Garcia throws 5 TDs, as UW-La Crosse blows out UW-SP on homecoming

Five touchdowns and three incomplete passes Saturday for Cade Garcia in a homecoming win for the UW-La Crosse football team.

The 6-foot senior quarterback was 13-for-16 for 206 yards and the career high TDs, as the ninth-ranked Eagles beat UW-Stevens Point 55-13 on homecoming at Veterans Memorial Field.

Four of those TDs — two to Marko Rajkovic — came in the first half for UW-L (6-1), which has won three straight, after a 34-31 loss Oct. 1 to No. 3 UW-Whitewater.

Joey Stutzman averaged 10.9 yards a carry for UW-L, rushing for 153 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries.

The Eagles outgained the Pointers (1-6) 546 to 224 yards. This is the fifth-consecutive year UW-L has beaten UW-SP.

UW-L returns to action at 1 p.m. Saturday at UW-Oshkosh (4-3). WKTY will have live coverage.