The Dordt Defender football team improved to 5-0 this season with a 35-17 win over the Mount Marty Lancers in GPAC play in Yankton, South Dakota on Friday night. The Defenders outscored the hosts 14-0 in the final quarter to extend the lead to the final three-score difference.
Box Score (PDF)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lancers had a 7-0 lead after a 75-yard drive to open the game but Dordt had and answer with a 71 yard drive of their own, finishing with a
Nick Wellen five-yard run for a 7-7 tie with 2:58 left in the first quarter.
Both offenses struggled to find a rhythm for the rest of the first quarter and much of the second until Dordt went 87 yards on 11 plays and ended the drive with a Wellen to
Kaden Harken touchdown grab with 4:51 left in the half. Both teams exchanged interceptions late in the half and Dordt took a 14-7 lead into the break.
Dordt fumbled the ensuing kickoff to start the second half but the defense limited Mount Marty to a field goal. Dordt's next score was a Wellen 33 yard run off the right edge for a 21-10 lead. Mount Marty's defense kept it close as it forced a fumble at Dordt's goal line later in the period and recovered the loose ball for a score and cut the difference to 21-17 with under a minute left in the period.
The Lancers were unable to capitalized on a Dordt fumble on the kickoff and after a punt, Dordt engineered an 89 yard drive highlighted by a
Nick Wellen 52 yard run and
Daniel Dickerson did the honors on a swing pass by
Kolson Kruse for a 28-17 lead and a
Coleson Quiring interception on the next drive set up a 59 yard drive capped by a Dickerson three-yard run and Dordt had its 35-17 win after the defense forced a turnover on downs on Mount Marty's final possession.
THE NUMBERS
- Dordt ran for 295 yards and passed for 121 and outgained Mount Marty 416-252.
- Dordt overcame five turnovers.
- Nick Wellen ran for 157 yards on 20 carries and passed for his second touchdown this season.
- Kolson Kruse ran for 60 yards on 10 carries and completed 10 passes for 94 yards.
- Kaden Harken caught three passes for 38 yards.
- Dan Jungling had 11 tackles and Tyler Wieringa 10.
- Lucas Huttinga and Grant Hixson both had six tackles and Hixson had an interception.
- Dordt had seven tackles for loss and seven quarterback hurries.
- Blade Koons punted twice for a 44.5 average and had both punts downed inside the 20.
- Stephen Leinen was 5-5 on PAT.
NEXT
Dordt will travel to face Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday, October 20 in its next game. The Defenders are 5-0 overall and in the league.
HIGHLIGHTS
Â
