Scoreboard

Week Five Game Summaries

Central 31, Loras 7
PELLA, Iowa -- Another strong defensive effort helped carry No. 6 Central
past Loras 31-7 in Iowa Conference action on a windy Saturday. The Dutch (5-0) had just four first downs in the first half but the Central offense was opportunistic once again, scoring on first-quarter drives of just 8 yards and 20 yards, following a fumble recovery and an interception.  Joe Kain caught a seven-yard pass from Scott Koerselman for a TD while tailback Aaron Aeschliman scored on a 4-yard run. That gave the Dutch a 14-0 lead.

Loras (2-2) got its only score on a 56-yard, seven-play drive, with Dee Hill
going in from the two on the opening play of the second quarter.  But
Central remained up 14-7 at intermission.

The second half was all Central.  Dutch center Reid Evans lived out an
offensive lineman's dream, scoring a third-quarter touchdown by falling on a
Dutch fumble in the end zone.  And Aeschliman picked up his second TD of the day in the fourth quarter on a 64-yard run.

Central's offense finished with just 238 yards, but the Dutch limited Loras
to 224 yards.  Central also came up with four interceptions and had six
quarterback sacks.  Eric Beer, Matt Cummings, Andy Ratzlaff and Chad Klein each picked off Duhawk quarterback Adam Hamil.  The interceptions were career-firsts for Beer, Cummings and Ratzlaff.  

Aeschliman had his best day of the season with 108 yards on 20 carries.  Koerselman completed 10 of 18 passes for 85 yards.  Hill had 57 yards on 15 attempts for Loras. 

Dutch linebacker Austin Bonnema was in double figures in tackles for the second week in a row with 12 stops, including two tackles for loss. Defensive end Justin Snyder had three quarterback sacks and finished with six tackles.

Waynesburg 13, Bethany (W.Va.) 3
WAYNESBURG, Pa. --Bethany lost for the first time in the 2000 season with a 13-3 loss at Waynesburg. The loss drops the 22nd-ranked Bison to 4-1, 0-1 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), while Waynesburg improves to 4-1 and 1-0.

The Yellow Jackets had two opportunities to score points in the first quarter. A drive brought Waynesburg to the Bethany 6-yard line but on fourth-and-one, sophomore linebacker Allan Brown stopped Waynesburg's Monta Sifford for a 2-yard loss and the Bison offense took over.

It was a short possession however, as Bethany sophomore running back Brandon Isbell fumbled on the next play and the Yellow Jackets took over at the Bethany 20. The Bison defense stood up to the challenge again, as Waynesburg threw an incomplete pass on a fourth-and-five at Bethany's 15, and the Bison dodged another bullet.

Waynesburg finally found the scoreboard midway through the second quarter. An 18-play, 70-yard drive resulted in a 27-yard field goal by Scott Gusic and a 3-0 Waynesburg lead. Bethany's offense could not mount a serious challenge to score in the first half, as the Yellow Jackets held the Bison to 111 total yards and took the 3-0 lead into the halftime locker room.

The Bison offense finally did start to move the ball in the third quarter. Bethany put together an eight-play, 49-yard drive that was highlighted by a 21-yard run by sophomore quarterback Billy Hunter. The drive resulted in a 28-yard field goal by sophomore Scott Henderson and Bethany had tied the game 3-3 with 1:08 left in the third quarter.

The crucial plays of the game came midway through the fourth quarter. Waynesburg linebacker David Moncrieffe sacked Bethany quarterback Justin Green at the Bethany 31-yard line, causing a fumble, which Moncrieffe recovered. The Yellow Jackets moved 20 yards on seven plays to set up a Gusic field goal, this one from 28 yards out, and Waynesburg took a 6-3 lead.

Following the ensuing kickoff, Bethany took over on their own 30. One play later, Waynesburg safety Paul Burgh intercepted a Green pass and raced 37 yards with it for a touchdown. The extra point made Waynesburg's lead 13-3.

The Bison mounted one final challenge, driving inside the Waynesburg 30 with under two minutes to go. But Yellow Jacket defensive lineman Brandon Doppelhauer sacked Green on a fourth-and-two to seal the game.

