BOX SCORE

LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon University football team fell at home to the University of Montana Western, 27-20.

The Mountaineers (5-5) (5-4) fell for the first time in five games to Western. The Bulldogs won for the first time this season. UMW gained 309 yards of offense and Eastern finished with 301. Each team finished with three turnovers and combined for 17 penalties for 183 penalty yards.

Montana Western's Jeff Logan completed 17 of his 29 passes for 190 yards. He threw a pair of interceptions and one touchdown pass. He also ran in a score. Colton Woods caught five passes for 63 yards. Charlie Dotson led the Bulldogs on the ground with 21 carries for 65 yards.

Western (1-9) (1-8) put plenty of pressure on EOU quarterback Chris Ware throughout the game. The Bulldogs sacked Ware eight times. Robert Blair had 2.5 sacks to lead UMW.

Ware passed for 177 yards and completed 16 of his 36 passes. The junior threw two touchdown passes and two interceptions. He led the Mountaineers on the ground with 74 yards. Kevin Sampson caught six passes for 59 yards and had a touchdown reception. He finished with 109 all-purpose yards.

Eastern was stymied on third downs converting only two of 15, while Montana Western was 4 of 17 on third downs. The Bulldogs finished with 17 first downs and EOU had 16.

Coltin Weber led the Western defense with 14 tackles, 1.5 for loss. He had 1.5 sacks and an interception. Curtis Quigley had 12 tackles and returned an interception 57 yards for a touchdown. EOU was led by Howard McDonald's 14 tackles, while Matt Gayman had 11. Marc-Avery Airhart made 10 tackles and had an interception. Max Hannah also intercepted his eighth interception of the season.

The Eastern and Montana Western kickers took advantage of windy conditions. Yim Sribenjakul made 22 and 30 yard field goals for UMW. The Mountaineers' Nick Knell hit career-long attempts of 48 and 49 yard field goals. Ricky Parkhouse put four of his eight punts inside the 20-yard line.

The Mountaineers will look to bounce back in their final game of the regular season next Saturday against Rocky Mountain College. Kickoff is scheduled for Noon Pacific Time in Community Stadium.