PSU SPORTS RETURN TO CAMPUS PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS FOOTBALL TEAM IN A HUDDLE. ERIC SHELBY/PSU VANGUARD
THE VIKINGS MAKE IT A GOOD GAME AGAINST THE BOBCATS, AND PSU VOLLEYBALL CONTINUES TO MAKE STATEMENT WINS ERIC SHELBY
FOOTBALL The gridiron Portland State Vikings started off the season traveling to Hawai’i and Washington. PSU put up a massive 35 points against University of Hawai’i’s Rainbow Warriors. The Warriors, however, caught the Vikings off guard by dropping 28 points in the first quarter, but the Warriors weren’t out of the woods yet. Senior Vikings quarterback Davis Alexander went 23 for 47 and threw for exactly 400 yards, giving the team three of its five touchdowns. After week one, Alexander was fourth in passing yards in the Football Championship Subdivision. PSU’s Darien Chase is a player the rest of
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the league needs to watch out for. In the game against Hawai’i, the freshman had six catches for 105 yards. Wide receiver Beau Kelly also made an impact in the game with six catches and 132 yards, gaining a touchdown for the team. The Vikings almost completed their comeback, outscoring the Warriors 28–14 in the second half of the game. The Vikings’s first home game of the season started with a much needed win after an 0–2 start in matches against Football Bowl Subdivision teams. They played Division-II Western Oregon University. Davis Alexander led the Vikings to a close, low scoring 21–7 win, the lowest scoring game of the season so far. Nonetheless, a win is a win. The Western Oregon Wolves had scored 35
PSU Vanguard • SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 • psuvanguard.com
