell led the Warriors run game with 35 yards on the ground.
- Freshman Nolan Ginskey led the receiving pack with eight catches for 129 yards. Sikma and Durst each recorded at least 78 receiving yards and a touchdown in the game.
- Blake Schraufnagel once again led the Warriors in tackles with eight in the game.
- The Warriors Griffin Weigel and David Nies each recovered a fumble in the loss.
- David Nies had the Warriors lone sack in the game.
- Ethan Doucette had two pass break ups on defense.
- For the Vikings, Gunnar Hensley was 29-of-34 for 317 yards and three TD passes.
- AUGIE was led on the ground by Breylon Blout who had 87 yards on 10 attempts.
- Sattler had two receiving touchdowns on five catches for 96 yards in the Vikings win.
- The Vikings had three sacks in the game.
Winona State will look to rebound in a home matchup against Wayne State College on October 4th. Kickoff is set for 1pm at Altra Federal Credit Union Stadium.
