Story Highlights
- The Northwest Missouri State football team moved to 6-0 on the year with a 50-21 win over Lindenwood on Saturday in St. Charles, Mo.
- It was the Bearcats' 21st consecutive win overall, dating back to the 2013 season opener. It was also the seventh consecutive road win for Northwest.
- The Bearcats scored touchdowns in all three phases of the game, offensively, defensively and on special teams.

Key Northwest Individual Statistics
- Brady Bolles threw two touchdowns and was 16-for-25 on the day for 204 yards. He also ran the ball six times for 36 yards.
- Cameron Wilcox was the team's leading rusher, gaining 43 yards on seven carries.
- Robert Burton III had 24 yards on eight carries and a touchdown.
- Randy Schmidt ran the ball three times for 17 yards and a touchdown, including his first collegiate rushing touchdown on the opening drive.
- Northwest completed passes to 11 different receivers. Jason Jozaites had a team-high five catches for 70 yards.
- George Sehl had three catches for 41 yards and a touchdown.
- Linebacker Jacob Vollstedt caught his second touchdown of the season on a two yard pass in the second quarter.
- Brock Sherman had a team-high seven tackles.
- D.J. Gnader had four tackles including a sack and a pass breakup.
- Northwest had 7.0 tackles for loss on the day, led by Gnader's 1.5. Marcus Jones, Brandon Yost, Bryce Enyard and Kevin Arnold each recorded 1.0 tackles for loss.
- Marcus Jones had Northwest's first kickoff return (96 yards) for a touchdown since Enyard's 85 yarder against St. Cloud State on Dec. 7 last year.
- Travis Manning's 28 yard pick-six was the Bearcats' first since Brian Dixon's 39 yard return against Washburn on Nov. 2 of 2013.
- Simon Mathiesen was 2-for-2 on field goal tries (26, 31) and went 3-for-3 in PAT tries.
- Ben Trewyn hit his only field goal attempt, a 25 yarder in the second quarter. He was 3-for-3 as well in PAT tries. Trewyn also recorded two tackles on the day in coverage.

Key Northwest Team Statistics
- The 50 points was the most scored by the Bearcats this season.
- Northwest had 24 first downs on the day. The offense gained 431 total yards, 173 on the ground and 258 in the air.
- Northwest recorded its first defensive and special teams touchdowns of the season.
- The Bearcats held a 32:22 - 24:22 time of posession advantage.
- On third downs, Northwest was 4-of-13 while holding Lindenwood to 5-of-19.
- The Lions gained just 40 yards rushing on 20 carries.
- Northwest recovered a fumbled punt in the fourth quarter on a Kyle Goodburn kick.
- Northwest was 7-for-7 on red zone scores in the game.
- The Bearcats were flagged, however, 17 times for 175 yards. Lindenwood was called for 11 penalties for 91 yards.
- Saturday marked the first meeting between the two schools. Lindenwood was the last MIAA school to have never faced the Bearcats.

Northwest Scoring Plays
- Northwest received the opening kick and scored on an 18-yard run by Schmidt to cap a three-play 58 yard drive that took just 1:02 off the clock. Jozaites caught a 21 yard pass on the first play of the game from Bolles.
- Robert Burton III capped a nine-play, 38 yard drive on a one yard touchdown run. Northwest started the drive on Lindenwood's 38 yard line after a short punt.
- Simon Mathiesen hit a 26 yard field goal to give northwest a 17-0 lead midway thorugh the first quarter.
- Ben Trewyn hit a 25 yard field goal to make it 20-6 to start the second quarter. Bolles completed passes to Sehl (17 yards), and Jozaites (14 yards) on the drive. Wilcox had a 19 yard run that was helped by a penalty on Lindenwood.
- Travis Manning intercepted a pass and returned it 28 yards for a touchdown to make it 27-6 with 12:26 left in the second quarter.
- Linebacker Jacob Vollstedt caught his second touchdown pass of the season from Bolles from two yards out to make it 34-6 with 6:40 to go in the seocnd quarter. That capped a nine-play, 64 yard drive that included a 34 yard pass to Alex Visk and a 16 yard pass to Marcus Wright.
- Before the end of the half, Mathesen kicked a 31 yard field goal to give the Bearcats a 37-6 halftime lead.
- George Sehl caught a four-yard touchdown pass from Bolles to begin the third quarter. The drive covered just 26 yards in five plays after another short punt from Lindenwood.
- After giving up a Lion touchdown, Marcus Jones returned the ensuing kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown to give Northwest a 51-13 lead.

Up Next
- The Bearcats return home to face Pittsburg State on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 2 p.m. for Homecoming. Tickets can be purchased HERE.