UW-La Crosse lost 27-10 to UW-Eau Claire on Saturday afternoon at Carson Park in Eau Claire.
The result dropped the Eagles to 3-5 overall and 2-3 in the WIAC. Eau Claire improved to 6-2 overall and 3-2 in conference play, winning in the series for the first time since 2016 after eight straight UWL victories.
UWL tied the game twice in the first half, on a 29-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Haas to Evan Richmond and later on a 29-yard field goal by Maddox Pratt that made it 10-10. Eau Claire answered with a 77-yard touchdown run by Paxton Rothmeier and a field goal on the final play of the half to lead 20-10, then added a one-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
Haas finished 22-of-38 for 239 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He became UWL's career leader in passing yards with 6,433 and in attempts with 903, passing marks previously held by Dennis Goettl and Nick Anker. Haas also already held the school career records for completions and touchdown passes.
Rothmeier carried the ball 45 times for 301 yards for Eau Claire, which finished with 419 total yards, including 351 on the ground, and held the ball for more than 37 minutes. UWL totaled 335 yards.
UWL returns home to host UW-River Falls on Saturday, November 7 at 1 p.m. at Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex.
