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Doane College used a stingy defense to defeat Concordia University, 29-13, in football action Saturday afternoon in Crete, Neb. The win moved the Tigers to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the GPAC while Concordia fell to 0-2 overall and in the GPAC.
The Tiger defense limited Concordia to 32 yards net rushing and 199 yards in total offense. Hondo Fanning got the Tigers on the board first, taking a 32-yard interception return in for a touchdown. Concordia blew through the Tiger line to block the PAT.
Concordia evened up the score with a two-yard run by Emmanuel Butler but the PAT was missed and the score was tied 6-6 with 4:20 left in the first half.
Doane's back-up quarterback Anthony Dunn completed a 33-yard pass to Antony Ritton to give the Tigers the lead going into halftime, 13-6.
In the third quarter, Doane picked up their first points of the second half when Concordia long-snapper Carlos Villasenor sent the snap, meant for Bulldog punter, Shawn Seevers into the end zone for a safety.
Doane's Alex Hall rounded out the third quarter scoring with a 24-yard scamper on his lone carry of the game.
The Tigers jumped on the scoreboard early in the fourth quarter when Tim Reed bounced off of five Concordia defenders and scored from 20 yards out.
The Bulldogs finished up the scoring with 7:01 left in the game when Kyle Schmidt connected with Akeem Cristian-Stark for an 11-yard touchdown pass.
For the game, Doane totaled 375 yards with 218 coming through the air. Dunn finished with 204 yards passing on 14 completions while JR Artozqui completed one pass for 14 yards.
Reed led the ground attack with 52 net yards. Michael Vargas notched 36 yards on the ground.
Devon Niewohner and Antony Ritton finished with four receptions apiece. Niewohner totaled 51 yards while Blake Erickson finished with 63 yards receiving on two receptions.
Concordia was led on the ground by Christian-Stark's 25 rushing yards. Kyle Schmidt finished with 161 yards passing on 11 completions.
Barry Eitzmann pulled in three receptions for 32 yards while Wade Houchin had a team-high 45 yards receiving on two receptions.
Concordia was paced defensively by Preston Harris' 11 total tackles, five solo. Brock Simonsen collected the lone Bulldog sack. Casey Makey pulled in an interception and returned it 21 yards.
The Bulldogs will return next Saturday, September 20, for a 1 p.m. meeting with Briar Cliff University at Bulldog Stadium in Seward, Neb.
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