| Central Washington at North Dakota |
(9/2/00) North
Dakota Rolls to Football Victory Over Central Washington
GRAND FORKS, N.D.-Kelby Klosterman
threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score, leading the
University of North Dakota to a 52-7 victory over Central Washington
University Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium in the season opener for
both teams.
The Fighting Sioux got out of the gate
quickly as Klosterman completed a 7-play, 80-yard drive four minutes into
the first quarter with a 32-yard touchdown pass to Jesse Smith.
Three plays after the ensuing kickoff, North
Dakota defender Brad Wagner intercepted a Zak Hill pass to set up the home
team's second touchdown, a 20-yard strike from Klosterman to Dan Graf.
UND extended its lead less than a minute into
the second quarter on a 23-yard field goal by Cameron Peterka, then ended
the half with 16 points in the final 2 minutes, 17 seconds. Klosterman hit
Luke Schleusner with a 38-yard bomb, then a 17-yard scoring toss after a
safety to give the Fighting Sioux a 33-0 lead at halftime.
A fumble midway through the third period gave
North Dakota another scoring chance. UND converted when Peterka booted a
26-yard field goal.
North Dakota added 16 more points in the
fourth quarter on a Klosterman one-yard sneak, a 23-yard pass from Scott
Rislov to Jonathan Marcus, and a safety.
Central running back Nat Conley (Jr.-Pasco),
who led the Wildcats with 35 net rushing yards, capped the game's scoring on
a 3-yard rush with 3:44 remaining, capping a 13-play, 82-yard possession.
Klosterman completed 11-of-13 passes for 200
yards.
UND running back Jed Perkerewicz led all ball
carriers with 214 net yards on 35 carries.
The Fighting Sioux defense limited CWU to 85
yards total offense (nine net yards rushing).
North Dakota's dominance was further
evidenced by a nearly 3-1 advantage in time of possession (42:27-17:33).
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