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Minnesota Crookston Football

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Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

1. Can the Golden Eagle offense get back into form after struggling last week, putting up just 158 yards of total offense?

4. Will Ben Bucholz return to form against his former school? 5. Can the Golden Eagles get into the win column for the first time this season?

Head Coach: Mike Fritze Record at UMC: 2-13 Season at UMC: Second Season

St. Cloud State Huskies

2. Can the UMC defense maintain for four quarters or will they continue to struggle in the fourth quarter? 3. Can the UMC defensive front control the running game of St. Cloud State led by Ledell White and Kenneth Walker?

#UMCFootballNotes

Head Coach: Scott Underwood Record at SMSU: 25-14 Season at SMSU: Fourth Season

Oct. 4, 2014 • CROOKSTON, Minn. • Ed Widseth Field Radio: 1260 KROX AM Play by Play: Chris Fee Internet Radio: www.kroxam.com Video: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/crk/#liveEventsTab Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/umcrookston/football/

#Schoolswap

University of Minnesota Crookston quarterback Ben Bucholz will take on his former school, St. Cloud State University, Saturday. Bucholz was a starter on the basketball team for the Huskies as a freshman during 2010-11 season before transferring to pursue football. He is in his first season as the starting quarterback for UMC. On the flip side, Kyle Risinger, a defensive back for St. Cloud State, played basketball at UMC during the 2010 season before transferring to St. Cloud State to pursue football.

2014 Schedule September 6 Augustana L, 54-0 13 at Southwest Minnesota L, 56-31 20 Winona State L, 33-7 27 at Concordia-St. Paul L, 44-3 October 4 St. Cloud State 1 p.m. 11 at Bemidji State 1 p.m. 18 U-Mary 1 p.m. 25 at Minot State 1:30 p.m. November 1 Minnesota Duluth 1 p.m. 8 at Northern State 1 p.m. 15 MSU Moorhead 1 p.m.

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TOP UMC Players Offense Jr. QB 4 Ben Bucholz 64-of-118, 618 yards, 4 TD, 6 INT Jr. RB 5 Talo Pascal 43 rushes, 173 yards, 0 TD Fr. WR 11 Adam Connette 18 receptions, 179 yards, 1 TD Sr. TE 40 Jacob Pinder 11 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD Sr. OL 71 Sam Smith 37 consecutive starts Defense Sr. LB 41 Greg Lofquist 50 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1 sack So. DB 31 Trent Galkoski 31 tackles, 1 INT Sr. DB 21 Tyler Hansen 28 tackles, 2 TFL Jr. DL 91 Drew Selvestra 27 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2.5 Sacks Jr. DL 99 A.J. Wallace 15 tackles

Despite changing positions this season, Greg Lofquist hasn’t lost a beat, as the senior currently leads the team with 50 tackles, which places third in the entire NSIC. In addition, Lofquist has 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack and one interception. Lofquist is currently averaging 12.5 tackles per game. Lofquist is coming off games with 19 tackles and 13 tackles.

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#TaloTime UMC junior running back Talo Pascal has started to come on more in the last three games for the Golden Eagles after struggling against Augustana. Pascal had 49 yards against Southwest Minnesota State, 47 against Winona State and 59 against Concordia-St. Paul. Look for Pascal to continue to improve in the backfield. The junior had one of his best game of the season last year against St. Cloud State, with 122 yards rushing on 16 carries with a touchdown. Pascal has 43 rushes for 173 yards, so far this season.

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