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Victor Dias
Wally Feldt
21
Eastern Oregon EOU 2-5 , 2-5
30
Winner Montana Western UMW 4-4 , 4-3
Eastern Oregon EOU
2-5 , 2-5
21
Final
30
Montana Western UMW
4-4 , 4-3
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
EOU Eastern Oregon 7 7 7 0 21
UMW Montana Western 0 14 16 0 30

Game Recap: Football | | Iain Dexter, EOU Sports Information Director

Mounties Drop Road Game 31-21 at Montana Western

DILLON, Mont. – The Eastern Oregon football team fell 31-21 on the road at Montana Western, Saturday afternoon at Vigilante Stadium.
 
The Mountaineers (2-5, 2-5 Frontier) had a season high 532 yards of offense, out gaining Montana Western (4-4, 4-3 Frontier) by 68 in the game. The Bulldogs, however, were able to capitalize on their scoring chances more effectively, using a 16-point third quarter to overcome the Blue and Gold.
 
EOU got off to a good start with a touchdown on its second drive, going 72 yards on just four plays. Redshirt freshman quarterback Kai Quinn hit junior wide receiver Brenden Kelly for 37 yards on the second play. Sophomore running back Victor Dias then took two straight handoffs, a 21-yard run followed by a 10-yard touchdown run to put EOU up 7-0.
 
The Bulldogs didn't answer until the second quarter, when Bennett Gibson completed a pass to Ryan Sullivan for a two-yard touchdown that finished off an eight-play drive.
 
The Mountaineers went back ahead just before halftime as Quinn once again found Kelly down the middle for a 57-yard touchdown throw. The Blue and Gold looked as if they'd head into the locker room with the lead, but the Bulldogs answered with their own 65-yard drive on five plays to even the score at 14-14.
 
EOU nearly scored a touchdown at the end of the half on a 53-yard Hail Mary pass to freshman wide receiver TJ Hancock, but a holding call negated the score as the teams remained tied.
 
The second half opened poorly for the Mountaineers as Quinn was sacked for a safety on the second play from scrimmage. Three plays later, the Bulldogs hit a 54-yard touchdown from Gibson to George Sherwood to take a 25-14 lead.
 
Montana Western kept the momentum with an interception that they returned down to the Mounties five-yard line. The EOU defense came through with an interception of its own, however, as junior safety Justin Hughes picked one off in the end zone on a tipped pass.
 
Later in the third quarter the Bulldogs extended their lead to 30-14 on another deep pass, a 70-yard strike from Gibson to Melvin Walser.
 
The Mountaineers responded with a much-needed 81-yard touchdown drive, capped off by a two-yard throw from Quinn to senior wide receiver Calvin Connors on third and goal.
 
The fourth quarter was a defensive one as neither team could score any points. The Mounties drove down to the Bulldogs' 24-yard line on their second to last drive, but turned it over on downs as they were looking to pull the game within one score.
 
Kelly had his second-straight 100-yard receiving performance, bringing in five catches for 140 yards and a touchdown to lead EOU. Connors had his first touchdown of the season, adding 75 yards and four catches. On the ground, Dias posted his first career 100-yard game with 115 on 16 carries, good for 7.2 yards per rush.
 
Quinn threw for two touchdowns and 320 yards, finishing 16-for-40 passing. He also added 20 yards rushing on seven carries.
 
Defensively, redshirt freshman linebacker Garrett DeVos had 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss to pace the team. Senior linebacker Michal Arenas also had 10 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss.
 
For the Bulldogs, Gibson finished 17-for-32 with 298 yards passing and three touchdown tosses. Hunter Thomsen had 132 rushing yards on 26 carries. Sherwood had 124 yards receiving.
 
The Mountaineers are back home on Saturday hosting rival College of Idaho at 1 p.m. for the EOU football team's Breast Cancer Awareness Game.
 
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Contact: Iain Dexter; 541-962-3946; idexter@eou.edu
 
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