Ice Defeat Bandits 21-12
May 21, 2007 - United Indoor Football Association (UIF)
Colorado Crush News Release
Fort Collins, CO - The Colorado Ice of United Indoor Football (UIF) defeated the Sioux City Bandits 21-12 Saturday at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland. Colorado (5-4) remains second in the Western Conference, behind the 8-0 Sioux Falls Storm.
Running back Eugene Reed put up 49 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the second half to lead the Ice to victory. Colorado finished with 111 total rushing yards with quarterback Matt Gutierrez adding 40 and running back Ryan Drinkwater recording 15. Wide receiver Ed Renteria led the team with 58 receiving yards, with a long of 43. Gutierrez was 7-15 for 85 yards and one interception. The Bandits (2-6) had 21 rushing yards and 147 passing yards. Rashaun Sanders led Sioux City with 65 receiving yards.
Colorado's defense held Sioux City to 12 points, all scored in the second quarter. Sioux City's first series ended when Josh Brewer intercepted a Donato pass at the Colorado one. The Bandits were the first to put a score on the board at the beginning of the second quarter when Andre Raymond ran it in, but newly-acquired kicker Brad Cave's extra point attempt failed.
The Ice responded on the subsequent series with a one-yard rush from Drinkwater to give Colorado a 7-6 lead. Donato added six on Sioux City's following possession, but failed on a two-point conversion pass to put them up 12-7. Colorado didn't score again until the fourth quarter when Cave missed a field goal to turn over the ball on downs at the Colorado eight. Reed rushed on four plays to add another touchdown. Reed scored again on the Ice's next possession after sitting out a couple of plays after a thought-to-be ankle injury to give Colorado a 21-12 lead. Neither team was able to convert on their next two possessions as the clock ran out, handing the Ice another home victory to give them a 4-1 home record.
Colorado has its first bye this week before hosting the Sioux Falls Storm on June 2 for a 7:35 p.m. MDT match-up at the Budweiser Events Center. The game is themed "Family Night." Ticket promotion information will be released soon. All Ice games will be broadcast live on KFKA 1310 AM Radio or 1310kfka.com. Tickets available by calling (877) 544-8499, online at comcasttix.com, in person at the Budweiser Events Center box office, 5290 Arena Circle, Loveland, the Colorado Ice Headquarters, 1 Old Town Square Suite 107, Fort Collins, or any Comcast tix outlet.
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