The Bison defense, ranked fourth in the country in total defense, surrendered only 248 yards in the game. Bethany's offense gained 238 yards but three costly turnovers hurt the Bison chances all day. Bethany's ground attack, which entered the game ranked sixth in the country with an average of 291 yards a game, was held to 178 by the Yellow Jackets. Isbell, who was averaging 106 yards per game, gained only 82 on 16 carries.

Bluffton 35, Anderson 0
The Bluffton defense forced five Anderson turnovers and held the Ravens to 236 yards in total offense in shutting out the Ravens 35-0 in Salzman Stadium. The Beavers (3-1, 1-0 HCAC) picked up their first shutout since Oct. 11, 1997 when BC blanked Sue Bennett College 33-0.

Quarterback Brad Moore passed for 295 yards and four touchdowns on 15 of 27 passing, with Luke Habegger catching six of those passes for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Tyson Goings churned out 129 yards rushing to move into third place on the Bluffton career rushing list with 3,353 yards.

Greg Ditz, Shawn Goetz and Ben Schwab all intercepted Anderson passes, while Demont Watkins and Greg Bruns both recovered a fumble. Ditz recorded ten tackles to lead the Beavers.

BC scored one touchdown in each of the first two quarters, as Moore hit Jamie Stevens, who caught four passes for 59 yards in the game, on a nine yard TD strike in the first quarter and then Habegger on a 54 yard scoring toss in the second quarter. Moore hit Habegger on a 13 yard pass and then Jovan Johnson on a 40 yard pass, both in the third quarter, to take a 28-0 lead into the final frame. Johnson added a 1-yard TD run in the fourth quarter to round out the scoring.

Antonio Hickerson rushed for 129 yards to lead the Ravens (0-4, 0-1).

Mississippi College 34, Sul Ross State 7
CLINTON, Miss. -- Mississippi College quarterback Payton Perrett threw three touchdown passes as the Choctaws defeated Sul Ross State 34-7 before 5,816 at Robinson-Hale Stadium. It was the Choctaws' straight victory over the Lobos and MC's fourth straight home win.

The Chocs (2-2, 2-1 ASC) jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter behind touchdown runs by Charvez Russell and Chris Bullin. The Lobos (1-2, 1-2) responded quickly, however, as Brent Turnbough threw a 20-yard scoring strike to A.C. Hood, cutting the margin to 14-7.

With just 37 seconds remaining before halftime, Perrett found Kris Pickle in the back of the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown reception, pushing the advantage to 21-7 at intermission.

Perrett added two fourth quarter touchdowns, a 21-yard TD toss to Clint Harrison and a 60-yard score to James Hobson.

With his three TD passes, Perrett moved into a tie for second place on the MC career touchdown passes list. He finished the afternoon completing 18-of-30 passes for 265 yards.

Russell led all rushers with 126 yards on 17 carries. It was the first time an MC back rushed for over 100 yards this season. Bullin added 35 yards on five carries.

Harrison was the leading receiver, catching five passes for 82 yards. Pickle and Vance Andry each had four receptions for 48 and 33 yards, respectively.
Sul Ross State quarterback Brent Turnbough threw for 231 yards, completing 16-of-29 passes. Scott Kissee led the Lobos in rushing with 51 yards on 16 carries, while Hood was the leading Lobo receiver, hauling in six passes for 81 yards.

St. Norbert 54, Ripon 31
DE PERE, Wis. -- So far throughout the young Midwest Conference football season, St. Norbert College proved it can wind a wind-it, grind-it defensive struggle. On Saturday, it showed it can also win a shootout.

The Green Knights charged to a 54-31 win over Ripon in front of a Family Weekend crowd of 2,713 at Minahan Stadium. St. Norbert (4-0, 3-0 MWC) is now tied with Grinnell (3-1, 3-0) atop the MWC, one game ahead of Ripon (3-1, 2-1).

St. Norbert took a 20-3 halftime lead courtesy of two interceptions returned for touchdowns. St. Norbert went up 7-0 on the game's third play when Dwensel Petty intercepted a screen pass at the Ripon 5 and brought it in for a score. After Ripon kicked a field goal, St. Norbert added a 4-yard touchdown run by Matt O'Grady to take a 14-3 lead. On the ensuing possession, Levi Finch picked off another Brock Bauer pass and brought it to the end zone for a 20-yard score and a 20-3 lead.

