MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Week six of the 2026 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) season has now included, and it featured some high-scoring games as the season is now more than halfway over.

Aurora came out of its bye week in a big way, shutting out Concordia Chicago at home, while Concordia Wisconsin kept its unbeaten season going by taking down Eureka on the road.

St. Norbert kept its conference unbeaten streak going by defeating Lakeland, and Benedictine held off Wisconsin Lutheran to keep their perfect season alive.

Rockford (0-5, 0-3 NACC) had the bye this week, and will face Concordia Wisconsin (6-0, 4-0 NACC) at home next Saturday.

WEEK 5	WEEK 6
Saturday, Oct. 10 Aurora 52, Concordia Chicago 0 Benedictine 27, Wisconsin Lutheran 13 Concordia Wisconsin 55, Eureka 12 St. Norbert 34, Lakeland 7 Idle: Rockford	Saturday, Oct. 17 (all times CT) Wisconsin Lutheran (3-3, 1-3) at Aurora (2-3, 2-1), 1 p.m. St. Norbert (4-2, 4-0) at Benedictine (5-0, 3-0), 1 p.m. Lakeland (2-4, 1-3) at Concordia Chicago (3-2, 1-2), 1 p.m. ?Concordia Wisconsin (6-0, 4-0) at Rockford (0-5, 0-3), 1 p.m. Idle: Eureka (0-6, 0-4)

Aurora 52, Concordia Chicago 0
Coming off a bye, Aurora was able to use a big second quarter and some strong defense to pick up its second straight conference win, shutting out Concordia Chicago on Homecoming at Vago Field in Aurora, Illinois. With the win, Aurora improves to 2-3 on the season, and 2-1 in conference play. Concordia Chicago is now 3-2, and 1-2 in NACC games.

After Aurora missed a field goal and Concordia Chicago punted, the Spartans were able to take advantage of some excellent field position, when Jackson Alcorn connected with Jalen Davis to put Aurora on the board first.

The two teams traded the ball back and forth for the remainder of the first quarter, but Aurora struck quickly in the second frame as Demarion Williams scampered for a 62-yard touchdown on the second play of the quarter to give the hosts a 14-0 lead.

Concordia Chicago fumbled on the third play of the ensuing drive, giving Aurora the ball at the CUC 19-yard line. The Spartans netted nine yards on the first three plays, which included a CUC delay-of-game penalty. Faced with a fourth-and-1, Alcorn found Braden Siri over the middle for a 10-yard touchdown. Brett Money's successful PAT kick gave Aurora a 21-0 lead.

A facemask penalty on the ensuing kickoff left the Cougars pinned at their own 2-yard line to start their next drive. Hoping to catch Aurora off guard and, perhaps, gain a field-position advantage, the Cougars punted on second down. Dennis Vanderplow's punt was fielded by Tristan Baur at the Aurora 44 and advanced five yards before being dislodged by a hit from Kadin Stroer. Ever opportunistic, Spartan kick-blocking specialist Jamari Mckay scooped up the loose ball and sprinted 51 yards to the end zone to give Aurora a four-score lead.

The Spartans added another touchdown before halftime as Alcorn found Dominick Coronado from five yards out, and went into the half leading 35-0.

Alcorn threw touchdown passes to Ethan Svoboda and Thomas Van Overberghe in the third quarter, while Brett Money hit a 27-yard field goal halfway through the fourth quarter to conclude the scoring as the Spartans defense held strong to keep the Cougars off the board and preserve the shutout.

Alcorn was the leading passer in the game, going 13-of-28 for 253 yards and five touchdowns. Williams was the leading rusher, picking up 65 yards and a touchdown on three carries, for an average of 21.7 yards per carry. Lucious Dones was Aurora's top receiver, making three catches for 93 yards.

Colton Bosch completed six of his 14 passes for the Cougars for 68 yards through the air. Phoenyx Clark led all CUC rushers, gaining 51 yards on 16 attempts, averaging 3.2 yards per carry. Korey Randle was the leading receiver for CUC, catching three passes for 55 yards.

