Scoreboard

Week Three Game Summaries

Central 27, Cornell 0
PELLA, Iowa -- Central limited Cornell to just 152 yards and posted a 27-0
shutout in the home opener at Pella.

Linebacker Jeff Sanger had 10 tackles for the Dutch, who blanked the Rams for the third consecutive year.  Sanger made seven solo tackles, had two tackles for loss and a quarterback sack while also forcing a fumble. Meanwhile, quarterback Scott Koerselman hooked up with Chris McCullough on a pair of touchdown passes and tossed a third to Joe Kain.

The first half was a bit sloppy on both sides.  The Dutch (3-0) came away empty on four first-half drives that ended inside the Cornell 20-yard line, missing a field goal, fumbling twice and throwing an interception.

But Central got on the board with 4:31 left in the first quarter on a 49-yard Koerselman pass to McCullough. Less than a minute later, Cornell (1-2) lost a fumble and Central sophomore tailback Jesse Collins scored his first collegiate touchdown from 22 yards out.

Midway through the second quarter, Koerselman found McCullough again on a 46-yard scoring strike and it was 21-0 Central at the break. The only other score was an 11-yard Koerselman pass to Kain midway through the third quarter.

Koerselman completed 15 of 24 passes for 203 yards with one interception. Tailback Joey Liekweg was the game's leading rusher with 50 yards as the Dutch racked up 209 yards on the ground and 425 yards overall.  McCullough caught five passes for 124 yards while senior Curt Long had nine receptions for 72 yards. Central held a 19-8 edge in first downs.

Cornell quarterback Terry Gammell completed eight of 19 passes for 111 yards for the Rams.

North Park 25, Concordia (Ill.) 6
The North Park Vikings got a stifling performance from their defense to beat the Cougars of Concordia University 25-6. The Vikings held the Cougars to 74 yards of total offense on 54 plays (1.4 yards per play).  The Cougars were able to muster only four rushing yards on 30 attempts, and completed eight of 24 passes for 70 yards.

Pat Ryan led the Vikings with six tackles, five tackles for loss and three sacks.  Houston Taylor, Jackie Wayne and Tim Wisnar also tallied sacks for the Vikings.

Offensively, The Vikings rolled up 270 yards rushing.  Darnell Rios ran for 126 yards on 17 carries and scored three touchdowns.  Mike Rice carried 18 times for 79 yards.  Freshman Phil DeWald, making his first start at quarterback, settled down after some early jitters to complete eight of 15 passes for 102 yards and a touchdown.

North Park improved to 1-1, while Concordia fell to 0-2.

Muhlenberg 41, Dickinson 26
CARLISLE, Pa. -- In a game that saw 1,036 yards of total offense, it was Muhlenberg beating Dickinson 41-26. The Red Devils actually accumulated more yards of total offense (548), but it was the Mules that were able to put more points on the board.

For the second consecutive week and for only the second time under head
coach Darwin Breaux, the Devils rushed for over 215 yards and lost. Junior running back Mike Smith led Dickinson with 87 yards on 17 carries as the Devils amassed 275 yards on the ground, their highest output of the season.

However, it was Muhlenberg quarterback Michael McCabe's 375 yards and school record-tying five touchdown passes that was the difference.  The senior completed 16 of 26 passes as the Mules racked up 488 yards of total offense on the afternoon.  Anthony Wolfsohn rushed for a career-high 104 of Muhlenberg's 113 yards on the ground and one TD.

Muhlenberg took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a 45 yard pass from McCabe to Joshua Carter.  The Devils tied the game on a 17 yard pass from Jeff Sturgeon to junior wideout Steve Lambros, then took a 14-7 lead on an 11 yard run by junior fullback Ryan MacPhee.

The Mules answered with back-to-back touchdowns with under four minutes
remaining to take a 21-14 lead at halftime.

Dickinson opened the second half with 77-yard drive, capped by a 2-yard run from Smith to make the score 21-20.  The Devils failed to convert the extra point and continued to trail by one.