The second half turned into a track meet, with O'Grady sprinting 53 yards on the first play from scrimmage in the second half. After Ripon answered with a 14-yard touchdown pass from Bauer to David Henken, O'Grady scored again on a 2-yard plunge. O'Grady finished with 122 yards on 13 carries and the three scores.

The fourth quarter turned into the Brandon Spaulding Show for St. Norbert, as the freshman wide receiver caught touchdown passes of 91, 71 and 27 yards from quarterback Luke Ott. Those were the only three catches of the day for Spaulding, while Ott finished 10-for-20 for 281 yards and three touchdowns.

Ripon was led by Bauer, who completed 21 of 40 passes for three scores and two interceptions, while running back Troy DeVoe ran 22 times for 86 yards.

The win gave St. Norbert its best start since 1974, and extended the Green Knights regular-season and Midwest Conference winning streak to 13 games each.

Lake Forest 34, Beloit 20
LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Lake Forest turned a 19-14 lead at the start of the fourth quarter into a 34-20 win over visiting Beloit College at Farwell Field.

Lake Forest (2-2, 2-1 MWC), who entered Saturday's game as the league's leading rushing team, was two yards away from having two 100-yard rushers and ran for 224 yards as a unit. Sophomore Jim Smith rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries (9.4 yards/carry) and added four catches for 47 yards receiving. He led the team in both categories. Freshman Tom Starnicky rushed 21 times for 98 yards and a touchdown.

Beloit (1-3, 1-2), who entered the game as the second-leading rushing team in the conference, was held to 161 yards rushing on 50 attempts (3.2 yards/carry). The Bucaneers out-gained Lake Forest 316-279 in total offense on the strength on 155 yards passing.

The Foresters jumped out to a 13-0 lead after the first period. Andy Heikes, the team's regular starting wide receiver who got his first start at quarterback in place of the injured Brad Cozzie, capped off Lake Forest's opening drive with a one-yard touchdown run. With 6:01 left in the first quarter, Casey Urlacher scooped up a Joe Herfel fumble, caused by a Jarrett Stark sack, and went 55 yards untouched for the score to put the Foresters up 13-0. For the game, Urlacher led the team with 18 total tackles (4 solo).

Beloit countered with two second quarter scores of their own to take a 14-13 halftime lead. After a LF missed field goal, Scott Muehlemann, who led the Bucs with 74 yards rushing, capped off a 16-play, 75-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown run with 3:01 remaining in the half. A Lake Forest fumble at their own 39-yard line gave Beloit a short field and six plays later, Nate Edwards went five yards for the touchdown with 1:18 remaining in the half. Beloit picked off a Heikes pass just 12 seconds later, but the Bucs threw an interception of their own to end the half.

After stopping Beloit on their first two possessions, Lake Forest re-took the lead on a Heikes quarterback keeper off tackle. After a failed two-point conversion, Lake Forest led 19-14, a lead they took into the fourth quarter.

With just under 13 minutes to play, a 34-yard field goal by Pat Dunne gave the Foresters an eight-point cushion. Beloit pulled within 22-20 with just over seven minutes left on a Scott Dvorak 1-yard touchdown run. But freshman Mike Muraski and Urlacher combined to stop quarterback Ed Williams's game-tying two-point conversion attempt.

On their next possession, a 5-yard Starnicky touchdown plunge gave LF another eight point lead, but a missed extra point kept Beloit within striking distance. But Frank Quatrino could not secure the ensuing kickoff and Lake Forest's Tim Lewis fell on the ball at the Beloit 10-yard line. Smith rumbled into the end zone on the next play for the game's final score.

Josh Schneider picked off Lake Forest's third interception of the afternoon on Beloit's last possession and the Foresters ran out the clock.

Delaware Valley 27, FDU-Madison 26
MADISON, N.J. -- Pat Hardy blocked an FDU-Madison extra-point attempt with 2:58 remaining in the game, enabling Delaware Valley to beat the Devils 27-26.

Ed Cracchiolo scored from 20 yards out on a screen pass from Brad Bishop with 2:58 left in the fourth to pull the Devils (0-5) within a point before the extra point attempt was blocked.

FDU left 20-13 at the half. Aggie quarterback Duke Greco hit Kevin Moloney with a five-yard touchdown pass with 12:59 left in the fourth, and Delaware Valley (1-3) tied the game at 20. The Aggies took the lead as Greco ran the ball into the end zone from the 2-yard line. Jon Hoxworth went 3-for-3 on PAT's for Delaware Valley.

