BEMIDJI, Minn. (Chet Anderson Stadium) - Needing
just one touchdown reception to eclipse the single-season record at
Bemidji State University, senior wide receiver George Kadlec
(Chicago, Ill.) rose to the occasion today hauling a pair of TDs on
three catches, while propelling the Beavers to a 31-10 win over NSIC
North foe University of Mary for the first time ever.
The record-breaking catch came just 5:33 into the game as quarterback Derek Edholm
(So., Anoka, Minn.) found Kadlec open for an 85-yard catch-and-run to
put the Beavers up 14-0. The senior receiver tacked another score onto
his own record just minutes into the fourth quarter from 29 yards out
despite the blanketing defense of a Marauder defender.
Kadlec
finished the day with three catches for 156 yards and the two
touchdowns. The 156 yards stands as his second 100-yard receiving day
of the season, the third of his career and ranks 12th on BSU
single-game receiving yardage list. Kadlec has now recorded at least a
touchdown in nine of BSU's 10 contests this season, including the last
six consecutive games.
Just like Kadlec, it didn't take the Beavers to get things going today. Brandon Miles
(So., RB, Kenai, Alaska) got the Beavers on the board just 3:03 into
the game capping a seven-play, 65-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown
plunge, his fourth of the season.
The Beavers
go the ball back 1:46 later after BSU Gang Green defense forced the
Marauders into a quick three-and-out. On second down and 15 yards to go
from the Beavers' own 15-yard line, Edholm connected with Kadlec for
the historic 85 touchdown reception.
A missed
44-yard field goal attempt by U-Mary's Rett Thibodeaux gave the Bemidji
State the ball on its own 27-yard line with 13:22 to go in the first
half. Edholm engineered a 12-play, 73-yard drive to stretch the
Beavers' lead to 21-0. On the drive, the sophomore signal caller
completed 6-of-6 through the air for 59 yards, including a five-yard
connection with Andrew Schultz (So., WR, Grand Forks, N.D.) to a touchdown.
The
Marauders reeled BSU to within 18 points, 21-3, sneaking in a
Thibodeaux 35-yard field goal as the first half came to an end.
Bemidji State got a 21-yard field goal off the foot of Paul Potemra (So.,
K/P, Poolesville, Md.) to extend BSU's lead to 24-3 with 6:35 left in
the third, but that was all the scoring wither team could muster in the
quarter. But with the Beavers in the midst of an eight-play, 41-yard
drive at the conclusion of the stanza, BSU would score on the 29-yard
pass from Edholm to Kadlec just 46-seconds into the fourth.
U-Mary
responded with a scoring drive of the our just one minute later. Backup
quarterback Henry Lou found a streaking Roman Penirian for a 31-yard
touchdown strike brining the score to its final resting sport at 31-10.
On
the day, each team rolled up 401 yards of total offense. The Beavers
were led by Edholm who was 15-of-26 for 256 yards and three touchdowns.
In addition to Kadlec and Schultz, Jody Henningson
(Fr., WR, Elburn, Ill.) led all receivers with four catches. On the
ground, BSU managed 145 yards with Eurise Watson (Jr., RB, Dayton,
Ohio) leading the way with 42 yards on five carries.
The
win over the Marauders was the first in three tries for BSU. It also
guarantees that the Beavers will post a winning record on their home
field for the seventh consecutive season.
The
Beavers (4-6; 3-6 NSIC) are back in action next weekend as they wrap up
the 2008 regular-season versus Concordia University-St. Paul (4-6; 3-6
NSIC) in a 1 p.m. NSIC match up at Chet Anderson Field.
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