Yellow Jackets Have Lost Three Straight
BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin-Wallace College football team was shut out by Marietta College, 26-0, today (November 6) in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup at the Don Drumm Stadium in Marietta and has now lost its last three consecutive games.
With the loss, B-W falls to 6-3 overall and 5-3 in the OAC while Marietta improves to 6-3 overall and 5-3 in the OAC. The shutout was the first for the Yellow Jackets since last year's Mount Union game in which the Purple Raiders defeated B-W 22-0 in Alliance.
The story of the first half was missed opportunities by both teams. Marietta threatened in the first quarter with the ball on the B-W three-yard line, but an interception by junior defensive end Ryan Lewis (Castalia/ Margaretta) ended the Pioneer scoring opportunity keeping the game scoreless.
After a scoreless first quarter, Marietta placekicker Bobby Lemasters gave the Pioneers a 3-0 lead with a 23-yard field goal with 11:22 left in the half. B-W would later set up for a chance to tie the game at 3-3 with a potential 20-yard field goal, but a failed fake field goal attempt kept the game at 3-0 heading into the break.
In the third quarter, the Yellow Jackets again had a valuable scoring chance, this time at the Marietta one-yard line, but B-W could not convert and would have to settle for another field goal attempt. The Pioneer defense blocked the 20-yard attempt and Marietta's J.J. Wheeler returned the ball 93-yards for a touchdown to extend the lead to 10-0. The blocked field goal sparked a 20 point unanswered streak by the Pioneers in a span of five plays.
Lemasters made his second field goal of the game highlighting a 13 play, 62-yard drive with 8:19 left in the fourth quarter en route to the 26-0 victory.
B-W accounted for 327 yards of total offense (172 rushing, 155 passing). Sophomore running back Brandon Hedges (Oregon/ Clay) rushed for a team-high 112 yards on 25 carries. Sophomore quarterback Mike DiAngelo (Steubenville/ Senior) completed eight of 14 passes for 66 yards. Senior tight end Nate Wilder (Youngstown/Cardinal Mooney) had a team-high three receptions for 37 yards and senior wideout Gary Kopchak (Brookpark/ Midpark), junior David Peterson (Stow/ Walsh Jesuit) and junior fullback Bryan Pickens (New London/ Norwalk St. Paul) each added two receptions.
Marietta tallied 263 yards of total offense (146 rushing, 117 passing) led by tailback Steven Wagner who rushed for 145 yards on 24 carries including a 40-yard touchdown run. Quarterback Jason Vrable completed eight of 12 passes for 117 yards and two interceptions.
B-W will be in action next weekend when it travels to University Heights to face OAC and Cleveland Cross-Town rival John Carroll University on Saturday, November 13 at 1:30 p.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON B-W FOOTBALL AND OTHER ATHLETICS, Please contact B-W SID Kevin Ruple by either telephone by calling (440) 826-2327 or by FAX machine by calling (440) 826-2329. Kevin Ruple can also be reached via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu.
B-W head football coach John Snell can be reached by calling (440) 826-2069 or athletics secretary Jackie Ryan at (440) 826-2184. The Athletic Department FAX machine can be reached at (440) 826-2192. John Snell can also be reached via e-mail at jsnell@bw.edu.
Game Notes vs. Marrieta
The BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE YELLOW JACKET football team will travel to Marietta,, Ohio to play an Ohio Athletic Conference football game on Saturday, November 6, 2004 at Don Drumm Stadium at 1:30 p.m.
RADIO -- B-W campus radio station WBWC, 88.3 FM, will carry the game live from from Berea with the pre-game show starting at 1:00 p.m. Sports Director Dave Kich will call the play-by-play. WBWC broadcasts all home and away Yellow Jacket games. The live broadcast can also be heard live via the internet at www.bw.edu/athletics.
In addition, all Yellow Jacket games, home and away, will be carried by Salem Communications via Cleveland based radio stations WHK (1420 AM), WHKW (1220 AM) or WCCD (1000 AM). This game will be carried live by WHKW. Veteran Cleveland sportscasters Adam Mendoza and Carmen Angelo call the games.
BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE
LOCATION : Berea, Ohio
NICKNAME: Yellow Jackets
2004 RECORD: 6-2
OAC RECORD: 5-2
LAST GAME: Lost to Mt. Union, 24-7, in Berea on 10/30
HEAD COACH: John Snell
ALMA MATER/ YEAR: Baldwin-Wallace / 1989
YEAR AT B-W: Third
B-W RECORD: 24-6
CAREER RECORD: same
SERIES BEGAN: 1974
SERIES RECORD B-W 24-2-0
LAST MEETING: 2003, B-W won, 57-15, in Berea
SERIES STREAK: B-W, seven straight games.
NEXT WEEK: 11/13: at John Carroll; 1:30 p.m.
