Football | 11/2/2013 10:10:00 PM
Box Score
GLENDORA, Calif. – The Western Oregon University football team had its three-game win streak snapped at Azusa Pacific University Saturday, 38-28. The Cougars remain atop the Great Northwest Athletic Conference with the win.
Azusa Pacific (7-2, 7-1 GNAC), which is receiving votes in the national poll, held Western Oregon to 79 yards on the ground in the win. APU held off the Wolves behind 197 rushing yards. The Cougars finished with 393 yards of offense to WOU's 323.
Western Oregon entered the game with a chance to tie Azusa Pacific for first place in the conference, but with the win the Cougars now own a game lead over Central Washington and a two-game cushion over WOU in the GNAC standings.
Azusa Pacific's Terrel Watson came into the contest as the leader rusher in the conference and proved why Saturday. He ran for 173 yards on 30 carries with three touchdowns. Watson finished with 206 all-purpose yards. He ran for 102 yards in the first meeting with WOU this season.
Dasmen Stewart completed 18 of his 31 pass attempts for 196 yards. He threw a touchdown and an interception. Stewart also ran for 22 yards and a touchdown. Tarik Myles caught eight passes for 98 yards.
The Cougars built a 10-0 lead after the first quarter with a five-yard Kyle Dravis touchdown catch on their first possession and a 31-yard field goal at the 1:34 mark.
Lucas Gonsalves reeled in a 22-yard reception with 10:21 left in the second quarter to cut the lead to 10-7. Stewart completed a six-play 63-yard drive midway through the quarter with a two-yard run.
Azusa Pacific opened the second half with his first touchdown, a 36-yard run, increasing the lead to 24-7. On the Wolves' next possession, Gonsalves made another touchdown catch from just a yard away. Watson completed the scoring in the quarter with a 15-yard run.
Devin Wells opened the fourth quarter with a 63-yard interception return to the Azusa Pacific 12-yard line. On the next play,
Devauntae Hoffman ran in a 12-yard score, cutting the lead to 31-21. Watson and the Cougars answered with a 19-yard touchdown run.
Robert Savoy completed the scoring with a 22-yard catch with 6:50 remaining in regulation.
The Wolves' (5-4, 5-3)
Ryan Bergman finished 24-of-39 with three touchdown passes and an interception. Gonsalves caught six passes for 101 yards. Hoffman finished with 98 rushing yards on 14 carries.
Shane Kuenzi led all players with 14 tackles. He also had a fumble recovery and a pass breakup.
Kraig Akins had eight tackles with a fumble recovery. Tyler Thornton led APU with 12 tackles and a fumble recovery. The Cougars had five sacks as a team.
Western Oregon welcomes Central Washington (6-3, 6-2) Nov. 9 for a 1 p.m. kickoff. The Wildcats won the first meeting in Ellensburg, Wash., 20-7, on Sept. 14. It will be Senior Day for WOU. Fans are encouraged to wear black for a Blackout at McArthur Field.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Western Oregon...... 0 7 7 14 - 28 Record: (5-4,5-3)
Azusa Pacific....... 10 7 14 7 - 38 Record: (7-2,7-1)
Scoring Summary:
1st 11:47 APU - Dravis 5 yd pass from Stewart (Cacciatore kick), 6-22 3:11, WOU 0 - APU 7
01:34 APU - Cacciatore 31 yd field goal, 10-64 4:54, WOU 0 - APU 10
2nd 10:21 WOU - Gonsalves,Lucas 22 yd pass from Bergman,Ryan (Correa,Jesse kick), 9-62 3:37, WOU 7 - APU 10
06:51 APU - Stewart 2 yd run (Cacciatore kick), 6-63 3:24, WOU 7 - APU 17
3rd 08:17 APU - Watson 36 yd run (Cacciatore kick), 3-45 1:28, WOU 7 - APU 24
04:45 WOU - Gonsalves,Lucas 1 yd pass from Bergman,Ryan (Correa,Jesse kick), 8-65 3:32, WOU 14 - APU 24
00:56 APU - Watson 15 yd run (Cacciatore kick), 8-63 3:45, WOU 14 - APU 31
4th 13:37 WOU - Hoffman,Devauntee 12 yd run (Correa,Jesse kick), 1-12 0:05, WOU 21 - APU 31
08:59 APU - Watson 19 yd run (Cacciatore kick), 8-51 4:32, WOU 21 - APU 38
06:50 WOU - Savoy,Robert 22 yd pass from Bergman,Ryan (Correa,Jesse kick), 9-73 2:03, WOU 28 - APU 38
WOU APU
FIRST DOWNS................... 21 19
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 26-79 45-197
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 244 196
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 39-24-1 31-18-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 65-323 76-393
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 2-17 4-66
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 5-65 4-89
Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-63 1-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 5-43.6 3-42.0
Fumbles-Lost.................. 4-2 2-2
Penalties-Yards............... 4-30 4-34
Possession Time............... 23:32 36:28
Third-Down Conversions........ 6 of 13 8 of 16
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 1 1 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 2-2 5-6
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 0-0 5-29
RUSHING: Western Oregon-Hoffman,Devauntee 14-98; Harris,Joe 2-0;
Wafer,Antoinne 1-minus 1; Bergman,Ryan 9-minus 18. Azusa Pacific-Watson 30-173;
Stewart 7-22; Douglas 5-8; TEAM 3-minus 6.
PASSING: Western Oregon-Bergman,Ryan 24-39-1-244. Azusa Pacific-Stewart
18-31-1-196.
RECEIVING: Western Oregon-Gonsalves,Lucas 6-101; Hoffman,Devauntee 4-24;
Savoy,Robert 3-40; Reeve,Michael 3-22; Wafer,Antoinne 3-22; Williams,Tyrell
2-15; Harris,Joe 2-13; Hurd,Dustin 1-7. Azusa Pacific-Myles,T. 8-98; Dillihunt
5-49; Dravis 2-5; Watson 1-33; Douglas 1-7; Henry 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS: Western Oregon-Wells,Devin 1-63. Azusa Pacific-Grunsky
1-0.
FUMBLES: Western Oregon-Bergman,Ryan 2-0; Tepea,Patrick 1-1; Harris,Joe
1-1. Azusa Pacific-Watson 2-2.
Stadium: Citrus Stadium Attendance: 2998
Kickoff time: 6:30 pm End of Game: 9:24 pm Total elapsed time: 2:54
Officials: Referee: Scott Root; Umpire: Tom Finch; Linesman: John Fallman;
Line judge: Darryl Johnson; Back judge: John Downing; Field judge: Kurt Corey;
Side judge: Gary Reed;
Temperature: 72 F Wind: 3 mph SE Weather: Clear
