Box Score Cedar Rapids, IA - Nebraska Wesleyan football dropped its American Rivers Conference opener Saturday afternoon, at Coe College, 62-14. The loss drops NWU to 0-3 on the season

HOW IT HAPPENED
1st half: After forcing a punt on Nebraska Wesleyan's opening drive, Coe's offense wasted no time, scoring the first touchdown on a 75 yard touchdown pass on second and 11. The two teams went on to trade punts before Nebraska Wesleyan embarked on a long 11 play, 70 yard touchdown drive that was punctuated by a 29 yard touchdown pass from Keaton Erdmann to Joey McLaughlin which tied the game at seven. From there Coe took control, scoring touchdowns on their next two possessions to go ahead 20-7. After forcing a punt, Coe's offense was once again driving down the field, before Julius German forced Jeron Senters to fumble. However, any potential momentum was quickly dashed as Erdmann's first pass of the ensuing drive was picked off by Coe. The Kohawks took advantage of the turnover and scored to go up 27-7. Coe would go on to stop NWU on their ensuing possession. The Kohawks would cap off the first half with a six play, 66 yard drive, which made the score 34-7 at halftime.

2nd half: The Kohawks continued to pull away in the third quarter with a pair of touchdowns to go ahead 48-7. The Kohawks extended their lead to 55-7 in the fourth, before Drake Ferris punched in a one yard touchdown run to cap off an eight play 68 yard drive. Coe would regrow their lead to 48 on an 11 yard touchdown run.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Keaton Erdmann: 9-20, 69 yards, 1 td, 2 int
Trystin Myers: 17 att., 81 yards, 4.5 ypc
Drake Ferris: 1 att., 1 yard, 1 td
Joey McLaughlin: 5 rec. 57 yds, 1 td
Jian Aguilar: 4 tackles, 3 solo, 1 assisted
DJ Athouris: 4 tackles. 4 solo
Juan Donoso: 4 tackles, 1 solo, 3 assisted
Julius German: 1 assisted tackle, 1 forced fumble
Elan Pittman: 1 solo tackle, 1 forced fumble

UP NEXT
Nebraska Wesleyan welcomes Luther College to Abel Stadium on Saturday, September 27th. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m.