ARDEN HILLS, MINN.—The No. 6 Bethel University football team stays unbeaten with a 64-10 victory over St. Olaf in front of a Homecoming crowd of 4174 at Royal Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Royals move to 6-0, 5-0 MIAC, while the Oles fall to 2-4, 1-4 MIAC.
Bethel 64, St. Olaf 10
Albert Rundell re-wrote the history books with a school-record 246 yards receiving across 11 catches. It included a pair of touchdown passes from 23, and 47 yards in the second quarter, which highlighted the Royals' 44-0 halftime lead.
Bethel scored on their first two possessions of the third quarter courtesy of Aiden Eckert's 47 yard touchdown grab, and Taye Manns' six-yard touchdown run that made the score 57-0 with 10:56 on the clock.
The shutout bid went away on the ensuing drive thanks to St. Olaf's Ethan Hess's 32-yard field goal with 5:20 on the third-quarter clock before the Royals ran away with a 64-10 victory.
Rundell's 246 yards receiving edged previous school-record holder Bryce Marquardt's 231 yards achieved against Augsburg in 2014.
Devin Williams and Will Barthel each registered a pick-six, and two tackles for the Royals defense. Nick Colyer also had one interception and two tackles. Phil Conant notched a team-leading nine tackles that included two TFL's, and one sack for a seven-yard loss. He also contributed one quarterback hurry. Elijah Claussen had a seven-yard sack, while Dylan Hageman and Marcus Whiting also contributed sacks for Bethel. Jake Borman blocked a punt from St. Olaf's 19-yard line that sailed through the end zone for a safety in the first quarter.
Running backs David Geebli and Lavontae Cox each had 34 yards rushing and one touchdown, while Taye Manns also recorded a rushing score.
Royals quarterback Cooper Drews completed 15-of-19 passing for 349 yards and three touchdowns, and recorded a five-yard rushing touchdown. Drews led an offense that accumulated 550 yards against the Oles' 212.
Luke Crosby completed 13-of-21 passes for 88 yards and threw three interceptions for the Oles.
Bethel will host Macalester at Royal Stadium on Saturday, October 25 at 1 p.m.