Just over a minute later, Muhlenberg struck again with a 61-yard strike to Wolfsohn to put the Mules up 28-20 with 10:21 to go in the third. Two possessions later Sturgeon dove in from the 1 set up by a 34-yard reverse to junior wide receiver Ryan Earley and a 31-yard pass to Earley at the Muhlenberg one.  The Devils went for two to try and even the score, but were unsuccessful.

The Mules used touchdown passes of 44 and 77 yards to Alfredo Mercuri to round out the scoring as Muhlenberg tops Dickinson for the second straight year.

Defensively, Dickinson was led by Andy Kerstetter with six tackles and a 17 yard interception return.  Trent Stumbaugh also had six tackles on the day and one sack for minus-11 yards, and Mike Jackowski had four tackles, three pass breakups and there kickoff returns for 52 yards.

Drake 37, UW-Stevens Point 29
Several big special teams plays were the difference in Drake's 37-29 non-conference victory against UW-Stevens Point at Goerke Field.

The Bulldogs used five field goals from Billy Cundiff, including two from over 50 yards out, and also had a safety, a fake punt and a blocked punt in the victory, which put UW-Stevens Point at 0-2 for the first time since 1986.

Cundiff hit from 54 yards out in the first quarter and also made field goals from 32 yards and 37 yards in the first half. The Bulldogs also forced a safety late in the first half when UW-Stevens Point was punting and the snap sailed over the punter's head for a safety and a 21-7 lead.

After the free kick, Drake was faced with a fourth-and-nine from its own 37 yard line with 2:08 left in the half and upback Matthew Seamer threw a 38-yard completion to Corey Dickmeyer to set up another Cundiff field goal.

After Wally Schmitt's second touchdown run pulled the Pointers to within 24-14 in the third quarter, Cundiff had field goals from 52 and 21 yards to put the Bulldogs up 30-14. Drake then had an 80-yard drive early in the fourth quarter for a 37-14 lead.

UW-Stevens Point began a late comeback behind redshirt freshman Scott Krause. Krause was 9-for-23 passing for 129 yards after replacing starter
Dave Berghuis early in the quarter.

Krause had a 2-yard quarterback sneak for a touchdown and then threw
a 23-yard touchdown pass to Chad Valentyne. Kurt Kielblock's two-point
conversion run pulled the Pointers to within 37-29 with 2:55 left, but Drake
recovered the on-side kick and picked up a first down to run out the clock.

Drake outgained the Pointers 388-251 as quarterback Ira Vandever threw for 202 yards.

Washington & Jefferson 53, Randolph-Macon 12
WASHINGTON, Pa. -- No. 12 Washington & Jefferson scored on seven of eight first-half possessions en route to a 53-12 win against Randolph-Macon Saturday afternoon in a non-conference NCAA Division III contest.  Sophmore quarterback Brian Dawson completed 14 of 19 passes for 306 yards and a school-record six touchdowns, all in the first half.  Dawson's scoring passes covered, in order, 18, 29, 30, 12, 3 and 13 yards.  The Presidents, who improved to 2-0 on the season, finished with 540 yards total offense, holding the Yellow Jackets to 265 yards.  Randolph-Macon drops to 1-2.

W&J senior wideout Ryan Silvis caught eight passes on the afternoon, his third covering 20 yards and setting a career receiving yardage record, now at 1,894 yards.  Silvis had four touchdown catches on the afternoon, the final one from backup quarterback Chris Locher, a 12-yarder.

Randolph-Macon got on the board with just over five minutes remaining in the first half on an 18-yard pass from Hunter Price to Michael Becker, but by that time, W&J had built up a 40-0 lead and the Presidents had started to substitute freely.

Chris Mosley and Chris Pushic also caught scoring passes from Dawson in
the first half,  and Adam Swinchock ran for a two-yard score in the fourth quarter.

Bobby Akers returned an interception 31 yards for the Yellow Jackets' final points.

