Blue Devils Pull Away From Titans With Big Third Quarter

UW-Stout scored 28 third quarter points and cruised to a 49-17 win over UW-Oshkosh on Saturday (Sept. 25) in Menomonie.

Ryan Englebert and Matt Sprester both showed they were recovered from an automobile accident last October that ended their 2003 season.

Englebert started off the third quarter parade with a 55-yard touchdown jaunt, splitting two would-be tacklers and heading for paydirt only three minutes into the second half.

Sprester followed suit three minutes later, taking a pass in the middle of the field and racing 53-yards for the score to put UW-Stout (2-0, 1-0) up, 28-7.

UW-Stout wasted little time getting on the board again in less than a minute.

UW-Oshkosh quarterback Nick Wara (Sr. • Oshkosh) had a pass batted back to him, but then was hit and fumbled the ball. UW-Stout linebacker Steve Schils picked up the loose change and scored from 13 yards out for a 35-7 lead.

The Titans (3-1, 0-1) drove, but only managed a field goal of 33 yards by Lucas Raschke (Fr. • Clintonville) at the 5:50 mark of the third quarter.

Two minutes later, UW-Stout quarterback Nick Ohman found Jesse Wendt on the visitors sideline and hit him in stride. Wendt bobbled the ball a couple of times, but hauled it in and went 48 yards to score and a 42-10 UW-Stout lead with four minutes left in the period.

Englebert added another score in the fourth period, a 21-yard run. The Titans closed the game's scoring with 1:40 to play, a one-yard touchdown run by Tyler Jandrin (Fr. • Casco).

UW-Stout jumped out to a 7-0 lead only two minutes into the first half. John Henry Freeman scored on a 9-yard pass from Ohman. The score was set up with a 37-yard pass from Ohman to Sprester.

The Titans tied the score at 7-7 on a Wara two-yard run with three minutes left in the quarter.

UW-Stout answered back on the ensuing drive. Wendt returned the kickoff 22 yards, then hauled in a 20-yard pass from Ohman. Seth Mattison also pulled in a 20-yard pass, setting the stage for Englebert's first score on the day, a 2-yard run.

UW-Stout tallied 416 total yards of offense, 241 in the air, 175 on the ground. Ohman completed 9-of-22 passes for 204 yards. Sprester made four catches for 113 yards, while Wendt had three grabs for 90 yards. Englebert rushed 16 times for 122 yards.

The Titans finished with 283 yards of offense, 154 by rush, 129 by pass. Wara completed 14-of-33 passes for 108 yards. Andy Moriarty (So. • Mequon) rushed for 60 yards, and Wara for 38. Chad LaLuzerne (So. • Algoma) led the Titans with five pass receptions.