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Schuh vs LInfield
Paige Wilson
6
Pacific Lutheran PLU 4-4 , 3-2
10
Winner Whitworth WTW 6-2 , 5-0
Pacific Lutheran PLU
4-4 , 3-2
6
Final
10
Whitworth WTW
6-2 , 5-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
PLU Pacific Lutheran 0 0 0 6 6
WTW Whitworth 0 7 3 0 10

Game Recap: Football | | Mark Albanese, Director of Sports Communication

Football Falls Short 10-6 to NWC Leading Pirates

SPOKANE, Wash. — It was a defensive slugfest on Saturday inside the Pine Bowl. The visiting Pacific Lutheran University football team kept Northwest Conference leading Whitworth University out of the endzone in the second half but it wasn't enough to pull off the upset, coming up short 10-6.
 
The instate rivals battled to a scoreless opening quarter before the host Pirates broke through early in the second quarter, scoring from two yards out to cap off 57-yard, 11-play drive.

The Lutes (4-4, 3-2 NWC) were driving later in the second quarter, marching to the Whitworth two-yard line, but the Pirates (6-2, 5-0 NWC) picked off a pass on first in goal from the two to preserve the 7-0 advantage, a lead they'd take into the halftime break. 
 
Whitworth booted a 26-yard field goal on its first drive of the second half, covering 68 yards on 13 plays before kicking to make it a 10-0 ballgame. 
 
PLU was looking to answer on their next drive but a Pirate interception stalled the drive with the Lutes at the Whitworth 29-yard line. 
 
The Lutes got on the board with 14:52 left in the game with Jacob Schuh running in from 22-yards out to cap off a five-play, 58-yard drive. PLU had two more drives in the fourth quarter but was unable to bite into the lead while the Pirates held the ball for the final 4:51 to preserve the victory.
 
Schuh finished with 73 yards on 18 carries, averaging 4.1 yards per carry. Schuh also had a team-high six receptions for 45 yards. Anthony Mahaffey was 19-for-30 with 209 yards. 
 
Jackson Hale had 10 tackles and a quarterback hurry to lead the Lutes. Eli Fernandez had nine tackles while JJ Miles and Micah Ragaza-Bourassa both had seven. Cole Becker had four tackles and accounted for two of PLU's three sacks.
 
PLU's defense limited Whitworth to just 47 total rushing yards, averaging a paltry 1.6 yards per rush. The Lutes' offense outgained the Pirates 324-280 on the day.
 
The Lutes are back in action next Saturday, heading to Portland to face Lewis & Clark College in the final road game of the 2025 regular season.
 
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