St. Norbert 34, Grinnell 0

Oct 21, 2000

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DE PERE, Wis. — St. Norbert posted its third consecutive shutout and the fourth in five games, blanking Grinnell 34-0 Minahan Stadium. The Green Knights' defense has shut out Lawrence 29-0, Knox 21-0, Monmouth 45-0 and Grinnell. A 54-31 win over Ripon is the lone blemish in that stretch.

St. Norbert (7-0, 6-0 MWC) took control of the game in the second quarter. St. Norbert took a 7-0 lead on an 11-yard touchdown run by Matt O'Grady. Grinnell then answered with a first-and-goal at the St. Norbert 6. After two plays netted 5 yards, the Green Knights stopped Grinnell after an incomplete pass and to no gain on an Adam Wallace run on fourth down. Three plays later, St. Norbert went up 14-0 on a 75-yard touchdown run by O'Grady. O'Grady finished with 193 yards rushing on 20 carries.

Luke Ott found tight end Mark Schmitz on a pair of touchdown passes in the second half -- tosses of 2 and 26 yards. Jason Augustynowicz's 27-yard touchdown run late provided the final margin of scoring.

St. Norbert totaled 27 first downs en route to 426 yards of total offense, including 276 on the ground. Grinnell was limited to 222 yards of total offense, just 2.9 yards per play, and was 8-for-21 on third-down opportunities.

Jerimiah Janssen had a game-high 14 tackles, including two for a loss, while Chad Blahnik registered four tackles for loss and two sacks for St. Norbert.