University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, November 13
Des Moines, Iowa
12:00 p.m.
6-3 , 5-2
21
at
14
Drake
2-7 , 1-5
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
St. Thomas (MN)
0
14
7
0
21
Drake
0
0
7
7
14
Team Stats
STT
DRA
Total Yards
359
239
Pass Yards
146
166
Rushing Yards
213
73
Penalty Yards
55
40
1st Downs
20
16
3rd Downs
11
1
4th Downs
0
1
TOP
35:29
24:31
2nd Quarter
STT 7, DRA 0
STT - Adebayo,Hope 2 yd run (Hyde,Louis kick), 14 plays, 84 yards, TOP 07:15
STT 14, DRA 0
STT - Adebayo,Hope 8 yd run (Hyde,Louis kick), 6 plays, 50 yards, TOP 00:56
3rd Quarter
STT 14, DRA 7
DRA - Langdok,Brandon 3 yd run (Dunning,Shane kick), 7 plays, 74 yards, TOP 03:15
STT 21, DRA 7
STT - Rice,Nick 28 yd run (Hyde,Louis kick), 3 plays, 43 yards, TOP 01:52
4th Quarter
STT 21, DRA 14
DRA - Meis,Caden 6 yd pass from Corwin,Ian (Dunning,Shane kick) 10 plays, 61 yards, TOP 02:39
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
8
TD
0
YDS
111
INT
1
CMP
3
TD
0
YDS
27
INT
0
CMP
2
TD
0
YDS
8
INT
0
CMP
0
TD
0
YDS
0
INT
0
Players Mentioned
RB
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LB
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DB
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WR
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LB
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DL
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Photo by: Dan Borgeson
St. Thomas Football returns to its winning ways behind a five-interception game by the defense
11/13/2021 3:28:00 PM | Football
Des Moines, Iowa – The St. Thomas Football Team posted its sixth win of the 2021 season in a game that featured five interceptions by the Tommie defense, a blocked punt and a blocked field goal propelling St. Thomas to a 21-14 win over Drake
"I love how we played on defense for most of the game," said Head Coach Glenn Caruso. "We just kept teeing it up and I think we were able to put our offense in some good situations. Offense showed some beautiful flashes at times – the way we handled the game the clock in the situation before halftime, scoring in 52 seconds."
The five pickoffs were the most by a Tommie defense since Caruso's second season, a Halloween day home win over Augsburg in 2009 that also included five interceptions by St. Thomas.
Slow Start
In an uncommonly sloppy first quarter, St. Thomas committed four penalties resulting in 45 penalty yards, including three defensive penalties. Drake posted only 30 offensive yards, including 28 passing yards and only two net-rushing yards in the opening quarter.
Senior DL Brent Robley and Senior WR/DB Isaiah Hall each recorded an interception in the first quarter. It marked Robley's first-career interception, while it was Hall's second interception of the season.
On the first play of the second quarter, senior DB Joe Hird intercepted the third Bulldog pass of the afternoon, his third interception of the season. Hird's interception sparked a 13-play 81-yard drive capped off by Sophomore RB Hope Adebayo's ninth rushing touchdown of the season to give St. Thomas its first lead of the game, 7-0 with 7:38 to play in the second quarter.
On the ensuing Drake drive, the St. Thomas defense forced a punt, which was blocked by freshman LB Nick Flaskamp, giving the Tommies the ball at the Bulldog 45-yard line. That drive got inside the Drake 20-yard line before a fumble by Adebayo at the 17-yard line.
The St. Thomas defense held on the ensuing drive, forcing a Drake punt, which landed at the 50-yard line giving the Tommie offense one last shot at scoring with 1:09 remaining the first half. The Tommies went 50 yards in 56 seconds to pay dirt, capped off with an 8-yard touchdown run by Adebayo, opening up a 14-0 lead heading into halftime.
The Tommies posted 222 yards of first-half offense, including 119 passing yards and 103 rushing yards. Adebayo recorded 86 yards on the ground in the first half. Senior QB Cade Sexauer completed 8-of-11 passing attempts for 111 yards. By comparison, Drake finished the opening half with 60 total yards – 45 passing yards and 15 yards on the ground.
Big Plays Continue
Drake's offense got rolling on its opening drive of the second half before senior DB Luke Glenna recorded the fourth St. Thomas interception of the game. The Tommies were unable to score any points off of that turnover.
The Bulldogs found the end zone for their first points of the game with 4:13 to play in the third quarter by way of a seven-play, 74-yard drive, cutting the Tommie lead to 14-7.
Sexauer threw an interception late in the third quarter giving Drake the football at the St. Thomas 27-yard line. The Tommie defense stiffened, forcing a field goal attempt, which was blocked by Hall.
The blocked field goal coupled with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty sparked a scoring drive by St. Thomas, opening a 21-7 lead with less than one minute to play in the third quarter. The scoring drive was capped by a 28-yard touchdown run by senior RB Nick Rice.