MARIETTA COLLEGE
LOCATION: Marietta, Ohio
NICKNAME: Pioneers
2004 RECORD: 5-3
OAC RECORD: 4-3
LAST GAME: Beat Wilmington, 48-7, in Marietta on 10/30
HEAD COACH: Todd Glasser
ALMA MATER / YEAR: WI- Eau Claire/1993
YEAR AT MC: Second
MC RECORD: 7-11
CAREER RECORD: same
SERIES BEGAN: 1974
SERIES RECORD B-W 24-2-0
LAST MEETING: 2003, B-W won, 57-15, in Berea
SERIES STREAK: B-W, seven straight games.
NEXT WEEK: 11/13: at John Carroll; 1:30 p.m.
The Game -- The Baldwin-Wallace College football team will look to get back on the winning track when it faces OAC rival Marietta College in Marietta.
B-W enters this game with a 6-2 overall and 5-2 OAC record following a 24-7 loss to top-ranked Mount Union College last Saturday at The George Finnie Stadium in Berea. It was B-W's second straight defeat after beginning the season with six straight wins.
Marietta enters this game with a 5-3 overall and 4-3 OAC slate after beating Wilmington College, 48-7, in Marietta last Saturday at Don Drumm Stadium. The win was Marietta's second straight.
The Baldwin-Wallace College versus Marietta College Series -- The Yellow Jackets of Baldwin-Wallace College and the Pioneers of Marietta College have previously met 26 times dating back to the first meeting in 1974. The Yellow Jackets lead the all-time series, 24-2-0, including winning the last sevenstraight meetings. Last year, B-W beat Marietta, 57-15, on November 8, 2003 in Berea. The last Marietta win came in Marietta in 1996 when the Pioneers defeated the Yellow Jackets, 43-30.
Last Year: Baldwin-Wallace -- 57, Marietta -- 15 in Berea, Ohio on November 8, 2003 --B-W defeated Marietta, 57-15, at The George Finni Stadium in Berea. The win was B-W's seventh straight. Offensively, graduated running back Mark Anders played the 17:28 of the game and rushed for a game-high 145 yards in eight attempts and scored on runs of 65, 18 and 32 yards. His 65-yarder occurred on the first play of scrimmage for the Yellow Jackets. In addition to Anders, graduated cornerback and current student assistant coach Tom DeLuca scored on a 46-yard punt return. It was the third TD return of his career (one on a kickoff return and another on a school-record 92-yard interception return). Defensively, B-W allowed 267 yards, including most of it after the game was decided. Graduated All-American safety Greg Koch intercepted two passes and junior All-OAC outside linebacker OLB Justin Pricehorn (Massillon/ Washington) tied for team-high with six tackles.
Scouting the Baldwin-Wallace College Yellow Jackets and B-W Statistical Leaders - After eight games, sophomore RB Brandon Hedges (Oregon/ Clay) tops the team and OAC with 1,016 rushing yards on 181 attempts (5.6 yards per carry) and 13 TD. Hedges is tied for the team lead in receiving with 19 catches for 157 yards and leads the OAC in scoring (78 points) and all-purose yards (1,173 yards). Senior RB Ashraf Khatib (Lakewood/ Senior) is second in rushing with 92 yards on 21 attempts. In passing, sophomore QB Mike DiAngelo has completed 97 of 182 passes for 53.3 percent for 1,143 yards and eight TD with eight interceptions. He has a 111.76 QB efficency rating. The receiving corps are led by Nate Wilder, David Peterson and senior two-time Academic All-OAC WR Dave Ehrman (Strongsville) and senior Gary Kopchak (Brook Park/ Midpark). Peterson has 14 catches to tie Wilder for the second. Wilder has 14 grabs for 147 yards and a team-leading five TD. Kopchak has 12 catches for 184 yards and a TD. Ehrman has 11 catches for 183 yards and one TD. Sophomore WR Scott Kovelan (North Olmsted) has nine catches for a team-leading 213 yards and a TD. Defensively, junior middle linebacker Joe George tops the team with 68 tackles, including 4.5 for loss, and is one of seven players with one interception. Junior All-OAC outside linebacker Justin Princehorn (Massillon/ Washington) is second with 62 tackles, including 6.5 for loss. Senior All-OAC defensive end Ryan Lewis (Holland/ Springfield) has the most QB sacks with seven for 48 yards in losses. He also tops the team with 11.5 total tackles for losses of 59 yards. On special teams, freshman punter Kevin Soflkanics (Middleburg Heights/ Midpark) is averaging an OAC-leading 42.4 yards per punt in 48 attempts with a long punt of 66 yards and 19 landing inside the opponent's 20-yard line. Senior placekicker Aaron Redd (Swanton) is 20-of-23 in PAT kicks and three-of-five in field goal attempts to be third on the team in scoring with 29 points. Freshman Brad Rhoden (Galena/ Big Walnut) tops all punt returners with 13 returns for a 15.0-yard average and seven kick returns for a 22.9-yard average.
