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UJ's Ryan Collins (3) avoids the tackle of Concordia (Neb.)'s Michael Grindey in Saturday's game at Charlotte & Gordon Hansen Stadium/Photo by Alex Maida
UJ's Ryan Collins (3) avoids the tackle of Concordia (Neb.)'s Michael Grindey in Saturday's game at Charlotte & Gordon Hansen Stadium/Photo by Alex Maida

Late score sinks Jimmies against CUNE

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Devin Zielger's 21-yard touchdown run wtih 1:41 remaining proved to be the difference as Concordia (Neb.) University handed the University of Jamestown football team its third straight defeat Saturday afternoon, 27-23 at Charlotte & Gordon Hansen Stadium.

Ziegler ran for 124 yards on 24 carries and found the endzone three times for the Bulldogs (1-1, 1-1 GPAC), who trailed 17-7 at the half.

The Jimmies opened the game with a 75-yard scoring drive covering 13 plays as Ty Monson found Ryan Collins for a nine-yard touchdown pass at the 7:55 mark. Aanon Peterson's extra point made it 7-0 in favor of Jamestown.

CUNE responded with a touchdown drive of their own with Ziegler rushing in from one yard out, tying the game at 7-7 with 5:17 in the first.

Monson engineered another trip to the end zone, this time finding Colton Schumacher on a 14-yard pass at 14:01 of the first half. The second Jamestown scoring drive went 65 yards over 12 plays.

Peterson made a 30-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to push UJ's lead to 17-7 going into halftime.

Ziegler scored on a five yard run early in the third quarter, but the extra point attempt was no good and the Jimmies held on to a four-point lead.

Peterson connected on his second field goal of the game at the 6:01 mark of the third to put Jamestown ahead 20-13.

DJ McGarvie scored on a one-yard quarterback keeper as the Bulldogs tied the game with just over four minutes left in the third quarter.

The score remained tied until Peterson made good on his third field goal attempt of the game, a 25-yarder, at 5:09 of the fourth. 

CUNE chewed up 3:28 of game time on its final scoring drive, with Ziegler carrying the ball on seven of nine plays. 

With two timeouts and 1:35 remaining, Monson and the Jimmies took over at their own 32-yard line. A 21-yard completion to Carlos Julian and a pair of catches by Micah Madyun gained another 22 yards to help UJ get down to the Bulldogs' 25 yard line. On 4th-and-3, Monson completed a seven-yard pass to Dawson Schmidt to get down to the CUNE 18 with seven seconds left. Following the final Jamestown timeout, Monson was sacked by Kyle Sterup to end the game.

Monson finished 32-of-51 passing for 343 yards and two touchdowns. Madyun had 11 catches for 81 yards and Collins and Isaiah Roebuck each hauled in six passes. 

Mason Parker had a team-high seven tackles while David Diaz and Parker Chaffee were each in on six stops. Keagan Schiele and Hershell Jefferson both had interceptions.

UJ outgained CUNE 374-319 and ran 83 offensive plays to Concordia's 48. Time of possession was also hugely in favor of the Jimmies, 42:59 to 17:01.

Jamestown is on the road next Saturday at Hastings (Neb.) College beginning at 1 p.m.