FDU pulled ahead 20-13 when Mike Quigley pulled in a 16-yard pass from Bishop with 45 seconds left in the first half.

Quigley had a game-high 115 yards receiving on seven catches. He scored two touchdowns. Cracciolo scored FDU's other two TD's, one rushing and one receiving. He picked up 55 yards rushing on the day to lead the Devils. Tom Pouliot led FDU with 15 tackles. Gene Kline added 12 for and Eric Eickhorst had 10. Bishop threw for 193 yards on 15-for-30 passing. He completed three touchdown passes.

For Delaware Valley, Greco threw for 307 yards on 29-for-45 passing. The 307 yards marked a career-high for Greco and is the sixth-highest passing total in Aggie history. Greco played strong safety for Delaware Valley the past two seasons before assuming the quarterback role this year. Dan Osada had 110 yards on seven catches to lead Delaware Valley. Rich Gear had 107 yards receiving on eight catches.

Westminster (Pa.) 19, Washington & Jefferson 17
WASHINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster Titan football team made its first Presidents' Athletic Conference contest one to remember Saturday as the Titans posted a 19-17 road upset of defending league champion Washington & Jefferson College. Westminster improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 against PAC competition with the win while the Presidents, who entered the game undefeated and ranked No. 10 in Division III, dropped to 3-1, 0-1.

Keying the win was the Titan defense, which recorded a school-record 10 sacks in the win, with the last by senior Charles Szabo resulting in a safety with 3:25 to play and breaking a 17-17 tie.  Westminster has now faced undefeated teams in each of its first four games, winning three of them.

After a scoreless opening period, Westminster opened the scoring with 11:38 to play in the second period on a 22-yard field goal by junior kicker Jon McCartney, which capped a 14-play, 75-yard drive.  W&J answered with its own field goal from 27 yards out with 5:31 to play in the half to knot the score 3-3.  The Presidents then took a 10-3 lead into halftime, as Brian Dawson connected with Ryan Silvis from 26 yards out.

W&J was poised to add to the lead late in the third period, but a Dawson pass was picked off by senior cornerback Aaron Stamp to snuff out a drive.  Westminster then responded with an 11-play, 73-yard drive capped by a nine-yard scoring strike from senior quarterback James Graham to senior wideout Derek Black to tie the game 10-10.  

Westminster retook the lead at 17-10 with eight minutes to play on a 4-yard goal-line fullback run by junior Eric Witt, only to see W&J respond by driving the length of the field and scoring on a Jon Pons 1-yard run with 6:03 to play.

W&J held Westminster on its next possession, forcing the Titans to punt.  A 49-yard McCartney punt backed the Presidents' up to their own 11 with 4:13 to play.  After a one-yard loss on first down and facing a 2nd-and-11 at their own 10, Dawson was sacked in the end zone by Szabo, giving the Titans their winning margin.  Westminster took the free kick at its own 46 with 3:15 to play and proceeded to hold the ball the rest of the game, marching to the W&J 5-yard line on eight plays to end the game.

Graham was 15-of-24 through the air for 160 yards for the Titans, while senior running back John Ciavarra posted his second 100-yard rushing effort of the season with 124 yards rushing on 28 carries (4.4 avg.).  Senior wide receiver Brian Lipiello led all Titan receivers with five receptions for 43 yards. 

Defensively, Szabo had a hand in four sacks and posted six tackles for losses of 32 yards, while sophomore Erick Pabis (Belle Vernon/Belle Vernon H.S.) also had a hand in two sacks.  Westminster held W&J to minus-4 yards rushing for the game (the second time WC has held an opponent to negative rushing yards this year) and just 206 yards of total offense in the contest.

UW-Eau Claire 30, UW-Platteville 6
UW-Eau Claire's Darrell Souhrada broke an 18-year-old Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference record for carries, and the Blugolds scored two long defensive touchdowns in the fourth quarter to spoil UW-Platteville's Homecoming with a 30-6 win.

Souhrada carried the ball 51 times, breaking the 1982 record set by the Blugolds' Bill Schmitz against UW-Stout.

Souhrada gained 303 rushing yards and scored twice in the third quarter, erasing a 6-3 Pioneer halftime lead. UWEC's Austin Crow scored on a 45-yard fumble return, and Jay Hoyard returned an interception 81 yards in the final period.

