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7
Fort Lewis FLC 1-4 , 0-3
44
Winner Western Colo. WCU 5-0 , 3-0
Fort Lewis FLC
1-4 , 0-3
7
Final
44
Western Colo. WCU
5-0 , 3-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
FLC Fort Lewis 0 0 0 7 7
WCU Western Colo. 14 10 14 6 44
Trenton Sullivan vs. Arizona Christian
Kaitlyn Silva
Trenton Sullivan (22) making a 12-yard sack against the Firestorm on Ray Dennison Memorial Field (Sep. 14, 2024)

Game Recap: Football | | Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement

Skyhawks felled on the road by No. 13/12 Mountaineers

Sullivan forces and recovers first career fumble

GUNNISON, Colo. – The Fort Lewis football team (1-4, 0-3 RMAC) could not find its footing Saturday night at Mojo Field in the Mountaineer Bowl at The Rady Family Sports Complex as the Skyhawks dropped a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game 44-7 to the home and No. 13-ranked Western Colorado Mountaineers (5-0, 3-0 RMAC) in front of a crowd of 1,933.
 
"It's frustrating. We had a game plan, had a good week of practice, and had confidence, but when we got into the game, we did not execute. [Western Colorado] is a great football team, and upfront, they won the battle tonight," head coach Johnny Cox commented. "We had some opportunities throughout the game, but we didn't take advantage of them. But like I told our guys after the game, I like the fight I saw in our guys tonight, I really do. I feel like we need to have more energy, but we didn't quit, the sideline was positive, and we just need to continue to build and move forward."
 
Stone Walker led the Skyhawks on a quick five-play, 43-yard march through Mountaineer territory before making a six-yard scamper into the end zone for FLC's lone touchdown of the evening. Hunter Villavicencio lined up for a 54-yard field goal try early in the second quarter, but Western Colorado's Ricky Freymond blocked the kick, the second of his career.
 
Josiah Roy headlined the Western Colorado offense with 291 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions on 24-of-30 (80.0 percent) passing while adding a rushing touchdown on five carries. Walker went 16-for-35 (45.7 percent) through the air for 152 yards and two interceptions. Walker took five sacks while Kabe Merhish, Jonathan Stewart, and Elijah Thorp each made a solo sack.
 
The Mountaineers rolled from the start for a season-high 597 yards of total offense, eclipsing 500+ yards for the second-straight week, on the back of 291 yards passing and 306 yards rushing. Royce Pao led all backs on the night with 142 yards on 21 carries while Roy and Bryce Vaz each registered rushing touchdowns. Cameron Mack was the only Skyhawk to go net-positive in the game with three yards on two attempts.
 
While Christopher Thomas Jr. led all receivers with 85 yards on six catches, it was Vaz who led all receivers with two touchdowns on three receptions. Josiah Ayon led all WCU wide-outs with 75 yards on six catches.
 
Redshirt sophomore Jacob Penney led all defenders with 13 total tackles, nine solo and four assisted, with sophomore Kalib Davis in tow with a career-high 12 total tackles featuring seven solo and five assisted. Trenton Sullivan forced and recovered a fumble while Kabe Merhish forced a fumble of his own that was recovered by the Mountaineers. Logan White led the Western Colorado defense with five tackles, while Drea Thompson and Zac Heaton both picked up interceptions.
 
Notables
-Western Colorado extended the all-time series 44-17 in favor of the Mountaineers while also picking up its sixth-consecutive win over the Skyhawks. Additionally, FLC trails WCU 22-10 up in Gunnison, Colo.
-Stone Walker's lone rushing touchdown of the night marks his fourth of the season. Walker has rushed for a touchdown in three of the Skyhawks five games.
-Jacob Penney has led the Fort Lewis defense in total tackles in four of FLC's five games. Penney now has 57.0 total tackles thus far.
-Trenton Sullivan forced and recovered his first career fumble, making him the only Skyhawk this season to both force and recover a fumble.
-Kabe Merhish also forced the first fumble of his career.  
-Jonathan Stewart made a career-high four tackles in addition to breaking up two passes.
 
Pink Game
Fort Lewis is back at home next weekend as the Skyhawks host No. 18-ranked CSU Pueblo (5-1, 4-0 RMAC) for its annual Pink Game, presented by CommonSpirit, Alpine Bank, and the Wells Group and Durango Team, on Saturday, Oct. 12, for a 2 p.m. kickoff.
 
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
1st Quarter FLC WCU
WCU
11:10 - WCU - Roy,Josiah 10 yd run (Tasei,Adam kick), 10 plays, 73 yards, TOP 03:42
0 7
WCU
03:46 - WCU - Vaz,Bryce 8 yd pass from Roy,Josiah (Tasei,Adam kick) 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:24
0 14
2nd Quarter FLC WCU
WCU
04:30 - WCU - Tasei,Adam 27 yd field goal 7 plays, 39 yards, TOP 02:45
0 17
WCU
00:11 - WCU - Vaz,Bryce 6 yd pass from Roy,Josiah (Tasei,Adam kick) 8 plays, 41 yards, TOP 02:49
0 24
3rd Quarter FLC WCU
WCU
11:44 - WCU - Vaz,Bryce 2 yd run (Tasei,Adam kick), 7 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:48
0 31
WCU
03:59 - WCU - Ayon,Josiah 10 yd pass from Roy,Josiah (Tasei,Adam kick) 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:31
0 38
4th Quarter FLC WCU
FLC
14:55 - FLC - Walker,Stone 6 yd run (Villavicencio,Hunter kick), 5 plays, 43 yards, TOP 00:58
7 38
WCU
10:39 - WCU - Tasei,Adam 33 yd field goal 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 04:15
7 41
WCU
06:59 - WCU - Tasei,Adam 38 yd field goal 7 plays, 13 yards, TOP 03:10
7 44

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