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 Joique Bell rushed for 252 yards to surpass the 2,000-yard mark. |
Nov. 11, 2006
Big Rapids, Mich. - The Wayne State University football team (6-5 overall, 6-4 GLIAC) was unable to maintain three leads (7-0, 10-7, and 17-14) in falling 21-17 in the GLIAC season finale at Ferris State (8-3 overall, 7-3 GLIAC) Saturday afternoon.
The Warriors led 7-0 less than five minutes into the contest on a two-yard run by freshman running back Joique Bell (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
FSU tied the contest on a five-yard run by John Vandenberg midway through the second quarter.
Junior place-kicker David Chudzinski (Belleville, Mich.) gave WSU its second lead with a 42-yard field goal only 45 seconds before halftime.
Vandenberg's one-yard touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter gave the hosts a 14-10 advantage.
Wayne State then drove 67 yards with Bell scoring on a two-yard carry giving the Warriors a 17-14 lead with 12:14 left.
Ferris then drove 71 yards and scored the winning touchdown on a 33-yard pass from Ryan Kaul to Mike Guevara on a fourth-and-seven.
Bell became just the 14th NCAA Division II running back in history to surpass the 2,000-yard rushing mark in a single season.
Wayne State will open the 2007 campaign at home against Michigan Tech on Saturday, September 1.
