ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College football team dropped a MIAC Skyline Division contest to visiting Concordia College, 44-7 Saturday afternoon at John Leaney Field at Macalester Stadium. The Scots are now 0-7 overall and 0-2 in the division, while the Cobbers improve to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in the Skyline.

Concordia put nine points on the scoreboard in the first quarter with a 27-yard field goal by Damien Silus and a 3-yard touchdown run by Mason Hughes. In the second quarter, Cooper Mattern capped an 8-play, 69-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown run. Two plays later, Stuart DeMerit intercepted first year quarterback Jack Scully (Menlo Park, Calif./Sacred Heart Prep) and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown and a 23-0 lead. A pair of touchdown passes from Mattern to Owen Miller over the final six minutes of the second quarter made the halftime score 37-0 Concordia.

In the third quarter, the Cobbers drove deep into Macalester territory on their first drive, only to have first year linebacker Dylan Jeppe (Glencoe, Ill./New Trier) intercept Mattern at the 17-yardline. Concordia scored its only points after halftime on a 2-yard touchdown run by Gunnar Martinek that finished off a 6-play, 53-yard drive for a 44-0 lead with three minutes left in the quarter.

Macalester would put together their lone scoring drive in the fourth quarter. With junior Jude Wallin (Wayne, Pa./Radnor) in the game at quarterback, the Scots moved the ball into Concordia territory for just the third time in the game. Wallin completed 6-of-8 passes for 51 yards, while first year running back Tucker Snow (Gresham, Ore./Greshham) ran for 26 yards on three carries. On fourth down and goal from the 5-yard line, Wallin hit senior receiver Gabe Kasper (Shoreview, Minn./Irondale) at the goal line for a touchdown, capping an 18-play, 77-yard drive.

Overall the Scots were out-gained, 493-188 in total offense, with Concordia gaining 362 yards in the first half. Senior running back Josh Bulski (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) ran for 60 yards on 14 carries, with first year quarterback Deijon Feliciano (Evergreen Park, Ill./Evergreen Park) running for 28 yards on three carries. Wallin finished with 57 passing yards on eight completions in 14 attempts, while Bulski and Kasper each caught four passes.

First year defensive back Jay Green (Roseville, Minn./Mounds Park Academy) led the defense with 10 tackles, while junior Issam Rafidi (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) added seven tackles. Senior defensive back Justin Potts (Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community) and sophomore defensive back Boaz Lieberman (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) each had two pass breakups.

Mattern threw for 331 yards and two touchdowns while running for 85 yards and a touchdown to lead Concordia. Davion Henderson caught five passes for 147 yards.

Macalester wraps up its home schedule on Saturday, Nov. 2, with a MIAC Skyline Division game against Hamline. The battle for the Paint Bucket begins at 7:00 p.m. at John Leaney Field at Macalester Stadium.