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Football

Scots cut down Foresters with defense

Box Score Alex Sheppard got Monmouth rolling with a pick six en route to a 31-7 win at Lake Forest.

Sheppard's  23 yard interception return for a touchdown put the Scots on top midway throught the first quarter. The defense kept kept rolling as Jacob Wilson also had a pick - his 15th career interception which breaks the career interception record - and held the Forester scoreless until the final 11 seconds of play, holding the Foresters to just 183 yards of offense.
 
Freshman quarterback Alec Dutko took the reigns late in the second quarter and connected on a a 22 yard touchdown pass to Raysean Parker on his first attempt to give Monmouth a 17-0 lead. 

After a scoreless third quarter, a couple of big first down receptions from CJ Shields and Raysean Parker kept the chains moving. The drive was finished off by Trent Rains on a 7 yard touchdown run to pull ahead 24-0.

The Forester's ensuing possession came to an abrupt halt when Wilson's recorded his record-setting pick. The Scots then got strong runs by Trent Rains and KeShon Young to eat up four minutes of the clock. Young's 10-yard TD run capped off the drive.

Dutko finished with 120 yards and one touchdown on 13 of 18 passing with two interceptions. Rains rolled up 105 yards rushing.
 
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Players Mentioned

Alex Sheppard

#9 Alex Sheppard

DB
6' 2"
Sophomore
Trent Rains

#23 Trent Rains

RB
5' 10"
Freshman
Alec Dutko

#12 Alec Dutko

QB
6' 1"
Sophomore
KeShon Young

#10 KeShon Young

RB
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alex Sheppard

#9 Alex Sheppard

6' 2"
Sophomore
DB
Trent Rains

#23 Trent Rains

5' 10"
Freshman
RB
Alec Dutko

#12 Alec Dutko

6' 1"
Sophomore
QB
KeShon Young

#10 KeShon Young

5' 8"
Freshman
RB