Ichabods
win season opener on the road
The Washburn Ichabods opened the season with a 24-21win
over the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.The loss for the Eagles was
only the eighth loss at home in the 90's for Wisconsin-LaCrosse.
The Ichabods struck first on a 28-yd touchdown pass from
quarterback Barry Galbraith to wide receiver Marc Nardella. The drive
covered 90 yards in eight plays.
The Eagles came storming back, scoring on a 4-yard run
by Jared Arn. Arn finished with 255 yards rushing on the afternoon,
the second highest total by an Eagles running back.
The Ichabods went into the half up 9-7 on a 27-yd field
goal with 30 seconds left in the half.
After a 66-yd run by Corey Crain, the Ichabods found themselves
up 17-7, but on the first play from scrimmage after the kick off, Arn
broke through the Ichabods’ defense for an 83-yd touchdown run.
The Eagles took the lead 24-21 on a Joe Rivard 1-yd touchdown
run. It took the Eagles four tries from less than one yard out to score.
The Ichabods capped out the scoring on a 2-yd touchdown
run by Galbraith with 11:39 left in the fourth quarter.
The Eagles did have one last chance with the ball on their
own 40, but a deep pass down the field was picked off by Ted Remais
as time ran out.
On the afternoon, Galbraith was 11-23 for 150 yards and
one touchdown. He also carried the ball 16 times for 41 yards. Leading
the ‘Bods on the ground was Crain who pilled up 84 yards on three
carries. Nardella recorded four catches for 69 yards.
On defense, Corey Phipps recorded 15 tackles (nine solos,
6 assists) including three tackles for loss, and a sack.
The win was the Ichabods’ first season opening win on the road since 1990 when they beat Missouri-Rolla 13-7.