Drake Dominates St. Thomas in Second Half for Convincing 52-21 Win

DES MOINES, Iowa – Propelled by a second half shutout, the Drake football team rolled to a 52-21 victory over St. Thomas at Drake Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 14 to make a statement in Pioneer Football League play.

"I don't know if I have the words to express how proud I am of the team," head coach Todd Stepsis said. "It hasn't gone the way we wanted it to go a majority of the time over the past couple of years. Our team hasn't complained or waivered. What we did today is what we always believed we could do."

Within the first minute of the game's opening drive, Joey Lukrich was the only player in the vicinity and picked off the Tommie quarter Tak Tateoka. Taking over at its own 46-yard line,…