MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Week ten of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) football season has now wrapped up, and everything is left to play, for there is just one week left in the regular season.

Both Concordia Wisconsin and Benedictine kept their undefeated seasons alive with victories against Wisconsin Lutheran and Aurora, respectively.

Elsewhere, Rockford picked up its first win of the season at Eureka, and St. Norbert won its season finale against Concordia Chicago.

Lakeland (3-6, 2-5 NACC) had the bye last week, and will host Rockford (1-8, 1-6 NACC) on Saturday.

St. Norbert drew the bye in the final week of the reguar season and awaits a potential bowl invitation.

WEEK 10	WEEK 11
Saturday, Nov. 7 RV/RV Concordia Wisconsin 42, Wisconsin Lutheran 7 St. Norbert 27, Concordia Chicago 7 RV/-- Benedictine 31, Aurora 17 Rockford 38, Eureka 14 Idle: Lakeland	Saturday, Nov. 14 (all times CT) Wisconsin Lutheran (4-5, 2-5) at Concordia Chicago (5-4, 3-4), noon RV/RV Concordia Wisconsin (9-0, 7-0) at RV/-- Benedictine (9-0, 7-0), 1 p.m. Rockford (1-8, 1-6) at Lakeland (3-6, 2-5), 1 p.m. Eureka (0-9, 0-7) at Aurora (4-5, 4-3), 1 p.m. Idle: St. Norbert
Rankings are AFCA/D3football.com

Benedictine 31, Aurora 17
After taking down Rockford on the road last week, Benedictine kept its undefeated season alive by defeating Aurora, 31-17, at The Village of Lisle-Benedictine Sports Complex in Lisle, Illinois. Benedictine is now 9-0, and 7-0 in NACC play with the win. Aurora now has a record of 4-5, and is 4-3 in conference games.

Three straight punts started the game, but then a Jack Hayden interception of Aurora quarterback Jackson Alcorn gave Benedictine the ball right at midfield. 

On the first play of the ensuing drive, Marcus Martin connected with Alex Siebens for a 52-yard touchdown to put the Eagles on the scoreboard first.

After trading punts, the Benedictine defense came up with another interception of Alcorn and almost immediately turned it into points. Martin found Jason Moore from six yards out to cap a 5-play, 80-yard drive to put Benedictine up 14-0 going into the second quarter.

The Spartans responded with two touchdowns of their own in the second quarter as Braden Siri found Demarion Williams from 31 yards out and Jalen Davis from 45 yards out to send the game into the break tied 14-14.

Benedictine scored first in the third quarter, using over seven minutes of game clock in a drive that culminated with Tristan Weglarz pulling in a Martin pass in the end zone to give the lead back to the Eagles. 

The Spartans answered with a Brett Money 48-yard field goal to cut Benedictine’s lead to four going into the fourth quarter.

Following punts by both teams, Carter Velez nailed a 23-yard field goal to extend the Benedictine advantage back to a touchdown. 

Siri was picked off by Paris Spears on the ensuing drive, and the Eagles added to their lead as Tyler Pospisil scored on a 9-yard touchdown run to double Benedictine’s lead.

Aurora marched down the field quickly, but Vince Irion intercepted Siri in the end zone. The Eagles kneeled the ball once, and their undefeated season was still alive.

Martin was the leading passer in the game, going 27-of-42 for 315 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception. Pospisil was the game's leading rusher, gaining 108 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries, averaging 4.9 yards per carry. Alex Siebens was the leading receiver in the game, making seven catches for 132 yards and a touchdown.

For the Spartans, Siri went 13-of-21, throwing for 210 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. Williams was the leading rusher for Aurora, picking up 17 yards on nine attempts, an average of 1.9 yards per carry. Lucious Dones was the leading receiver for Aurora, making three catches for 60 yards.

Benedictine’s defense had four interceptions, a fumble, and a sack. Aurora’s defense picked off Martin once and sacked him twice. Asher Hamby was the leading tackler for the Spartans, making a game-high 18 tackles, 10 of which were solo stops. Dawson Piper led the Eagles with seven tackles.

