Box Score Sioux Falls 35 Wayne State 10

            Sioux Falls turned seven Wayne State turnovers into 21 points as the Cougars spoiled the season finale for the Wildcats in a 35-10 Northern Sun Conference football win in the 25^th annual Egg Bowl Game played at Cunningham Field in Wayne.  The Cougars finish the season at 6-5 overall and 4-3 in the NSIC South Division while the Wildcats end the year with a 2-9 record and 1-6 NSIC South Division mark.
            The game was scoreless until early in the second quarter when Sioux Falls capitalized on Wayne State's first turnover for points as Cougar sophomore defensive back Solomon St. Pierre intercepted a Zach Osborn pass at the SUF 30 yard line and raced 70 yards for a touchdown. 
            The Wildcats then took the ensuing drive and appeared to be on the verge of tying the game as WSC marched 75 yards using 17 plays covering 9:46, but on third and goal from the Cougar one yard line Wildcat fullback Chad Koch lunged for the end zone but the ball came loose and Sioux Falls recovered for a touchback.  The Cougars then marched 80 yards on 11 plays and scored with 22 seconds left in the half on an eight-yard pass from Carrington Hanna to Austin Vanhove give Sioux Falls a 14-0 lead at intermission.
            Sioux Falls continued that momentum into the third quarter as the Cougars scored on their opening drive of the second half, a 52 yard run by Brady Rose, for a 21-0 lead.  Wayne State got on the board on the following drive as redshirt freshman Tyler Basch booted a 49-yard field goal to get the 'Cats on the board at 21-3 with 9:26 to play in the third quarter.  Basch's field goal tied for the second-longest made field goal in school history.
            Bad luck then hit the Wildcat offense as WSC had interceptions on their next four series with the final turnover resulting in Sioux Falls points as Rose scored his second touchdown of the day on a 14-yard run following a Wildcat interception with 12:45 to play giving Sioux Falls a 28-3 lead.
            Wayne State was able to turn a Sioux Falls turnover into points near the midway point of the fourth quarter as freshman Nate Rogers tight-roped the back line of the end zone to haul in a 33-yard scoring strike from Zach Osborn to make the score 28-10.
            Sioux Falls added a late score with 2:12 to play on a one yard run by Dakota Fiene to make the final score 35-10.
            Sioux Falls outgained Wayne State in the contest 352-297.  The Wildcats had 105 yards rushing and 192 passing while USF had 179 yards on the ground and 173 passing.
            Senior running back Charlie Davidson gained 75 yards on 27 carries to lead the Wildcats on the ground.  He finished the season with 1,266 yards, the second most by a Wildcat running back in a single season trailing only the 1,360 yards gained by Elroy Brown in the 1999 season.
            Senior quarterback Nate Most completed 12 of 24 passes for 119 yards with three interceptions while redshirt freshman Zach Osborn was 7 of 14 for 73 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.  Junior Adam Stark had five catches for 53 yards followed by junior Tonev Abraham with four catches and 26 yards.
            Wayne State's Egg Bowl MVP was senior safety Austan Pomajzl, who had seven tackles and one interception.  He finishes his Wildcat career ranked 10^th all-time in tackles with 318 tackles.
            The Egg Bowl MVP for Sioux Falls was senior quarterback Carrington Hanna.  He accounted for 221 yards of total offense for the Cougars after completing 17 of 32 passes for 162 yards and one touchdown.  Hanna also rushed for 51 yards on 11 carries and had one pass reception for another eight yards.
            Junior linebacker Nick Monzu added 10 tackles for the Wildcat defense while sophomore linebacker Nathan Scott had a fumble recovery.
            Saturday's game marked the final contest for 11 Wildcat seniors, who were honored before kickoff.  The 2-9 season for the Wildcats marks the first losing record at Wayne State since 2006 snapping a streak of six consecutive winning seasons.