GREELEY – Senior tight finish Max Pierce wiped tears from his eyes after the College of Northern Colorado’s (3-7, 2-5 Large Sky) win over Northern Arizona (3-7, 2-5 Large Sky) on Saturday.
The Bears trailed the Lumberjacks by a landing with lower than a minute to go. Pierce dropped a possible landing move on the Bears’ closing offensive drive, his frustration apparent.
Quarterback Dylan McCaffrey, nevertheless, accomplished a 15-yard move to sophomore large receiver Ty Arrington with 25 seconds left to make it 20-19. UNC went for 2 on the conversion and McCaffrey tossed the ball to Pierce, who leaned over the aim line for a 21-20 lead. UNC’s sideline and followers went wild.
“Proper after you drop a move, some issues are going by way of my head about myself I can’t actually repeat. I knew there can be the ball coming to me afterward within the drive,” Pierce stated. “I can’t be egocentric and fear concerning the play I simply missed. There’s gonna be one other one coming my means. I simply needed to make the subsequent one.”
UNC completed with 335 yards. Working again Elijah Dotson completed with 170 all-purpose yards.
On protection, sophomore linebackers Tama Tuitele and Elijah Anderson-Taylor each had big days. Tuitele recorded a career-high 14 complete, whereas Anderson-Taylor completed with a career-high 11 solo.
“It actually wasn’t excellent, however that was a staff win. Offense, protection, particular groups, everybody chipped in,” UNC coach Ed McCaffrey stated. “I cherished our vitality on the sideline. The blokes took it upon themselves to make plenty of noise. That was probably the most enjoyable sport I’ve coached in an extended, very long time.”