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Turnovers Foil Titans' Bid To Upset Division II Mavericks

Box Score

The Minnesota State University football team turned three UW-Oshkosh turnovers into 20 points as it defeated the Titans, 33-22, on Saturday (Sept. 9) in Mankato, Minn.

UW-Oshkosh (1-1) took a 7-0 lead over its NCAA Division II opponent on Joe Patek's (Jr. • Cedarburg) 48-yard touchdown pass to Steve Stoltz (Jr. • Greendale) with 8:14 left in the first quarter. The five-play, 79-yard scoring drive came after the Titans' Ryan Radtke (Sr. • Peshtigo) intercepted a Minnesota State University pass at the UW-Oshkosh 21-yard line.

Minnesota State University (2-1) tied the score at 7-7 on Nick Wilson's 27-yard pass interception for a touchdown at the 3:37 mark of the opening period. The Titans fumbled away the ensuing kickoff and trailed 14-7 just 35 seconds later as Ben King tossed a 30-yard touchdown pass to Tyrell Smith.

UW-Oshkosh cut its deficit to 14-13 when Patek hit Kyle Kubasa (Sr. • West Allis) with a nine-yard touchdown pass at the 8:51 mark of the second quarter. The touchdown capped a nine-play, 49-yard drive.

Minnesota State University went ahead 21-13 as it took the ensuing kickoff and marched 64 yards in eight plays for a touchdown. The Mavericks reached the end zone on King's 20-yard touchdown pass to Bryan Dalton with 4:54 left in the second quarter.

In the third quarter, each team scored a touchdown and missed an extra point.

UW-Oshkosh closed to within 21-19 as Andy Moriarty (Jr. • Mequon) capped a 13-play, 85-yard drive by rushing one yard for a touchdown with 9:05 left in the third period. Minnesota State University returned the ensuing kickoff 60 yards and went ahead 27-19 on King's nine-yard touchdown pass to Dalton at the 7:31 mark of the frame.

UW-Oshkosh reduced its deficit to 27-22 on Lucas Raschke's (Jr. • Clintonville) 20-yard field goal with 10:32 remaining in the game. Raschke set a UW-Oshkosh record on the play by making his 30th career field goal.

Following a defensive stop, UW-Oshkosh took the football over at its own 20-yard line with 7:02 to play. However, UW-Oshkosh's attempt at an upset was quickly erased as the Mavericks' Randy Earl intercepted Patek's first-down pass and flipped the football to teammate Dan Ficcadenti who ran 10 yards for a touchdown. The score gave Minnesota State University a 33-22 lead with 6:36 left.

UW-Oshkosh had two more possessions the rest of the game, but both drives ended on misfired fourth-down plays at the Minnesota State University 45-yard line.

UW-Oshkosh totaled 372 yards of offense and 23 first downs. The Titans gained 233 yards in the air as Patek completed 20 of 34 passes, including seven for 48 yards to Moriarty and five for 99 yards to Stoltz. Moriarty also rushed 26 times for 100 yards.

Minnesota State University, a first-time opponent of UW-Oshkosh, compiled 275 yards of offense. The Mavericks had 178 yards in the air as King completed 15 of 28 passes, including four passes for 54 yards to Smith. Bryan Alberty led the Mavericks on the ground by rushing 16 times for 87 yards.

UW-Oshkosh's defense was led by the eight tackles and one pass interception of Radtke. The Titans also received six tackles from Ryan Neff (Sr. • Merrill), Eric Stenbroten (Jr. • Monticello), Scott Salvinski (Jr. • Oshkosh) and Josh Wara (Jr. • Oshkosh).

Ficcadenti had 10 tackles and one touchdown to lead Minnesota State University's defense. The Mavericks also benefited from the eight tackles of Chad Breeden, Melvin Matlock and Brandon Pete.