UW-STEVENS POINT FOOTBALL OPENS SEASON WITH WIN AT MAYVILLE STATE
Zaleski Sports
MAYVILLE, N.D. – Max Herro threw for 261 yards and three touchdown passes as the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point football team opened its season with a 31-14 win over Mayville State (N.D.) in a nonconference game Saturday.
After falling behind 6-0, Herro hit Devin Baldridge for a 26-yard touchdown pass to give the Pointers a 7-6 lead.
Herro, a sophomore from Kettle Moraine High School, connected with Joe Hare for a pair of scores and Victor Ponterio kicked a 32-yard field to give UWSP a 24-14 halftime lead as the Pointers scored 10 points in the final 30 seconds.
The Pointers’ defense did the rest, shutting out Mayville St. in the second half. Vercion Gammel, who had a team-high 71 rushing yards, ran in from the 2-yard line with 5:55 to go in the fourth quarter to finish the scoring and cement the win for Stevens Point.
Baldridge led all Pointers’ receivers with 103 yards.
The Pointers’ defense allowed just 13 rushing yards on 32 attempts as they piled up eight sacks. Dakota Carriveau and Matt Rinehart each had 1½ sacks for Point.
UWSP will play another nonconference game at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, on Sept. 11 before opening its home schedule with a nonconference game against UW-Stout on Sept. 18 at 2 p.m.
Pointers 31, Comets 14
UW-Stevens Point 7 17 0 7 - 31
Mayville State 6 8 0 0 - 14
First Quarter
M – Javeion Davison 71 pass from Tim Salmon (kick failed), 6:06.
SP – Devin Baldridge 26 pass from Max Herro (Victor Ponterio kick), 2:40.
Second Quarter
SP – Joe Hare 13 pass from Herro (Ponterio kick), 11:22.
M – Maalik Flowers 26 pass from Salmon (Josiah Walker pass from Salmon), 2:06.
SP – Ponterio 32 field goal, 0:29
SP – Hare 42 pass from Herro (Ponterio kick), 0:09.
Fourth Quarter
M – Vercion Gammel 2 run (Ponterio kick), 5:55.
Team Statistics
First downs: Stevens Point 19; Mayville 13.
Rushing (att-yards): SP 33-127; M 32-13.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): SP 21-33-284-0; M 19-30-222-1.
Total yards: SP 401; M 235.
Fumbles (total-lost): SP 0-0; M 2-2.