CHICAGO, Ill. - 

The North Park football team hosted the fifth-ranked Cardinals of North Central College on Saturday afternoon, dropping the contest by a score of 0-35.

North Park had an early chance just five minutes into play. Following a punt from Gary Anish, Stephan McCree would recover a Cardinal fumble and takeover at their opponents' 14 yard line. Unfortunately, the Vikings would lose possession on a fumble of their own to give North Central the momentum.

After the first quarter, both teams were scoreless.

In the longest drive of the game, the Cardinals would utilize 8 minutes and 47 seconds of possession time to go 91 yards for the first 7 points of the game.

The Cardinals would go on to mark another touchdown in the second quarter when quarterback Rutter found Kamienski for a 12 yard touchdown.

Unfortunately, the Vikings were not able to get on the board and fell to the Cardinals 0-35.

Quick Hits:

• Uluao Letuli led the Vikings with 13 tackles, followed closely by Gary Anish and David Simmons, Jr. who both had 11
• Quentin Voce had a pair of tackles for a loss and a sack for 12 yards
• Dalton McKay and Tyrell Smith added a couple of pass breakups

What's Next?

The Vikings (1-2, 0-2 CCIW) will host Wahington-St. Louis on Saturday, September 29th for a 1:00 p.m. contest back at the Holmgren Athletic Complex.