ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington Wildcats, (4-1, 3-0 LSC) used a tremendously strong start to sprint past the visiting Greyhounds of Eastern New Mexico (1-4, 1-2 LSC) by a 58-7 score Saturday evening.
QUOTING CWU HEAD FOOTBALL COACH CHRIS FISK:
“We are all very proud of the way the guys approach each week and come out with the right mindset to play the game the way it is supposed to be played. We are thrilled with the win and we are excited to start preparing for UTPB next week and to play at one of the most historic stadiums in the country.”
STATS FROM THE GAME:
- McGill finished the game throwing 132 yards and two touchdowns on 6/13 successful passes. He also led the team on the ground with 67 rushing yards and two more touchdowns.
- Phillips added 52 rushing yards and one touchdown while Bumgarner had 30 rushing yards and a touchdown of his own.
- Grable led the receiving corps with one catch for 55 yards and one touchdown while Juergens added 36 yards and one touchdown on three catches.
- Ethan Pletcher, Brett McCalla, and Timothy Timoteo led the way for the ‘Cats with all three recording nine tackles. McCalla added a 0.5 tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry while Timoteo tacked on two tackles for loss, including one sack for 22 yards, and one forced fumble.
- Logan Lisherness and Treyson Eddleman added eight tackles.
- Coalson had six tackles, one tackle for loss, and one fumble recovery while Riah Tua also tacked on six tackles as well as a 0.5 tackle for loss.
- Tyler King had four tackles that included a sack while Dodson and Brogan De’Asis each added two tackles with Dodson logging an interception and De’Asis adding a 0.5 tackle for loss.
- Kuma Scanlan also added two tackles and a 0.5 tackle for loss while Connor Goff had one tackle and a pass breakup and Webber added an interception.
- Wyatt Redding had two punts for 97 yards with both landing in ENMU’s 20-yard line and added 11 kickoffs for 648 yards.
- Weber was a successful 7/7 on PAT attempts and 3/3 on field goal attempts with his longest coming in at 49-yards.
- Phillips returned the only punt return of the night for 13 yards while Bo Gionet added a 30-yard kick return.
UP NEXT:
- The Central Washington Wildcats, will face an immense challenge next week as they travel to the ninth-ranked and LSC-leading UTPB Falcons (5-0, 3-0 LSC) who took down fifth-ranked Angelo State Saturday evening by a 28-14 score on the road. The ‘Cats and Falcons kick-off next Saturday, October 11 at 4:00 p.m. PST from Odessa, Texas and Ratliff Stadium.