LINCOLN, Neb. (September 30, 2023) - Nebraska Wesleyan fell to the University of Dubuque Saturday afternoon, 28-56. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Prairie Wolves fell into a hole early, allowing the Spartans to find the end zone in two of their first three drives in the first quarter, 0-14.
• Scoring 21 unanswered points in the second quarter, the Prairie Wolves bounced back and found themselves in the lead with 1:54 remaining in the first half. All three scores came from the arm of Carter Terry. Terry connected with Cole Siems on back-to-back touchdowns of five and 22 yards. Nathan Lindsay secured the third from 10 yards out, 21-14.
• Dubuque was able to quickly sneak into the end zone in the final minutes of the quarter and force a tie before the break, 21-21.
• To begin the third quarter, the Spartans' defense forced a Prairie Wolf fumble and started a streak of their own. The University of Dubuque outscored Nebraska Wesleyan University 28-0 for the next 15:43, totaling 203 yards. Throughout that time, NWU recorded 13 total yards of offense.
• A late Evan K. Johnson touchdown wasn't enough to spark a comeback against the Spartans, and the Prairie Wolves moved to 4-2 on the year after a 28-56 loss on Saturday afternoon.

 OFFENSE

• Carter Terry (QB): 19-30, 167 Yds., 3 TD, 2 Int. 
• Nathan Athouris (RB): 18 Att., 26 Yds., 1.4 Avg.
• Cole Siems (WR): 9 Rec., 121 Yds., 2 TD

    DEFENSE

• Eli Mackowski (S): 4 Solo, 7 Ast., 11 Tot.
• Dominic Darrah (S): 2 Solo, 4 Ast., 6 Tot.
• Hunter Zentz (S): 2 Solo, 2 Ast., 4 Tot., 1 FF

    SPECIAL TEAMS

• Henry Walter (K): 4-4 PATs
• Max Brinker (P): 5 Punts, 156 Yds., 31.2 Avg. 

UP NEXT
Nebraska Wesleyan returns home to square off with Loras College at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 14.