Contact: Brock Reisler, Assistant Executive Director, breisler@midwestconference.org
 
GALESBURG, Illinois – The Midwest Conference football championship came down to the final day of the regular season, and Monmouth College earned its second consecutive outright title with a 73-7 win at Knox College on Saturday afternoon.
 
Monmouth was off and running from the opening snap, as Nate Wrublik scampered 76 yards on the game’s first play to put Monmouth ahead 6-0 after the missed extra point. Later in the quarter, Silas Braun connected with Chase Newman for a 61-yard touchdown pass, expanding the lead to 13. The final score of the frame belonged to Knox, as Jaizon Balthazar rushed for a 6-yard touchdown, trimming the deficit to 13-7.
 
Monmouth scored twice more in the second quarter - Wrublik ran in from seven yards out on the Fighting Scots’ first drive before Braun found Mason Zwilling for a 13-yard TD pass as Monmouth led 27-7 at intermission.
 
The Fighting Scots started strong in the second half as Tristan Brown picked off Karter Krutsinger and ran it back for a touchdown as the lead expanded to 33-7. Minutes later, Tyrek Tripp ran in from two yards to make it a 40-7 advantage.
 
Monmouth scored 12 more points in the quarter thanks to an Aiden Sensabaugh 41-yard field goal, a safety and a Wrublik three-yard touchdown run, taking a 51-7 lead into the fourth.
 
Wrublik added a fourth touchdown run in the fourth quarter, and Hudson Ault added one as well to stretch the lead to 66-7 with 6:47 remaining in the game. Jordan Lukes then tallied Monmouth’s final TD of the game, rushing in from 51 yards out.
 
Braun was 11-of-18 through the air, throwing for 223 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Wrublik totaled 313 yards and four touchdowns on 24 carries, while Chase Newman hauled in two catches for 83 yards and a score. Defensively, Kaden Foglesong led the Fighting Scots with 10 tackles.
 
With an 8-2 record (8-0 MWC), Monmouth awaits its NCAA Tournament opponent and destination. The selection show is scheduled for Sunday, November 15 at 4 p.m. and will be streamed live on NCAA.com.
 
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