Washington University came from behind with 31 unanswered points this past Saturday to defeat Augustana 38-24 at Lindberg Stadium. The Vikings dropped to 3-5 on the season and 2-5 in the CCIW. They'll travel to Waukesha, Wisconsin to face Carroll on Saturday, November 3. Kickoff at Schneider Stadium is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
Statistically, senior quarterback
Zachary Fuller (St. Patrick HS, Schiller Park, Ill.), who set a school record with 31 completions Saturday, has thrown for 1,663 yards on 157 of 252 (62.3%) passing. He's thrown for seven touchdowns and four of his seven interceptions came against Washington. Sophomore
Max Uranich (La Salle-Peru HS, La Salle, Ill.) has been his top target, with 35 catches for 455 yards and two touchdowns. An additional four Vikings have at least 20 receptions this year.
Senior
Ryan Pitra (Geneseo HS, Geneseo, Ill.) leads Augustana in rushing with 706 yards and six touchdowns on 149 carries. Sophomore
Alek Jacobs (Rock Island HS, Rock Island, Ill.) (56-354-2) and junior
Bobby Jarosz (Prospect HS, Mt. Prospect, Ill.) (47-284-6) average 6.3 and 6.0 yards per carry, respectively.
Junior linebacker
Luke Sawicki (Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville, Ill.) has been the Vikings' leading tackler all season. He's recorded 79 total stops—49 solo and 30 assisted—all team highs. He also leads in tackles for loss (14) and interceptions (two). Sophomore safety
John Kappel (Wheeling HS, Wheeling, Ill.), with 34 solo, 19 assisted and 53 solo tackles, is next on the list and shares the interception lead with Sawicki. Junior end
Xavier Holley (Bettendorf HS, Davenport, Iowa) leads the team with 4½ sacks.
Carroll will also bring 3-5 overall and 2-5 conference records into Saturday's contest. Coach Mark Krzykowski's Pioneers average 13.4 points per game and allow an average of 33.9.
Running backs Preston Bell and J.J. Keels have been an effective combination for Carroll. Bell has averaged 7.4 yards per carry, with 514 yards and a touchdown on 69 tries. Keels, listed as the starter, has carried 80 times for 429 yards (5.4 avg.) and three touchdowns. Quarterback Colton Bahling has an additional 318 rushing yards and has passed for 713 on 91 of 182 (50.0%) completions. He's thrown for six touchdowns and has been intercepted eight times. Parker Zitzke, with 35 catches for 319 yards and two touchdowns, is Bahling's top receiver. Krzykowski's offense averages 177.6 yards per game (4.3 per carry) on the ground and 89.8 per game through the air.
Cameron Cassaro is the Pioneers' leading tackler with 44 solo and 59 total stops this season. Cassaro's defensive backfield mate, Billy Krawczyk, is next with 48 tackles and owns a team-best four interception. Linebacker Andrew Danculovich leads with five tackles for loss and linebacker Sean Schmidt and end Sam Nelson share the team lead in sacks with two each. Carroll has surrendered averages of 194.8 yards per game (5.1 per carry) rushing and 222.4 per game passing.
10/27/18—WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 38, AUGUSTANA 24
Turnovers costly in 38-24 loss to WashU
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Washington University took advantage of four Augustana turnovers Saturday and scored 31 unanswered second-half points on its way to a 38-24 win over the Vikings at Lindberg Stadium. The hosts fell to 3-5 overall and 2-5 in the CCIW, while the Bears improved to 6-2 on the season and 5-2 in the conference.
Neither team faced much resistance in driving for a touchdown on its first possession. Using a series of short passes and runs-after-catch, Washington marched 65 yards in eight plays for the go-ahead score, a six-yard pass from Johnny Davidson to Nick Cione. Charles Coccia's point after made it 7-0. Augustana answered with an 11-play, 75-yard drive. Running back
Ryan Pitra (Geneseo HS, Geneseo , Ill.) went 18 yards with a
Zachary Fuller (St. Patrick HS, Schiller Park, Ill.) screen pass and Fuller finished off the march by hitting
Max Uranich (La Salle-Peru HS, La Salle, Ill.) with a 17-yard scoring strike.
Ryan Ganson's (Geneseo HS, Geneseo , Ill.) extra point tied it with 8:16 left in the first quarter.
The Viking defense recovered and gave up just one first down on each of the Bears' next two possessions and the first quarter ended 7-7. It looked as though Augustana was driving for the go-ahead score, but Bear linebacker Jake Coon intercepted Fuller on the first play of the second period, ending the threat. Washington went three-and-out, however, and the hosts got that go-ahead touchdown on their next series when
Bobby Jarosz (Prospect HS, Mt. Prospect, Ill.) broke a couple of tackles and raced 48 yards to the west end zone. Ganson's kick made it 14-7 Vikings at 11:36 of the second quarter.