After a scoreless first period, the Pioneers came up huge on defense. Strong safety Dennis Banks jarred the ball loose from Souhrada, and Brian Huiting recovered the fumble on the Blugolds' 15. On the next play, quarterback Don Lackey threw to Troy Gagner in the right side of the end zone for a score. Gagner curled in at the sideline, and Lackey threw a perfect low ball where only Gagner could catch it. The extra point was blocked, however, keeping the score 6-3.

The Pioneers made the lead stand up through the rest of the half, holding Eau Claire to one field goal.

The Blugolds (3-1, 2-0 WIAC) received the second-half kickoff and scored on the opening drive. A Pioneer interception gave them the ball back on the 26, and on the next play, Souhrada burst up the middle for a score and a 16-6 lead.

The Pioneers (1-3, 0-2) had plenty of bright spots. Freshman quarterbacks Lackey and Tom Stetzer combined for 23 of 57 passes for 220 yards. Gagner caught eight passes for 101 yards, while Bryan Hammes caught eight as well. Freshman Greg Siebers, seeing his first action at running back, carried the ball 11 times for 73 yards.

Defensively, Tony Lewis had a game-high 13 tackles, Banks made nine, and Kevin Mijal added eight tackles, two for losses and a forced fumble. On special teams, punter Brad Abraham averaged 48.3 yards on eight punts, and Matt Kent had a 40-yard kickoff return.

Wheaton 38, North Central 10
WHEATON, Ill. -- On Friday Wheaton College unveiled "Thunder" as the school's new mascot for its sports teams. On Saturday the Thunder football team unveiled two new offensive threats in a 38-10 win against North Central in the school's annual Homecoming game.

Sophomore quarterback Josh Anderson played in just the second game of his young career as he replaced starting quarterback Neil Anderson who was injured midway through the first half. Josh Anderson threw for 201 yards on 14 completions with 24 attempts, two interceptions, three touchdown passes and a touchdown run. Two of his touchdown passes found sophomore receiver Jonathan Wills who caught just two passes, both for touchdowns, with 71 receiving yards. The catches were the first of the season for Wills. 

Not to be out-done was a Wheaton veteran who has led the team's offense all season and helped its cause again today. Senior wide receiver Jeremy Amos, a Thunder team captain, had 10 receptions for 115 yards with one touchdown catch that was thrown by Anderson. On the season Amos has 39 catches for 604 yards with four touchdowns and an average of 151 receiving yards per game. Amos entered the game ranked fourth in Division III in receiving yards per game and fifth in receptions per game. 

Amos paced a Wheaton offense that recorded 403 yards of total offense in recording 5.2 yards per play. The balanced Wheaton offense ran the ball 42 times for 123 yards, while the Thunder recorded 280 passing yards.

The Wheaton defense was solid as it held the Cardinal offense to just 130 yards of total offense on the day. North Central recorded 121 passing yards and just nine rushing yards on 32 attempts. Senior linebacker Brett Wyss led the Thunder defense with 10 total tackles (two solo). Sophomore Mike Swalley recorded nine total tackles (five solo) with two tackles for lost yardage (minus-5 yards). Senior captain Greg McMillin made nine total tackles (three solo) with three tackles for lost yardage (minus-5 yards). Sophomore Bryant Wolfsberger grabbed Wheaton's only interception on the day.

North Central quarterback Jeremy Walsh was 15-30 passing with one interception and 119 passing yards. The Cardinal defense was led by linebacker Tim Hammers with 11 total tackles (seven solo), with one tackle for lost yardage (minus-4 yards) and a fumble recovery. Senior linebacker Ryan Peterson tallied nine total tackles with one tackle for lost yardage (minus-5 yards).

After the two teams struggled through a scoreless first quarter North Central gave the guests a 3-0 lead with 12:20 to play in the second quarter thanks to a 43-yard field goal by Ryan Jordan. With 8:57 left in the first half North Central's Justin Ring intercepted a Josh Anderson pass and returned it 26 yards for a Cardinal touchdown. The Thunder cut the North Central lead to 10-7 with 3:52 left in the second quarter thanks to a one-yard touchdown run by junior fullback Matt Harris. Harris' touchdown capped a seven-play drive of 73 yards for Wheaton that saw running back J.E. McKissic run for 46 yards on two carries.

