(Yuma,Ariz.) The Snow College defense put forth yet another impressive effort, surrendering only 133 yards of offense to the Arizona Western Matadors in a 22-13 win Saturday evening. The game was the conference opener for both teams in Western Leagues football play. The Matadors, despite their 0-2 start to the season came out inspired as they hosted the #2 team in the junior college rankings. Nevertheless, the Badgers eventually found offensive success primarily behind the consistent excellence of Soni Sotele who amassed 131 yards on 29 carries. Also coming up big for the Badgers was Joseph Sawyer who had numerous catches, including a nine-yard touchdown reception to lead Snow to victory. Still, defense was once again the calling card of the Badgers as they gave up no touchdowns as the Matadors’ only scores came on defense and special teams. Next week, the Badgers will have a bye as they prepare for the Mesa Thunderbirds the following Saturday, Sept.29 at Mesa, Ariz.

Box Score

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

Badgers.............  0 19  0  3  - 22       Record: (4-0,1-0)
Matadors............  0  7  6  0  - 13       Record: (0-3,0-1)

Scoring Summary:                                                             SNOW - AZWESTRN

2nd 14:56 SNOW - Niu Takai 5 yd run 
                                            5 plays, 39 yards, TOP 2:01         6 - 0
    11:39 AZWESTRN - Tomasi Fuller 0 yd blocked punt return (Michael Ellison kick)
                                                                                6 - 7
    08:35 SNOW - Joseph Sawyer 6 yd pass from Jon Eastman (Ryan McNamarra kick)
                                            7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:04        13 - 7
    03:41 SNOW - Tanner Brown 7 yd run (Soni Sotele rush failed)
                                            5 plays, 26 yards, TOP 2:13        19 - 7
3rd 11:50 AZWESTRN - Marcus Benjamin 55 yd interception return
                                                                               19 - 13
4th 06:36 SNOW - Ryan McNamarra 40 yd field goal
                                            9 plays, 29 yards, TOP 4:33        22 - 13
FIRST DOWNS...................       19       10
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   51-164    20-32
PASSING YDS (NET).............      171      101
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  26-13-2  28-14-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   77-335   48-133
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     3-56     2-25
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     2-42     5-33
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0     2-55
Punts (Number-Avg)............   5-29.0   9-34.4
Fumbles-Lost..................      1-0      1-1
Penalties-Yards...............     7-61     6-39
Possession Time...............    35:28    21:37
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      3-6     5-14

SNOW AZWESTRN

RUSHING: Badgers-Soni Sotele 29-131; Niu Takai 9-33; Tanner Brown 7-29; Jon
Eastman 6-minus 29. Matadors-Tim Johnson 5-14; Brandon Tett 1-8; Kenneth
Faumui 7-8; Courtney Burns 3-4; Hercules Sula 1-4; Will Brogan 3-minus 6.

PASSING: Badgers-Jon Eastman 13-26-2-171. Matadors-Will Brogan 14-28-0-101.

RECEIVING: Badgers-Joseph Sawyer 4-22; Regan Buck 3-68; Soni Sotele 2-34;
Kimball Burton 1-34; Sam Thomas 1-10; Niu Takai 1-2; Tanner Brown 1-1.
Matadors-Joe Nairn 3-48; Bernell Swinson 2-19; Tim Johnson 2-7; Donald
Crosby 2-5; Craig Brodie 1-7; Kenneth Faumui 1-6; Brandon Tett 1-5; Nate
Prater 1-3; Jon Jay 1-1.

INTERCEPTIONS: Badgers-None. Matadors-Marcus Benjamin 1-55; Terrance Lee
1-0.

Stadium: Veterans Memorial St  Attendance: 3000
Kickoff time: 7:00      End of Game:           Total elapsed time:
Officials: Referee: Mike Traina; Umpire: Danny Hanks; Linesman: Justin DeCol;
Line judge: Steve Coburn; Back judge: Gary McKenzie; Field judge: Bob Trythall;
Side judge: Tyler Hughes; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 104       Wind: Flowing   Weather: Sunny and clear

Badgers vs Matadors (Sep 15, 2007 at Yuma, Ariz.)

SACKS (UA-A): Badgers-Tevita Hola 1-0; Chris Finch 1-0; Shane Hunter 1-0.
Matadors-Jeromy Jones 1-1; Pauli Latu 0-2; Joel Walton 0-1; Mike Gunarson
0-1; Korey Toomer 1-0; George Kauwalu 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Badgers-Andrew Rich 4-2; Coleby Clawson 1-5; Shane Hunter
2-3; Chris Finch 3-1; Skye PoVey 2-1; James Freed 2-0; Jared Galvin 2-0;
Stephon Thrash 2-0; Tevita Hola 1-1; Braden Frampton 1-1; James Aiono 1-1;
Josh Sharp 1-1; Josh Andersen 1-0; Jake Palmer 1-0; Tu Tui 0-1; Nate Pope
0-1. Matadors-Josh Cragin 9-0; Rex Sharpe 5-2; Pauli Latu 1-3; Myles Wade
3-0; Jeromy Jones 2-1; Kenneth Faumui 2-1; Joel Walton 1-2; Josh Williams
1-2; Marcus Benjamin 2-0; Korey Toomer 2-0; Kaeo Alo 2-0; Jacob Barit 2-0;
Mike Gunarson 1-1; Kamalu Umu 1-1; Shelton Danzy 1-1; George Kauwalu 0-2;
Jon Rickertson 1-0; Jon Jay 1-0; Brian Stamey 1-0; 75 1-0; Kelsey Punt 1-0;
Terrance Lee 1-0; Diamond Banks 1-0; Zach Gavin 1-0; Tomasi Fuller 1-0; Zach
Holmes 0-1; Brandon Tett 0-1; D.J. Hampton 0-1; Ellis Maske 0-1.