Kammrad, Krause, Masek Sparkle in Win
The Mavericks kept their slim NCAA II playoff hopes alive with a win and tailback Justin Kammrad and wide reciever Ryan Krause closed their careers in style. Kammrad broke his own single-game rushing record with 308 yards on 37 carries, scoring twice in UNO's 42-35 North Central Conference win over Minnesota State, Mankato at Caniglia Field.
Kammrad, the single-season rushing leader at UNO, has 1,866 yards on the year as the Mavericks improved to 8-3 overall and 5-2 in the NCC. The 16-team playoff field will be announced on Nov. 16.
Krause became just the third receiver in school history to go over 1,000 yards in a season. He caught five passes for 102 yards and one touchdown.
Quarterback Brian Masek broke the 36-year-old record of total offense record of Marlin Briscoe, completing 16 of 35 passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns. Masek also ran for 14 yards and a score, giving him 2,645 yards on the season, six yards better than Briscoe's 1967 total.
The Mavs broke out front 21-0 as Masek passed 22 yards to Krause and 10 yards to Chris Denney for scores and Kammrad bolted in from the four.
MSU (0-10, 0-7) came back on QB Ben King's 27-yard scoring pass to Michael Lawrence with less than two minutes left in the first half, but Masek answered with a 22-yard scoring pass to Denney just 47 seconds later for a 28-7 UNO lead at the half.
Ryan Caperon narrowed the margin with a 28-yard field goal early in the third quarter, but the Mavs countered with two more scores in the quarter to build the margin to 42-10. Kammrad broke loose for a 29-yard score and Masek ran 11 yards.
MSU's King, who completed 27 of 45 passes for 348 yards, hit Jared Ziemke and Evin Baylis for the final scoring.
Krause finished the regular season with 1,066 yards, second-best in school history.
For Kammrad, who is one of 24 players on the Harlon Hill Award ballot, it was his 10th straight 100-yard game and his fourth straight 200-yard game. He previously set the single-game rushing record in his first collegiate start in November, 2000 against Augustana when he ran for 239 yards. He had eight runs of 19 yards or more with a long of 56 yards.
Defensively, the Mavs stopped two MSU drives with pass interceptions at the goal line. Brandon Pinderhughes stole a King pass and returned it 39 yards on the final play of the first half and Jason Jones had a 71-yard return to set up Kammrad's 29-yard TD run in the third quarter.
The Mavericks rolled up their second-highest total offense total with 620 yards, with 347 rushing and 273 passing.
Kammrad, the single-season rushing leader at UNO, has 1,866 yards on the year as the Mavericks improved to 8-3 overall and 5-2 in the NCC. The 16-team playoff field will be announced on Nov. 16.
Krause became just the third receiver in school history to go over 1,000 yards in a season. He caught five passes for 102 yards and one touchdown.
Quarterback Brian Masek broke the 36-year-old record of total offense record of Marlin Briscoe, completing 16 of 35 passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns. Masek also ran for 14 yards and a score, giving him 2,645 yards on the season, six yards better than Briscoe's 1967 total.
The Mavs broke out front 21-0 as Masek passed 22 yards to Krause and 10 yards to Chris Denney for scores and Kammrad bolted in from the four.
MSU (0-10, 0-7) came back on QB Ben King's 27-yard scoring pass to Michael Lawrence with less than two minutes left in the first half, but Masek answered with a 22-yard scoring pass to Denney just 47 seconds later for a 28-7 UNO lead at the half.
Ryan Caperon narrowed the margin with a 28-yard field goal early in the third quarter, but the Mavs countered with two more scores in the quarter to build the margin to 42-10. Kammrad broke loose for a 29-yard score and Masek ran 11 yards.
MSU's King, who completed 27 of 45 passes for 348 yards, hit Jared Ziemke and Evin Baylis for the final scoring.
Krause finished the regular season with 1,066 yards, second-best in school history.
For Kammrad, who is one of 24 players on the Harlon Hill Award ballot, it was his 10th straight 100-yard game and his fourth straight 200-yard game. He previously set the single-game rushing record in his first collegiate start in November, 2000 against Augustana when he ran for 239 yards. He had eight runs of 19 yards or more with a long of 56 yards.
Defensively, the Mavs stopped two MSU drives with pass interceptions at the goal line. Brandon Pinderhughes stole a King pass and returned it 39 yards on the final play of the first half and Jason Jones had a 71-yard return to set up Kammrad's 29-yard TD run in the third quarter.
The Mavericks rolled up their second-highest total offense total with 620 yards, with 347 rushing and 273 passing.
