Scoreboard

Week Nine Game Summaries

MIT 28, Western New England 0
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Junior split end Bobby Owsley caught scoring passes of 62 and 69 yards from freshman quarterback Phil Deutsch as visiting MIT exploded for its highest scoring output of the season with a 28-0 victory over Western New England College in a New England Football Conference (NEFC) Boyd Division game.

Senior running back Kamal Mokeddom added a career high 128 yards rushing on 18 carries and scored on a 42-yard run as the Engineers (3-5 overall, 2-3 NEFC Boyd Division) won its third straight game after opening the season with five consecutive losses.

MIT took a 7-0 lead when Deutsch (6-of-13 passing for a career high 202 yards) hit Owsley with their first scoring strike with 2:53 left in the first quarter capping a six-play, 90-yard drive.

The game remained close until the Engineers scored 21 points in the third quarter on Mokeddom's run, Owsley's second scoring catch, and a 2-yard run by junior running back Kip Johann-Berkel with 1:43 left in the period. Owsley finished with four receptions for 164 yards.

Western New England (4-4, 2-4 in the division) committed a season-high seven turnovers (four interceptions and three fumbles), which led to two scores. The Golden Bears twice missed scoring opportunities after driving to the MIT 6 in the second quarter (missed field goal) and Engineers' four early in the fourth quarter (fumble).

Junior tailback Marvin Langley gained 176 all-purpose yards after rushing for 97 yards on 27 carries with three receptions for 29 yards, and two kickoff returns for 50 yards. He leads the NEFC with 1,136 yards rushing and is third on the school's all-time rushing list with 2,190 yards.

MIT outgained Western New England by a 437 to 280 margin.

Western Maryland 35, Widener 21
CHESTER, Pa. -- No. 16 Western Maryland converted three Widener turnovers into touchdowns and upended the 13th-ranked Pioneers 35-21 at Leslie C. Quick, Jr. Stadium. The Green Terror victory snapped a seven-game Pioneer winning streak. Both teams are now 7-1.

Boo Harris completed 19-of-33 passes for 257 yards and a pair of touchdowns and rushed in for three more as he carried the ball 20 times for 81 yards. He helped the Green Terror score the first 25 points of the game, three touchdowns of which were converted after Widener turnovers. Western Maryland had control of the game from the very beginning and dominated the time of possession by 12 minutes.

Harris sandwiched a pair of rushing touchdowns of five and nine yards around a 10-yard pass completion to Joe Ellis as the Green Terror led 19-0 with 11:07 left in the second quarter. Derrick Gwyn helped set up the first scoring drive of five plays for24 yards as he picked off a Mike Granato pass on the third play of the game.

After forcing Western Maryland to punt for the second time in the game, Widener's Jim Jones fumbled the ball on the return and Wally Peer recovered the turnover at Widener's 22-yard line. It only took Harris four plays to hit Ellis with no time left on the clock in the quarter, giving the Green Terror a 13-0 lead.

The Green Terror capitalized for another six points on their first possession of the second quarter. Faced with a third-and-14 situation from their own 23-yard line, Harris hit Teron Powell (five catches, 78 yards) for 41 yards. Four plays later Harris gave his team a 19-0 lead with 11:071eft in the quarter.

Western Maryland was forced to punt on its second possession of the quarter and Jones fumbled on the return for the second time and Chris Hamilton recovered at the home team's 45-yard line. Harris hit James Jegede for 32-yards, capping a five-play drive, and gave the Green Terror a commanding 25-0 lead with 6:20 left in the first half.

Jones finally put Widener on the scoreboard as he pulled in a 69-yard pass from Granato (14-for-29, 299 yards, three touchdowns). Western Maryland managed another score before the end of the quarter as Brent Sandrock booted a 30-yard field goal, giving the visitors a 28-7 lead at the break.

Widener's Mike Coleman reached the end zone with a 14-yard catch from Granato, making it his 14th touchdown reception of the season to break the school record. The score cut Western Maryland's lead in half with 5:06 left in the third quarter.

Harris scored again to open the fourth quarter and Widener closed out the game as Granato hooked up with Jones for an 88-yard touchdown.

Jones set and equaled school records. He went over 100 yards in a game for the 10th time in his career and finished the game with six catches for 225 yards, tying the school record for yards in a game set by Coleman earlier this season.

