MONMOUTH, Ore. --- The Western Oregon football team sent its seniors out with a bang as the Wolves scored the first 26 points of the game in the first 26 minutes of the game to pull away for a 32-7 victory over Simon Fraser on Saturday at McArthur Field.
The Wolves (5-5 overall, 4-4 Lone Star Conference) outgained the Red Leafs (0-8, 0-8) 452-171 on the day in total offense and had control of the game from the start.
Omari Dixon-Land got the scoring going with a 6-yard touchdown run with 7:43 left in the first quarter before
Gannon Winker hit
Kade Hustler for a touchdown pass down the middle in the end zone from 18 yards out with three seconds left in the first to make it 13-0. That last touchdown play capped an 11-play, 91-yard drive for the Wolves.
On the Red Leafs' next drive,
Malcolm Liufau sacked SFU's Justin Seiber and forced a fumble -recovered by WOU's
Noa Aluesi on the Red Leaf 10. On the next play, the Wolves used a receiver reverse to score as
Thomas Wright rushed it in from 10 yards out to make it 19-0 a minute into the second quarter.
Marquis Sampson scored on a receiver end around from 13 yards out with 3:56 left in the half to make it 26-0.
The Red Leafs scored on its next possession on a 38-yard touchdown pass and the final score of the game came with 9:49 left in the third, a 5-yard touchdown pass from Winker to Wright.
The Wolves rushed for a season-high 257 yards - led by Dixon-Land's 97 yards and a touchdown.
Kainoa Jones had 63 yards rushing to go along with 32 yards passing while
Andrew Valladares had 41 yards on the ground.
Winker finished 16-for-21 for 163 yards and two scores. Wight had five catches for 76 yards and a score to go along with his rushing touchdown.
Isaiah Abraham had five tackles, a half sack and a quarterback hurry while
Dawson Muggy added five tackles, a sack and hurry as well.Liufau had three tackles 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble.
The Wolves close out the season next Saturday at Texas A&M-Kingsville.