NEWBERG, Ore. — A late rally fell just short as the Pacific Lutheran University football team saw its three game win streak snapped on Saturday night in a 35-25 setback to George Fox University in a Northwest Conference showdown at Stoffer Stadium. 
 
"We're disappointed in the outcome but proud of the team for fighting to get back into it," said Head Coach Brant McAdams.
 
"We let ourselves get into a hole early and took too long to get out of it."
 
The host Bruins scored on their opening three drives of the game, controlling the clock and taking a 21-0 advantage into the halftime intermission. 
 
The Lutes  (4-4, 3-2 NWC) got on the board on their first drive of the second half with Cole Sargent booting a career long 35-yard field goal with 11:24 left in the third quarter. 
 
George Fox (3-5, 2-3 NWC) answered with another touchdown drive, extending its advantage to 28-3. 
 
Pacific Lutheran responded with a touchdown drive of its own on the next possession with Darius Chaffin hitting Marc Basa for a four-yard touchdown to cap off a 10-play, 63-yard drive.
 
The Bruins again answered with a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to make it a 25-point buffer.
 
Chaffin used his legs late in the fourth, scoring from five yards out and eight yards out to close the gap to just 10 with 4:20 left in the game. Unfortunately for the Lutes they never got the ball back as GFU chewed up the rest of the clock to snap PLU's three game win streak.
 
Chaffin finished 22-for-29 with 240 yards passing. Thor Stepina was his top target with six catches for 91 yards. 
 
Defensively Mouse Williams led the team in tackles with nine, including eight solo takedowns. Kawika Bacos had seven tackles and two TFLs, including a sack while Jesse Canda had a forced fumble. 
 
George Fox punted just one time during the game and controlled the clock, holding the ball for 11 more minutes than the Lutes. 
 
PLU closes out its home slate next Saturday, hosting nationally-ranked Linfield University at 1 p.m. inside Sparks Stadium.