Bethel 43, St. John's 36
ARDEN HILLS, Minn. -- In a battle of unbeatens, No. 18 Bethel survived five turnovers and 13 penalties in defeating No. 5 St. John's 43-36. St. John's had the MIAC's top rated scoring defense coming into the game, having given up just 36 points in their six conference games.

St. John's opened up the scoring in the first quarter with a 32-yard field goal and a 42-yard scoring pass from senior Tom Linnemann to sophomore Blake Elliot.

Bethel answered with a 68-yard drive as senior Brett Brodeen plunged in from 1 yard out to get within 10-7.

Both teams' offenses played well in the first half, as Bethel gained 262 yards and St. John's had 239 yards as the Royals went in with a 27-23 halftime lead.

Linnemann, rated among the leaders in the nation in passing efficiency, came into the game having thrown just three interceptions on the season. Bethel's defense, the top ranked team in the nation in turnover ratio, forced five turnovers, intercepting Linnemann five times. Linnemann still completed 25 of 46 passes for 330 yards and four touchdowns.

Sophomore quarterback Scott Kirchoff led the Royals with 333 yards passing as he completed 29 of 49 passes and one touchdown. Senior receiver Deon Jordan caught a season-high 12 passes for 140 yards. Jordy Hage caught six passes for 61 yards and a 31-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Sophomore fullback Mike Johnson led the Royals in rushing with 97 yards on 18 attempts. He also caught four passes for 37 yards.

Defensively, junior Hans Bengtson led Bethel with a team-high nine tackles and three interceptions. Junior defensive end Rick Meyer contributed eight tackles and 2½ sacks. Senior cornerback Ben Matthews, the NCAA leader in interceptions, added to his season total as he picked off his 13th of the year, including his MIAC-record breaking 11th in conference play.

Junior strong safety Nate Klint returned two kickoffs for touchdowns, an 85-yarder in the first half and an 84-yard touchdown to open the second half. He also added five total tackles and two quarterback pressures.

Bethel is now 8-0 on the season, 7-0 in the MIAC and plays St. Thomas Friday night in the Metrodome at 8:00 p.m.

UW-La Crosse 27, UW-Eau Claire 18
LA CROSSE, Wis. -- UW-La Crosse won its 15th consecutive Homecoming game with a 27-18 victory against UW-Eau Claire. Senior quarterback Andrew Youngbauer threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Eagles improved to 5-3 overall and 5-1 in the WIAC. UW-Eau Claire dropped to 4-4, 3-3, with the loss.

Youngbauer threw a pair of 5-yard touchdowns in the first quarter, connecting with Jim Carriveau with 5:42 remaining and with Jeff Kostrewa with 1:52 left.

UW-Eau Claire cut the lead to 14-11 at halftime after Nick Diciaula's 21-yard field goal and Brian Rasmussen's 7-yard pass to Jason Foemmel. Jerod Wollan then caught the two-point attempt.

Youngbauer rushed for a 1-yard touchdown with 8:49 left in the third quarter to give UW-L a 21-11 lead, but Rasmussen hit Chad Crutchley with a 16-yard pass to make the score 21-18 after three.

A pair of fourth-quarter field goals by UW-L's Jedediah Jensen finished the scoring. He connected on a 25-yard attempt with 12:11 remaining and on a 35-yard field goal with 4:18 left.

Youngbauer finished 23-for-43 for 256 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. The 23 completions was a career-high. Kostrewa caught eight passes for 77 yards for the Eagles while Carriveau hauled in seven receptions for 102 yards. Andrew Mocadlo had 85 yards rushing.

For UW-Eau Claire, Darrell Souhrada rushed 26 times for 80 yards. Rasmussen was 19-for-38 for 268 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Crutchley and Foemmel each caught four passes for the Blugolds.

Patrick Cummings had 14 tackles for UW-Eau Claire while Colin Petersen led UW-L with seven.

The teams combined for 743 yards of offense, 407 for UW-L.

Muhlenberg 21, Ursinus 19
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. -- Matt Bernardo rushed for 239 yards and three touchdowns to lead Muhlenberg (6-2, 5-2) to a 21-19 win against Ursinus (6-2, 4-2) in Centennial Conference football action.

In windy conditions, the Mules dominated the ground game, outrushing the Bears, who came into the game allowing just 44.4 rushing yards per game, 252-146. Muhlenberg also enjoyed great field position all day, starting seven drives in Ursinus territory.

