DUBUQUE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The Loras football team remained in the city limits of Dubuque on Saturday and faced off against their crosstown rivals, University of Dubuque. On a day where the clouds were a plenty and the rain was consistently present, the Duhawks struggled to put their offense in motion, suffering a 42-7 defeat.

At the end of the first quarter neither team had put any points on the scoreboard and both teams had missed a field goal. The Spartans flipped the switch in the second quarter, though, and rattled off 21 straight points to take a commanding lead. Dubuque's Rio Johnson threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to senior Christopher Bagley for the first score of the day.

On Loras' next possession, freshman Nolan Baumhover was picked off at his own 32-yard line. The Spartans took nearly five minutes to string together 11 plays for 52 yards and anouther touchdown, this time by Dai Von Vance-Jenkins.

Another stalled possession by the Duhawks gave the Spartans the ball with 40 seconds left in the second half, which they used to their advantage. A 22-yard completion from Johnson to Bagley made it 1st-and-Goal from the Loras 1-yard line with one second left in the half. Following a Dubuque timeout, the Spartans gave the ball to Maurece Herrion who carried it across the goal line to make it 21-0 Dubuque.

Out of the halftime break, the Duhawks went right to work as Baumhover orchestrated a 14-play drive that spanned 78 yards and 4:21 of possession. On 4th-and-1, Baumhover found Even for a 23-yard strike to earn Loras a 1st-and-Goal. On the very next play, sophomore David Adams found space in the end zone and caught Baumhover's pass to put Loras on the board.

Dubuque regained the 21-point lead on their next drive, marching 76 yards in 13 plays, finishing with a touchdown pass to Bagley. Later in the fourth quarter, the Spartans added two more touchdowns, one through the air and one on the ground, to extend their lead to 42-7.

SCORING SUMMARY
Q2 | DBQ 6-0 | Christopher Bagley 27-yard reception from Rio Johnson
Q2| DBQ 13-0 | Dai Von Vance-Jenkins 1-yard rush
Q2 | DBQ 20-0 | Maurece Herrion 1-yard rush
Q3 | LOR 6-21 | David Adams 2-yard reception from Nolan Baumhover
Q3 | DBQ 27-7 | Bagley 2-yard reception from Johnson
Q4 | DBQ 34-7 | Bagley 5-yard reception from Johnson
Q4 | DBQ 41-7 | Maurece Herrion 1-yard rush

KEY MOMENTS
Q2 | Calvin Harridge is called for a holding penalty on a 4^th and 6 that set up the first Spartan touchdown of the day
Q2 | Nolan Baumhover tries to find Nate Even in triple coverage and his pass gets intercepted and this gave Dubuque great field position to set up their second touchdown of the day 
Q2 | Rio Johnson with 7.9 seconds remaining in the first half finds Christopher Bagley for a reception down to the one that set up Maurece Herrion's score as time expired

FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME
Damon Davies | The Flossmoor, Illinois native had nine tackles on the day, including three sacks. Davies was in constant pursuit of Rio Johnson all afternoon.

SOUNDBITES | Steve Helminiak


UP NEXT
The Duhawks are set to travel to Decorah next Saturday to take face Luther. The Norse lost to Coe on Saturday, 44-22. Unlike any other team on Loras' schedule in 2015, Luther runs the triple-option and will force the Duhawks to stop the run.