Oct. 27, 2007

Box Score

The University of Mary came to Fayette, Iowa on Saturday looking to extend their five-game winning streak. The Peacocks of Upper Iowa University had different ideas on Senior Day. UIU honored 13 seniors before the game. U-Mary took a 10-0 lead into halftime, but Upper Iowa closed the gap in the third quarter on a Jay Lehman-Allen Conrad 16-yard hook up and trailed by just three heading into the fourth quarter, 10-7. The Marauders added a field goal early in the quarter, but Upper Iowa stormed into the lead thanks to a 46-yard run by T.C. Hicks. Upper Iowa converted on first and goal from the two-yard line after U-Mary was called for pass interference on a fake field goal. Kyle Hosch pushed the ball into the endzone for the home team and the extra point gave the Peacocks a 14-13 lead with 11:46 to play. U-Mary scored a touchdown on a 7-yard pass from Blair Sandy to Erik Kruse with 8:09 to play that proved to be the winning score and put the visitors ahead for good at 19-14.

The Peacocks were led by Hicks' 105 yards on 17 carries. Jay Lehman threw for 158 yards on 21-38 throwing with one touchdown. Curtis Crittendon had a breakout game for the Peacocks with 6 catches for 46 yards. Ryan Hudgins pulled down 5 receptions for 19 yards, while Allen Conrad and Aaron McFarland each had three catches for 39 and 34 yards, respectively. Anthony Calamita led the defense with 12 tackles and David Epps picked up 9 tackles. Sherrod Guidry and Steven Oscar both recorded sacks on the day. Doug Akins recovered a fumble in the endzone for a defensive touchback that denied a Marauder touchdown.

Upper Iowa (3-6, 2-5 NSIC) will travel to Aberdeen, South Dakota next Saturday, Nov. 3, for a NSIC match up with the Wolves of Northern State University. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.