Muhlenberg opened the scoring with 1:01 left in the first quarter on a 10-yard run by Bernardo and the point after by Mike Dickinson. They extended their lead to 21-0 with a pair of 1-yard scoring runs by Bernardo and two successful extra points.

Ursinus got on the board when Brian DeGiosio broke through the middle for a 57-yard touchdown run with 3:17 left in the first half. A bad snap cost the Bears the point after and Muhlenberg took a 21-6 advantage into halftime.

Ursinus closed the gap to 21-12 on another scoring run by DeGiosio, this one from 9 yards out. The two-point conversion failed. The scoring drive was set up when Bryon Coleman knocked the ball loose from Joshua Carter on a punt return and Josh Barr recovered at the Muhlenberg 35-yard line.

Ursinus pulled to within 21-19 on a 1-yard quarterback sneak by Frank Vecchio and a point after by Tim Noone with 3:35 remaining in the game. The Bears defense answered the call on the next drive, forcing the Mules into a fourth-down situation on their own 40 with 1:58 left in the game. After an Ursinus timeout, the Mules lined up in punt formation but snapped the ball to Jon-Paul Skarpetkowski who rumbled four yards for a first down that sealed the game.

Dickinson 30, Johns Hopkins 22
BALTIMORE -- Sophomore tailback Anthony Tiberi rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns and junior fullback Ryan McPhee added 106 yards and one score as Dickinson pounded out 391 yards on the ground and held off Johns Hopkins 30-22 at Homewood Field Saturday afternoon. The win is the second straight for the Red Devils, who improve to 4-4, 3-2 in the Centennial Conference, while Johns Hopkins dropped its second straight and falls to 4-4, 3-2.

Dickinson used a pair of rushing touchdowns less than two minutes apart late in the fourth quarter to turn a 17-14 lead into a 30-14 advantage. Senior quarterback Jeff Sturgeon raced 49 yards off left tackle on third and three to extend the lead to 23-14 with 6:11 remaining. Hopkins then went three and out and lost 28 yards on a bad snap on the punt attempt, setting the Devils up with first down at the Blue Jay 13-yard line. Tiberi wasted no time making Hopkins pay as he scored from 13 yards out on first down to extend the lead to 30-14 with just 4:25 to play.

The Blue Jays cut the lead to 30-22 as freshman quarterback George Merrell
capped an eight-play, 68-yard drive with a 13-yard touchdown run of his own and added a two-point run as well.

Hopkins then stopped Dickinson after a failed onsides kick attempt and got the ball back at their own 20-yard line with 2:26 remaining. Merrell drove the Blue Jays 25 yards and Hopkins had a first down with 1:45 to play at its own 45-yard line before senior defensive back Jay Howanitz made a spectacular diving interception of a Merrell pass at the Dickinson 40-yard line with 1:36 remaining to kill the Blue Jays' last chance.

The game started well for Hopkins as sophomore quarterback Rob Fernand capped a short six-play, 22-yard drive with a 19-yard scoring run less than five minutes into the game. Hopkins had forced a Dickinson turnover on the Devils' first possession and quickly jumped to the 6-0 lead.

The Blue Jays held that lead until late in the second quarter when Tiberi finished an eight-play, 79-yard drive for the Devils with a 2-yard run to make it 7-6. A 15-yard touchdown run by McPhee less than four minutes into the second half pushed the lead to 14-6 and Rob Antanitis pushed the lead to 17-6 with a 39-yard field goal with 5:20 left in the third quarter.  Antanitis' field goal was the last scoring until Merrell's 1-yard touchdown run with 9:02 left in the fourth quarter made it 17-14 (he converted the two-point play with a pass to junior wide receiver Zach Baylin. That set the stage for the wild finish.

Merrell, who replaced Fernand after the opening drive when Fernand was hurt on his touchdown run, threw for 178 yards and rushed for 68 yards and the two touchdowns. Sophomore Harrell Lightfoot led the JHU running backs as he rushed 12 times for 63 yards and had three receptions for 84 yards on the day. Baylin led the Blue Jay receivers with four receptions for 46 yards, but failed to catch a touchdown pass for the first time this season.

In addition to to Tiberi and McPhee, Sturgeon added 88 yards and the one touchdown on just nine carries. The Devils ran the ball on 68 of their 72 offensive plays and completed just one pass on four attempts in the game.