After halftime Wheaton took the lead for good with a 6-yard touchdown run by Josh Anderson, capping a 10-play drive of 73 yards that gave Wheaton the 14-10 lead with 11:23 remaining. With 8:22 left in the game Amos caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Anderson to give the hosts a 21-10 lead. Baughman gave Wheaton a 24-10 advantage with a 36-yard field goal with 3:25 left in the third quarter and less than 2½ minutes later Wills caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from Anderson. The drive was set up by a Justin Knapp fumble recovery.

Today's win meant Wheaton retained "Little Brass Bell" as Wheaton now owns a 44-35-3 advantage in the all-time series.

UW-Stout 34, UW-River Falls 13
RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- Senior Eric Lund returned two fumbles for touchdowns to spur UW-Stout to a 34-13 win over UW-River Falls in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) action Saturday.

While the Blue Devil offense was sputtering in the first half, and Stout trailing 10-0, Lund picked up a loose ball and rumbled 18 yards for the score with five minutes left in the half.

The Blue Devils (4-0, 2-0) drove again to close out the half, and senior placekicker Kevin McCulley knotted the score with a 37-yard field goal.

With a lack of an effective offensive attack, the Blue Devils knew they had dodged a bullet.

"The key in the game was when we came out of the first half with a 10-10 tie," Stout coach Ed Meierkort said. "We made some mistakes in the first half, but then we took over the game in the second half."

And take over they did.

Justin Fjeldstad, one of three quarterbacks Stout used, scored midway through the third quarter on a 26-yard draw. A few minutes later, Blue Devil linebacker Steve Miller recovered a fumble, setting up McCulley's 22-yard field goal.

The Falcons (1-3, 0-2) did answer back in the third period. Running back Andy Krueger cracked off a long gainer, setting up a 34-yard field goal.
But Stout, ranked 13th in Division III, would hold the Falcons at bay. McCulley pinned the Falcons deep with a long punt -- he averaged 47 yards per punt, including a school record 82-yard punt.

Moments later, Lund picked up his second fumble, going 10 yards to pay dirt. Luke Bundgaard spread gloom an any Falcon chance when he closed out the scoring late in the quarter. Eric Moe put the punctuation mark on the game when he picked off a pass as time ran out.

Final stats do not totally tell the entire story of this game. The Falcons, ranked seventh nationally in rushing yards, finished with 270 yards on the ground and 25 through the air for 295 yards. More than 100 yards came on two long runs. The key stat was the loss of five of six fumbles.

The Blue Devils, who also fumbled the ball three times, ran for 147 yards and passed for 56 yards for 203 total yards, by far their lowest offensive output of the season.

That stat did not deter Meierkort.

"Our offense did exactly what they had to in the second half," Meierkort said.
A key to Stout's success was a change on the defensive line where Jeff Hazuga was moved over the center and nose guard Matt Mueller was moved down the line, in essence giving Stout a four-man line.

"We didn't think they would be able to beat us on the perimeter, and they didn't except for a couple of long runs," Meierkort said.

The Falcons' Rob Ohman led all rushers with 118 yards, while Kruger finished with 78. Bundgaard led Stout with 64 yards rushing.

"I don't think our players understand what they did here today," Meierkort added. "River Falls doesn't lose here very often."

Baldwin-Wallace 53, Capital 11
BEREA, Ohio -- Capital had eight turnovers, five in the first half, to lose their first game of the 2000 season 53-11 at Baldwin-Wallace in an Ohio Athletic Conference football matchup on Saturday afternoon.

After receiving the opening kickoff Capital went three and out as Baldwin-Wallace would convert a Brian Hegnauer field goal on their first possession to make the score 3-0.  Three plays later Baldwin-Wallace would put their first touchdown on the board as Lee Gabriel would pick off a Danny Edghill pass and run it back 20 yards for a score.  That gave the Yellowjackets a 10-0 lead with 7:57 left in first quarter and set the tone for the rest of the day.

Adam Hicks put Capital (3-1, 2-1 OAC) on the board with a 21-yard field goal just after the start of the second quarter to bring the Crusaders to within a touchdown at 10-3. Capital's defense would hold Baldwin-Wallace on consecutive possessions, but could not muster the tying score. Edghill's second pick would set up the Yellowjackets second touchdown and a Capital fumble on the following kickoff led to another score to make it 24-3. Baldwin-Wallace (2-2, 1-2) would tack on one more touchdown before the half to take a commanding 31-3 lead.

