University of St. Thomas Athletics
5-6 , 4-3
Butler
9-2 , 5-2
Team Stats
UST 0, BU 7
BU - Wooten,Luke 36 yd pass from Andrew,Reagan (Short,Ryan kick) 11 plays, 78 yards, TOP 05:11
UST 7, BU 7
UST - Tateoka,Tak 1 yd run (Hoiland,Ben kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:37
UST 7, BU 13
BU - Brown,Trevon 20 yd pass from Howard,Nick () 5 plays, 33 yards, TOP 02:09
UST 7, BU 20
BU - Howard,Nick 2 yd run (Short,Ryan kick), 6 plays, 36 yards, TOP 02:36
UST 14, BU 20
UST - Chase,Colin 12 yd pass from Tateoka,Tak (Hoiland,Ben kick) 6 plays, 79 yards, TOP 02:55
UST 14, BU 23
BU - Short,Ryan 23 yd field goal 8 plays, 57 yards, TOP 04:13
UST 14, BU 29
BU - Howard,Nick 5 yd run (), 1 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:04
UST 20, BU 29
UST - Chase,Colin 25 yd pass from Rostberg,Michael () 2 plays, 33 yards, TOP 00:31
UST 20, BU 36
BU - Howard,Nick 28 yd run (Taglia,Sam kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:15
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
Football comes up short at #25 Butler 36-20
11/16/2024 3:54:00 PM | Football
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – The University of St. Thomas football was looking to make a statement on Saturday. In four years of Division I play, the Tommies have never defeated a nationally ranked opponent and were looking to do so in Indianapolis on Saturday. Sadly, St. Thomas came up short to #25 Butler University, falling to the Bulldogs by a final score of 36-20. With the loss, the Tommies record now stands at 5-6 with a 4-3 record in Pioneer Football League (PFL) play.
RECAP:
St. Thomas hung with Butler through the first 15 minutes of play, as the team matched Butler point for point in the first quarter. After the Bulldogs scored the first touchdown of the game at 4:36, the Tommies responded with a touchdown of their own, as Tak Tateoka's (Waukesha, Wis. / Waukesha South) quarterback sneak evened things up at 7-7.
St. Thomas' defense surrendered just one touchdown in the second quarter, as the 7-7 score stood for nearly 10 whole minutes before Butler found the back of the end zone. Despite plenty of chances, the Tommie offense could never answer, as the Bulldogs came up with stops time and time again. However, St. Thomas had the ball for the final possession of the half, and looked to take a 14-13 lead after Butler missed the extra point on its go-ahead touchdown. After recovering a muffed punt at the Bulldog 32, the Tommies had prime field position and found themselves at the Butler nine-yard line after an 11-yard run by Hope Adebayo (Inver Grove Heights, Minn. / Simley). However, St. Thomas; touchdown dreams came up short, as Tateoka threw an interception as time expired, ending the half in a 13-7 deficit.
While the Tommies were able to keep pace in the first half, they were unable to do so in the second. The Bulldogs outscored St. Thomas 23-13 in the final 30 minutes of play and scored 13 points in the fourth quarter alone. Still, there was life in the Tommie sideline after the third quarter. After falling behind 20-7, St. Thomas rallied to cut the lead to 20-14, as Tateoka found Colin Chase (Orange County, Calif. / St. John Bosco) for a 12-yard touchdown reception, making it 20-14 with 4:18 to go. Butler then pushed the lead to 23-14, converting a field goal in the final seconds of the quarter to make it 23-14 after three.
The Tommies were never able to respond. Despite Chase scoring another touchdown, this one a reception from Michael Rostberg (West Fargo, N.D. / Shanley), St. Thomas was never able to close the nine point gap, falling by a final score of 36-20.
TOP TOMMIES
- Tak Tateoka (Waukesha, Wis. / Waukesha West) threw for 214 in the loss on Saturday, completing 13 of 26 passes with one touchdown and two interceptions.
- For the first time in the DI era, the Tommies saw two wide receivers tally over 100 receiving yards in the same game. Colin Chase (Orange County, Calif. / St. John Bosco) and Jacob Wildermuth (Plymouth, Minn. / Wayzata) both recorded over 100 receiving yards on five catches a piece, as Chase led the way with 121 yards. Wildermuth closed his afternoon with 103.
- Grif Wurtz (Chaska, Minn. / Chaska) led the team with 11 tackles in Indianapolis.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas will close its 2024 season on Saturday, November 23, as the team hosts Dayton University for its final game of the season. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at O'Shaughnessy Stadium in St. Paul, Minnesota.
