CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (December 2, 2018) -- Following a missed Snow College field goal late in the fourth quarter, No. 3 Iowa Western held on for a 19-17 victory in the Graphic Edge Bowl on Sunday. With the win, the Reivers improve to 10-1 on the season, while the ninth-ranked Badgers finished the 2018 season with an 8-3 record. 

Snow College running back Jaylen Warren led the Badgers with 140 yards rushing on 30 attempts, averaging 4.7 yards per carry. Warren also had one touchdown run that gave the Badgers a 14-13 lead in the third quarter. Snow College quarterback Braxton Kerr was 22-of-42 for 168 yards with one interception. Defensively, Sione Asi earned Defensive MVP honors with 13 tackles, including 10 solo takedowns and five tackles for a loss. Alton Jones and Noa Purcell were each credited with an interception in the game. 

Iowa Western opened the scoring midway through the first quarter when Reiver quarterback Tyriek 'T.J.' Starks connected with Marcell Barbee for a 25-yard touchdown for an early 6-0 lead. No. 9 Snow would answer early in the second quarter with a short Braxton Kerr touchdown run to cap off a seven-play, 35-yard drive created by an interception by Snow's Noa Purcell to create the premium starting field position.

Five minutes before halftime, Marcell Barbee caught his second touchdown of the day via a 62-yard strike from Starks as Barbee went untouched into the end zone to give the Reivers a 13-7 halftime advantage.

The second half would prove to be a kicker's battle. An Iowa Western fumble set up a Snow possession from the Iowa Western 1-yard line. It took three plays, but Jaylen Warren found his way to a touchdown from a handoff to the right side to give the Badgers the slight 14-13 edge with 25 minutes remaining in the contest.

It would be a kicker's game the rest of the way. Several minutes after the last Snow score, Hunter Pinegar gave the Reivers the advantage once more with a short 24-yard connection.

To open the fourth quarter, Snow kicker James Baird drilled a 43-yard field goal as the Badgers took a 17-16 lead. Both teams would battle to a pair of empty possessions.

Multiple Snow penalties kept alive what would prove to be Iowa Western's game-winning drive. It eventually set up an opportunity for the backup kicker to be a hero. Eddie Ogamba hadn't seen action in the kicking game since a 33-10 win at conference foe Ellsworth on October 6th. With just under seven minutes to go in Sunday's contest, Ogamba split the uprights on a 37-yard attempt to put the Reivers up for good.

The Reiver defense would pin their ears back and stifle the last few Snow possessions. The Reivers were nearly able to run the clock out but were forced to punt with four seconds remaining. The Iowa Western coverage team would quickly smother any possibility of a return, sealing the sixth NJCAA bowl game victory in the program's short history.

• Both teams faced off in the 2010 Top of the Mountains Bowl in Salt Lake City, Utah. No. 13 Snow defeated No. 6 Iowa Western 48-36.
• Snow is the furthest west team to ever play in the Graphic Edge Bowl. The previous was Dodge City (1992.
• With Sunday's loss, Snow falls to 17-6 all-time in NJCAA bowl appearances.