St. Bonifacius, Minn. - The Crown College football team suffered a 42-0 shutout loss at home against the University of Northwestern-St. Paul on Saturday afternoon at Old National Bank Stadium. With the defeat, the Polars moved to 2-6 overall and 1-4 in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference play.
Northwestern opened the scoring midway through the first quarter on a 48-yard touchdown pass, then doubled its advantage late in the period on a 25-yard scoring strike to make it 14-0. The Eagles added field goals from 23 and 37 yards in the second quarter before converting a five-yard touchdown pass and a subsequent two-point conversion in the final minute of the half to take a 28-0 lead into halftime. Northwestern added two more third-quarter touchdowns on a 60-yard pass just under a minute after the break and a 17-yard touchdown reception with 7:20 remaining in the frame to conclude the scoring.
Crown utilized three quarterbacks throughout the afternoon. Jacob Brumm provided the most offensive momentum after coming on in relief, completing 6-of-13 passes for 78 yards with one interception that was tipped at the line of scrimmage. Starter Zach Brown finished 1-of-4 for 5 yards with an interception, and Rudy Gonzales went 1-of-7 for 3 yards. Isaiah Legate paced the Polars' pass-catchers with five receptions for 52 yards, while Teegan Bartok hauled in one catch for 17 yards and Michael Sarych added two receptions for 17 yards. On the ground, Gabriel Aguirre handled the bulk of the workload, carrying 27 times for 72 yards. Defensively, David Hernandez recorded a team-high eight total tackles (seven solo) with one tackle for loss, Keivon Davis contributed six total tackles including a tackle for loss, and Xavier Bueno and Eddie Hallowanger each recorded pass breakups.
The Polars finish their home schedule next week with senior day, hosting the University of Minnesota Morris on November 7 at 1:00pm. They will finish their season on the road the following week at Westminster College (MO).Â