RPI 35, St. John Fisher 19
TROY, N.Y. -- Rensselaer broke a three-game losing streak with a 35-19 victory. RPI improves to 2-5 on the season while the Cardinals fall to 1-8.

Rensselaer running back Scott Allard led an offensive attack that compiled 463 yards of total offense. The senior from rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. Junior running back Wayne Evans added 95 yards rushing and wide receiver Evan Cochran caught four passes for 115 yards and two long touchdowns.

The Engineers wasted no time getting on the board as senior Sean O'Bryan
connected with Cochran for a 36-yard score which capped a four-play, 52-yard drive on their first possession. O'Bryan (5-for-5, 116 yards) and Cochran connected again on RPI's next series, this time from 67 yards out, giving the home team a 14-0 lead.

Fisher came back early in the second quarter when, after a fumble recovery, Jim Davern ran in from 5 yards out. The extra point was blocked and RPI led, 12-6. The Engineers' lead was quickly increased after a 46-yard kickoff return by Jim Sears on the ensuing kickoff gave RPI the ball on the St. John Fisher 39-yard line. Five plays later, freshman running back Jeremy Barnes scored from eight yards out for a 21-6 lead. The Cardinals again came back, this time when freshman quarterback Greg Roland connected with Ricky Fauth for a 45-yard touchdown with just 44 seconds remaining in the half.

St. John Fisher pulled to within 21-19 when sophomore defensive back Teran Green recovered a Barnes fumble and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown midway through the third quarter. That would be as close as the Cardinals would get as RPI scored on their next two possessions -- Allard on a 4-yard run and Evans on a 1-yard run -- for a 35-19 lead. 

Defensively for the Engineers, who allowed only nine first downs, junior
John Menjik had 12 tackles while Mike Pawloski had 11 stops and a pass breakup. The Cardinals were led defensively by Gerald Dias who had a game-high 14 tackles, a forced fumble and a 62-yard fumble recovery.

Plymouth State 25, Coast Guard 7
NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Russ Massahos carried 32 times for 208 yards and one touchdown while Matt Simpson threw three touchdown passes as Plymouth State scored 25 unanswered points and snapped its four-game losing streak with a 25-7 win against Coast Guard in a Freedom Football Conference game.

Coast Guard (2-6, 0-4) jumped out to a 7-0 lead on a 2-yard touchdown run by Terry Staderman (nine carries, 30 yards) on 3rd and goal with 5:25 left in the second quarter. But Plymouth State (3-5, 2-3) tied the game on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Simpson (6-for-9, 116 yards) to Bydrow Williams on 3rd and 13 with 1:33 remaining in the first half.

Coast Guard controlled play in the first half and had the ball for 18:27 to Plymouth's 11:33. The Bears compiled 123 yards of total offense (all on the ground) to the Panthers 97 in the the first half.

The second half was a different story as Plymouth had 260 yards of total offense while holding Coast Guard to just 69 yards.

Simpson threw a pair of third quarter touchdown passes, a 17-yarder to Phil Pagan on 3rd-and-7 with 8:13 left and a 44-yarder to Jason Bordas on 3rd-and-9 with 3:15 left for a 19-7 lead.

Massahos closed the scoring with his only touchdown of the day, a 78-yard run with 14:04 left in the game. Plymouth amassed 357 yards to Coast Guard's 192.

St. Lawrence 14, Gettysburg 6
GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- Sophomore tailback Howard Alexander carried 46 times for 196 yards and one touchdown to help St. Lawrence break its 22-game losing streak and defeat Gettysburg 14-6 in non-conference action.

Jesse Hoffman returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown on the third play of the game to put the Saints ahead to stay at 7-0 en route to their first victory since Sept. 26, 1998. The Bullets fell to 0-8 despite outgaining St. Lawrence 392-260 on the afternoon.

Gettysburg fullback Jay Toscano carried 20 times for a career-high 134 yards, including a 71-yard scamper in the second quarter to set up the Bullets' lone touchdown. Dennis Flaherty completed 16 of 34 passes for 184 yards and three interceptions.

St. Lawrence took advantage of two costly Gettysburg turnovers to stake itself to a 14-0 first-quarter lead.