Before the game, Washington & Jefferson dedicated Cameron Stadium, featuring a new long-strand artificial Field Turf playing surface, a new all-weather track, new scoreboard/message board and new visitors side bleachers.

Susquehanna 26, King's 23
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Quarterback Mike Bowman completed 17 of 33 passes for 186 yards with one touchdown pass and a scoring run, while Andy Nadler kicked a pair of field goals to lead visiting Susquehanna to a 26-23 victory against host King's in a Middle Atlantic Conference non-league matchup Saturday at Betzler Field. The Crusaders improved to 2-0 with the victory while the Monarchs fall to 1-1.

Susquehanna took a 3-0 lead when the Crusaders took advantage of a King's fumble at the Monarch 15-yard line and Nadler converted a 30-yard attempt. Following a King's punt, Susquehanna drove 70 yards to the Monarchs drive when the Crusaders settled for a 26-yard field goal by Nadler with 3:58 left in the first quarter.

Early in the second quarter, Crusader cornerback Mario Cromartie picked off a Tom Pierantozzi pass to end a King's drive at the Susquehanna 38-yard line. Ten plays later, Bowman hit Mark Bartosic with a 10-yard scoring strike to push the score to 12-0 following a missed two point conversion.  On King's next possession Antonio Nash picked off a Pierantozzi pass, giving Susquehanna possession on their own 40 yard line.  The Crusaders then mounted a seven-play, 60-yard drive capped by an 11-yard scoring jaunt by Bartosic.  Susquehanna failed on another two-point attempt but held a 19-0 lead with 11:02 remaining in the half. 

Following a Susquehanna punt, King's took over at their own 19 where tailback Damon Saxon took a first-down handoff 44 yards to the Crusader 37.  Fullback Mike Harrell them rumbled for 32 yards on the next play to push the ball to the 5-yard line. Saxon then found the end zone for King's on the very next play to put the Monarchs on the board. Pierantozzi then made good on the two-point conversion when he raced in on an option play, cutting the margin to 19-8 at the half.

In the second half, King's forced a Susquehanna punt and took over at their own 33-yard line. Saxon then took a second down handoff and raced 61 yards for a Monarch score.  The Monarchs were then successful on the two-point conversion where Joe Moran found the end zone on a reverse to bring Kings to within 19-16 with 12:54 left in the third quarter.

The turning point of the game was when King's punter Matt VonTanhausen lofted a perfect punt which was downed at the Susquehanna 1-yard line.  Susquehanna then mounted an impressive 18-play, 99-yard drive which was capped by Bowman's seven yard scoring scamper.  Nadler's conversion kick pushed the Crusader lead to 26-16 with 14:27 remaining in the contest.

Late in the game, Pierantozzi hit Merritt Carr with a 11-yard touchdown pass and VonTanhausen's kick brought the Monarchs to within 26-23 with 2:12 left in the game.  King's then attempted an onside kick, but Dan Patterson's offering rolled out of bounds at the Monarch 43 where the Crusaders proceeded to run out the clock.

Susquehanna held a 359-335 edge in total yards and a 35:26 to 24:34 advantage in possession time.  The Crusaders spoiled another outstanding effort by Saxon who rushed for a game-high 171 yards on 22 carries, one game after setting an MAC record with 289 yards in a 51-32 victory against Hartwick.

St. Norbert 34, Carroll 7
DE PERE, Wis. -- St. Norbert scored touchdowns on its first three possessions to roll to a 34-7 win against Carroll in a Midwest Conference opener at Minahan Stadium on Saturday.

The Green Knights took a 20-0 lead on the basis of a 32-yard touchdown pass from Luke Ott to Brandon Spaulding, a 1-yard touchdown run by Matt Hanson and a 7-yard touchdown jaunt by Jason Augustynowicz. St. Norbert went up 27-0 at halftime after Augustynowicz ran literally untouched for a 13-yard score in the second quarter.

