Lombardo and Lewis Johnson
Nathan Amaya
7
Millikin MILLIKIN 1-1 , 0-1
54
Winner WASHU WASHU 2-0 , 1-0
Millikin MILLIKIN
1-1 , 0-1
7
Final
54
WASHU WASHU
2-0 , 1-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
MILLIKIN Millikin 0 7 0 0 7
WASHU WASHU 22 16 6 10 54

Game Recap: Football | | Morgan Vogels

Millikin Football Felled by WashU in CCIW Opener

Millikin football traveled to St. Louis, Mo. for their opening College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin matchup against WashU. The Big Blue fell to the Bears 7-54 to fall to 1-1 on the season. 

The Bears jumped out to a 22-0 lead at the end of the first quarter with a 30-yard interception returned for a touchdown, a safety, and two offensive touchdowns. WashU would get on the board twice more before the Big Blue strung together an eight play, 75-yard drive in the second quarter that resulted in an Aidan Lombardo one-yard touchdown run that included a 40-yard pass completion to Leigh Nutall. Nutall was the leading receiver with two receptions for 46 yards. WashU posted another safety, two touchdowns, and a field goal. 

Booker Simmons went 8/18 with 73 yards passing. Matthew Salazar was the leading rusher with 92 yards.

The Big Blue recorded 192 yards of total offense. WashU posted 391 yards of total offense, with 290 of those coming in the air.  

Millikin falls to 1-1, while WashU improves to 2-0.

The Big Blue will continue their 2022 CCIW campaign on Saturday, September 24 at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Ill. against North Park University.
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