Augustana missed a golden opportunity to extend the lead on its next possession. After Washington's Joe Rogan punched a 48-yard field goal attempt wide right, the Vikings took over at their own 31-yard line. Fuller hit
Justin Pope (Whale Branch HS, Beaufort, S.C.) with consecutive for consecutive completions of 17 and 19 yards to reach the Bear 16, but on third-and-nine from the 15, J.T. Streepy picked off Fuller in the end zone.
On the ensuing series, Augustana's
Austin Nice (Normal Community HS, Bloomington, Ill.) sacked Davidson, separating him from the ball.
Xavier Holley (Bettendorf HS, Davenport, Iowa) recovered at the Viking 35 with 1:55 left in the half and the Vikings drove to the Bear 24 before stalling. Ganson's 41-yard field goal sent the teams to the halftime break with the hosts on top 17-7.
The second half was all Washington University. Justin DiCarlo intercepted Fuller on the opening possession and the Bears drove 55 yards in five plays, with Davidson hitting Matt Goldberg for an 11-yard touchdown to finish it off. Coccia's kick cut the deficit to 17-14.
After an Augustana three-and-out, the visitors drove 53 yards to get a game-tying 23-yard field goal from Coccia. Coon intercepted Fuller in Viking territory on the next series and on the first play, Davidson hit Cione for 21 yards and the go-ahead touchdown. Coccia's extra point gave Washington a 24-17 lead midway through the third. Davidson and Cione hooked up again on a 27-yard scoring strike later in the period and the Bears took a 31-17 lead into the fourth quarter.
Emmanuel Engermann's one-yard burst extended the advantage to 38-17 midway through the fourth, before Pitra finished off the day's scoring with a one-yard touchdown run with 2:19 to play.
Fuller set a school record with 31 completions in 47 attempts. He totaled 288 passing yards and a touchdown, but was intercepted four times.
Tom Dolis (Notre Dame HS, Chicago, Ill.) was Augustana's leading receiver with eight catches for 81 yards and Jarosz led the way on the ground with 72 yards on 10 carries.
Zach Stewart had 10 solo and 13 total tackles before leaving with an injury late in the game.
John Kappel (Wheeling HS, Wheeling, Ill.) and
Luke Phelan (Joliet Catholic HS, Shorewood, Ill.) each added 10 stops and Nice and
Sam Francis (Oak Park & River Forest HS, River Forest, Ill.) each had a pair of sacks.
Davidson completed 38 of 49 passes for 483 yards and four touchdowns. Coon had a game-high 16 tackles in addition to his two interceptions.
Coach
Steve Bell's club hits the road for Waukesha, Wisconsin and a game versus Carroll on Saturday, November 3. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
2018 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
|
SITE |
TIME/SCORE |
| September 1 |
Coe |
|
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
W, 26-7 |
| September 15 |
Elmhurst* |
|
Elmhurst, Ill. |
W, 35-0 |
| September 22 |
Illinois Wesleyan* |
Family Weekend |
HOME |
L, 24-41 |
| September 29 |
Millikin* |
|
Decatur, Ill. |
L, 27-28 |
| October 6 |
North Central* |
Homecoming |
HOME |
L, 10-48 |
| October 13 |
North Park* |
|
Chicago, Ill. |
W, 41-7 |
| October 20 |
Wheaton* |
|
HOME |
L, 3-20 |
| October 27 |
Washington-St. Louis* |
|
HOME |
L, 24-38 |
| November 3 |
Carroll* |
|
Waukesha, Wisc. |
1:00 p.m. |
| November 10 |
Carthage* |
Senior Day |
HOME |
1:00 p.m. |
* - College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin game
2018 CCIW STANDINGS
| School |
CCIW |
Overall |
| Illinois Wesleyan |
7-0 |
7-1 |
| North Central |
6-1 |
7-1 |
| Millikin |
5-2 |
6-2 |
| Washington U. |
5-2 |
6-2 |
| Wheaton |
5-2 |
6-2 |
| Carthage |
3-4 |
3-5 |
| AUGUSTANA |
2-5 |
3-5 |
| Carroll |
2-5 |
3-5 |
| Elmhurst |
0-7 |
1-7 |
| North Park |
0-7 |
1-7 |
North Park at Elmhurst, 1:00 p.m.
was introduced as the 19th head coach in the storied history of Augustana football on January 9, 2015. In 15 seasons as the head football coach at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, Bell fashioned a 112-44 (.718) overall record. During his tenure at Monmouth, his teams won four Midwest Conference championships (2005, 2008, 2009, 2011) and finished second six times. Augustana has gone 8-22 during Bell's first three seasons. He is a 1992 graduate of Bemidji State University with a degree in physical education.
