Box Score Bismarck, ND – A hard-nosed defense and an efficient offense provided University of Mary head coach Myron Schulz and 16 seniors a winning sendoff in their final game as the Marauders defeated the University of Minnesota Crookston 31-15 in the final game of 2013. The victory provides the Marauders their first winning season since 2007.

Senior quarterback Craig Bagnell threw three touchdown passes to Nick Jolliffe to become the Marauders career touchdown passing leader with 75. The old mark was 73 by U-Mary Hall of Fame quarterback Chris Schwab (1996-1999). Schwab quarterbacked the first team Schulz directed as head coach in 1999 and Bagnell the last.
 
Defensively the Marauders were led by Troy Guptill, who posted a career-high 4.5 tackles for loss. The junior defensive end finished the season with 21.5 tackles for loss, the second-best single season total in U-Mary history behind 22 for Brent Johnson in 1998. The Northern Sun leader in sacks and tackles for loss, Guptill also had two sacks and nine tackles.
 
Head coach of the Marauders for 15 seasons and a member of the coaching staff for 23 of the 26 seasons U-Mary has played football, Schulz will soon begin a new career as a faculty member in the university's Gary Tharaldson School of Business. Schulz concludes his head coaching career with a record of 103-60 and a total of ten winning seasons.

U-Mary finished 2013 with a 6-5 record overall and in the Northern Sun and a 4-3 mark in the NSIC North Division. UMC went 2-9 and 2-5.
 
The Marauders opened the game fast. After a John Oyloe sack on third down ended the Golden Eagles opening drive without a first down, the Marauders took control at their own 47 yard line. Featuring a 12 yard pass from Bagnell to Jeremy Mayfield and a 12 yard scramble by Bagnell, U-Mary capped its opening possession with a four yard Bagnell to Jolliffe touchdown pass for a 7-0 U-Mary lead. '
 
A blocked punt and a recovery at the Marauders 22 yard line gave the Golden Eagles a prime opportunity to slice into the U-Mary lead and UMC took advantage. After a loss of one, UMC quarterback Kyle Larson found Keoni Piceno open down the middle of the field for a 23 yard scoring strike. After a missed extra point, U-Mary led just 7-6.
 
With neither team able to produce points on subsequent possessions, the Marauders soon found themselves on their own 3 yard line. Starting with a 14 yard completion to Jolliffe, U-Mary drove the length of the field in 14 plays, capped by a 3 yard Vince Ferrante run, increasing the Marauders lead to 14-6 and 5:17 remaining in the opening half.
 
Scott Maldonado set up the Marauders next score with an interception of a tipped pass at the UMC 46 yard line, the first of two interceptions by the U-Mary senior defensive back. Adam Woroniecki opened the drive with an 11 yard run and a personal foul by UMC and a 14 yard reception by Dariouse Gravely propelled U-Mary towards the goal line. With 70 seconds left in the half the Marauders increased their lead to 21-6 on a 1 yard touchdown pass from Bagnell to Jolliffe.
 
Both teams traded field goals in the third quarter, with senior Tyler Ryan connecting from 33 yards out for the Marauders.
 
Unable to put the Golden Eagles away, a U-Mary fumbled punt led to a 1 yard scoring run by Larson with 8:04 remaining. Leighton Talmadge blocked the extra point attempt but the Marauders lead shrank to 24-15.
 
Bagnell's third touchdown pass of the day finally put away the Golden Eagles. The senior from Polson, MT, found Jolliffe for the third time with 4:43 left in the game. The 23 yard touchdown provided the day's final score of 31-15.
 
Bagnell, who finished his Marauders career as the all-time school leader in passing yards (9,170), touchdown passes (75), completions (759) and attempts (1229), went 29-of-43 for 262 yards, three scores and no interceptions. He also ran for 39 yards and was sacked just once.
 
Jolliffe caught six passes for 57 yards and three scores. Mayfield added seven catches for 62 yards and Ferrante caught six balls for 42 yards.
 
Overall the Marauders generated 356 yards of offense on 66 plays.
 
Larson, who was sacked five times, finished 12-of-27 for 158 yards, two interceptions and a touchdown to lead the UMC offense. Tommy Smith ran for 35 yards and Jacob Pinder caught three passes for 59 yards.
 
Led by Guptill, the Marauders held the Golden Eagles to 248 yards; 90 on the ground and 158 passing. Oyloe, U-Mary's career tackles for loss leader, had 2.0 stops behind the line, including 1.5 sacks. Maldonado had six tackles and blocked an extra point attempt, including making two interceptions.
 
Nik Polski posted a career-high and game-high 11 tackles in his career finale. The senior shared a sack and had a tackle for loss.
 
Overall the Marauders registered 12 tackles for loss, tying the defense's season-high.
 
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