Trending
Information courtesy of MLC Athletics
College Football
Concordia Wisconsin 28, MLC 21
MEQUON, Wis -- The Martin Luther College football team lost 28-21 in Saturday’s 2021 season-opener at Concordia-WI.
The Knights built a 14-0 second-quarter lead thanks to a 20-yard Ethan Aguilar touchdown run, followed by a 5-yard scoring pass from Aguilar to Mike Radue. The Falcons answered, however, with a pair of scores in the final six minutes of the first half to tie the game 14-14.
Concordia continued to ride that momentum in the second half, scoring two more times in the third quarter to take a 28-14 lead heading into the final period.
MLC pulled within one score with just over one minute to play thanks to an Elliott Butler 3-yard run, but the Falcons stopped the Knights’ final offensive possession in the last minute to secure the seven-point win.
The Knights had a big day on the ground with 327 yards rushing, but committed four second half turnovers (two fumbles, two interceptions) and turned the ball over on downs on four other drives (twice inside the Concordia 20-yard line).
Carson Oestreich (33 carries for 130 yards) led the rushing attack. Butler added 95 yards on 17 carries, while Max Nordlie carried eight times for 40 yards.
Radue was the Knights’ main target through the air, finishing with six catches for 70 yards and one score.
Defensively, the Knights held the Falcons to 308 total yards and forced three turnovers (all interceptions). Ben Arndt picked off two passes, while Jacob Lewis recorded his first career interception. Ben Riegsecker led the defense with nine total tackles, including three tackles for loss and one sack.
MLC fell to 0-1 to start the season in defeat, while Concordia improved to 1-0 with the win.
The Knights will host Wisconsin Lutheran College next Saturday (September 11) in the season’s home opener.
College Volleyball
NWU 3, MLC 0, Match 1
NWU 3, MLC 0, Match 2
NEW ULM -- The Martin Luther College volleyball team lost both matches of a Saturday double header against Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU) by the scores of 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-15) and 3-0 (25-22, 25-8, 25-10).
The Knights battled the Prairie Wolves in each of the three sets, but could not avoid the 3-0 sweep in the first match.
After taking the first set 25-17, the Prairie Wolves held off a late MLC charge to win the second set 25-23 before finishing off the match with a 25-15 win in the third and final game.
Kelsey Birschbach led MLC with nine kills to go with 10 digs, while Lauren Paulsen also had a strong match on the attack with seven kills and a .375 attack efficiency.
Kate Aswege led the Knights with 12 digs, while Kylie Wolf had 15 assists.
MLC was unable to recover from an NWU first-set comeback in a 3-0 defeat in the second match of the day.
The first set had wild swings in both directions, as the Knights reeled off seven straight points to take a 22-20 lead, but the Prairie Wolves scored the next five points to win the set 25-22.
The Knights struggled to overcome the first set defeat, as NWU raced to big leads in each of the next two sets to win the match 3-0.
MLC struggled on the attack in the second match, with Birschbach and Paulsen leading the team with four kills apiece. Aswege led all players with 17 digs, while Paulsen and Birschbach each added seven.
MLC fell to 0-3 on the season following the two defeats. NWU improved to 2-0 with the two wins.
The Knights will return to action at 7 p.m. Sept. 8 when they travel to Macalester.