St. Norbert (2-0, 1-0 MWC) had 355 yards of total offense at halftime and finished the game with 449. Ott completed 14 of 30 passes for 265 yards and two touchdowns, while Matt O'Grady rushed 17 times for 91 yards. O'Grady, Hanson and Mark Schmitz all caught three passes for the Green Knights.

Carroll (0-2, 0-1 MWC), which had four first downs at halftime, finished with 334 yards of offense behind reserve quarterback Jason Mau. Mau completed 22 of 33 passes for 221 yards, but was sacked five times.

St. Norbert linebacker, Jerimiah Janssen, finished with two sacks, three tackles for loss, a 16-yard interception return, a forced fumble and 11 tackles. Janssen's interception set up St. Norbert's final score, a 19-yard touchdown strike from Ott to Hansen in the fourth quarter. The score gave St. Norbert its 11th straight game with 30 or more points.

The Green Knights, which extended its MWC winning streak to 11 games, plays Lawrence on live regional television next Saturday live from the Banta Bowl in Appleton on WACY-TV 32 in Green Bay.

New Jersey 34, William Paterson 7
EWING, N.J. -- Sophomore tailback Bryan Gallagher recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game, and sophomore fullback Tim Kosuda added 96 yards and two touchdowns to lead The College of New Jersey to a 34-7 win against William Paterson on Friday night at Lions Stadium.

Gallagher, the son of former Pioneer coach Gerry Gallagher, transferred from William Paterson after his freshman season. He finished with exactly 100 yards on 11 carries.

The Lions (1-1, 1-1 NJAC) took advantage of three Pioneer turnovers in building a 17-0 first-quarter lead. Senior linebacker Richard Holt forced a fumble that junior linebacker Doug Nagle recovered at the William Paterson 19-yard line. Two plays later, junior quarterback Steve Bellosi connected on a nine-yard touchdown pass to senior fullback Michael Sinisi with 10:45 left in the first quarter.

On the next play for William Paterson (0-2, 0-1), Nagle sacked Pioneer quarterback Rob Warchol, causing a fumble. Holt scooped up the ball and ran 13 yards for a touchdown with 10:15 left.

Later in the quarter, TCNJ sophomore defensive tackle Chet King recovered a fumble at the William Paterson seven yard line. The Lions settled for a 27-yard field goal by Greg Schell the increased the lead to 17-0 with 5:23 left in the first quarter.

Tim Kosuda added a 2-yard touchdown run with 5:59 left in the second quarter as New Jersey built a 24-0 lead at halftime.

William Paterson scored its touchdown with 4:29 left in the third quarter on a 75-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Mark Janis to freshman wide receiver Bryant Richardson. That touchdown broke a string of 10 consecutive scoreless quarters for William Paterson against New Jersey. The Pioneers were shut out by the Lions in both 1998 and 1999.

New Jersey outgained William Paterson 428 to 238 in total offense, including 282 to 41 on the ground.

Gustavus Adolphus 32, Hamline 15
ST. PETER, Minn. -- A balanced offensive attack and a stingy defense allowed Gustavus to open its 2000 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference season with a convincing 32-15 win against Hamline.

Sophomore running back Andy Traetow sparked the offense as he carried 13 times for 92 yards and three touchdowns and junior middle linebacker Brian Bergstrom triggered a stout Golden Gustie defensive effort as he recorded 17 tackles with two sacks and recovered a Piper fumble and returned it nine yards for a touchdown.  Gustavus improves to 1-1 overall and 1-0 in the MIAC, while Hamline falls to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in league play.

Andy Traetow, a transfer from South Dakota State, made his first MIAC game one to remember as he recorded three impressive touchdown runs while also adding a 43-yard run on a fake punt in the second quarter.

Balance was the key for the Gustavus offense as they rushed 36 times for 161 and completed 16-of-30 passes for 205 yards for a total of 366 yards.  Junior quarterback Joe Thorvig completed 16-of-30 passes for 205 yards with one touchdown and one interception.  Junior tight end Mike Gahlon was the Gusties' top receiver with four catches for 46 yards and one touchdown.