Scouting the Marietta College Pioneers and the Marietta Statistical Leaders-- The Pioneers return 31 lettermen and 17 starters from last year's team that finished 2-8 overall and 1-8 in the OAC. Offensively, junior running back Steven Wagner is one of the OAC's best and enters today's game with 807 rushing yards on 157 attempts (5.1 yards per carry) with six TD. Sophomore QB Jason Vrable has completed 86 passes in 138 attempts for 900 yards with four TD and four interceptions. Vrable has a 120.0 QB efficency rating. He has also rushed for 52 yards in 41 attempts with two TD. The receiving corps are led by senior Mike Valliante and LB/ WR Chris Sidick, who can play on both sides of the ball at different times. Valliante tops the Pioneers with 22 catches for 147 yards. Sidick, who has 21 tackles on defense, has 19 receptions for 218 yards and one TD. He has also rushed the ball 14 times for 143 yards and two TD. Also, look for sophomore WR Jason Curry, who has 13 grabs for 210 yards and two TD to be a key receiver for Vrable. When the offense stalls, senior PK Bobby LeMasters can do the job. He has connected on five of nine field goals and 15 of 18 PATs for 30 points. Curry is the punter and averages 36.4 yards per boot in 49 attempts with 13 punts landing inside the opponents 20-yard line. Defensively, senior free safety Thadd Sharrett is the top tackler with 67 stops. Cornerback Brett Munn is fourth in tackles with 49 and tops the squad with four interceptions. Sophomore OLB Anthony Hoffman has the most QB sacks with five for 36 yards in losses.
B-W's LAST GAME: On Oct. 30, Mount Union -- 24, Baldwin-Wallace -- 7 -- in Berea, Ohio-- The Yellow Jackets dropped their second straight game and fell to 6-2 overall and 5-2 in the OAC with a hard-fought, 24-7, loss to Mount Union College at The George Finnie Stadium in Berea. Despite the loss, sophomore RB Brandon Hedges ran for a team-high 111 yards in 21 attempts and scored on a 58-yard run. Defensively, junior linebackers Joe George and Justin Princehorn combined for 25 tackles, including a game-high 13 by George. Freshman punted Kevin Soflkiancs punted five times for a 41.4-yard average, including a 57-yarder.
MARIETTA'S LAST GAME: On Oct. 23, Marietta -- 48, Wilmington -- 7-- in Marietta,Ohio-- The Pioneers won their second straight game as they defeated OAC foe Wilmington College, 48-7, at Don Drumm Stadium last Saturday to improve to 5-3 overall and 4-3 in the OAC. Offensively, Marietta outgained Wilmington, 435-198, including 287-67 on the ground. RB Steven Wagner led the Pioneers on the ground with a game-high 122 yards in 11 attempts, including TD runs of four and 68 yards. RB/WR/LB Chris Sidick ran for a career-high 105 yards in four attempts and scored on runs of 11 and eight yards. Backup RB Joe Webb also ran for 56 yards in 16 attempts and scored a TD. Jason Vrable completed 12 of 15 passes for 145 yards and two TD. Jason Curry and Mike Valliante each caught three passes and Sidick caughtv two, including one for his third TD of the game. Defensively, J.J. Wheeler and Scottie Nelson led the team with five tackles each.
The Yellow Jacket Notebook
B-W Has 38 Straight Winning Seasons -- The Yellow Jackets have a seasonal wining streak of 38 years. The streak is second longest in all of college football. B-W has not had a losing season since 1966. Linfield (Oregon) College has the nation's longest streak at 48 years.
Senior Wide Receiver Dave Ehrman Ends Reception Streak -- Senior WR Dave Ehrman ended a B-W and OAC-record streak of 39 straight games with a reception when he did not catch a pass against Mt. Union. Ehrman had caught a pass in every game of his collegiate career -- 39 straight games -- prior to playing Mt. Union.
Next Week's Game at John Carroll Will Be Televised -- B-W's regular season finale at John Carroll University on Saturday, November 13 in University Heights (a 1:30 p.m. kickoff) will be televised throughout Northeast Ohio and into both Central Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. The game will be produced by Classic Teleproductions of Twinsburg, Ohio and aired on PBS channels 45 and 49 with the potential of reaching 2.4 million homes.
The Yellow Jackets Are Going to Spain in May -- Members of this year's Yellow Jacket football team will travel to Spain next May (2005) to travel to country for 10 days, including playing a game against a club team. More details on the trip will follow during this season.
For More On Current B-W Football -- The latest statistics and information about B-W football can be found on the B-W Sports Website at http://www.bw.edu/athletics. Offensive statistics will be posted on the website following all games and defensive statistics will be posted every Monday by 5:00 p.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON B-W FOOTBALL AND OTHER ATHLETICS, Please contact B-W SID Kevin Ruple by either telephone by calling (440) 826-2327 or 2325 or by facsimile machine by calling (440) 826-2329. Kevin Ruple can also be reached via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu.
B-W head football coach John Snell can be reached by calling (440) 826-2069 or by FAX machine at (440) 826-2192.
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