Hall recorded his second interception of the game with 11:27 to play in the contest. St. Thomas was again unable to convert the turnover to points.
Drake cut the St. Thomas lead to seven, 21-14 with 5:26 to lay in the game after a 10-play, 61-yard drive. The Tommie offense was able to grind its way and chew clock to stave off a possible comeback by the Bulldogs.
Adebayo finished the game with 105 net yards rushing and two touchdowns. Rice added 94 yards on the ground and a score. In 21 total touches and including six receptions for 47 yards, Rice had 141 yards of offense.
Three different QBs threw at least two passes in the game, led by Sexauer, who finished the game with eight completions on 14 attempts for 111 yards.
Defensively, junior LB Jack Mohler led the team with seven tackles, including five solo. Hall added four tackles in addition to his two interceptions and blocked field-goal attempt.
St. Thomas returns to action for its final game of the season next Saturday at home against Presbyterian.
"I love how we played on defense for most of the game," said Head Coach Glenn Caruso. "We just kept teeing it up and I think we were able to put our offense in some good situations. Offense showed some beautiful flashes at times – the way we handled the game the clock in the situation before halftime, scoring in 52 seconds."
The five pickoffs were the most by a Tommie defense since Caruso's second season, a Halloween day home win over Augsburg in 2009 that also included five interceptions by St. Thomas.
Slow Start
In an uncommonly sloppy first quarter, St. Thomas committed four penalties resulting in 45 penalty yards, including three defensive penalties. Drake posted only 30 offensive yards, including 28 passing yards and only two net-rushing yards in the opening quarter.
Senior DL Brent Robley and Senior WR/DB Isaiah Hall each recorded an interception in the first quarter. It marked Robley's first-career interception, while it was Hall's second interception of the season.
On the first play of the second quarter, senior DB Joe Hird intercepted the third Bulldog pass of the afternoon, his third interception of the season. Hird's interception sparked a 13-play 81-yard drive capped off by Sophomore RB Hope Adebayo's ninth rushing touchdown of the season to give St. Thomas its first lead of the game, 7-0 with 7:38 to play in the second quarter.
On the ensuing Drake drive, the St. Thomas defense forced a punt, which was blocked by freshman LB Nick Flaskamp, giving the Tommies the ball at the Bulldog 45-yard line. That drive got inside the Drake 20-yard line before a fumble by Adebayo at the 17-yard line.
The St. Thomas defense held on the ensuing drive, forcing a Drake punt, which landed at the 50-yard line giving the Tommie offense one last shot at scoring with 1:09 remaining the first half. The Tommies went 50 yards in 56 seconds to pay dirt, capped off with an 8-yard touchdown run by Adebayo, opening up a 14-0 lead heading into halftime.
The Tommies posted 222 yards of first-half offense, including 119 passing yards and 103 rushing yards. Adebayo recorded 86 yards on the ground in the first half. Senior QB Cade Sexauer completed 8-of-11 passing attempts for 111 yards. By comparison, Drake finished the opening half with 60 total yards – 45 passing yards and 15 yards on the ground.
Big Plays Continue
Drake's offense got rolling on its opening drive of the second half before senior DB Luke Glenna recorded the fourth St. Thomas interception of the game. The Tommies were unable to score any points off of that turnover.
The Bulldogs found the end zone for their first points of the game with 4:13 to play in the third quarter by way of a seven-play, 74-yard drive, cutting the Tommie lead to 14-7.
Sexauer threw an interception late in the third quarter giving Drake the football at the St. Thomas 27-yard line. The Tommie defense stiffened, forcing a field goal attempt, which was blocked by Hall.
The blocked field goal coupled with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty sparked a scoring drive by St. Thomas, opening a 21-7 lead with less than one minute to play in the third quarter. The scoring drive was capped by a 28-yard touchdown run by senior RB Nick Rice.
Hall recorded his second interception of the game with 11:27 to play in the contest. St. Thomas was again unable to convert the turnover to points.
Drake cut the St. Thomas lead to seven, 21-14 with 5:26 to lay in the game after a 10-play, 61-yard drive. The Tommie offense was able to grind its way and chew clock to stave off a possible comeback by the Bulldogs.
Adebayo finished the game with 105 net yards rushing and two touchdowns. Rice added 94 yards on the ground and a score. In 21 total touches and including six receptions for 47 yards, Rice had 141 yards of offense.
Three different QBs threw at least two passes in the game, led by Sexauer, who finished the game with eight completions on 14 attempts for 111 yards.
Defensively, junior LB Jack Mohler led the team with seven tackles, including five solo. Hall added four tackles in addition to his two interceptions and blocked field-goal attempt.
St. Thomas returns to action for its final game of the season next Saturday at home against Presbyterian.
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