Northwestern 30
Rice 13
Saturday, September 18, 2010 07:00 PM
(ET)
Recap: Northwestern 30, Rice 13
SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 17, 2010
Quarterback Dan Persa passed for 307 yards and a touchdown as Northwestern defeated Rice 30-13 Saturday.
Persa finished 24-of-32, and also rushed for a touchdown as the Wildcats (3-0) totaled 453 yards of offense.
Stefan Damos began the scoring for Northwestern with a 42-yard field goal early in the first quarter. Damos made it 6-0 with a 22-yard field goal midway through the second quarter.
Northwestern struck again when senior linebacker Quentin Davie picked off a Taylor Cook pass and returned it 11 yards for a touchdown.
Rice's Chris Boswell hit a 31-yard field goal on the last play of the first half to make it 13-3.
Persa hit Jerry Ebert with a 27-yard touchdown pass, and ran 18 yards for another score in the third quarter.
Damos kicked his third field goal as the Wildcats increased their lead to 30-6 in the fourth quarter.
Persa is 62-for-76 with seven touchdowns this season.
Rice dropped to 1-2.
Sep 17, 2010
Quarterback Dan Persa passed for 307 yards and a touchdown as Northwestern defeated Rice 30-13 Saturday.
Persa finished 24-of-32, and also rushed for a touchdown as the Wildcats (3-0) totaled 453 yards of offense.
Stefan Damos began the scoring for Northwestern with a 42-yard field goal early in the first quarter. Damos made it 6-0 with a 22-yard field goal midway through the second quarter.
Northwestern struck again when senior linebacker Quentin Davie picked off a Taylor Cook pass and returned it 11 yards for a touchdown.
Rice's Chris Boswell hit a 31-yard field goal on the last play of the first half to make it 13-3.
Persa hit Jerry Ebert with a 27-yard touchdown pass, and ran 18 yards for another score in the third quarter.
Damos kicked his third field goal as the Wildcats increased their lead to 30-6 in the fourth quarter.
Persa is 62-for-76 with seven touchdowns this season.
Rice dropped to 1-2.
