Each week during the regular season we look at some of the key statistical performances from the weekend in Division III football, highlighting one per region.

In the past six weeks, Shenandoah has lost games by 3,3,3,3,6 and now two points. The Hornets won their opener, 21-3 against Catholic, and haven't won since. Two of the losses were in overtime. In another game, Ferrum scored the final 10 points to win 19-13. Maryville beat Shenandoah 22-19 on a touhdown and two-point conversion with 17 seconds left. This week, Shenandoah actually scored last, with a touchdown with 18 seconds left. The Hornets, however, had missed an extra point in the second quarter and needed to go for two. The conversion failed.

Further deconstructing the Maine Maritime rushing performance, the Mariners ran for their 730 yards without truly dominating the time of possession. Maine Maritime held the ball for just 31:10 of the game.

The Mariners had only three possessions of longer than four minutes, and none longer than 4:14. Apparently gaining 11.6 yards per carry doesn't exactly run the clock.

The University of Chicago managed the most yards of total offense that Case Western Reserve had allowed all season, 413, but it wasn't enough. After Chicago hit a 25-yard field goal to tie the game at 24-24 with 13:00 left in the game, Case scored the last 14 points for the win despite Dan Whalen throwing just one pass. It was Greg Meyer who carried the Spartans down the stretch, running for 110 yards on 10 carries.

Linebacker Cory Olson scored Hamline's first touchdown of the game in the 34-17 win over Carleton after he snagged an interception in the first quarter and returned it 39 yards for the score. He also had three pass breakups in the game and forced a fumble that the Pipers recovered. He added seven tackles, three solo.

Not happy with the way things went last year? No problem.

Nobody wants to be left in the hands of the selection committee, especially not this year, where it's apparent from the regional rankings that winning percentage alone is more important than playing a strong schedule. Just take control of your own destiny.

Illinois Wesleyan did just that, with a win against North Central this past weekend, and Clyde Hughes wrote about it in Around the Midwest.

In the MIAC, St. Thomas no longer controls its own destiny, but one thing the Tommies do appear to control is the return game. That's because of Fritz Waldvogel, who accomplished the rare feat of returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown for a second consecutive week. Adam Johnson tells his story in Around the West.

When the season started, Christopher Newport was coming off a playoff season, had big hopes, and had Tunde Ogun in the backfield.

Only problem, Ogun "tweaked" something in his knee in the season opener against Wesley. And it looked like an ACL tear, another in a long line of injuries that detailed his D-I career. Ryan Tipps has more in this week's Around the Mid-Atlantic.

Sometimes a prolonged stint as a backup can be the best way to learn. And Kurt Rocco couldn't have spent much more time as a backup -- three years and three Stagg Bowl runs for Mount Union. After a slow start, he's finally coming into his own for the Purple Raiders, and Matt Florjancic tells the story in this week's Around the Great Lakes.

Around the South tackles the turnaround at McMurry, while Around the East looks at Susquehanna and its Liberty League chances. And the second-longest winning streak in Division III went by the boards this past weekend, as Middlebury ended the 15-game run by Trinity (Conn.). Tom Haley tells all in Around the Northeast.

That and more in this week's Around the Region columns.