The Big Sky Conference admitted that officials blew a key call Saturday in the final seconds of Portland State’s 23-17 victory over the University of Northern Colorado football team.
The conference said late Tuesday it might have cost the Bears a win Saturday at Nottingham Field in their regular-season finale.
According to the Greeley Tribune, the conference said UNC wide receiver Dominic Gunn was erroneously penalized for an illegal block with just more than three seconds remaining in the game. That nullified a 25-yard touchdown reception by UNC receiver Patrick Walker that would have tied the score.
Big Sky commissioner Doug Fullerton said in a statement that a film review determined Gunn was blocked into a Portland State player and should not have been called for an illegal block.
O’Sullivan leaving USA Eagles.
After two years at the helm of the USA Eagles national rugby team, Eddie O’Sullivan decided to stay closer to home in Europe and not reapply for the coaching job that will open later this week.
The Eagles play some of their international test matches at Infinity Park in Glendale.
CSU-Pueblo players, coach honored.
Colorado State-Pueblo took four of the six Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference coaches’ postseason football awards, with Lee Meisner named defensive player of the year, Kyle Major receiving the special-teams honor, J.B. Mathews offensive freshman of the year and John Wristen coach of the year.
Nebraska-Kearney quarterback Jake Spitzlberger, a former Bear Creek High School standout, received offensive player of the year honors, and Jordan Price of Colorado Mesa is the defensive freshman of the year.
DU’s Kingsley named all-SBC in volleyball.
University of Denver volleyball player Faimie Kingsley was named to the all-Sun Belt Conference first team after leading the Pioneers with 351 kills and 172 blocks to go along with a .344 hitting percentage.
The junior middle blocker became the first Pioneer since Emmy Davidsmeyer (2009) to be named to the all-SBC first team. The Pioneers are in Miami today for their first game of the SBC Tournament. No. 4 seed DU plays No. 5 Florida International at 5:30 p.m.
UNC’s Moldenhauer honored.
University of Northern Colorado diver Sara Moldenhauer earned her first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation athlete of the week honor after scoring a 266.10 on the 1-meter springboard in a dual meet vs. Northern Arizona last week. The score hit the NCAA Zone “E” qualifying mark. Denver Post staff and wire services
