Ground game lifts Knights past WLC
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NEW ULM -- Despite missing some key players due to injury, Martin Luther College's offense picked up and ran away with a 42-28 nonconference football win over Wisconsin Lutheran College on Saturday at MLC.
Quarterback Max Nordlie and running back Carson Oestrich led an offensive attack that gained 363 rushing yards. Oestrich finished with 187 yards on 30 carries and two touchdowns while Nordlie ran for 130 yards on 19 carries and three scores.
After stopping WLC on a long drive in the first quarter, the Knights took over and drove it the length of the field. Nordlie's 30-yard run with 1:24 left in the first quarter gave the Knights the early 7-0 lead.
Oestreich's 55-yard run to start the second quarter and another 7-yard touchdown run from him gave the Knights the 21-14 lead at halftime.
Nordlie's second touchdown of the day came on a 37-yard run with 11:52 left in the third quarter and he scored another rushing touchdown on a 10-yard run. He then threw a 3-yard pass to Mike Radue to give the Knights a commanding 42-14 lead.
Ben Riegsecker led the MLC defense with eight tackles while Ben Arndt, Cooper Knoll, Aiden Holien and Nathan Golischeach finished with six stops. MLC finished with two fumble recoveries and the Knights gave up 127 yards on the ground.
MLC (1-1) is at St. John's on Saturday.