On the third play from scrimmage, Flaherty overthrew Pat Jordan on third-and-6 from the Gettysburg 29. Hoffman intercepted the pass and galloped 34 yards into the end zone to make it 7-0 Saints only 1:19 into the game. The seven points were St. Lawrence's first in four games, dating back to a 41-7 loss to Hobart on Sept. 30.

Midway through the first quarter, Matt Hiller picked off a Flaherty pass to set up St. Lawrence at its own 39. With Alexander carrying eight out of the 10 plays, the Saints marched 61 yards in 4 minutes, 24 seconds to take a 14-0 lead.

Gettysburg answered with its only points of the game with seven minutes left in the second quarter. With the Bullets at their own 10, Toscano broke a 71-yard run up the middle to the St. Lawrence 19. Six plays later, Alex Nicholas scored from 1 yard out to cut the Saint lead to 14-6. Dan Evanko's extra point attempt sailed wide, however, to maintain the eight-point deficit.

From there, the Saints used Alexander and key defensive stops to notch the victory. The Saints opened the half with a 17-play, 64-yard drive that produced no points, but consumed 7 minutes, 20 seconds before the Bullets touched the football. Alexander carried 11 times for 72 yards on that march alone.

The Bullets had a number of opportunities to tie the game in the final quarter. With 14:09 left, Flaherty hit Jordan on a 33-yard strike down the middle of the field to give Gettysburg a first-and-10 on the St. Lawrence 37. The Saints, however, held on a fourth-and-4 to take the ball back with 11:58 remaining.

The Bullets' next possession stalled on the Saint 39 with 2:54 remaining, but Gettysburg stopped St. Lawrence on three plays to get the ball back on its own 20 with 1:19 left and no timeouts.

Flaherty connected with Nicholas and Toscano on four consecutive passes as the Bullets marched to the Saint 22 with 13 seconds left. On the next play, Nicholas hauled in Flaherty's pass, but was tackled by Hiller well short of the first down, allowing time to expire.

St. Lawrence safety Mark Van Dien keyed the Saint defensive effort with a game-high 14 tackles and a clutch interception on the last play of the first half. Matt Wightman added 13 tackles while Frank Civitella made eight stops, including the game's only sack.

Ryan Moore and Keith Adams paced the Bullet defense with 13 tackles each. Starting fullback and team rushing leader Bryan Pojanowski carried nine times for 17 yards before leaving the game in the second quarter due to injury.

Fitchburg State 14, Bridgewater State (Mass.) 7
FITCHBURG, Mass. -- For the first time in school history, the Fitchburg State Falcons prevailed over the Bears of Bridgewater State 14-7 on "Senior Day" at Elliot Field.

"This is a great win for our program," said FSC coach Dave Flynn. "I told our seniors that this win was for them." This is the 17th season that Fitchburg has had a varsity program.

Down 7-0 going into the second half, Fitchburg State (4-4 overall, 4-2 NEFC Bogan Division) capitalized on an interception by Sean McGuire on the first play of the half. Three plays later, Fitchburg quarterback Nino DeCarolis connected with Peter Gunderson  at the left hash mark before falling into the end zone to get the Falcons on the board with a 42-yard bomb. Joe Davolio added the kick, making it 7-7.

From there the FSC defense stepped up yet again, this time with senior lineman Kevin Callahan forcing and recovering a BSC fumble to set up another Fitchburg scoring drive. Carld Auguste scored the final touchdown, punching it in from three yards away with just over ten minutes remaining in the third quarter.

Bridgewater State (6-2, 4-1) then attempted to put a drive together, marching from its own 12 down to the Fitchburg 22 before Bears quarterback Patrick Callahan dropped back on the 16th play of the drive and was picked off by Falcon defensive back Bryan Deshler in the right flat at the FSC 3. 

The Bears' touchdown was scored by Chris Carr on a 12-yard scoring strike from Callahan midway through the second quarter. BSC was without the services of All-New England wide receiver Andy Macaione, who was lost for the season last weekend with a broken clavicle.

The Fitchburg defense forced a total of seven turnovers and limited the potent Bridgewater State running attack to 89 on the day. FSC outgained the Bears 186 to 75 in the second half.   

Nichols 30, Westfield State 3
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Senior running back Matt Fox scored three touchdowns and rushed for 183 yards on 30 carries to lead Nichols College to a 30-3 New England Football Conference victory over Westfield State.

