PUYALLUP – Pacific Lutheran capped a dominant four-game stretch to end the 2014 season Saturday afternoon with a 49-7 Senior Day win over George Fox in the Northwest Conference football finale for both teams at Sparks Stadium.

The PLU offense saw its streak of three straight 500-yard games come to an end, but that was due more to field position than anything as the Lutes put up three scoring drives of fewer than 35 yards. PLU scored the first seven touchdowns of the day and built a 35-0 halftime lead.

After taking a few minutes to honor the 26 seniors on the 2014 squad prior to the game, the Lutes saw senior running back Niko Madison make history as the first Lute runner to surpass 1,000 yards since 1999. Madison carried 23 times for 167 yards and two touchdowns to end the year with 1,026 yards on 128 carries – an 8.0 yard-per-carry average, and 11 touchdowns. He is only the fourth PLU player to reach 1,000 yards in a season.

Dalton Ritchey also closed out his career with an impressive outing, accounting for four touchdowns while becoming the fourth Lutes to surpass 8,000 career yards of total offense. He finished the day with 55 rushing yards on six attempts with three rushing touchdowns to go with 143 passing yards and a score. He closes out his career with 8,140 yards of total offense. Kyle Warner caught six passes for 70 yards and a touchdown, as his 3,205 career receiving yards are also the fourth-most in PLU history.

The PLU defense dominated a George Fox team that is made up predominantly of freshmen in its first year of play. The Lutes limited the Bruins to only 129 yards and forced six turnovers in the game. John Shaffer led the Bruins with 100 rushing yards and a score, as he capped George Fox's one scoring drive of the day with a 25-yard run in the fourth quarter.

Nearly every player on the team saw playing time for the Lutes, with Kyle Bennett leading the defensive effort with three takeaways as he recovered two fumbles and intercepted one pass. Blake Petersen also snagged an interception in his final game.

The Lutes wrap up the 2014 season with a 7-2 overall record and a 5-2 Northwest Conference mark. PLU finishes the year ranked third in the conference standings, behind NWC co-champions Linfield and Pacific. George Fox concludes its first season with a 1-8 overall record and a 1-6 conference mark.