Neither team could muster much of an offensive attack and the first quarter end with the score tied at 0-0.  The second quarter saw Gustavus explode for three touchdowns including a seven-yard run by Andy Traetow, a 16-yard run by Traetow and a six-yard Joe Thorvig to Andy Gahlon touchdown pass. 

Special teams struggled for the Gusties as they missed all three extra-point attempts which resulted in a 18-0 Gustavus lead.  Hamline took advantage of a Gustavus mistake just before halftime when Adam Friedman picked up a fumbled Gustie punt return in the end zone which made the score 18-7 at the half.

Hamline pulled even closer to the Gusties in the third quarter when senior quarterback Jeff Couchman hit receiver Gabe Hackett from 15 yards out to culminate a 10 play, 48-yard drive.  Couchman also hit Hackett with a pass on the two-point conversion to cut the Gustavus lead to 18-15 with 4:19 left in the third quarter.

Gustavus took control of the game just two minutes later when linebacker Brian Bergstrom scooped up a fumble caused by cornerback Joe Arlt and scampered nine yards for a touchdown and with a successful extra point the Gusties led 25-15.  Gustavus closed out the scoring on a 10-yard Andy Traetow touchdown run with 12:11 remaining in the contest to make the final score 32-15.

The Golden Gustie defense, directed by coordinator Jud Keim, limited the Pipers to 230 yards of total offense on 78 plays for an average of 2.9 yards per play. Gustavus was particularly tough against the run limiting Hamline to 57 yards on 45 carries. The Gusties put serious pressure on the Pipers all day as they recorded seven sacks for minus-41 yards.  Joining Bergstrom on the defensive attack was senior outside linebacker Andy Barnick with nine tackles and three sacks and sophomore defensive back Brad Arndt with eight tackles and a pass breakup.

Leading the Piper offense was quarterback Tim Couchman who completed 19 of 32 passes for 173 yards with one touchdown and one interception.   Senior running back Joey Kvamme was Hamline's leading rusher with 13 carries for 34 yards.  Sophomore linebacker Andy Seliga was the Pipers leading tackler with 10 tackles (four solo, 6 assists).   Junior defensive back Marc Nelson intercepted a pass and returned it 45 yards at the very end of the first half.

Washington U. 37, Case Western 0
ST. LOUIS -- Washington University head football coach Larry Kindbom picked up career win No. 100 as the Bears posted their second home shutout of the season with a 37-0 University Athletic Association (UAA) win over Case Western Reserve University Saturday afternoon at Francis Field. Kindbom, who went 28-30-1 in six seasons at Kenyon before coming to WU, is 72-41 in 12 seasons at the helm of the Bear program.

The Bear defense picked off Spartan quarterback Tom Kauffman on three consecutive possessions in the first quarter and turned them all into points to take an early 13-0 lead. Freshman placekicker Jonathan Feig hit a 26-yard field goal on his first collegiate attempt to put WU up 3-0 before junior Mike Henrichs bulled his way into the end zone for a 10-0 Bear lead. Feig then blasted a 51-yard field goal, just one yard shy of the school record, with 57 seconds left in the first quarter to make it 13-0 Washington.

Senior Austin Bredow scored on a one-yard quarterback keeper and senior C.O. West hauled in a 17-yard TD toss from Brian Tatom to put the Bears up 27-0 at halftime. Washington U. rolled up 192 yards of first-half offense, including 124 yards on the ground, despite Case Western Reserve holding the edge in time of possession and total plays.

Feig added his third field goal, tying the single-game record set last year by West, on WU's first possession of the second half and Bredow scored on a 1-yard keeper with 4:30 left in the third quarter to close out the scoring.

The Bears (2-1, 1-0 UAA) finished the game with 367 yards of total offense, 179 on the ground and 188 through the air. Washington U.'s defense held Case Western Reserve (0-2, 0-2 UAA) to 160 yards of total offense and just 48 on the ground. Those 48 rushing yards marked the 14th consecutive regular season game Washington U. had held the opposition to less than 100 yards rushing. The win was WU's first-ever home shutout of a UAA opponent and the first conference shutout since a 41-0 win at the University of Chicago in 1996.

