4 times to Saint Mary's 7 punts. Saint Mary managed to hold on to the ball when southwestern gave up two fumbles before the game ended with a final score of 43–21. #25 Sterling vs No. 15 Ottawa Ottawa extended its home winning streak to 12 games with a victory over Sterling College. Ottawa was behind with under three minutes remaining but managed to score a touchdown in the final minutes to secure the win. The lead changed four times in this close game between two nationally ranked teams. Both teams recorded over 300 yards of total offense and were 7–16 on third down conversions. Neither team gave up a fumble or an interception and total combined penalty yardage was under 100. Bethel vs Kansas Wesleyan Kansas Wesleyan (KW) traveled down Interstate 135 and soundly defeated Bethel by a score of 45 to 0. KW started with 24 points in the first quarter and racked up a total of 492 yards of offense while holding Bethel to 65. Bethel was forced to punt 7 times and averaged just over 24 yards for each attempt. KW continued the statistical power by successfully completing 8 out of 18 third down attempts and 4 of 5 fourth-down attempts. Bethel's bright spots was that they completed zero fumbles for the game (although they did give up one interception) and committed only 2 penalties for 20 yards. Friends vs Tabor Tabor took the field at Joel Wiens Stadium against Friends and held a close game in the first half, even taking a 7–0 lead with a 4-yard pass in the second quarter. Inside of two minutes later, Friends answered with a touchdown of their own to tie the game 7–7. Friends took control of the game in the second half by scoring three additional touchdowns to put the game out of reach for the Bluejays. Both teams generated over 400 yards of total offense with Friends averaging 7.1 yards per play and Tabor averaging 5.3. Friends running back Jeran Trotter rushed for 240 yards while Tabor's quarterback Joey Erickson passed for 409 yards. When the game ended, Friends was on top 35–21. Week 5 #7 McPherson vs Sterling The game started with a scoreless first quarter but the second quarter was filled with two touchdowns and a field goal by McPherson to take a 17–0 lead at the half. McPherson held the lead for the