Concordia Wisconsin 42, Wisconsin Lutheran 7
Concordia Wisconsin scored a pair of touchdowns in each of the first two quarters en route to a 28-0 halftime lead as the Falcons continued their perfect season with a 42-7 victory over Wisconsin Lutheran at Tomasini Stadium in Mequon, Wisconsin. Concordia Wisconsin is now a perfect 9-0 on the season, and 7-0 in NACC action. The Warriors are now 4-5 overall and 2-5 in conference matchups.

The Falcons took the ball to start the game and drove down the field, culminating with a Jacob Pugh 17-yard rushing touchdown to cap an eight-play drive.

Wisconsin Lutheran quarterback Roman Morales was intercepted by Mason Starke on the first play of WLC’s first drive. The Falcons wasted little time adding to their lead as Roman Funk found Victor Watson Jr. in the end zone from seven yards out to give CUW the early 14-0 lead.

Three straight punts sent the game into the second quarter, where the Falcons doubled their lead. Nick Crowell hauled in a 30-yard pass from Funk for CUW's first score, while Alijah Bright scored on a 5-yard run.

Wisconsin Lutheran got on the board early in the third quarter, taking the opening drive of the second half 76 yards capped by a Morales 1-yard touchdown pass to Jamil Gordon.

CUW answered on the ensuing drive, driving 58 yards over nine plays as Pugh punched in a 1-yard touchdown run at the 5:46 mark of the third. Concordia Wisconsin closed out the scoring early in the fourth quarter with another nine-play, 47-yard drive, culminated by a 3-yard touchdown toss from Funk to Samuel Frederking with 13:41 remaining.

Funk was the leading passer in the game, completing 23 of his 26 pass attempts for 177 yards and three touchdowns. Pugh was the game's leading rusher, racking up 58 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries, averaging 9.3 yards per carry. Crowell was the leading receiver for CUW, making six catches for 55 yards and a touchdown.

Morales went 18-of-35 for the Warriors, for 123 yards, a touchdown, and two interceptions. Liam Heiges was the leading rusher for WLC, gaining 34 yards on 11 attempts, averaging 3.1 yards per carry. Elian Ojeda was the leading receiver in the game, making 10 catches for 74 yards.

Concordia Wisconsin’s defense intercepted Morales twice and sacked him twice. Jalen Perera led the Warriors and the game with 16 tackles, with four and a half tackles for loss. Brock Roseman led the Falcons with six tackles, five of which were solo tackles.

Rockford 38, Eureka 14
In a battle of the NACC's two remaining winless teams, Rockford scored points in every quarter to pick up its first win of the season, 38-14, against Eureka at FioRito Stadium at McKinzie Field in Eureka, Illinois. Rockford is now 1-8 on the season, and 1-6 in NACC action. Eureka is 0-9 overall, and 0-7 in conference games.

Rockford struck first, with Kavi Wadwha nailing a 24-yard field goal to give the Regents the early lead.

The Red Devils responded by going on a touchdown drive, capped off by Derron Black Jr. running it in from the 2-yard line to give the Red Devils their first lead of the season. However, the two-point conversion failed, keeping it a 6-3 Eureka lead.

The Regents took the lead back on its first drive of the second quarter. Starting with the ball in Eureka territory, Jahari Greer found Napoleon Williams in the end zone to once again give Rockford the lead. The visitors added to their lead right before halftime as David Chew hauled in a 16-yard touchdown pass from Greer to make it 17-6 Rockford at the break.

Eureka narrowed the gap on its first drive of the third quarter, as Jimarion Guyton ran for a 3-yard touchdown. Guyton also ran it in on the successful 2-point conversion, cutting Rockford’s lead to three.

Rockford then found itself on the positive end of a crazy sequence. Facing a second-and-8 at the Eureka 37, Quivone Mitchell picked off Greer. Mitchell then fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Rockford's Tevin Tennial at the Eureka 29, netting the Regents eight yards and a fresh set of downs.

