UW-Platteville won at UW-La Crosse for the first time in 30
years, as the Pioneers beat the Eagles 21-6 Saturday.
Lee Vlasak ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns, leading the
Pioneers to their first victory in Veterans Memorial Stadium since
a 13-10 win in 1980.
Nick Anderson hit Jeff Bracken for a 20-yard score in the second
quarter for a 7-3 Pioneer halftime lead. Vlasak ran in from 45
yards out in the third quarter and four yards in the fourth, giving
the converted receiver seven TDs in the last two weeks.
Anderson was an efficient 15 of 21 for 154 yards for Coach Mike
Emendorfer's club, with Darin Blaser catching seven passes for 65
yards.
Defensive coordinator Rob Erickson's charges held the Eagles
without a touchdown for the first time in the annual series since
1973. The Eagles ran for just 50 yards, making UW-Platteville 18-2
the last 20 times it has out-rushed an opponent.
Nick Anker threw for 285 yards for La Crosse, but was sacked
four times. Nick Snyder had three sacks and four total tackles for
losses.
The Pioneers improved to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the Wisconsin
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, while the Eagles fell to 1-5,
1-2.