The Spartans defense forced a pair of fumbles, and sacked Concordia Chicago quarterbacks a total of nine times. Stroer led the Cougars on defense, making a game-high 12 tackles, including a half-tackle for a loss. Asher Hamby led Aurora in tackles, making eight of them.

Benedictine 27, Wisconsin Lutheran 13
After falling behind early, Benedictine was able to pull off a comeback and outlast Wisconsin Lutheran at Raabe Stadium in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Benedictine remains a perfect 5-0 overall and 3-0 in NACC action. Wisconsin Lutheran falls to 3-3 overall and 1-3 in conference play.

Wisconsin Lutheran started the game with the ball, and went on a long, 75-yard drive that culminated in Carson Koehler running it in from the 1-yard line to give the Warriors the early lead.

The two teams punted the ball back and forth heading into the second quarter, where Benedictine scored less than a minute in, with Dino Stephens breaking through on a 13-yard rush to tie the game.

The second quarter ended with five punts and two turnovers-on-downs, and the two teams went into halftime with the score knotted at 7-7.

Benedictine struck first in the second half, as Marcus Martin found Tristan Weglarz for a 24-yard touchdown to give the lead to the Eagles. Those were the only points scored in the third quarter, and the Eagles held their seven-point lead going into the fourth.

The Eagles grew their lead early in the fourth quarter, when Stephens added a passing touchdown to his stats of the day, connecting with Jason Moore to grow Benedictine’s lead by six. However, the extra point was blocked, keeping it a 20-7 game.

Wisconsin Lutheran answered with a score of their own, and Roman Morales got it to Jamil Gordon in the end zone from 21 yards out to make it a one-score game. However, WLC’s two-point conversion failed, and the Eagles remained ahead by seven.

Following a trio of punts, Dawson Piper picked off Morales at the WLC 10, and returned the interception for a touchdown. This extra point attempt was good, and the Eagles took a 27-13 lead.

Morales was intercepted again on WLC’s next drive, and Tyler Pospisil picked up the first down that Benedictine needed, allowing the Eagles to kneel the ball twice and hold onto the win.

Martin went 14-for-22 for Benedictine, collecting 122 passing yards and a touchdown. Stephens was the leading rusher of the game, gaining 159 yards and a touchdown on the ground, averaging 4.8 yards per carry on 33 carries to go along with his passing touchdown. Izeyah Pruitt led the Eagles in receptions, making six catches for 49 yards.

Morales was the leading passer in the game, completing 13 of his 28 passes for 135 yards, a touchdown, and a pair of interceptions. Koehler led the Warriors on the ground, picking up 75 yards and a touchdown on 21 attempts, good for an average of 3.6 yards per carry. Elian Ojeda had a game-high seven receptions for 74 yards.

Benedictine’s defense sacked Morales twice, and picked him off twice. Sam Ehlke and Landon Bryant both had nine tackles for the Warriors, with Ehlke recording a tackle for loss. Jake Diamantos led the Eagles with nine tackles and a tackle for loss of his own.

Concordia Wisconsin 55, Eureka 12
Concordia Wisconsin followed a hard-fought win over Concordia Chicago by putting up an impressive offensive performance against Eureka at Pete FioRito Stadium at McKenzie Field in Eureka, Illinois. 

CUW wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, scoring on their first possession of the game, with Jacob Pugh rushing it in from the five to start the scoring.

Alijah Bright hauled in a pass from Roman Funk for a touchdown on the Falcons’ next possession, and Concordia Wisconsin took a 14-0 lead into the second quarter.

Pugh picked up his second rushing touchdown of the game just seven seconds into the quarter, and the Falcons added another pair of touchdowns in the quarter to take a 35-point lead into the half.

After Eureka fumbled the ball to start the third quarter, Pugh tallied a third rushing touchdown to add to Concordia Wisconsin’s lead.

