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51
Winner Augustana (IL) AUGIE 1-2
14
North Park NPU 1-3
Winner
Augustana (IL) AUGIE
1-2
51
Final
14
North Park NPU
1-3
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
AUGIE Augustana (IL) 3 14 13 21 51
NPU North Park 0 7 0 7 14

Game Recap: Football | | Contact: Scot Gladstone, Sports Information GA, swgladstone@northpark.edu

North Park Finishes Spring Season with Loss to Augie

The stats didn’t quite match the score as NPU had a strong showing, but fell 51-14

Chicago, Ill. – The North Park University football team had their only home game of the spring season on Friday night, coming up short against Augustana College by a score of 51-14 at the Holmgren Athletic Complex.

North Park dominated possession in the first quarter, but an Augie drive, aided by some costly NPU penalties, resulted in the only points of the quarter from an Augustana field goal at the 6:40 mark. North Park answered with a long drive that bled into the second and ended with a missed field goal, but it was clear NPU was not going away easy.

After the squads exchanged punts, Augustana struck for the first touchdown of the game to go up 10-0 with 7:44 left before halftime. The home Vikings responded with a 10-play drive that ended when senior quarterback Grant Borsch heaved it down the field into the arms of receiver Brandon Vinson for a 42-yard touchdown. That made the score 17-7, which it would stay at up to halftime.

Halftime: Augustana 17, North Park 7

The Augustan offense was hard to slow down in the second half, scoring 34 points on the way to a comfortable victory. North Park put together sustained drives, including one drive that went all the way down to the Augie one yard line, before being intercepted in the endzone on fourth-and-goal. The biggest offensive highlight of the game came when Borsch hit senior Micah Lowe in the corner of the endzone for a five-yard score. Lowe made an incredible grab over his shoulder and was able to get a foot down inbounds. When all was said and done, Augie escaped with a 37-point win.

Final: Augustana 51, North Park 14

Quick Hits:

  • Borsch was 23-46 for 271 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception.
  • Senior Michael Soracco led the Vikings in rushing with 45 yards on 13 attempts.
  • Lowe was the leading receiver totaling eight catches, 86 yards, and that spectacular touchdown grab.
  • Arnaldo Landrau was the leading tackler for North Park, getting 11 tackles, including the only NPU sack of the game as well.
  • Freshman DB Maurice Carter was all over the place on defense as well knabbing nine tackles to finish second for the hosts.

What's Next?

North Park will finish the spring season with a 1-3 record and graduate six seniors as they look forward to playing a normal fall schedule in just a few months.

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