MOSCOW - Idaho coach Robb Akey continues to see individual growth as the Vandals work their way through spring football.

He saw more strides made Saturday as the Vandals completed their third scrimmage of the spring with an effort that showed more offensive punch, but still had the defensive surge that made him happy.

"We hit each other well," he said. "There are things I want to see come together better - and in a lot of ways they did."

More important, he continued to stress, is the individual development as the Vandals make do with a patchwork offensive line necessitated by a succession of injuries that have sidelined a handful of linemen for the spring.

"I'm seeing some young linemen getting a lot of reps," he said. "They're getting better. We're getting depth built up."

Scoring during Saturday's scrimmage began with a lineman when guard/center Sam Tupua picked up Princeton McCarty's fumble and thundered his way into the end zone from 5 yards out. From there, however, it was a bit of a stalemate as the offense settled for field goals three times in a row with Trey Farquhar connecting from 32, 51 and 41 yards. Troy Vital provided the other TD with a 1-yard run before Farquhar wrapped up the scoring with a 45-yard field goal.

Quarterback Brian Reader had a solid day with 97 yards on 8-of-17 passing. Collectively, the quarterbacks threw for 181 yards while completing 16 of 37 passes. Ryan Bass and Troy Vital were near the top of the rushing leaders with Bass covering 27 yards on seven carries and Vital going for 21 on eight. Tight end Michael LaGrone and receiver Preston Davis had three catches each with LaGrone accounting for 56 yards and Davis 24.

Defensively, senior Michael Cosgrove tallied two sacks and three tackles for loss with Benson Mayowa matching those numbers and adding three more tackles for a total of six. Trey Williams had the lone interception of the hour-long live session.

"In spring practice, you pay attention to the parts within the whole," Akey said. "We're not a finished product yet, but we're getting better."

The Vandals' final week of spring practice includes 3 p.m. sessions Tuesday and Thursday and the Silver and Gold Game on Saturday at 10 a.m.

SCORING PLAYS

Sam Tupua 5 fumble recovery (Trey Farquhar kick)

Farquhar 32 FG

Farquhar 51 FG

Farquhar 41 FG

Troy Vital 1 run (Farquhar kick)

Farquhar 45 FG

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING - Ball 7-27, Vital 8-21, Bailey 3-10, Cunningham 1-5, McCarty 3-4, Blackmon 1-0, Podrabsky 1-(-3), Bushnell 1-(-6), Reader 7-(-40).

PASSING - Reader 8-17-1-97, Bushnell 3-9-0-47, Podrabsky 3-3-0-21, Blackmon 1-2-0-8, Davis 1-6-0-8.

RECEIVING - LaGrone 3-56, Davis 3-24, Micheletti 2-29, Homme 2-27, Veltung 2-18, Bass 1-8, Washington 1-8, Johnson 1-7, Hatchett 1-4.