Tatom finished 11-for-14 for 127 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions. Senior Latham Bell led all rushers with 71 yards on eight carries and freshman John DeLeon had 50 yards on 10 carries. Cory Snyder caught five passes for 48 yards to give him 127 career catches, just two shy of Vernon Butler for first place on the WU all-time list.

Western Maryland 45, Gettysburg 27
WESTMINSTER, Md. -- Running back Joe Kendorksi rumbled for 169 yards, leading Western Maryland to a 45-27 home football victory Saturday against Gettysburg. The victory marked the 24th consecutive Centennial Conference win for the Green Terror, adding to its all-time record.

WMC (2-1 overall, 1-0 Centennial) exploded for 21 second-quarter points after the two teams went scoreless in the opening frame. Spearheading the first-half explosion for the Green Terror was junior wide receiver Teron Powell, who scored all three touchdowns. Powell lined up in the backfield and carried five yards for the opening score with 13:13 remaining in the half. He then hauled in a pair of Boo Harris touchdown passes to give WMC its 21-point half-time bulge. The first catch was from 32 yards, followed by a diving, five-yard fade in the corner of the end zone. Powell closed the contest with four catches for 64 yards.

Where Powell's air presence aided the first-half cause, it was a steady dose of Kendorski in the second half for the Green Terror. The senior toted the ball 28 times and helped WMC hold a 32:27 to 26:32 edge in time of possession. The Green Terror piled up 292 rushing yards compared to 47 for the Bullets.

Gettysburg scored its first points against Western Maryland since the 1998
season when Moore picked off a Harris pass and returned it 41 yards to pull
the Bullets within 21-7 at the 13:09 mark of the third quarter.

Gettysburg quarterback Dennis Flaherty got the Bullets offense in motion in the second half with a 45-yard touchdown pass to running back Brian Pojanowski in the third quarter. Flaherty, just one of three Gettysburg quarterbacks ever to pass for 3,000 yards in a career, finished the ballgame with a game-high 276 yards passing. The Bullets fell to 0-3 overall and 0-1 in the Centennial Conference.

Defensively for Gettysburg, Ryan Moore made a team-best 13 tackles and also returned an interception for a touchdown. Keith Adams collected a career-high 12 tackles for the Bullets, including six solo stops.

Union 31, Worcester Tech 17
WORCESTER, Mass. -- George Beebe ran for 186 yards, including an 85-yard touchdown, as Union came from behind to defeat Worcester Polytechnic Institute 37-17 today at WPI's Alumni Field.

With the win, Union improves to 2-0. WPI falls to 1-2.

Beebe ran for 156 of his 186 yards in the second half. The 85-yarder came with 1:55 to go in the game. On a play simply designed to run some time off the clock, the junior found himself in the clear as he ran around the right side. That produced he final margin at 37-17.

Union raced out to a 14-0 lead in the first 4:18 of the game. But WPI made some big plays and had a 17-14 lead by halftime. Union, however, outscored WPI 23-0 in the second half.

For the game, Union outdistanced WPI, 343 yards to 287. Union outrushed the Engineers, 263 to 175. WPI lost the ball four times on 2 fumbles and 2 interceptions. Union was intercepted twice. Union junior quarterback Ben Gilbert was 9-for-23 for 80 yards, 1 TD, and 2 interceptions (both by WPI senior co-captain and safety Jeff Martin). Beebe ran for his 186 yards on 22 carries.

For WPI, junior quarterback Chris Busso, in quick relief of senior Joe Golec, was 14-for-43 for 112 yards and no touchdowns with one interception. He ran for a 5-yard touchdown. Junior fullback Eric Thiboutot ran for 119 yards on just 10 carries, including a long of 64. Freshman wideout John Carnevale caught nine passes for 36 yards.