The Yellowjackets continued to cruise in the second-half with three more touchdowns, as Capital would block a punt for a safety and score a touchdown with :05 seconds left in the game for the 53-11 final. It was the 13th straight win against the Crusaders, dating back to 1987.

For the game, Baldwin-Wallace would score 28 of their 53 points off Capital turnovers as the Crusader offense could never get on track.  Edghill, losing his first game as a starter, was 20-for-38 for 165 yards with no touchdowns and 3 interceptions.  Baldwin-Wallace quarterback Dan Larlham making his first career start after replacing the injured Kenny Leonard was up to the task as he went 16-for-32 for 241 yards and 3 touchdowns.

The receivers were led by seniors Mitch Charvat and Andrukat, who both caught five passes. Charvat's receptions totaled a team-leading 88 yards and Andrukat netted 53 yards on his five grabs, including the touchdown from Larlham. Touchdowns by Nate Yohe and Mike Byler were the first career scores for each.

Freshman Ron Swearingin continued to lead the Crusader defense as he had 14 tackles in the losing effort.

Olivet 48, Rockford 3
MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. -- For the second consecutive week the Rockford Regents struggled to move the football and Olivet College freshman quarterback Jason VanLuven had his best game as a collegiate Saturday afternoon as the Comets downed the Regents 48-3 before 475 fans here at Clyde F. Peterson Stadium.

VanLuven completed 16-of-27 passes for 283 yards and three touchdowns as Olivet College (2-3) won its second straight game after snapping a 15-game losing streak a week ago. The losing skid was the third longest in the school's history.

The Comets, who entered the game averaging 270.5 yards per game, piled up 437 against the Regents. Running back Kris Brown ran for 120 yards and one touchdown on 20 carries, while Jameel Cooper added 50 more on 10 runs.

Scottie Hayes was VanLuven's favorite target with six catches for 119 yards and a score.

Rockford College's offense has struggled the last two weeks. The Regents (1-4) were held under 70 yards last week and managed only 132 against Olivet as the first-year team struggled.

Marcus Howard led the RC ground attack with 44 yards on 18 attempts, while leading rusher Terrence Pirtle finished with 20 yards on eight carries.
Regent signal caller Bob Peterson was under pressure most of the afternoon. He managed to hit 13-of-26 passes for 99 yards. But he was intercepted twice -- both returned for touchdowns.

Jason Olson was Peterson's favorite target with four catches for 44 yards. Julian Austin grabbed three for 24.

Olivet College drove the football early and often. The Comets took the opening kickoff and moved 79 yards in 10 plays to move out in front 7-0. Facing a fourth-and-four situation on the Rockford 23, VanLuven fumbled the snap from center, but then picked up the ball, eluded the Regent pass rush and found Logan Barnhardt for the score with 10:48 left in the opening stanza.
After the Regents failed to gain a first down, the Comets drove 65 yards in eight plays as Brown sprinted in five yards for the score. Eric Pocan's PAT gave Olivet College a 14-0 lead with 5:52 remaining in the first quarter.

The Regents then put together their most serious scoring threat of the day when they took the ensuing kickoff and moved 50 yards in five plays. They moved to the Olivet 15, but couldn't get any further and settled for a 32-yard James Goudreau field goal with 3:21 left in the period.

Leading 14-3, Olivet College drove 52 yards in seven plays for a score late in the first half. VanLuven found Brown for a 12-yard scoring toss to give the Comets a 21-3 lead with 3:19 showing on the second-quarter clock.

Disaster struck for Rockford on the first play after the kickoff as John Wright stepped in front of a Peterson pass and returned it 27 yards for a touchdown to give the Comets a 27-3 halftime advantage.

After Rockford College went three-and-out to begin the third quarter, the Comets marched 75 yards in six plays for a touchdown with 9:56 left in the third. VanLuven had his biggest play of the afternoon when he connected with Scottie Hayes for a 67-yard scoring strike.

Two plays after the touchdown, Greg Jones intercepted another Peterson pass and ran it back 30 yards for a touchdown, giving Olivet College a commanding 41-3 lead with 9:26 left in the third.

Jameel Cooper finished the scoring with an eight-yard scoring run with 6:10 remaining.