HOUGHTON, Mich. -- The Wayne State University football team (1-6 overall, 0-4 GLIAC) lost its sixth consecutive contest falling 23-20 at Michigan Tech University (3-4 overall, 0-5 GLIAC) Saturday afternoon at Sherman Field.  It was the 900th game in WSU program history that began with a 41-0 win over Assumption (Ont.) College on October 6, 1918.

HOW IT HAPPENED

True freshman Tieler Houston (Waterford, Mich. / Clarkston) intercepted a third-down pass on MTU's first possession at the Warrior 15 yard line to thwart a drive.  The Warriors drove 60 yards with graduate student Paul Graham (Commerce Twp., Mich. / Orchard Lake St. Mary's) connecting on a 29-yard field goal attempt to give Wayne State a 3-0 lead.

Following a Huskie punt that was downed at the WSU 6, the Warriors drove 94 yards in 11 plays for their longest touchdown drive of the season.  Junior wide receiver Darece Roberson, Jr. hauled in a 17-yard scoring strike from sophomore quarterback Jake AmRhein (South Elgin, Ill.) on a third-and-nine play.

Michigan Tech pulled within 10-3 as Eric Zeeboor made a 20-yard field goal attempt.

The Huskies took the second half kickoff and drove 85 yards to knot the game at 10-10 on an 11-yard scramble by quarterback Will Ark.

On the ensuing drive, Taylor McCarty's (Oxford, Mich. / Lake Orion) punt was blocked and returned 11 yards by Kevin Lee for a touchdown giving MTU a 17-10 advantage.

An eight-play, 67-yard drive concluded with a 26-yard field goal by Graham.

Michigan Tech's Zeboor answered on the first play of the fourth period with a 43-yard field goal.

Wayne State evened the contest at 20-20 on a two-yard touchdown run by junior James Hill (Livonia, Mich. / Clarenceville) with 7:27 remaining in the fourth stanza.

Zeboor tallied the game-winning points on a 34-yard field goal on the ensuing drive as the Huskies went 48 yards in five plays.

TEAM STATS

Michigan Tech had a 361 to 321 edge in total offense.  The Huskies rushed for 236 yards on 39 attempts, while the Warriors gained 146 yards on the ground on 42 carries.

LEADING THE WARRIORS

Junior DeOntay Moffett (Muskegon Heights, Mich. / Mona Shores) rushed for a team-high 84 yards on 18 carries, while Hill added 72 yards on 13 attempts.  AmRhein completed 14-of-22 passes for 175 yards and a touchdown, but was sacked four times.  Junior Kyle Lewis (Detroit, Mich. / Renaissance) had a team-best four catches.

LEADING THE HUSKIES

Jared Smith rushed for 198 yards on 26 carries, and was not caught for any negative rushes.  Will Ark was 7-of-20 for 60 yards, while Ben Hartley had one attempt and completion for 65 yards.  Jacob Wenzlick had two catches for a game-high 69 yards, including the 65-yard reception.

UP NEXT

Wayne State returns to Adams Field for a 6 p.m. kickoff on October 20 vs. Northwood in the annual Homecoming contest.