(ALLIANCE, Ohio) – The Wilmington College football team held a second quarter lead over the University of Mount Union Purple Raiders Saturday afternoon on the road, 10-7. However, they would ultimately drop the game, 70-27. Wilmington is now 2-5 overall this season.
The Purple Raiders went ahead 7-0 within the first five minutes of the game, before a
Camden Marx 35-yard field goal late in the first quarter pushed the score to 7-3. The field goal drive was set up by chunk plays of 31 yards to
Kaiden Molnar, 13 yards to
Darryl Story, and a 14-yard
Lucas King rush.
On the ensuing kickoff, Marx forced a Mount Union fumble that was recovered by Jarrett Thompson to set Wilmington up in great field position heading into the second quarter. The possession would end with a King to
Joseph Spann 24-yard touchdown connection for a 10-7 Quakers lead.
Wilmington made it to the Purple Raiders 35-yard line late in the half but turned it over on downs and went into the break down 28-10.
The Quakers next points came on a 94-yard
Darryl Story kickoff return touchdown. Marx hit another field goal late in the third quarter, this time from 43 yards out. A
Miles Hostetler to
Xander Logan four-yard touchdown completed the scoring for Wilmington in their loss.
Notables
- Darryl Story returned his second kickoff of the season for a touchdown this afternoon against the Purple Raiders and becomes just the fifth player in NCAA Division III to have two kickoff return touchdowns this season.
- Camden Marx knocked in a pair of field goals for the second week in a row, with his 43-yarder becoming his new career long field goal. He was also 3-3 on extra points and forced a fumble.
- The Quakers 27 points against Mount Union is their most ever in a game against the Purple Raiders.
- Joseph Spann and Amare Middleton both finished with 54 receiving yards, while Spann made six catches and Middleton four.
- Kaiden Molnar rushed 12 times for 49 yards.
- Nick Morrow made a team high seven tackles in the game.
- Darrick Perdue racked up 2.5 tackles for loss while Morrow added half a tackle for loss.
- Javon Pray recorded an interception for the second week in a row.
What's Up Next
The Quakers host Baldwin Wallace University at 1:30 P.M. on Halloween in Williams Stadium.
