JAMESTOWN, N.D. – The University of Jamestown football team hosts Minot State University on Saturday in the annual Homecoming game at Charlotte & Gordon Hansen Stadium.
Game Information
The Teams
The Jimmies (0-6 overall, 0-5 NSIC) return home after a 21-13 loss last Saturday in Bismarck, N.D., to the University of Mary Marauders.
After a scoreless first quarter, Jamestown was the first to find the end zone as
Andres Bonilla capped off an 11-play, 65-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown at the 10:02 mark of the second quarter.
Ethan Lieb's extra point made it 7-0 in favor of the Jimmies. UMary tied the game with five minutes left in the quarter on a 71-yard pass from Ryan Blair to Karsyn Jablonski. The score remained 7-7 until late in the third quarter, when Blair and Jablonski connected on another scoring play, this one covering 33 yards to push the lead to 14-7. With 4:33 to play, the Marauders pushed their advantage to 21-7 on Xavier Brackenridge's 46-yard touchdown run.
Jacob Mattick led the Jimmies down the field for a late touchdown, running the ball in from five yards to make it 21-13. Mattick finished 8-of-16 passing for 92 yards and was intercepted once, and also carried nine times for 24 yards. Bonilla ran for 65 yards on seven carries and
Matt McBride added 37 yards on nine attempts.
Gavin Olson had 30 yards receiving and
Ethan Hoffman was the lone Jamestown receiver with two catches.
Xander Jarosh made nine tackles, followed by
Evan Smith with eight. Smith,
Zach Mueller,
Malachi Werremeyer, and
Gus Werremeyer each recorded a sack.
Jamestown was outgained 363 to 250, but once again outrushed their opponent, 158 yards to 83. The Marauders had a 17-12 advantage in first downs and won the time of possession battle, 34:17 to 25:43.
Mattick continues to lead the Jimmies in total offense through six games this season. The junior quarterback has 509 total yards (445 passing, 64 rushing) for an average of 101.8 per game. He has completed 51 of 107 passing attempts with one touchdown and four interceptions.
Mason Whitley is UJ's top rusher, with 268 rushing yards on 56 carries with two scores. Bonilla is right behind Whitley with 213 yards on 34 attempts and one touchdown. He also has Jamestown's longest run of the season, 58 yards.
Gage Solano paces UJ in receiving yards with 212 on 18 catches, including a touchdown. Hoffman has 15 catches for 97 yards, including a touchdown, and along with Solano, has also thrown a touchdown pass.
Defensively, Jarosh is the top tackler with 36 total stops (27 solo).
Alexander Rivera is next with 33 tackles (19 solo), followed by
Josh Bosacker (32 tackles, 15 solo).
Jack Young has a team-high 5.5 tackles for loss, and the trio of Bosacker, Mueller, and
Malachi Werremeyer all have 4.5. Mueller and Young are tied for the team lead with two sacks.
Minot State comes into Saturday's game at 1-5 overall, 1-4 in the NSIC. The Beavers dropped their first three games of the season before a 59-0 home whitewashing of Southwest Minnesota State on September 19. Since then, MSU has lost 37-19 at Bemidji State and 31-24 at home to MSU Moorhead. Last week against MSUM, Minot State went into the half tied at 17, and after trailing 24-17 in the fourth quarter, tied the game on a one-yard run by quarterback Jett Lundeen. However, MSUM put together a 14-play, 75-yard scoring drive that proved to be the difference as they took a 31-24 lead with 78 seconds to play.
Lundeen finished 6 of 15 passing for 62 yards with a touchdown and was intercepted twice. He also had 74 yards rushing on 17 carries. Brandon Hines Jr. ran 18 times for 97 yards and a score, and receiver Matyas Bily pulled down three catches for 52 yards and a touchdown. Jabez Tuaoa led the Beaver defense with nine tackles, followed by Meshach Arthur with seven. Calvin Moore intercepted a pass and Julian Kameristy had MSU's lone sack.
Minot State's offense centers around their ground game. The Beavers have ran the ball 344 times and attempted only 77 passes through six games. Hines Jr. is their leading rusher with 783 yards on 103 carries, and has found the end zone nine times. Lundeen is next with 348 yards rushing, and has completed 27 passes in 65 attempts for 398 yards. Bily leads MSU with catches (10) and receiving yards (156). Austin Young is Minot State's leading tackler with 39 and is one of five players with 31 or more tackles. The Beavers have recorded six sacks and have intercepted six passes, with Moore and Diego Betancourt each picking off a pair.
Last Meeting
Saturday's game will be the 83
rd time the teams have met, with the first matchup taking place in 1927. The most recent meeting came on October 11 of last year in Minot. The Jimmies took a 28-27 lead on
Cole Hentges' one-yard touchdown run with 2:49 left, only to have the Beavers come back with a 72-yard, six-play touchdown drive at the 1:44 mark for the eventual 35-28 victory
Team Stats
| |
Jamestown |
Minot State |
| Record |
0-6, 0-5 NSIC |
1-5, 1-4 NSIC |
| Points / Game |
9.3 |
32.2 |
| Opp. Points / Game |
30.8 |
29.5 |
| Total Yards / Game |
238.7 |
408.7 |
| Passing Yards / Game |
99.7 |
82.8 |
| Rushing Yards / Game |
139.0 |
325.8 |
| 1st Downs / Game |
13.0 |
22.5 |
| 3rd Down Conversion Rate |
22% (17-79) |
47% (37-78) |
| 4th Down Conversion Rate |
30% (7-23) |
67% (10-15) |
| Avg. TOP / Game |
26:44 |
32:56 |
