PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire football team lost to Wis.-Platteville 38-0 on Saturday at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium. The Blugolds were held to 10 first downs, went 0-for-8 on third down and lost three fumbles. UW-Eau Claire totaled 142 passing yards and 51 rushing yards, while UW-Platteville finished with 458 yards of total offense and held the ball for 41:44.
The Pioneers scored the only points of the first quarter on a 1-yard touchdown run at 8:00 and led the Blugolds 7-0 after the quarter. The hosts completed all eight pass attempts for 54 yards and added 30 rushing yards, while UWEC totaled 42 passing yards and 12 rushing yards but lost a fumble after reaching the UWP 26.
In the second quarter, Platteville held an 11:37-to-3:23 possession edge and threw for 116 yards, outscoring the Blugolds 10-0 with a 37-yard field goal and a 4-yard touchdown pass to lead 17-0. UW-Eau Claire completed 6 of 7 passes for 70 yards and recorded two defensive sacks in the quarter, but lost one fumble and did not score.
UWP did its damage through the passing game in the third quarter, completing 13 of 16 passes for 142 yards and three touchdowns while going 4-for-5 on third down and outscoring the Blugolds 21-0. UWEC had one first down, 18 rushing yards and one passing yard in the quarter, went 0-for-3 on third down and lost a kickoff fumble that gave Platteville possession at the UWEC 28-yard line. The quarter ended with the Blugolds trailing 0-38.
A scoreless fourth quarter saw the Pioneers rush for 48 yards and convert all four third downs, while the Blugolds had two passing first downs and finished 0 for 2 on third down.
Vince Lenzy's interception at the goal line stopped Platteville's red-zone trip. It was Lenzy's first interception of the season and as a Blugold, but the teams played a scoreless quarter as UW-Platteville closed out a 38-0 final.
Ayden Helder completed 11 of 20 passes for 142 yards and added 11 rushing yards.
Jayce Kolinski led UW-Eau Claire's receivers with 48 yards on two catches.
Vince Lenzy recorded five tackles and had an interception.
Jack Scheldroup has recorded nine or more tackles in two consecutive games.
Max Marty recorded eight tackles, surpassing his season average of 4.0.
Jimmy McGovern finished with four tackles and 1.5 sacks.
The Blugolds are 4-1 overall and 1-1 in conference play. UW-Platteville is 5-0 overall and 2-0 in conference play.
Up next, UW-Eau Claire hosts UW-Oshkosh at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Carson Park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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