Nichols improved its record to 6-2 overall following the interdivisional matchup. Westfield dropped to 3-5.

The undermanned Westfield State team led 3-0 after the first quarter, but Fox gave Nichols the lead on a 1-yard touchdown to cap a 16-play, 68-yard drive with 9:05 left in the first half.

Nichols led at the half 10-3, on Dan Herrero's 34-yard field goal with 1:44 remaining. Fox's second score -- a 12-yard run early in the third quarter, was set up when teammate David Sher blocked a punt and the Bison took over at the Westfield 18. Fox's third touchdown -- a 1-yard run early in the fourth quarter -- capped an 11-play, 61-yard drive.

Quarterback Jarrod Rouazoin threw for 112 yards, completing 7 of 15 passes, in Nichols' balanced attack.

Westfield's leading rusher was quarterback John Frasco with 15 carries for 79 yards. However, he suffered a mild concussion late in the second half and did not play the remainder of the game.

The defensive standout for Nichols was sophomore linebacker Brian St. Peter of Marshfield, who racked up 20 tackles, including nine solos. Westfield sophomore Jaret Foley had a team-high 13 tackles and a fumble recovery.

Ohio Northern 38, Wilmington 30
WILMINGTON, Ohio -- Jamal Robertson ran for a career-high 256 yards and a pair of touchdowns to help Ohio Northern rally from a 30-10 deficit to post a 38-30 victory against Wilmington on Saturday at Williams Stadium.

Shane Franzer completed 17 of 35 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns for the Polar Bears (6-2, 6-1 Ohio Athletic Conference). Robertson carried the ball 35 times for 256 yards and 2 TDs and has surpassed the 100-yard mark five times this season and a school-record 18 times in his career. Robertson's TDs gives him 46 for his career and he also has 278 points, both school records.

Adam Ryan completed 25 of 47 passes for 335 yards and two scores for Wilmington (5-3, 5-2).

Trailing 30-10 with 3:12 left in the second quarter, Northern exploded for 14 points before the half . ONU drove 59 yards in five plays as Robertson ran in from nine yards out to pull within 30-17 with 1:33 left in the quarter. Freshman Ryan DiFranco, playing in his first collegiate game, intercepted Ryan two plays later and returned it to the WC 27-yard line.

It took four plays for ONU to score. Franzer hit Agozzino on a 7-yard TD pass to bring the Polar Bears within 30-24 with nine seconds to go before intermission.

Robertson gave the Polar Bears a 31-30 lead with 11:20 left in the game when he bounced outside and raced 71 yards for a score, capping a 95-yard drive. Franzer put the game away with a 1-yard sneak with :13 left in the game.

"We had a flurry at the end of the first half that got us back into the ball game," ONU head coach Tom Kaczkowski said. "Our defense posted a shutout in the second half and that was big. We showed a lot of heart to
hang in there and come away with the win."

Wilmington was unstoppable in the first half, scoring on each of its five possessions.

The Polar Bears took the opening kickoff and marched 61 yards in five plays, scoring on a 34-yard pass from Franzer to Jeremy Agozzino, to make it 7-0 with 1:54 gone in the contest.

The Quakers returned the favor on their first drive, marching 66 yards in 18 plays, taking 8:57 off the clock. Ryan's 8-yard pass to Aaron Faucett tied the game at 7-7 with 4:09 left in the opening quarter.

After the Polar Bears went three-and-out, Antonio Broadnax returned Franzer's punt 54 yards for a TD to give Wilmington a 13-7 lead. Arthur Steele's PAT was wide left and the score remained 13-7. Cipra nailed a 37-yard field goal on ONU's next possession, bringing ONU within 13-10 with 12:25 left in the half.

WC answered again, marching 80 yards to pull ahead 20-10 on Ryan's 11-yard pass to Cain with 9:07 to go in the second quarter. WC went ahead 22-10 when Jamal Robertson was tackled in his own end zone with 4:41 to go.

ONU took over at its own 1-yard line after WC turned it over on downs on a controversial series of events. On a third-and-12 play from the ONU 13, the Quakers completed a pass to the ONU 2. But the officials realized the play was actually fourth down and ONU took over.

The Quakers extended their lead to 30-10 with 3:12 left before halftime, taking ONU's free kick and driving 63 yards for a score. Edwin Short scampered in from 3 yards out and Ryan hit Ron Cosby for the two-point conversion.