The Regents followed the sequence with a 4-yard rushing touchdown by Malik Gordon, once again putting Rockford ahead by two scores.

The Greer-to-Chew connection found the end zone less than three minutes into the fourth quarter, as the Regents were able to extend their lead as the clock ticked down.

After three straight punts, Greer threw for his fourth passing touchdown of the day, getting the ball to Williams to further extend Rockford’s lead.

Eureka turned the ball over on downs on its next drive, and Rockford kneeled the ball once to pick up its first win of the season.

Greer was the leading passer in the game, going 14-for-25 with 146 yards, four touchdowns, and an interception. Gordon was the leading rusher in the game, gaining 97 yards and a touchdown on 12 attempts, averaging 3.6 yards per carry. Williams made a game-high 10 catches for 89 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

For Eureka, Daniel Parsons completed nine of his 16 pass attempts for 74 yards. Guyton led the Red Devils on the ground with 43 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries, an average of 3.6 yards per attempt. Damarzei Swisher was the leading receiver for the Red Devils, hauling in three catches for 46 yards.

Rockford’s defense recorded three sacks and forced a fumble, and Eureka’s defense intercepted Greer once and sacked him once. Joey Alvarez was the leading tackler for the game, making 13 tackles for the Regents. He also had four tackles for loss and a half-sack.

Derrick Payton led Eureka with 12 tackles, and four and a half tackles for loss.

St. Norbert 27, Concordia Chicago 7
After falling on the road to Concordia Wisconsin last week, St. Norbert bounced back at home with a win over the Cougars in the Green Knights’ regular-season finale at Donald J. Schneider Stadium in De Pere, Wisconsin. St. Norbert finishes the season with a 6-4 overall record and a 6-2 NACC record. The Cougars are now 5-4, and 3-4 in conference games.

A fumble by St. Norbert and a punt by Concordia Chicago started the game, and then Jacob McVane broke through for a massive 79-yard touchdown run that put the Green Knights on the scoreboard first. 

Two punts, two interceptions, and a turnover on downs followed, and the Green Knights took advantage of some solid starting field position to double their lead with less than two minutes to go before halftime.

It was Green Knights quarterback Fernando Rodriguez with the touchdown, running it in himself from the three to put the Green Knights up two scores.

However, the Cougars responded quickly with a strong drive of their own, going 81 yards in just 109 seconds, with Colton Bosch finding Kevon Lawson in the end zone to cut St. Norbert’s lead in half as the two teams went into the locker rooms.

The Cougars' first drive of the third quarter ended in an interception, and the Green Knights were able to go down and kick a 33-yard field goal to cut their lead back up to ten.

On Concordia Chicago’s next drive, Bosch’s throw was intercepted by Mason Trimberger, who took it the opposite direction for a 37-yard pick-six. That gave the Green Knights a 24-7 lead. 

Three punts, a fumble, and a turnover on downs later, St. Norbert added another field goal via the leg of Tyler Juergensen to increase its lead.

The Cougars turned the ball over on downs with just over a minute left, and St. Norbert kneeled the ball twice to close out the game.

Rodriguez completed seven of his nine pass attempts, gaining 71 yards through the air. McVane was the leading rusher in the game, picking up 160 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries, good for an average of 7.3 yards per carry. Adam Westberg was the leading receiver for St. Norbert, making two catches for 23 yards.

For CUC, Bosch went 18-of-37 with 196 yards, a touchdown, and four interceptions. Joron Brown was the leading rusher for the Cougars, gaining 22 yards on nine carries, an average of 2.4 yards per carry. Korey Randle was the leading receiver in the game, hauling in five receptions for 78 yards. 

St. Norbert’s defense intercepted Bosch four times, had two sacks, and forced a fumble. The Cougars defense sacked Rodriguez twice and forced a fumble. Kadin Stroer led the Cougars and the game with 11 tackles, all of which were solo. He also had a tackle for loss. Tommy McCauley led the Green Knights with five tackles, and a half-tackle for loss.