Glendale, Ariz.- On the first play from scrimmage on Saturday, Arizona Christian fumbled the ball and four plays later Fort Lewis scored their first touchdown.  SIx turnovers in all doomed the effort of the Firestorm.

Ty Cole provided the best offensive results as he topped both teams with 68 yards rushing.

With seven tackles, Cooper King made his presence felt defensively.

Game Info

• Game score: Fort Lewis 58, Arizona Christian - 10
• Records: Arizona Christian- 0-1, Fort Lewis - 1-1
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Fort Lewis - not NAIA
• Location:  ACU Football Field, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

Offensive Stars

• Cole - 68 rushing yards, TD
• William Galvan - 33 receiving yards, 12 rushing yards

Defensive Stars

• King - 7 tackles
• Joseph Munoz - 6 tackles
• Jayden Hollis - 6 tackles

Inside The Numbers

• Three of the first four drives for ACU resulted in fumbles lost all deep in their territory
• Jake Vitton nailed a 32 field goal to get the Firestorm on the board
• At the break, ACU trailed 38-3 but had only given up 170 of yards defensively
• Cole scored the first touchdown of the season just inside the start of the fourth quarter

Thoughts from Coach Bowen
"Unfortunately, we did not play the way we wanted to. Too many turnovers and too many mental mistakes.  We know we have got a lot of work to do before our next game.  So our bye is actually a good time for us to get better."

Up Next
The Firestorm will have a bye week before hosting Dakota State on September 20.