River Forest, Ill. -- It was homecoming weekend at Concordia University Chicago as the football team welcomed the Lakeland University Muskies to Concordia Stadium for an afternoon battle. It was a rough go of things for the Cougars, as they fell 63-7. 

Lakeland kicked the scoring off on their first drive of the game, capping off a 54-yard drive with an eight-yard touchdown rush. The Cougars would keep them out of the end zone for the remainder of the first quarter, but ultimately surrendered 35 points in the second.

CUC was unable to overcome three Muskies' defensive scores on the afternoon. Their lone score came courtesy of Senior running back DeAndre Daniels (Chula Vista, Calif.), who provided a spark with a 60-yard touchdown run in the third. 

Top Performers

• Daniels rushed for 135 yards in addition to his touchdown.

• Freshman quarterback Troy Pratley (St. Joseph, Mich.) rushed for 50 yards and completed 5/10 pass attempts. 

• Junior wide receiver Ty McKinney (Hazlewood, Mo.) caught three passes for 36 yards. 

• Senior linebacker Tyler Dudley (Katy, Texas) led the team with 11 total tackles. 

• Freshman defensive back Landon Hoskins (Leesville, La.) had the first interception of his collegiate career. 

• Freshman linebacker Travon Thomas (Wauchula, Fla.) recorded 10 tackles.

The team is off next weekend but will be back at home the following Saturday, Oct. 30, when they host Wisconsin Lutheran College. Kick-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. and a stream will be available at cucougars.com/coverage.