Box Score

For the second straight week, UW-Stevens Point jumped out to an early lead in cruising to its seventh straight win with a 55-0 victory over Waldorf on Saturday at Goerke Field in Stevens Point.

The Pointers scored 38 points in the first half and now have outscored their past two opponents 79-0 in the first half after leading Iowa Wesleyan 41-0 last week.

Early in the first quarter, the Pointers' Matt Lunder (Waunakee/Waunakee) recovered a fumble on the Waldorf one-yard line, setting up the first of four touchdown runs by Mike Ferron (Racine/Horlick). The sophomore finished the day with 19 carries for 125 yards and left the game after his fourth touchdown put the Pointers ahead 52-0 with 11:55 left in the third quarter.

Pointers' quarterback Jake Swank (Oregon/Oregon) also had a big day, completing his first nine passes and finishing 15-for-16 for 173 yards and two touchdowns. His first scoring pass came on the next drive when Jared Jenkins (Milwaukee/Rufus King) made a diving catch in the corner of the endzone on a third down play. Jenkins finished the day with four receptions for 48 yards.

Pointers' defensive back Kasey Morgan (Iola/Iola-Scandinavia) had UW-Stevens Point's first of five interceptions on Waldorf's first possession of the second quarter. Swank then hooked up with wide receiver Brad Kalsow (Huntley, Ill./Huntley) for 43 yards down to the one-yard line. Ferron capped off the drive with a one-yard run.

Swank found Kalsow again for a four-yard touchdown to make the score 28-0 with 7:01 remaining in the second quarter. Kalsow had five catches for 90 yards.

Ferron added a six-yard touchdown and Ryan Graboski (Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury) made a 19-yard field goal as time expired in the first half for a 38-0 lead.

Pointers' linebacker Brian Bailey (New Lisbon/New Lisbon) intercepted a Ryan Kerns' pass and returned it 11 yards for touchdown on the third play of the second half. The Pointers' again held Waldorf to three-and-out on its next possession and on the first play of the ensuing possession, Ferron rolled 26 yards for his fourth and final touchdown.

The Pointers' final points of the game were scored when kicker Ryan Graboski (Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury) kicked a 36-yard field goal to make the score 55-0 with 14:50 left in the fourth quarter. Graboski made all extra seven extra points and two field goals for a total of 13 points in the game, tying a school record held by Fred Galecke and Kim Drake for most points by a kicker in a game.

The Pointers' finished the game with 25 first downs and 434 yards of total offense. The UW-Stevens Point defense forced six turnovers and now has 17 takeaways for the year.