The Falcons tacked on another touchdown later in the quarter, but then the Red Devils scored their first points of the season when Quivone Mitchell forced a fumble by Jerome Hinton, and took it 57 yards in the opposite direction to put the Red Devils on the scoreboard for the first time this season. The two-point attempt was denied by the Falcons defense, and CUW held the 49-6 lead going into the final quarter.

Both teams had a touchdown and a failed two-point conversion in the fourth quarter, with Tyler Lowe completing a 14-yard pass to Damarzei Swisher for Eureka’s first offensive points of the season.

Funk was the leading passer of the game, going 17-of-21 for 226 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Pugh was the leading rusher in the game, picking up 99 yards and three touchdowns on 13 attempts, an average of 7.6 yards per carry. Jack Bradley was the leading receiver for CUW, catching four passes for 73 yards.

Ethan Velazquez completed 13 of his 25 passes for 94 yards for Eureka. Lowe was the leading rusher for the Red Devils, gaining 20 of the Red Devils' 23 net rushing yards on two rushes. Swisher was the leading receiver in the game, hauling in six receptions for 87 yards and a touchdown. 

Concordia Wisconsin’s defense forced a fumble, and Eureka’s defense forced a fumble of their own, as well as recording a sack. Micah Gilcrest was the leading tackler for the game, making 15 tackles for the Red Devils, one of which was for a loss. Kyle Sorensen led Concordia Wisconsin with five tackles.

St. Norbert 34, Lakeland 7
After getting the season off to a rocky start, St. Norbert took care of business at home, defeating Lakeland at Donald J. Schneider Stadium in De Pere, Wisconsin, to remain undefeated in conference play. The Green Knights are 4-2, and 4-0 in NACC action. Lakeland now has a record of 2-4, and is 1-3 in conference play.

St. Norbert scored on its first drive of the game, with a 3-yard rushing touchdown courtesy of Jacob McVane putting the Green Knights on the scoreboard first.

The teams traded the ball back and forth for the rest of the first quarter and into the beginning of the second, where St. Norbert drove deep into Lakeland territory. After being unable to convert a third-and-3 from the Lakeland 8-yard line, Tyler Juergensen hit the 25-yard field goal to make it a 10-0 Green Knights lead.

On the ensuing drive for the Muskies, Carson Glosny was picked off by Mason Trimberger, who returned it 26 yards for a touchdown, putting St. Norbert up by three scores.

McVane added another rushing touchdown, and Fernando Rodriguez found Aiden Bruce in the end zone from 15 yards out to put St. Norbert up 31-0 going into halftime.

In the third quarter, St. Norbert punted twice and Lakeland had two turnovers on downs, keeping the score right where it was going into the fourth quarter.

Juergensen hit another field goal, this one a 42-yarder, to add another three points to St. Norbert’s lead, and Lakeland was able to get on the scoreboard late in the game when Hassan Rivers had a 4-yard rushing touchdown.

The Green Knights forced a fumble with less than two minutes to go in the game, and all Rodriguez had to do was kneel the ball once, giving the victory to the Green Knights.

Rodriguez went 9-for-16 through the air for St. Norbert, throwing for 51 yards and a touchdown. Bruce was the game’s leading rusher, picking up 53 yards on just four carries for an average of 13.3 yards per carry. Bennett Schmidt was the leading receiver for the Green Knights, catching four passes for 25 yards.

On the Muskies’ side of things, Cy Lumbano-Larson was the leading passer in the game, going 6-for-14 with 72 passing yards. Octavis Cherry was the leading rusher for Lakeland, gaining 30 yards on seven carries, averaging 4.3 yards per carry. Lamarious Liggins was the leading receiver for the game, hauling in three passes for 52 yards.

The Green Knights defense recorded three sacks, three interceptions, and forced a fumble. Lakeland’s defense sacked Rodriguez once. Trayvonne Roberts and Norrye Evans both had seven solo tackles for Lakeland, with Evans picking up a tackle for loss. Cory Burton and Kaydin Lujan both led the Green Knights with five tackles, with Lujan making two tackles for losses.