Scoreboard

Week Four Game Summaries

Washington & Jefferson 50, Hanover 32
HANOVER, Ind. -- Washington & Jefferson turned three Hanover College turnovers into 17 points as the Presidents beat the Panthers 50-32.

Sophomore quarterback Brian Dawson continued with the hot hand, completing 23 of 31 passes for 382 yards and five touchdowns.  Dawson now has 15 scoring passes on the season. Senior wideout Ryan Silvis caught 9 passes for 200 yards, scoring four times while teammate Dave Armitage hauled in 10 passes for 145 yards and one touchdown.

W&J led 21-20 with six minutes remaining in the first half when Demare Mayo picked off an Eric Bruns pass over the middle at the Presidents' 19-yard line, returning it to the 38. Ten plays later, as the clock ran out, Luke Ravenstall booted a 32-yard field goal to give the Presidents a 24-20 lead at the half.

The Panthers fumbled the ball away on the first play of the second half when Todd England was stripped after a 17-yard catch and run, giving W&J the ball at the Panthers' 43 yard line. Six plays later, Silvis made an over-the-shoulder grab from 14 yards out and W&J led 31-20.

The teams traded touchdowns on their next possessions but another Hanover turnover ultimately gave W&J all it would need to clinch the win, the Presidents' first against Hanover after losses the past two seasons.

On 3rd-and-6 at his own 23, Bruns threw across the middle.  The pass was tipped in the backfield and picked off by junior linebacker Matt Dietz at the 23.

Following a sack on third down, the Presidents sent in the punt unit, but Hanover failed to cover the right wideout, an automatic check to punter/backup quarterback Jordan Genis who threw a 35-yard pass to Joe Filberto to the Hanover 4-yard line and a first down. John Pons scored on the next play and W&J had opened a 44-26 lead.

Joey Nichols led the ground game for W&J with 15 carries for 84 yards. Nichols, Pons and Genis each were making their season debuts following two-game suspensions for team rules violations.

For Hanover, Bruns was 33-for-47 for 316 yards and four touchdowns, but was picked off twice. John Agan had 11 catches for 79 yards and one score.  Jeffrey Jourdan added another touchdown on seven catches for 106 yards.

Kentucky Wesleyan 47, Westminster (Mo.) 26
OWENSBORO, Ky. -- Westminster finally got on the board, but it wasn't enough as Kentucky Wesleyan scored 24 unanswered points to rally for a 47-26 win.

Westminster, after being held off the scoreboard in the first three games, needed only three plays to find the end zone, as Chris Marshall hooked up with Andy Jahnsen on a 26-yard pass play, tying the game at seven with 11:00 left in the first quarter. After a Kentucky Wesleyan touchdown made it 14-7, the Blue Jays took just two plays to go 80 yards, culminating with a Marshall to Eric Millius pass from 51 yards.  Kentucky Wesleyan ran back the PAT attempt for two points, but Westminster (0-4) added the first collegiate field goal of P.J. Hickey's career to tie the game at 16 after one quarter.

Six seconds into the second quarter, Marshall found Jeff Minor in the end zone for a 13 yard score and Westminster had a 23-16 lead.  From that point on, Kentucky Wesleyan took control, scoring three times in the final 12 minutes of the half.  The most damaging on the plays was a 43-yard touchdown pass from Brian Hoffmann to Justin Kramer with just 15 seconds left until halftime, giving the Panthers a 33-23 lead at the break.

Kentucky Wesleyan would add another touchdown in the third quarter on Drew Hall's third touchdown run of the game.  Westminster would finally get back on the board on a 42-yard field goal by Hickey, making it 40-26, but that was as close as the Blue Jays would get.

Marshall was given more liberty to call his own plays and go to a no-huddle offense, and he took advantage, completing 32 of 50 passes for 442 yards and three touchdowns.  Four receivers had five catches or more, led by Jahnsen's eight catches for 137 yards and a touchdown.  Jeff Minor each had over 80 receiving yards and a touchdown and Ryan Brodecker added five catches for 77 yards. 

Hoffmann threw for 404 yards for Kentucky Wesleyan, which earned its first victory of the year. The Panthers outgained the Blue Jays 582-429, including a 148 to minus-15 advantage on the ground.

Mary Hardin-Baylor 27, Austin 0
BELTON, Texas -- It might not have been very pretty, but UMHB's 27-0 win over Austin College Saturday was certainly historic. The Crusaders overcame five turnovers to improve to 3-0 overall (2-0 American Southwest Conference) in front of 2,750 fans at Tiger Field. The Crusader defense also forced five Kangaroo turnovers and scored two touchdowns on its own as UMHB held Austin College to 142 yards of total offense.

The Crusaders broke open a 3-0 game in the second half when Layton Lively sacked Austin backup quarterback Travis Stein. Stein fumbled and UMHB's Trina Lusk scooped in up and rambled 15 yards to make it 10-0 Crusaders. UMHB's Kevin Wilburn nailed a 27-yard field goal to stretch the lead to 13-0 before the Crusaders offense finally scored a touchdown. Freshman quarterback Cody Fredenburg scored on a 4-yard scramble to cap a 10-play, 79-yard drive and push the lead to 20-0. The Crusaders scored their final touchdown when Dylan DeCuire picked off a Keiston Alexander pass and took it 35 yards to paydirt.

UMHB outgained the Kangaroos 354 to 142 in total offense and held Austin College to just 32 yards passing. UMHB also intercepted four passes and recovered a fumble to offset their four fumbles and the first interception of Fredenburg's career. Kevin Mitchell led the UMHB offense with 18 carries for 127 yards as the Crusaders rolled up 257 yards rushing. Fredenburg and T.J. Theis combined to complete 7 of 15 passes for 97 yards. Jared Johnson grabbed three of those passes for 81 yards.

Austin College managed 110 yards rushing despite playing most of the game without leading rusher Aaron Kernek. Kernek left the game early in the first half after taking a hit on the Kangaroo sideline. Alexander also left the game for two series in the second half after he was hit attempting to pass. Joel Gill led the Kangaroos in rushing with 36 yards on seven carries. Alexander and Stein combined to complete just 6 of 20 passes for 32 yards. Jeff Riordan was the leading receiver for Austin College with two catches for 19 yards.

The Crusaders defense also posted just the second shutout in school history. Preston Meyer led the team with nine tackles, Dylan DeCuire picked off two passes and Andrew Hufford and Anthony China each added one interception. Marvin Nash led Austin College with 11 tackles.