Minnesota Crookston Football
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Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles
Head Coach: Mike Fritze Record at UMC: 2-15 Season at UMC: Second Season
1. Can the Golden Eagle offense be more productive? UMC punted 11 times last week against bemidji State and had just 184 yards of offense. 2. Can the Golden Eagles continue their string of consecutive Homecoming wins, which currently sits at two? 3. Will Greg Lofquist continue his streak of four-straight games with 10 or more tackles? 4. Can UMC shut down the U-Mary offense. The Golden Eagles have allowed no fewer than 447 yards this season to their opposition? 5. Will the Golden Eagles pick up their first win of the season?
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 L, 45-24 11 at Bemidji State L, 38-3 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.
Mary Marauders
Head Coach: Josh Kotelnicki Record at U-Mary: 3-3 Season at U-Mary: First Season
Oct. 18, 2014 • CROOKSTON, Minn. • ED Widseth Field • 1 p.m. • Homecoming 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/
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#HomecomingSuccess
The University of Minnesota Crookston football team is 2-0 on Homecoming in the last two seasons with a 16-14 win over Bemidji State University last season and a 33-28 victory over Southwest Minnesota State University. The Golden Eagles will look to win their third straight next week.
win Bemidji State
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win southwest minnesota state
#LasttimehostingUMary
The last time UMC played U-Mary in a home game, which was played at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, N.D., the Golden Eagles were led by Marcus Cheatham, who had four catches for 79 yards and two touchdowns. The game-winning touchdown came from Talo Pascal, who was then a freshman for the Golden Eagles. Defensively, UMC looked to eight tackles from Andrew “Rock” Hall and six tackles from Greg Lofquist.
TOP UMC Players Offense Jr. QB 4 Ben Bucholz 95-for-178, 944 yards, 6 TD, 6 INT 52 rushes, 11 yards, 0 TD Fr. WR 11 Adam Connette 28 receptions, 302 yards, 2 TD Sr. WR 10 Marcus Cheatham 12 receptions, 180 yards, 1 TD Sr. TE 40 Jacob Pinder 13 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD Sr. OL 71 Sam Smith 39 consecutive starts Defense Sr. LB 41 Greg Lofquist 79 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks So. DB 31 Trent Galkoski 42 tackles, 1 INT Jr. DL 91 Drew Selvestra 43 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks Sr. LB 7 Andrew “Rock” Hall 29 tackles, 1.0 TFL Sr. DB 21 Tyler Hansen 44 tackles, 3.0 TFL
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#Makinganimpact UMC freshman wide receiver Adam Connette, a native of Corona, Calif., has been UMC’s biggest impact newcomer this season. He had five receptions for 78 yards last week against Bemidji State. Connette leads the team with 28 cataches for 302 yards and two touchdowns and also has a 31-yard touchdown pass to Dante Jones.
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