MENOMONIE – The Blue Devils fell 33-31 to No. 21 UW-La Crosse Saturday afternoon at Willaims Stadium.
UW-La Crosse (5-3, 3-2) kicked a 25-yard field goals with 55 seconds left to give the Eagles a 33-31 come from behind win over Stout (5-3, 3-2).
Stout led 21-10 late in the second quarter but couldn't keep pace with UW-Oshkosh and UW-Platteville atop the WIAC standings and fell into a three-way tie for second place.
After stalling on their first drive, Stout went 64 yards in six plays to take the early 7-0 lead on a 34-yard touchdown pass from
Adam Moen to
Tucker Haakonson.
UWL had a big run play to set themselves up inside the redzone, but the defense held and forced a field goal. Stout then marched down the field in 10 plays covering 75 yards to take a 14-3 led on a
Chase Hughes one-yard score.
La Crossed scored on their own one-yard score to cap off a 12-play drive to cut the lead to 14-10. The teams traded punts before Stout extended the lead with a 29-yard touchdown catch by
Patrick Corcoran with 1:54 left in the first half.
La Crosse executed a two-minute drive, kicking a 46-yard field goal with two seconds left to lead into the halftime locker room trailing by eight at 21-13.
La Crosse used the momentum to score on their opening drive of the third quarter to pull within one at 21-20.
The teams traded punts, and Stout got the ball back at their own four-yard line. Two play later UWL took the lead on a safety with Moen was sacked in the endzone.
Stout forced a punt and retook the lead when
Luke Cool made a career-long 48-yard field goal to give Stout a 24-22 edge.
Two drives later, La Crosse scored on a 72-yard pass and catch, and after a successful two-point conversion, led 30-24 with 8:32 left to play.
Stout responded right away with a seven play 65-yard dive. Haakonson scored his second of the game, this time from nine yards out to put Stout ahead 31-30 with 4:49 eft in regulation.
The Eagles moved the ball down field and kicked the go-ahead field goal with 55 left on the clock.
An 18-yard return on the kickoff set up Stout at their own 31 yard line. Stout moved the ball into UWL territory, but a sack cause a last second desperation throw that was intercepted inside the 10 as time expired.
Moen finished 27-41 for 323 yards and three touchdowns with 25 yards rushing. Haakonson had seven catches of 113 yards and two scores.
Brooks Brewer had 14 tackles and two pass break ups to lead the defense.
Braxton Munnikhuysen had 10 tackles and two sacks.
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils will travel to Oshkosh, Wis. on Saturday, Nov. 9 to face the Titans. Kick-off from Titan Stadium is set for 2:05 p.m.
