Eighth-Ranked Eagles Defeat Titans

Eighth-ranked UW-La Crosse (5-1, 2-1 WIAC) scored on its first five possessions of the game and went on to a 56-14 victory over UW-Oshkosh (4-2, 1-2) on Saturday at Roger Harring Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Matt Pagel opened the scoring on a 1-yard run with 10:41 remaining in the first quarter. Steve Tennies then hit Scott Burnoski with a 14-yard touchdown pass with 6:56 left in the opening quarter and Andrew Mocadlo scored on a 26-yard run to make it 21-0 after the first quarter.

The Eagles scored 21 points in the second quarter to make it 42-0 at halftime. Tennies hit Chester Janke with a 34-yard touchdown pass; Mocadlo scored on a 6-yard run and Ken Halvorson returned a fumble 52 yards.

Tennies hit Jeremy Korth with a 36-yard touchdown with 12:16 remaining in the third and Mark Wilcox finished the scoring for the Eagles on a 6-yard run with 7:01 left in the third.

UW-Oshkosh scored twice in the fourth. Nick Wara hit Bob Docherty with a 7-yard pass with 13:51 remaining and Wara scored on a 5-yard run with 2:20 left.

UW-L finished with a season-high 535 yards, including 248 rushing and 287 passing. Mocadlo had 94 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 14 carries. Tennies finished 11-for-13 for 246 yards with three touchdowns. Burnoski caught five passes for 99 yards and a touchdown.

UW-Oshkosh was held to 211 yards, including 124 rushing and 87 passing. The Titans were 4-for-16 on third-down and were forced to punt nine times. Chris Kirch had 58 yards rushing on 11 carries. Wara was 10-for-26 for 87 yards and a touchdown. He was sacked three times. Docherty caught three passes for 28 yards and a touchdown.

Jason Manikowski led the Titans with 13 tackles while Deke Stanek led UW-L with six.