FINAL
Dordt def. Briar Cliff 49-0
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Dordt Defenders erupted for 28 points in the second quarter on the way to a 49-0 shutout win over Briar Cliff on a snowy and cold afternoon to close their October schedule. The Defenders needed the four scores to stretch the advantage from a slim 7-0 lead that held for over 15 minutes of playing time.
The Defenders first score was a 27 yard pass reception from
Kade McDaniel to
Kaden Harken with 11:50 left in the first quarter to finish a 61 yard drive.
Dordt turned the ball over on downs and on a fumble on its next two drives but Briar Cliff's offense sputtered against a Dordt defense that earned a shutout for the first time this season.
The Defenders extended the lead with a
Brendan Pieper 31 yard run to finish a 51 yard drive with 10:21 left in the half and the Defenders added a
Nick Wellen 48 yard run at the 4:58 mark and then the floodgates opened with
Jessup Leakey picking off a pass and he went 40 yards for his first career touchdown off the pick six.
Dordt got the ball back again and this time Harken took the reverse pitch and went 80 yards for Dordt's fourth score of the quarter, this one with 1:40 left in the half. Dordt got the ball back after a turnover on downs with little time left and a desperation heave at the horn was caught inside the five but
Isaac Looker was kept out of the end zone, ending the half on the play.
Two more scores came in the third and fourth quarter as Pieper found paydirt a second time with a six yard run that capped a 10 play drive and
Coleson Quiring had Dordt's second pick six, a 30 yard interception and return to make the final 49-0.
THE NUMBERS
- Dordt ran for 428 yards and passed for 129. The 428 yards is the 11th most in program history.
- Briar Cliff ran for 50 and passed for 87 yards.
- The Dordt shutout is the eighth shutout in history for the defense.
- The Defenders punted one time.
- Nick Wellen ran for 158 yards on 13 carries and had a score. Wellen's total is the 20th best single game total by a Defender and is a career high for him. He's the 11th Defender running back to rush for 150 yards or more.
- Brendan Pieper ran 14 times for 120 yards and two touchdowns.
- Kade McDaniel completed five passes for 116 yards.
- Isaac Looker caught three passes for 77 yards and Kaden Harken had two catches for 38 yards and a run for 80 yards.
- Tyler Wieringa had six tackles, a half sack and broke up one pass.
- Ian MacDonald had six tackles and Matt Bomgaars four.
- Derek Paup had a sack and a half and Eric Gustafson had a sack.
- Jessup Leakey and Coleson Quiring accounted for the two interceptions and it was Quiring's second interception of the season.
- Dordt is now 6-2 overall and in the conference.
- Briar Cliff is 3-6 and 3-5.
NEXT
Dordt will travel to face Morningside on Saturday, November 4 at 1:00.
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