SAN ANTONIO, Tex. – Dalton Ritchey scored four rushing touchdowns and threw for another and 16th-ranked Pacific Lutheran more than doubled Trinity's yardage total in a 38-14 nonconference football win over the Tigers Saturday evening at Trinity Football Stadium.

The Lutes compiled 467 yards of total offense, with 259 through the air and 208 on the ground. Niko Madison continued his strong start to the season with 105 yards on 14 carries, an average of 7.5 yards per attempt, but Ritchey was the star of the day for the Lutes. The three-year starting quarterback rushed nine times for 81 yards and a career-best four touchdowns and threw for 244 yards on 20-of-27 passing with another score and two interceptions.

Kellen Westering grabbed a game-high eight catches for 79 yards, while Ben Welch caught five passes and Kyle Warner snagged three receptions for 63 yards and a touchdown. On defense, Doug Sullivan and Blake Peterson each finished with eight tackles, while Kyle Bennett tallied seven tackles, including a sack, and recovered a fumble.

Travis Williams scored both touchdowns for Trinity, running for 73 yards and the two scores on 15 carries. Mason Blachke and Robert Broyles combined to throw for only 85 yards on 10-of-26 passing, as the PLU defense limited Trinity to 195 yards of total offense.

The game started on a sour note for both teams, as the Lutes' first drive ended in an interception before Trinity missed a 46-yard field goal. A three-and-out on PLU's next drive gave way to a Trinity fumble that gave PLU the ball at the Trinity 30-yard line. Ritchey connected with Warner for a 30-yard touchdown on the first play, and the Lutes led 7-0.

The Tigers had a chance to respond as a short kickoff led and a 51-yard return gave them the ball at the PLU 29. Seven plays later and on fourth-and-3, Williams picked up four yards and a game-tying touchdown.

PLU followed that with an eight-play drive covering 76 yards, as Ritchey plunged into the end zone from one yard out to again put PLU on top. Midway through the second quarter, Dalton scored on a 21-yard run to cap an eight-play, 91-yard drive to make it 21-7 PLU.

Trinity was not ready to give up, however, twice converting on fourth-down to score on a 13-play, 50-yard drive and pull within a touchdown with less than two minutes remaining before halftime. That was plenty of tie for the PLU offense, as Ritchey accounted for all 71 yards in a seven-play drive that saw the PLU quarterback complete four of five pass attempts for 39 yards and rush twice for 32 yards. The key rush was a 15-yard touchdown run to put PLU back up by 14 at 28-14 going into halftime.

Neither team scored again until late in the third quarter, when a seven-play, 74-yard PLU drive stalled at the Trinity 6-yard line. Dallan Rodriguez stepped in to kick the 23-yard field goal to make it 31-14. The final points of the game came on PLU's next drive, as Ritchey directed a 10-play drive 64 yards down the field and capped it with a 1-yard scoring run on fourth-and-goal.

Pacific Lutheran improved to 2-0 this season, while Trinity fell to 1-3. The Lutes return home next weekend to open Northwest Conference play with a Homecoming rivalry matchup against sixth-ranked Linfield. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup.