Bison bounce Eagles in opener
From staff and news service sources
MINNEAPOLIS — Back in 2010 the North Dakota State Bison left Cheney for Fargo following a bitter and controversial 38-31 loss in the second round of the FCS playoffs at snowy Roos Field.
The No. 2 ranked Bison have never forgotten it seems.
They reminded the Eagles once more who’s the likely still the king-of-the-FCS-hill following their 35-10 season opening win in a non-conference game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Sept. 2.
Trailing 14-0, receiver Nolan Ulm scored Eastern’s lone touchdown on a 34-yard strike from Kekoa Visperas in the first quarter.
The Eagles threatened several other times — including a blocked 41-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter — but couldn’t muster any damage on the scoreboard against a stout NDSU defense.
NDSU added a score in each of the subsequent quarters including Joe Stoffel’s second TD catch.
NDSU led in total offense 513 to 338 in the game played before a crowd of 22,546.
The Eagles are back on the road next Saturday to take on Fresno State for a 6 p.m. kick and play their first home game at Roos Field Sept. 16 vs. S.E. Louisiana.
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Morgan earns Big Sky award
CHENEY – After a record-breaking performance last week, Maddie Morgan was named Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week, announced by the conference Sept. 5. The award is Morgan’s second career weekly honor after earning her first in 2021.
Morgan broke the Eastern Washington program record with five goals against the University of Providence-Great Falls.
The Kennewick, Wash. native scored her first goal in the 10th minute to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead over the Argos. Morgan opened the second half with four goals in a seven-minute span, for a 12-0 Eagle advantage. The senior scored two of her goals on penalty kicks. In the game, Morgan had eight total shots, with seven on goal.
Eastern set a program record with 16 goals in the game, also setting program marks in assists (12), shots (42) and shots on goal (29).
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