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42
Winner Muskingum MUM 3-0 , 2-0
13
Wilmington (OH) WCQ 0-3 , 0-2
Winner
Muskingum MUM
3-0 , 2-0
42
Final
13
Wilmington (OH) WCQ
0-3 , 0-2
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
MUM Muskingum 7 14 7 14 42
WCQ Wilmington (OH) 7 3 3 0 13

Game Recap: Football |

Quakers Downed by Muskies on Homecoming

(WILMINGTON, Ohio) – The Wilmington College football team lost their homecoming contest Saturday afternoon to the visiting Muskingum University Fighting Muskies, 42-13. The Quakers got on the scoreboard first thanks to a 62-yard touchdown run by freshman Kai Smith. The offense stalled out after that as Wilmington dropped to 0-3 overall this season and 0-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC).

As mentioned, Kai Smith got Wilmington on the board less than two minutes into the contest with a huge touchdown run for the second touchdown of his collegiate career. The Muskies answered right back with a touchdown of their own to knot the score at 7-7 in the first quarter. Neither team scored for the remainder of the first, as both quarterbacks threw an interception during the quarter.

Wilmington went back up 10-7 in the second quarter after a drive that began at the Muskingum 40 fizzled out at the Muskies five-yard line and turned into a 22-yard Connor Bucksath field goal. The Muskies scored on their next two possessions and took a 21-10 advantage into the locker room.

The Quakers had good field position once again in the third quarter, starting a drive at the Muskies 33-yard line. They pushed the ball down to their six-yard line but settled for a 23-yard Bucksath field goal to make it a 21-13 deficit.

Muskingum scored again and went ahead 28-13 heading into the final quarter. Muskingum scored two more times in the fourth quarter to win the game 42-13.

Notables
  • Freshman Kai Smith ran the ball 14 times for 179 yards and one touchdown. This is the most rushing yards in a game for a Wilmington player since Nehemiah Jenkins rushed for 194 yards last season against The College of Wooster (9/2/2023).
  • Lathan Jones caught four passes for 45 yards.
  • Connor Bucksath made two field goals of 22 and 23 yards.
  • Michael Williams Jr. had five tackles in the game (three solo, one assisted) and had the lone Quakers sack of the contest. He also had a quarterback hurry (QB hurry).
  • Samuel Brooks (eight solo) and Luke Wroten (five solo, three assisted) tied for the team lead with eight tackles. Brooks also forced a fumble, while Wroten had 1.5 tackles for loss in the contest.
  • Quentin Davis had an interception for the Quakers and a pass breakup.
  • Elisha Aryee and Jayden Fulsom both had pass breakups, and Noah Perry had a QB hurry.

What's Up Next
The Quakers are back on the road next weekend, as they travel to Ohio Northern University to battle the Polar Bears at 1:30 P.M.
 
 
 
 
 
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