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10
Fort Lewis FLC 0-6 , 0-5
70
Winner Colorado Mesa CMU 2-4 , 1-4
Fort Lewis FLC
0-6 , 0-5
10
Final
70
Colorado Mesa CMU
2-4 , 1-4
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
FLC Fort Lewis 0 0 3 7 10
CMU Colorado Mesa 28 21 0 21 70
Drake Cortez vs. NMHU 2022
Hayden Mangan, Fort Lewis Athletic Communications
Drake Cortez (2) takes a jet-sweep to the right side.

Game Recap: Football | | Hayden Mangan, Athletic Communications Assistant

Mavericks slip away from Skyhawks under Saturday night lights

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Even after the most productive night this season offensively, the Fort Lewis College football team was unable to upend the Colorado Mesa University Mavericks in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game falling 7-10 on Saturday night.
 
Fort Lewis is now 0-6 overall and 0-5 in RMAC games. Colorado Mesa secures its second win this season, advancing to 2-5 overall and 1-4 in RMAC play.

"I felt like we had another good week of practice, the kids knew their assignments a lot better, and it felt like we were prepared. I was shocked at the outcome, felt like we did not start out fast, and we did not get rolling to play as good as possible," Fort Lewis College Head Coach Johnny Cox said. "We have to continue to grow though as far as the entire team. We have to continue to take steps not only in practice but into the game. The offense got better this week, special teams have been pretty consistent, and I think they were a push today. The defense does a really good job of carrying over their coaching, knowing exactly what they're doing. When we get all three phases really improving, we'll be very excited about the final product. That's what we have to really focus on, getting better each week. Hopefully this next week we can really take a step towards that."
 
Colorado Mesa had a lethal opening quarter, scoring 28 unanswered points on the Skyhawks. The Mavericks proceeded to score 21 points in the second quarter and 21 points in the fourth quarter. The Fort Lewis defense was able to find some footing at the start of the second half, holding CMU scoreless in the third quarter.
 
The Mavericks were red-hot producing 601 yards of total offense. In the air, CMU completed just 16 total passes between three quarterbacks for 353 total yards and four touchdowns. On the ground, Colorado Mesa used eight different rushers for a combined 248 net yards and five touchdowns.
 
Karst Hunter led the Mavericks offense, completing 9 of his 12 passing attempts (75%) for 285 yards and three touchdowns. Hunter and Dagan Rienks each added a single touchdown as well. On the ground, Myles Newble led Colorado Mesa with 64 total yards, while Keyshawn Ashford, Kia'i Keone, Jullen Ison, and Isaac Maestas each scored a single touchdown.
 
For the first time this season the Skyhawks were able to produce over three hundred yards of total offense, finishing with 307 total yards on the night.
 
Junior Braden Wingle was beyond comfortable under the lights, throwing for 243 total yards and completing 24 of his 39 passing attempts (61.53%) for one touchdown. The Fort Lewis quarterback took four sacks tonight, once in the first quarter and thrice in the second quarter.
 
On the ground the Skyhawks finally had some luck, scraping together 64 total net rushing yards on 37 attempts. Jeff Hansen was the lead back, securing 51 yards on 13 attempts.
 
Hunter Villavicencio converted on one of his two field goal attempts, putting a 38-yard attempt through the uprights for a score.
 
Notables
-Braden Wingle had season-highs tonight in total passing yards with 243, completion percentage of 61.5%, and total completions with 24.
-Jeff Hansen had a season-high 51 net rushing yards. It was also the highest single-game performance by any Fort Lewis running back this season.
-Zach Russell had a season-high 66 receiving yards on four attempts. It is the second-highest single-game performance of his career since he secured 72 yards against South Dakota Mines back in 2019, and the highest by a single Skyhawk this season.
-Calvin Raab had a career-high 57 receiving yards tonight, tied for the fifth-best single-game receiving performance by a Skyhawk this season (Dylan Holt also hauled in 57 yards against New Mexico Highlands).
-Nathan Aguilar made his first tackle for loss this season for a loss of 15 yards. It is the Skyhawks single-deepest tackle for loss this season.
 
Next Up
Wingle and the Skyhawks will return to Durango, Colo., next week to celebrate Homecoming. Fort Lewis will take on the South Dakota School of Mines Hardrockers in an RMAC contest. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
 
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
1st Quarter FLC CMU
CMU
13:20 - CMU - Hunter,Karst 16 yd pass from Rienks,Dagan (Ruiz Diaz,Lucas kick) 4 plays, 88 yards, TOP 01:29
0 7
CMU
10:32 - CMU - Maestas,Isaac 4 yd run (Ruiz Diaz,Lucas kick), 3 plays, 20 yards, TOP 00:51
0 14
CMU
05:49 - CMU - Ashford,Keyshawn 80 yd pass from Hunter,Karst (Ruiz Diaz,Lucas kick) 3 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:23
0 21
CMU
00:54 - CMU - Whitmer,Jacob 29 yd pass from Hunter,Karst (Ruiz Diaz,Lucas kick) 5 plays, 50 yards, TOP 01:50
0 28
2nd Quarter FLC CMU
CMU
13:03 - CMU - Quinney,Markel 12 yd pass from Hunter,Karst (Ruiz Diaz,Lucas kick) 3 plays, 46 yards, TOP 00:58
0 35
CMU
09:48 - CMU - Hunter,Karst 7 yd run (Ruiz Diaz,Lucas kick), 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 01:31
0 42
CMU
03:07 - CMU - Ison,Jullen 5 yd run (Ruiz Diaz,Lucas kick), 5 plays, 63 yards, TOP 02:19
0 49
3rd Quarter FLC CMU
FLC
04:24 - FLC - Villavicencio,Hunter 38 yd field goal 9 plays, 47 yards, TOP 04:55
3 49
4th Quarter FLC CMU
CMU
12:58 - CMU - Ashford,Keyshawn 10 yd run (Ruiz Diaz,Lucas kick), 14 plays, 86 yards, TOP 06:20
3 56
CMU
12:51 - CMU - Bradley,Kash 13 yd fumble recovery (Ruiz Diaz,Lucas kick)
3 63
FLC
06:49 - FLC - Cortez,Drake 12 yd pass from Wingle,Braden (Villavicencio,Hunter kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:02
10 63
CMU
01:42 - CMU - Keone,Kia'i 3 yd run (Ruiz Diaz,Lucas kick), 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:00
10 70

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