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37
Winner Montana Tech MTT 3-1 , 3-1
24
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Game Recap: Football | | Seth Dahle, Sports Information Director

No. 15 EOU Football Drops 37-24 Decision to No. 10 Montana Tech

LA GRANDE, Ore. – The No. 15 EOU football team was held to its lowest rushing total since 2008, and the Mountaineers suffered a 37-24 defeat at the hands of No. 10 Montana Tech on Saturday afternoon at Community Stadium.
 
Without senior running back Alfred Gross, the Blue and Gold (2-2, 2-2 Frontier) couldn't get anything going on the ground, while Montana Tech posted 410 yards of total offense and eight sacks en route to leaving La Grande with a 'W.'
 
While EOU's ground attack was lacking, senior quarterback Zach Bartlow tossed a season-high 361 passing yards and two touchdowns, including a 53-yarder to junior wide receiver Brenden Kelly, who recorded a career-best 135 receiving yards.
 
Junior wide receiver Calvin Connors caught five passes for 90 yards and a touchdown, while senior running back AJ Prom rushed a team-best 28 yards and one touchdown.
 
Defensively, senior linebacker Tucker Stanley was outstanding, carding a career-high 17 tackles (nine solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and his second career interception. In addition, junior defensive back Justin Hughes added 12 tackles (five solo).
 
THE RUNDOWN
For the second-straight contest, EOU struck immediately, as Bartlow's 53-yard beaut to Kelly capped a 4-play, 57-yard drive into the end zone. However, Montana Tech fired right back, logging a touchdown pass and then a rushing tally to take a 13-7 advantage into the second quarter.
 
The Orediggers (3-1, 3-1 Frontier) scored on their third-straight possession just over three minutes into the second stanza, as quarterback Quinn McQueary hauled it in three yards to finish a 10-play, 50-yard drive to extend the damage to 13 (20-7).
 
Facing a 20-point (27-7) deficit late in the first half, it looked as though the Mountaineers notched a much-needed touchdown pass to gain a little momentum into the locker room, but the tally was ultimately called back on a penalty, and the Blue and Gold had to settle with a field goal.
 
In the third, Montana Tech forced two 3-and-outs and a turnover on downs, and a 24-yard field goal granted the Orediggers a 30-10 margin going into the fourth stanza.
 
With just over eight minutes remaining in the contest, EOU gave itself a chance with Prom's one-yard carry for the score, but Montana Tech charged right back with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to go back up by 20 (37-17) with just over eight minutes remaining.
 
The Orediggers forced a turnover on downs before EOU put up one last seven via a 36-yard touchdown from Bartlow to Connors, but it was too little, too late for the Mountaineers.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
32 – Rushing yards for EOU – its lowest tally since Nov. 8, 2008.
361 – Passing yards posted by Bartlow – a season-high number. 
135 – Receiving yards for Kelly – a career-high tally.
17 – Tackles mustered by Stanley – a career-best effort.
 
UP NEXT
Following a bye week, EOU travels to Havre, Mont., to face MSU-Northern on Oct. 8. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. MT.
 
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