Pioneers victorious over UW-River Falls
31-0.
The No. 20 University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneers (5-2,
2-2 WIAC) routed WIAC foe UW-River Falls (1-6, 1-3 WIAC) 31-0. The
game was Homecoming for the Pioneers, and the win marked the third
year in a row UW-Platteville has won its Homecoming game.
Pioneers sophomore quarterback Bryce
Corrigan engineered another offensive onslaught, going 36-52
for 377 yards and four touchdowns.
Two of those touchdowns went to sophomore receiver Ryley
Bailey, giving him eight on the season. Bailey finished the day
with seven catches for 55 yards.
The Pioneers started the day's scoring on their second drive
with a 16 play, 94 yard drive, capped off by a seven yard touchdown
pass from Corrigan to Bryan
Whitehead.
UW-Platteville scored again in the first quarter when Corrigan
found sophomore Trevor
Whitehead over the middle for a 28-yard touchdown. Trevor
Whitehead ended with nine catches for 128 yards.
A field goal by junior Zach
Litchfield with 1:35 remaining in the second quarter gave the
Pioneers a 17-0 lead at half.
Corrigan led another touchdown drive in the third quarter,
finding Bailey in the back of the endzone for a three-yard
score.
Bailey snagged his other touchdown early in the fourth quarter
on a six-yard toss from Corrigan, extending the home teams lead to
31-0.
The Pioneer defense shut down the Falcons offense, allowing just
157 yards of total offense and only nine first downs. The shutout
is the Pioneers first in the year.
The Pioneers play next Oct. 27 at UW-Eau Claire.
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