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| The Eagle in Bridge Square in Northfield, Minnesota, faces towards Carleton College tonight. Photo by Ryan Coleman, d3photography.com |
Eastern beat King's for the first time, Carleton got the Goat back and Hampden-Sydney and Calvin improved to 4-0 in Division III football action among teams not ranked in the D3football.com Top 25. Check out more in the Week 4 recap.
Jack Curtis threw for 396 yards and three touchdowns, and his favorite receiver, Tyler Dimond, caught seven passes for 181 yards and a score as Carleton regained The Goat trophy, defeating St. Olaf 35-28. The Goat goes to the winner of the game between the two Division III schools in Northfield, Minnesota. The Knights have won three of the last four meetings after a seven-game winning streak by the Oles from 2014-21. Carleton led iin the fourth quarter but had to hold on as the Oles forced a three-and-out, and a snapping mishap on the ensuing punt gave St. Olaf possession at the Carleton 23 with 18 seconds left. The Oles got down to the 12-yard line, but the defense made a game-winning stand, forcing three incompletions and bringing the Goat Trophy back across the Cannon River.
"This was a great team win against a great opponent," said Carleton head coach Tom Journell. "(We are) thrilled to bring the Goat Trophy back where it belongs. The offense executed at a high level: Jack Curtis' performance was remarkable, and Tyler Dimond was just brilliant."
Eastern amassed a program-record 600 yards and came up with some clutch plays late to spoil King's homecoming and secure Eastern's first win over the Monarchs as the Eagles came away with the 39-37 victory. Quarterback Brett Nabb engineered a clutch 75-yard touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter, and Dru Beckford sealed the victory with a game-saving pass breakup on a potential game-tying two-point conversion attempt with under a minute to play. Nabb threw for 257 yards and ran for 164 on the afternoon.
"This was a big win for our young group," Eagles coach Billy Crocker said after the game. "I thought we showed some real growth as a team today and stayed together when adversity hit. We picked each other up when we needed to and had different parts of the team step up in critical situations."
Hampden-Sydney rolled up a 48-7 halftime lead on the way to a 69-14 win at Guilford, as the Tigers improved to 4-0 through four weeks of the season. Carter Sido passed for a game-high 276 yards and game-high and career-high six touchdowns, and senior wide receiver and team captain Mason Cunningham had a game-high 144 yards receiving and a game-high and career-high-tying three touchdowns, all in the first half. H-SC is 4-0 for the first time since 2010.
Calvin improved to 4-0 and won an MIAA game for the first time in program history as the Knights held off Kalamazoo 24-16. Calvin took the lead late in the second quarter after a back-and-forth first 30 minutes, as Thomas Vaccaro his Seth Anderson for a touchdown to make it 17-10. Hunter Hogan ran for a touchdown early in the fourth to extend the Calvin lead to 24-13. Carson Schnurstein came up with a huge sack to force a field goal, which Cameron Lewis hit from 40 yards out to cut the lead to eight, but Kalamazoo could not cover the onside kick and Calvin was able to kneel it out.
Sam McCarver got his hand on the football with four seconds left, blocking a 23-yard field goal attempt and Trine survived a wild final few minutes to win 38-35 at Albion. Albion led 28-24 with about five minutes left before Cortaveon Barnett ran for a 9-yard touchdown to give Trine a 31-28 lead. On the very next play, Jaylan Johnson returned the kickoff 95 yards to help Albion regain the lead, 35-31. With under a minute left, Ivyn Collins hit Rashawn Street for a big 59-yard play to get down to the 6, and Barnett ran it in from there as Trine regained the lead, 38-35. Albion drove into Trine territory but Roman Schrock intercepted a pass at the 8 to seemingly wrap up the game for the Thunder. But that was before Collins fumbled the ball, giving Albion possession on the 7. After a well-defended pass in the end zone that Jahari Branch broke up, Albion elected to attempt the field goal to tie the game, but the kick was blocked and Trine was finally able to kneel it out.
Maryville gave its home crowd a finish it won't soon forget, as the Scots capped off a thrilling 34-30 victory over Pikeville with a lightning-fast touchdown drive that will go down as one of the program's most memorable moments in recent years. The Maryville offense stalled twice on Pikeville's side of the field, and the clock ticked under 90 seconds with the Scots still trailing their NAIA opponent. That's when Bryson Rollins and the Maryville offense delivered magic. Taking over at their own 14-yard line with just 1:19 to play, Rollins hit Steph Carter on a deep post for a stunning 68-yard gain, electrifying the home crowd of 5,576. Two plays later, Rollins connected with Jalen McCullough on an 8-yard touchdown strike, completing a six-play, 86-yard drive in just 45 seconds.
Ithaca improved to 3-1, defeating Hobart 13-7 in a defensive battle. After a three-and-out by the Statesmen and a turnover on downs from the Bombers, Hobart took over at midfield with 9:37 remaining in the contest. Hobart dropped a potential go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter but regrouped and picked up two fourth down conversions to keep its possession alive. On the third fourth down of the drive, Hobart was stopped short at the 16-yard line and a personal foul after the play spotted IC at its own 31-yard line with 3:57 to go. The Bombers put the game away after Matos caught a 7-yard completion on third down with 2:02 left. IC then took a few kneel downs to end the contest. Ithaca is 19-0 at home all-time against the Statesmen.
Framingham State coughed up a 40-27 lead in the final 2:52 of the fourth quarter but got the job done in overtime as the Rams got an interception and then an 18-yard touchdown pass from Treyvon Fields to Alex Maia to defeat Bridgewater State 46-40. The Bears (1-3, 1-2 MASCAC) scored on a 71-yard touchdown pass from Joseph Dube-Gar to Joseph Fallon to cut the Framingham lead to seven points. Bridgewater State then covered the onside kick and scored five plays later, but missed the extra point, tying the game at 40. Amari Williams intercepted Dube-Gar in overtime, setting up the game-winning heroics.
A week after Benedictine ended Aurora's NACC winning streak, the Eagles were denied a winning streak of their own, as Roman Funk threw a touchdown pass and ran for a TD, while Caleb Espinoza ran for an 11-yard touchdown in the second overtime to give Concordia (Wis.) a 28-20 win.