Augustana fell 45-35 to North Park this past Saturday at Thorson-Lucken Field. Now 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the CCIW, the Vikings will try and bounce back this week, traveling to Kenosha, Wisconsin to face Carthage at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 2.
 
Senior running back Eric Chandler (Cary-Grove HS, Cary, Ill.) rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries against North Park. Sophomore quarterback Sam Frasco (Prospect HS, Mt. Prospect, Ill) ran for 99 yards on 18 carries and completed 17 of 28 passes for 184 yards and a touchdown. Junior wide out Torre Harrell (Bloomington HS, Bloomington, Ill.) had five catches for 73 yards and a touchdown and senior Kyle Snow (Wheaton Warrenville South HS, Wheaton, Ill.) added four receptions for 68 yards. Augustana finished with 312 yards on the ground and 184 through the air for a total of 496. Senior corner Sean Walker (Annawan HS, Annawan, Ill.) returned an interception for a touchdown and also blocked a North Park field goal attempt. Senior linebacker Erik Westerberg (York HS, Elmhurst, Ill.) recorded 11 solo tackles and 12 total.
 
On the year, Frasco—who was named CCIW Offensive Player of the Week for his performance at Millikin on October 19— has rushed for a team-leading 669 yards on 106 carries (6.3 per attempt) and has scored five touchdowns. He's completed 87 of 149 passes (58.4 percent) for 912 yards and six touchdowns against five interceptions. In league games, he ranks second in the CCIW in rushing (132.5 ypg) and first in total offense (283.8 ypg). Chandler has rushed for 595 yards (6.1 per carry) and six touchdowns and ranks fourth in the CCIW with a per-game average of 99.5 rushing yards in four conference games. Senior Nick Krantz (Moline HS, Moline, Ill.) is the team's leading receiver with 27 catches for 263 yards.
 
Despite missing one game, Westerberg again leads the Vikings in tackles with 53. His 7½ stops behind the line of scrimmage also lead the team. Cornerbacks Ben Fornek (Batavia HS, Batavia, Ill.) and Walker have four and three interceptions, respectively, and each has broken up six passes.
 
Carthage, under first-year Head Coach Mike Yeager, is currently 1-6 overall and 0-4 in the CCIW. The Red Men have lost three straight games to ranked teams, including a 72-20 loss at number four North Central this past Saturday.
 
Sophomore quarterback A.J. Simoncelli runs the Carthage offense. He's completed 121 of 219 passes (55.3 percent) for 1,151 yards this season and has thrown four touchdown passes with eight interceptions. Sophomore Jamahl Wright (42 receptions, 425 yards and two touchdowns) and junior Evan Jackson (25-269-0) have been his most frequent targets. Junior Derek Bellamy is the Red Men's leading rusher with 296 yards and three touchdowns on 90 carries. Carthage is averaging 18.0 points and 263.3 yards of total offense per game. 76.6 of those come via the ground game, where the Red Men average 2.3 yards per carry.
 
Junior linebacker Greg Money is Carthage's leading tackler with 48. He's also picked off three opponents' passes. Junior corner Marcus Hartnett has 34 stops and leads the team with four interceptions. Sophomore defensive end Terrance  Allen has been in on 33 tackles, including a team-best 10½ for loss. Allen is tied for the team lead with two sacks. As a team, the Red Men are allowing 379.9 total yards and 30.6 points per game. Opponents have rushed for an average of 167.3 yards per game and 4.6 per carry. They've thrown for 212.6 yards per game on 57.8 percent completions.
 
Senior placekicker Brett Bukari was a first team All-CCIW performer a year ago.
 
 
2013 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS

DATE	OPPONENT	SITE	SCORE/TIME
September 7	Mount St. Joseph	HOME	W, 20-10
September 14	Central (Family Weekend)	HOME	L, 13-38
September 21	Loras	Dubuque, Iowa	W, 35-10
October 5	*Wheaton	Wheaton	L, 15-24
October 12	*Elmhurst (Homecoming)	HOME	W, 28-17
October 19	*Millikin	Decatur, Illinois	W, 49-17
October 26	*North Park	HOME	L, 35-45
November 2	*Carthage	Kenosha, Wisconsin	1:00 p.m.
November 9	*Illinois Wesleyan	HOME	1:00 p.m.
November 16	*North Central	Naperville, Ill.	1:00 p.m.

* - College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin game
 
 
2013 CCIW STANDINGS

School	CCIW	Overall
Illinois Wesleyan	4-0	7-0
North Central	4-0	7-0
Wheaton	3-1	6-1
AUGUSTANA	2-2	4-3
North Park	2-2	2-5
Elmhurst	1-3	2-5
Carthage	0-4	1-6
Millikin	0-4	1-6

           

LAST WEEK'S SCORES  
October 26
North Park 45, AUGUSTANA 35
Illinois Wesleyan 30, Wheaton 19
Elmhurst 20, Millikin 7
North Central 72, Carthage 20
 
THIS WEEK'S GAMES 
November 2
AUGUSTANA at Carthage, 1:00 pm
Wheaton at Millikin, 1:00 pm
Elmhurst at North Park, 1:00 pm
North Central at Illinois Wesleyan, 1:00 pm