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 J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, Flagstaff
FINALMontana State 41, Northern Arizona 49

Highlights

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Scoring plays

13 SCORES
Q1
Passing Touchdown

Alex Holmes 3 Yd pass from Case Cookus (Ryan Hawkins Kick)

13:02
0-7
Rushing Touchdown

Chad Newell 1 Yd Run (Luke Daly Kick)

9:02
7-7
Passing Touchdown

Dejzon Walker 28 Yd pass from Case Cookus (Ryan Hawkins Kick)

0:44
7-14
Q2
Rushing Touchdown

Dakota Prukop 1 Yd Run (Luke Daly Kick)

12:53
14-14
Passing Touchdown

Emmanuel Butler 2 Yd pass from Case Cookus (Ryan Hawkins Kick)

6:24
14-21
Rushing Touchdown

Casey Jahn 1 Yd Run (Ryan Hawkins Kick)

0:13
14-28
Q3
Rushing Touchdown

Casey Jahn 6 Yd Run (Ryan Hawkins Kick)

8:10
14-35
Passing Touchdown

R.J. Rickert 10 Yd pass from Alex Holmes (Ryan Hawkins Kick)

6:47
14-42
Passing Touchdown

Justin Paige 64 Yd pass from Dakota Prukop (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

3:10
20-42
Q4
Passing Touchdown

Alex Holmes 22 Yd pass from Case Cookus (Ryan Hawkins Kick)

10:57
20-49
Passing Touchdown

Mitch Griebel 13 Yd pass from Dakota Prukop (Luke Daly Kick)

5:58
27-49
Passing Touchdown

Gunnar Brekke 85 Yd pass from Dakota Prukop (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

3:27
33-49
Passing Touchdown

Justin Paige 40 Yd pass from Dakota Prukop (Jayshawn Gates Run for Two-Point Conversion)

1:49
41-49

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Cookus leads Northern Arizona past Montana St. 49-41

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Case Cookus threw for 244 yards and four touchdowns and Northern Arizona withstood a late flurry to beat Montana State 49-41 Saturday. The Lumberjacks (3-2, 1-1 Big Sky) traded touchdowns with the Bobcats early. Cookus found Emmanuel Butler for a 2-yard score to give NAU a 21-14 lead. Casey Jahn carried the ball in from a yard out to make it 28-14 right before halftime. Jahn scored again from 6 yards out, then wideout Alex Holmes threw 10 yards to R.J. Rickert to extend the lead to 42-14. Holmes had 72 yards receiving and scored twice. Cookus threw his fourth touchdown pass to Holmes from 13 yards out. Dakota Prukop threw for 399 yards and four touchdowns for the Bobcats (2-2, 1-1). He threw for scores of 13, 85 and 40 yards in about a four-minute span in the fourth. NAU recovered the onside kick with 1:48 left to seal it.

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Top performers

MTST
PASSINGDakota Prukop22/35, 399 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGChad Newell13 CAR, 84 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGJustin Paige2 REC, 104 YDS, 2 TD
NAU
PASSINGCase Cookus18/24, 244 YDS, 4 TD
RUSHINGCasey Jahn24 CAR, 175 YDS, 2 TD
RECEIVINGAlex Holmes7 REC, 72 YDS, 2 TD

Team stats

MTST · NAU
572
TOTAL YARDS
506
399
PASSING
254
173
RUSHING
252
25
1ST DOWNS
20
10-18
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
3-11
1
TURNOVERS
0
8-37
PENALTIES
10-116
35:40
POSSESSION
24:20

J. LAWRENCE WALKUP SKYDOME, FLAGSTAFF · ATTENDANCE 9,431

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