NEW ULM, Minn. - The Martin Luther College football team dominated Iowa Wesleyan on both sides of the ball on the way to a 51-6 win in front of a large Homecoming crowd.

Both teams struggled to sustain drives at times in the wind and snow inside the MLC Bowl, but the Knights consistently took advantage of opportunities for big plays to win going away.

MLC scored two touchdowns in each quarter, starting with touchdown runs by Nate Stein (two yards) and Ethan Aguilar (67 yards) in the opening quarter. 

After Elliott Butler scored on runs of 45 and five yards in the second quarter to push the MLC lead to 25-6 at halftime, Joshuah Kren scored on pass receptions of 74 and 34 yards on the Knights' first two offensive snaps of the second half to put the game to bed and allow every available MLC player to see action in the game. 

The Knights capped the scoring in the fourth quarter with a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown by Noah Nordlie, followed by a two-yard score from Elijah Henning with just over five minutes remaining. 

Aguilar finished the day with 81 yards rushing on nine carries, and also completed five of 11 pass attempts for 207 yards (41.4 yards per completion). Kren led all receivers with three catches for a career-best 147 yards and two touchdowns, while Butler led the team on the ground with 12 carries for 86 yards and two scores. Brice Guse and Elijah Henning made the most of their opportunities in the second half to run the ball and finished with 35 and 28 yards rushing, respectively.

The defense once again made life difficult on its opponent as it forced 15 punts and three turnovers (two interceptions, one fumble recovery) while holding the Tigers to only 93 total yards (88 passing, five rushing) for the game. This marks the second consecutive week the MLC defense held its opponent under 100 total yards, and the Knights have allowed a total of -15 rushing yards during that stretch. 

Tristan Pankow led the defensive charge with seven tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack. Jacob Schmidt added a pair of sacks, while Joe Herrewig and Nordlie each recorded an interception. 

MLC improved to 4-1 on the season and 3-0 in UMAC play with the win. IW fell to 0-6 overall and 0-4 in league play in defeat.

The Knights will return to action on Saturday, October 19, when they travel to Westminster for a game scheduled to start at 12 p.m.