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60
Winner Dubuque DBQ 8-2 , 6-2
22
Loras LOR 1-8 , 1-6
Winner
Dubuque DBQ
8-2 , 6-2
60
Final
22
Loras LOR
1-8 , 1-6
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
DBQ Dubuque 15 28 17 0 60
LOR Loras 15 0 7 0 22

Game Recap: Football |

Football Suffers Loss to Dubuque on Senior Day

DUBUQUE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - A fast start quickly faded for the Loras football team on Saturday in front of the home crowd. Dubuque rattled off 50 unanswered points en route to a 60-22 victory. Senior Zach Minch reached the 1,000-yard mark for the second time in as many seasons for the Purple & Gold.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
First Quarter
  • An interception on the third play of the game from junior Bob Kelly resulted in pick-six for Dubuque, giving the Spartans an early 7-0 lead.
  • After a well-placed punt from senior Jeremy Peters pinned Dubuque at their own 5-yard line, senior Damon Davies' strip sack on third down was recovered by senior Calvin Harridge and ran into the endzone to put the Duhawks on the board.
  • Minch broke a 51-yard run to put Loras in goal-to-go territory and then punched it in the end zone two plays later for a 15-7 lead after a successful two-point conversion by junior Jonathon O'Brien.
  • A quick answer by the Spartans on a long touchdown pass and two-point conversion of their own knotted the score at 15-all at the end of a back-and-forth first quarter.

Second Quarter
  • In the second quarter, a litany of Duhawk mistakes provided the means for Dubuque to score twice on defense on their way to four touchdowns in the frame, giving them a commanding 43-15 halftime lead. 

Third Quarter
  • The second half featured more of the same from the Spartans, as they scored touchdowns on their first two possessions of the third quarter to go up 57-15.
  • Loras got back on the scoreboard with a 41-yard touchdown pass from Kelly to sophomore Brad Boelkow with 5:26 left in the third quarter to close the deficit to 57-22.
  • A field goal by the Spartans to end the third quarter and a scoreless final session from both teams made for a 60-22 final.


FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME
Zach Minch | The Davenport native continued his strong senior campaign on Saturday, rushing for 130 yards and one touchdown. Heading into next week's finale, Minch has rushed for 100 yards or more in seven of the nine games this season.

UP NEXT
The Duhawks conclude the 2016 campaign next Saturday on the road against Nebraska Wesleyan. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.