Northwestern (Minn.) 45, Blackburn 0
Northwestern dominated visiting Blackburn from the kickoff and posted a 45-0 victory. The Eagles improved their record to 3-0 and recorded their second shutout of the season.

Northwestern's rushing game provided most of the punch against the Beavers as the Eagles ran for 383 yards on 57 attempts with four rushing touchdowns. Junior running back Joe Wise had a career day tallying 208 yards on 28 carries for a 7.4 average and 2 touchdowns. Lee Meinerz also contributed to the rushing assault by gaining 90 yards and 1 touchdown.

Quarterback Jeff Waggoner had another solid day throwing for 177 yards and 2 touchdowns in the winning effort while also helping the Eagles earn 29 first downs on the afternoon. On the other side of the ball, the defensive shut down the Beavers' offense, holding them to only 180 total yards.

The Eagles' defense dominated the line limiting Blackburn to only 6 yards rushing and 9 first downs as well as recording 5 sacks for a loss of 37 yards. Defensive linemen Chris Grabowska and linebebacker Josh Underbakke led the Eagles defense combining for 2 sacks, 10 tackles, and 5 tackles for a loss.

Whitworth 49, Chapman 22
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Whitworth was strong in every aspect of its game on Saturday, using efficient offense, solid defense and explosive special teams to roll to a 49-22 win against visiting Chapman in a non-conference Division III football game Saturday.

The Pirates finished with 443 yards of total offense, 330 of which came in the first half and they took a 28-7 lead into the locker room.  Chapman finished with 351 yards of their own, but were held to 137 in the decisive first half.
Whitworth scored on its first drive of the game, effectively marching 68 yards in nine plays.  Senior wide receiver Ty McGregor scored on an end-around from six yards.  The Pirates scored on their second drive as well, completing a 79-yard march in eight plays as freshman tailback Billy Condon scored from one yard.

Chapman's only first-half touchdown came early in the second quarter as senior safety Mark Hastings blocked a Whitworth punt, which was recovered by junior defensive end Nate Bush and returned 29 yards for a score.

The Pirates responded on their next possession with an 80-yard touchdown drive in which McGregor scored on a 25-yard screen pass from sophomore quarterback Jesses Parbon.  The drive took eight plays, the first seven of which were rushing plays as the Bucs established their ground attack all game.
Whitworth finished the first half scoring with a 58-yard drive in five plays.  Sophomore quarterback Scott Biglin and junior wide receiver Josh Salina accounted for 57 of the yards as they hooked up for a 40-yard completion followed by a 17-yard connection to the Panther 1-yard line.  Billy Condon scored his second 1-yard run of the day.

After junior quarterback Stan Villanueva hit junior wide out Greg Garand for an 8-yard score on the Panthers' opening possession of the second half, cutting the lead to 28-14, it was the Pirate special teams that took over.  Senior corner back Joel Robnett returned the ensuing kick off 100 yards for a touchdown, tying a Whitworth record.

The Pirate defense held Chapman (0-2) to a three-and-out on the next possession and sophomore running back Jeremy Spencer almost matched Robnett, by returning a punt 73 yards to the Panther 2-yard line. McGregor scored from there on another end around.

Whitworth (1-1) opened its largest lead at 49-14 early in the fourth quarter when Jesse Parbon scored on a quarter back keeper from seven yards out.
Stan Villanueva scored on a five-yard run of his own with 12:38 left to round out the scoring.

The Whitworth defense held the dangerous Villanueva to 194 yards passing on 13 completions in 22 attempts.  The Pirates intercepted one of his passes (two in the game).  The dangerous Panther ground attack was held to 112 yards in 32 attempts, led by junior tail back Andre Morrison, who finished with 60 yards on 10 carries.  Whitworth recovered one of three Chapman fumbles.

Scott Biglin was 9-for-11 for 136 yards and no interceptions for Whitworth.  Jesse Parbon was 1-for-2 for 25 yards and the one touchdown.  Billy Condon finished with 115 yards on 19 carries and two scores to lead the Pirate ground attack.  Josh Salina had four catches for 91 yards.