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FB - A.J. Yergensen vs. ASU
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31
Winner CSU-Pueblo CUFB 8-2 , 8-1
10
Dixie State DSFB 4-6 , 4-5
Winner
CSU-Pueblo CUFB
8-2 , 8-1
31
Final
10
Dixie State DSFB
4-6 , 4-5
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
CUFB CSU-Pueblo 10 7 0 14 31
DSFB Dixie State 3 0 7 0 10

Game Recap: Football | | By DSU Athletics Media Relations

Football stymied by #24 CSU-Pueblo Saturday, 31-10

A.J. Yergensen hits career-long 40-yard field goal in loss

The Dixie State football team dropped its home finale to Colorado State-Pueblo on Saturday, falling 31-10 at Legend Solar Stadium on Senior Day.

The Thunderwolves (8-2, 8-1 RMAC) stymied the Trailblazers (4-6, 4-5 RMAC) with a stingy defensive effort, holding DSU to a season-low 168 yards (105 rush, 63 pass) of total offense.

CSU-Pueblo struck first on the game's opening drive, marching to the DSU 32-yard line before settling for a 49-yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead. After forcing a DSU three-and-out, the Thunderwolves extended the lead to 10-0 on the ensuing possession with a 15-yard touchdown pass at the 6:08 mark of the first quarter.

Dixie State responded with a nine-play drive that stalled at the CSUP 23-yard line. Redshirt freshman kicker A.J. Yergensen (St. George, Utah/Desert Hills HS) made certain the Trailblazers didn't go without points on the drive and converted a career-long 40-yard field goal to cut the lead to 10-3 with 2:23 remaining in the opening period. The kick marked the first DSU field goal of 40 or more yards this season.

The teams went back and forth, and it appeared the 10-3 score line would hold until halftime, but CSU-Pueblo had other plans. The Thunderwolves forced a DSU punt with less than a minute to play and needed just 48 seconds to punch the ball into the end zone to extend the lead to 17-3 at the break.

The Trailblazers looked to set the tone in the second half, and opened the third quarter with a season-long 17-play touchdown drive. DSU used a steady balance of pass and run on the drive, and redshirt sophomore quarterback Blake Barney (St. George, Utah/Dixie HS) capped the drive with 3-yard read-option touchdown run to cut the CSUP lead to 17-10 with 6:26 to play in the third quarter. But Dixie State would get no closer.

CSU-Pueblo responded with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, while holding the Trailblazers to just nine yards of total offense in the final frame, to clinch the 31-10 victory.

Sophomore running back Sei-J Lauago (Paramount, Calif./La Mirada HS) led the DSU offense with 69 yards rushing on 17 carries. Barney finished with 30 yards rushing and a touchdown, while completing 12-of-23 passes for 63 yards with two interceptions.

Defensively, the Trailblazers conceded 331 yards of total offense (184 pass, 147 rush), holding the Thunderwolves nearly 100 yards under their season average. Sophomore safety Mike Jones (San Diego, Calif./Mount Miguel HS) finished with a team-high eight tackles, while Noe Perez (Santa Ana, Calif./Los Amigo HS), Jordan Nichols, and Trayvon Watson added seven tackles each. Watson also snagged the lone DSU interception of the game.

Dixie State will close the 2017 season next Saturday at Fort Lewis in Durango, Colorado. Kickoff is set for Noon Mountain Time.  
 
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