Article: Platteville snaps conference skid Pioneers rally from 14-point deficit vs. La Crosse

Quarterback Joel Beard threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third Saturday as the University of Wisconsin-Platteville beat UW-La Crosse, 27-14, in Platteville and snapped a 24-game losing streak in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Platteville (2-3 overall, 1-2 conference) had to fight back from a 14-0 first-quarter deficit against La Crosse (2-3, 2-1) to give first- year coach Mike Emendorfer his first conference victory.

Joe Rivard gave La Crosse a first-quarter lead with two touchdown runs. But Beard hit Troy Gagner with a 31-yard touchdown pass, and Chad Nate ran for a score in the second quarter.

Beard had a 9-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and ...

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