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Collegefootball:SpartansoutlastCoe
TheSpartansjumpouttoaleadandholdon.

Posted:Sunday,November9,201412:00am

BYMIKESTEFFENSTHSTAFFWRITER
Onpaper,Saturday'sgamebetweentheUniversityofDubuqueandCoewastobeacontestinwhocouldcontroltheturnovermargin.
DubuqueenteredthesecondbestintheIowaConferenceatforcingturnoverswith18.TheKohawksweretopsintheIIACatnotturningthe
ballover.ButitwastheSpartanswhowonthebattle,forcingthreeinterceptionsandrecoveringafumbleinthe2927victory.
InthefirsthalftheKohawks(45,33IIAC)wereabletoput14pointsontheboard.QuarterbackJoshRekershitformerWestern
DubuqueprepNickLenstrafora48yardtouchdownstriketoopenthescoring.Beforetheendofthefirsthalf,theSpartans(45,33
IIAC)putup10pointsona34yardpassfromZachFrytoTylerDobratzandaCurtisPrull32yardfieldgoal.
UDcornerbackOscarWhitemadeaninterestingchangeatthehalfthathebelievesmayhavehelpedhimgettwoofthethreeSpartans
interceptions,whilealsochangingthegame.
"IwentinthelockerroomandIhadateammategivemeanothersetofglovesbecausemyothergloveswerewearingdown,"saidWhite,
whosetwointerceptionsledtotouchdownrunsbyDaiVonVanceJenkins.
Whitereturnedhisfirstinterceptiondowntothe10yardline.Onhisthirdconsecutivecarry,VanceJenkinswasabletosqueakintothe
endzonetogivetheSpartansa1714lead,theirfirstofthegame.VanceJenkinsfinishedwithagamehigh153yardson30carries.
AblockedpuntledtoaDubuquesafety,givingtheSpartansa1914advantage.Laterinthethird,White'ssecondinterceptionledto
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Coewouldn'tgoquietly,though.Withtheirfirstpossessionofthefourthquarter,theKohawkswentforthetouchdownonfourthandgoal
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fromthe9.RekersconnectedwithwidereceiverDominikLensingforthetouchdownstrike,cuttingtheSpartans'leadto2621with14:50
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Afterdefensescontrolledmostoftherestofthegame,Prullwasabletoknockhomeakey33yardfieldgoalwith2minutestoplay.
Justlessthanaminutelater,theKohawksquicklyansweredasRekersconnectedwithTrevorHeitlandona43yardtouchdownpassto
pullwithintwo.Onthetwopointconversionattempttotiethegame,Rekersrolledoutandtriedtohitamaninthebackoftheendzone,
butlinebackerBlaineSnitkerplayedtheroleofherofortheSpartansandbrokeupthepass.
"IrolledoutandIknewtherewasgoingtobeabacksideguycomingintotheendzone.LuckilyIwastheretotipit,"Snitkersaid.
TheSpartansrecoveredtheonsidekicktosealit.
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