Nolan Saraceni (33) and teammate Carlos Martinez (5) celebrate after a touchdown against Montana State University Northern. (Photo courtesy of buttesports.com) By Macy Ricketts
With Montana Tech’s sound defeat of Carroll College 42-7 recently at Nelson Stadium in Helena, Tech jumped to number 10 in the national polls. Backed by a strong performance by recently named National Player of the Week Nolan Saraceni, Tech’s defeat of Carroll catapulted the Diggers’ record to 6 wins, and just one loss.
Tech avenged their only loss of the season, which took place September 19, in a head-to-head matchup with Eastern Oregon University. The Diggers started off strong with a passing touchdown by Clay Cavender. Quarterback Andrew Loudenback then connected with Alec Bray for another score early in the game. Later in the game, Zach Bunney ran the ball 93 yards for a return touchdown, putting the Diggers ahead of Eastern 29-17.
As always, the Digger Defense was on fire. DeAngelo Bell had 11 tackles in the game, while Will Davey had six tackles and two picks, which brought him to four receptions in the last three games.
What does this win mean for the Diggers? Their defeat of Eastern Oregon brought their record to 7 wins, one loss, but they moved up just one spot to #9 in the NAIA national rankings. The Diggers return to action next Saturday, November 8 against Southern Oregon University in Ashland, OR. Southern Oregon is the only Frontier conference school ahead of Montana Tech in the national rankings, coming in at #1.
With Montana Tech’s sound defeat of Carroll College 42-7 recently at Nelson Stadium in Helena, Tech jumped to number 10 in the national polls. Backed by a strong performance by recently named National Player of the Week Nolan Saraceni, Tech’s defeat of Carroll catapulted the Diggers’ record to 6 wins, and just one loss.
Tech avenged their only loss of the season, which took place September 19, in a head-to-head matchup with Eastern Oregon University. The Diggers started off strong with a passing touchdown by Clay Cavender. Quarterback Andrew Loudenback then connected with Alec Bray for another score early in the game. Later in the game, Zach Bunney ran the ball 93 yards for a return touchdown, putting the Diggers ahead of Eastern 29-17.
As always, the Digger Defense was on fire. DeAngelo Bell had 11 tackles in the game, while Will Davey had six tackles and two picks, which brought him to four receptions in the last three games.
What does this win mean for the Diggers? Their defeat of Eastern Oregon brought their record to 7 wins, one loss, but they moved up just one spot to #9 in the NAIA national rankings. The Diggers return to action next Saturday, November 8 against Southern Oregon University in Ashland, OR. Southern Oregon is the only Frontier conference school ahead of Montana Tech in the national rankings, coming in at #1.
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