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Game Recap: Football | | Jay Hilbrands

Late UNW Rally Not Enough Against SAGU in Victory Bowl

WAXAHACHIE, Texas – The University of Northwestern football team made a late charge, but came up just short, falling to Southwest Assemblies of God University 10-7 Saturday in the 2015 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Victory Bowl. The host Lions forced five Eagle turnovers on a blustery afternoon inside Lumpkins Stadium.

View photos from Saturday's Victory Bowl here.  

SAGU jumped out to an early 7-0 after scooping up a UNW fumble and returning it 63 yards to the house for an early advantage. The Lions pushed their lead to 10 with a 39-yard field goal at the end of the first quarter. The score would remain the same heading into halftime.

The teams came out of the locker room and played an even second half, battling the elements and each other's strong defenses. With neither team putting any points on the board for much of the final 30 minutes of play, UNW found life with 3:49 remaining in the game. Senior Grant Schoen (Independence, Minn. /Orono) found Cody Carlson (Dallas Center, Iowa/Des Moines Christian) on a 16-yard strike and Ben Lyons (North Olmstead, Ohio/Ohio Distance & Electronic Learning Academy) tacked on the extra point to cut the SAGU lead to 10-7. After a failed onside kick attempt, the Eagles forced the Lions to punt, meaning the Eagles would have one final shot to rally. The Lions picked off a pass on the final drive to secure its first Victory Bowl win.

Andrew Smith (Henning, Minn./Henning) picked off a pair passes in the first half to lead the UNW defense, while Luke Sommerlot (Pocahontas, Iowa/Pocahontas Area ) recorded 11 tackles, including three tackles for loss. Ben Greener (Foley, Minn./Home School) was in on nine stops.

Cody Carlson (Dallas Center, Iowa/Des Moines Christian), who hauled in six receptions for 55 yards, was named the 2015 NCCAA Victory Bowl Offensive Player of the Game. Fellow wide out Joe Sutton (Minneapolis, Minn./Benilde St. Margaret's) also grabbed six catches, racking up 47 yards. Grant Schoen (Independence, Minn. /Orono) finished the day 14-of-31 for 108 yards and a score.

Neither team was able to generate more than 200 yards of total offense.

The Eagles finish the 2015 campaign with an overall 8-3 record. 

 

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