University of Northern Colorado Athletics
University of Northern Colorado
2-8 , 2-4
Eastern Washington
7-2 , 5-1
@UNCBearsFB Falls to #4/5 Eastern Washington on Senior Day
11/3/2018 6:16:00 PM | Football
Northern Colorado football fell to No. 4/5 Eastern Washington 48-10 in the home finale
On Senior Day, a few different Bears performed well in their final game at Nottingham Field. Trae Riek scored the team's first touchdown on a 1-yard run, while Keifer Glau, Henry Stelzner and Keifer Morris had solid days on defense.
Glau ended up with the second most tackles on the day for the team with eight, meanwhile, Stelzner was flying around the field recording seven solo tackles, including a team-leading three for a loss. Morris helped put pressure on the QB with six tackles, a forced fumble and quarterback hurry.
Eastern Washington jumped out to the early lead scoring on their first three possession of the ball game and never looked back or allowed the Bears to get into the game with the 13-0 lead. At half the Eagles led the Bears 20-0.
UNC made some halftime adjustments and moved down the field for the Riek touchdown on the first drive of the second half. A Connor Regan 25-yard pass to Dontay Warren set UNC up deep in EWU territory and was followed up four plays later by the 1-yard TD from Riek.
Despite looking to gain momentum, EWU took it right back from UNC with an eight play, 66-yard drive to extend the lead back to 20.
The Bears second touchdown of the game came just before the end of the third quarter on a Milo Hall 16-yard pass from Regan. It was again a long pass, this one 35 yards, to Warren that helped set up the score.
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Game Notes
- Junior Sam Flowers saw the most action of his UNC career on Saturday, finishing with a team-leading five catches for 48 yards.
- Dontay Warren led the Bears with 64 yards receiving on three catches.
- Eastern Washington outgained UNC 562 to 259, with a close to even split of 292 rushing yards and 270 passing.
- Sherand Boyd Jr recorded his fourth interception of the year. He finished the game with seven tackles, an interception, sack, 1.5 tackles for a loss, a forced fumble and three breakups.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado heads to Montana State next week to close out the 2018 season. The Bobcats and Bears will kick off at 1 pm MT. MSU defeated Cal Poly on Saturday at home 49-42. The game will be aired of AT&T Sports Network in Colorado.
To stay up to date on all things UNC football, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Twitter at @UNCBearsFB.
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Team Stats
EWU 3, NC 0
EWU - R. Alcobendas 22 yd field goal 11 plays, 89 yards, TOP 3:34
EWU 10, NC 0
EWU - Sam McPherson 24 yd run (R. Alcobendas kick), 1 plays, 24 yards, TOP 0:09
EWU 13, NC 0
EWU - R. Alcobendas 23 yd field goal 10 plays, 60 yards, TOP 3:03
EWU 20, NC 0
EWU - Eric Barriere 9 yd run (R. Alcobendas kick), 7 plays, 44 yards, TOP 2:12
EWU 20, NC 7
NC - Riek,T. 1 yd run (Combs,M. kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:33
EWU 27, NC 7
EWU - Eric Barriere 15 yd run (R. Alcobendas kick), 8 plays, 66 yards, TOP 2:42
EWU 34, NC 7
EWU - Dylan Ingram 4 yd pass from Eric Barriere (R. Alcobendas kick) 2 plays, 23 yards, TOP 0:35
EWU 34, NC 13
NC - Hall,M. 16 yd pass from Regan,C. (Regan,C. passfailed) 2 plays, 51 yards, TOP 0:18
EWU 41, NC 13
EWU - Johnny Edwards 19 yd pass from Eric Barriere (R. Alcobendas kick) 1 plays, 19 yards, TOP 0:06
EWU 48, NC 13
EWU - Tamarick Pierce 15 yd run (R. Alcobendas kick), 4 plays, 47 yards, TOP 1:18
