Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Fort Lewis College Athletics

Scoreboard

62
Winner Colorado Mesa CMU 3-4 , 2-3
14
Fort Lewis FLC 0-7 , 0-5
Winner
Colorado Mesa CMU
3-4 , 2-3
62
Final
14
Fort Lewis FLC
0-7 , 0-5
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
CMU Colorado Mesa 20 35 7 0 62
FLC Fort Lewis 0 7 0 7 14
Christopher Thomas Jr. vs. Colorado Mesa University - Oct. 14, 2023
Kaitlyn Silva
Christopher Thomas Jr. (15) hauled in a season-high 102 yards and now leads the Skyhawks with three touchdowns this season.

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

Mavericks spoil Skyhawks homecoming

DURANGO, Colo. – The Skyhawks offense began to get back on track this week with 319 yards of total offense, but it wasn't enough to halt the stampeding Mavericks as the Colorado Mesa University football team (3-4, 2-3 RMAC) defeated Fort Lewis College (0-7, 0-5 RMAC) 62-14 in front of a crowd of 2,247 on Ray Dennison Memorial Field.
 
"Mesa is a good team, and they did a great job today executing on offense and defense," head coach Johnny Cox commented. "They really took it to us right off the bat and we couldn't establish anything. In the second half, our guys just played better, harder, and had more belief. It's another loss that we need to learn from, but I'm proud of the guy's effort, energy, and the way they were cheering on their teammates throughout the finish of the game."
 
Colorado Mesa rushed for 273 yards and added another 248 through the air for eight total touchdowns Saturday afternoon. The Mavericks were an efficient five-for-five in the red zone guided by junior quarterback Gavin Herberg. In two quarters of work, Herberg threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for another 57 and a score. Additionally, Fort Lewis aided the Mavs with three fumbles.
 
Including Herberg, six different Mavs rushed for a touchdown. Myles Newble led the ground game with 79. David O'Connell and Markel Quinney each hauled in a receiving touchdown and O'Connell led all CMU wideouts with 96 yards on three receptions.
 
Braden Wingle was 26-for-43 (60.5%) across his afternoon for a career-high 298 yards and two touchdowns. Wingle was sacked four times for a combined loss of 38 yards. Christopher Thomas Jr. led all FLC wideouts with 102 yards, a new season-high, on eight catches for one of the two touchdowns. Calvin Raab hauled in the other score and finished the game with 94 yards on four receptions.
 
Kade Street led the Mavericks' defense with six total tackles – two of which went for sacks combining for a loss of 17 yards – a quarterback hurry, and a forced fumble. Jacob Penney registered six total tackles including one for a two-yard loss. Khalil Ali recorded the only Skyhawks' sack of the afternoon, dropping the Mavs quarterback for a loss of ten yards.
 
Notables
-Wingle threw for a career-high 298 while matching his previous career-high of two touchdowns. Wingle moves into 11th all-time in career passing yards at Fort Lewis with 2,915.
-Thomas Jr. registered his third career game with over 100 receiving yards.
-Raad recorded the first receiving touchdown of his career.
-Fort Lewis rolled out 300+ yards of total offense for the fifth time this season.
-Hunter Villavicencio's 76-yard punt is the second-longest in the RMAC this season.
 
Next Up
Fort Lewis is slated to take on South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (3-4, 2-3 RMAC) next Saturday, Oct. 21, in a showdown from The Mount Rushmore State. The Skyhawks and Hardrockers will kick off at 12:00 p.m. at O'Harra Stadium.
 
Print Friendly Version

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
1st Quarter CMU FLC
CMU
10:56 - CMU - Jones,Marvin 48 yd run ( ), 8 plays, 82 yards, TOP 03:57
6 0
CMU
06:41 - CMU - O'Connell,David 53 yd pass from Herberg,Gavin (Katleman,Henry kick) 1 plays, 53 yards, TOP 00:09
13 0
CMU
04:18 - CMU - Hurd,Gianni 12 yd run (Katleman,Henry kick), 5 plays, 69 yards, TOP 02:02
20 0
2nd Quarter CMU FLC
CMU
13:59 - CMU - Quinney,Markel 10 yd pass from Herberg,Gavin (Katleman,Henry kick) 5 plays, 51 yards, TOP 02:13
27 0
CMU
12:14 - CMU - Newble,Myles 59 yd run (Katleman,Henry kick), 3 plays, 93 yards, TOP 00:51
34 0
FLC
11:42 - FLC - Raab,Calvin 84 yd pass from Wingle,Braden (Villavicencio,Hunter kick) 1 plays, 84 yards, TOP 00:32
34 7
CMU
11:32 - CMU - Smith,Charlie 44 yd kickoff return (Katleman,Henry kick)
41 7
CMU
03:33 - CMU - Herberg,Gavin 11 yd run (Katleman,Henry kick), 6 plays, 97 yards, TOP 03:06
48 7
CMU
00:28 - CMU - Ashford,Keyshawn 1 yd run (Katleman,Henry kick), 5 plays, 35 yards, TOP 01:25
55 7
3rd Quarter CMU FLC
CMU
03:32 - CMU - Keone,Kia'i 3 yd run (Katleman,Henry kick), 1 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:07
62 7
4th Quarter CMU FLC
FLC
05:55 - FLC - Thomas Jr.,Christopher 17 yd pass from Wingle,Braden (Villavicencio,Hunter kick) 9 plays, 30 yards, TOP 04:10
62 14

Related Headlines