2008 guide - Ohio Wesleyan University

2007 OWU REVIEW342007 IN REVIEWFranklin 34, Ohio Wesleyan 21Sept. 1 at Selby FieldSteve Hymes fueled a comeback that sliced a 27-0 deficit to27-21 early in the fourth quarter, but the Grizzlies seized backthe momentum by returning a blocked punt for a touchdownand went on to defeat Ohio Wesleyan in the season opener forboth teams. Down, 27-0, the Bishops got on the scoreboard whenHymes connected with Nathan Osborn on a 62-yard bomb. Apair of double-digit gains by Hymes highlighted the next drive,which ended in a 3-yard run by Zack Rojek that brought OhioWesleyan within 27-14 in the closing seconds of the third quarter.Hymes then scored on a 43-yard run that made it a 27-21 gamewith 9:48 left in regulation time.Franklin 20 0 7 7 — 34Ohio Wesleyan 0 0 14 7 — 21SCORINGFirst QuarterFC — Mongan 1 run (Magdalinos kick failed), 10:34FC — Gorrell 5 pass from Rupp (Magdalinos kick), 6:37FC — Gregory 12 pass from Rupp (Magdalinos kick), 4:43Third QuarterFC — Hartsfield 51 run (Magdalinos kick), 10:36OWU — N. Osborn 62 pass from Hymes (Kras kick), 8:26OWU — Rojek 3 run (Kras kick), :42Fourth QuarterOWU — Hymes 43 run (Romano kick), 9:48FC — Tierney 11 blocked punt return (Magdalinos kick), 7:09Individual LeadersTeam TotalsRushing (No-Yards)Rushes-YdsFC: Hartsfield 11-135, Bennett 5-41. 25-201OWU: Hymes 24-157, Rojek 7-23. 45-202Passing (Att-Comp-Yds-TD-Int)Att-Comp-YdsFC: Rupp 22-17-121-2-0. 22-17-121OWU: Hymes 32-18-159-1-0. 32-18-159Receiving (No-Yards)Total Offense (Plays-Yds-FD)FC: Gorrell 4-19, Gregory 3-22. 47-322-15OWU: Raeford 5-44, N. Osborn 3-71. 77-361-21Catholic 20, Ohio Wesleyan 14Sept. 8 at Selby FieldRojek scored on a 2-yard run to bring Ohio Wesleyan within20-14 late in the third quarter, but the Cardinals turned awaythe Bishops 3 times during the fourth quarter to hold on for anon-conference win. Tommy Saunders led the Bishop defensewith 10 tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup and wasnamed NCAC Defensive Player of the Week.Catholic 7 13 0 0 — 20Ohio Wesleyan 0 7 7 0 — 14SCORINGFirst QuarterCUA — Buis 46 pass from Ricca (Breslin kick), 9:46Second QuarterCUA — Saunders 20 pass from Ricca (Breslin kick), 14:52OWU — Dennis 30 pass from Boff (Kras kick), 12:49CUA — Hendley 3 run (Breslin kick failed), 3:23Third QuarterOWU — Rojek 2 run (Kras kick), 3:31Individual LeadersTeam TotalsRushing (No-Yards)Rushes-YdsCUA: Barry 9-60, Hendley 9-58 46-130OWU: Rojek 19-77, K.Adams 9-42. 39-130Passing (Att-Comp-Yds-TD-Int)Att-Comp-YdsCUA: Ricca 30-20-213-2-2, Jacobs 7-3-30-0-0. 37-23-243OWU: Boff 17-8-113-1-1, Fisher 5-1-1-0-0. 22-9-114Receiving (No-Yards)Total Offense (Plays-Yds-FD)CUA: Buis 7-113, Rogers 5-28. 83-373-25OWU: Dennis 4-77, K. Adams 2-(-4). 61-244-152008 Ohio Wesleyan FootballWabash 15, Ohio Wesleyan 0Sept. 22 at Selby FieldThe Little Giants broke a scoreless tie with a third-quartersafety, then got a pair of second-half touchdown passes in defeatingOhio Wesleyan in the NCAC opener for both teams. OhioWesleyan held the statistical edge at halftime, outgaining Wabashby a margin of 219-59. The Bishop defense held Wabash to27 yards rushing, while the offense held on to the ball for nearly22 minutes of the half.Wabash 0 0 8 7 — 15Ohio Wesleyan 0 0 0 0 — 0SCORINGThird QuarterWAB — safety, Fisher tackled in end zone, 12:37WAB — Sorenson 6 pass from Hudson (Finley kick failed), 2:56Fourth QuarterWAB — Graham 13 pass from Hudson (Finley kick), 9:26Individual LeadersTeam TotalsRushing (No-Yards)Rushes-YdsWAB: Sobecki 16-55, Kimp 5-33. 30-105OWU: Fisher 17-52, K. Adams 10-49. 44-154Passing (Att-Comp-Yds-TD-Int)Att-Comp-YdsWAB: Augustinovicz 19-9-57-0-2, Hudson 12-9-90-2-0. 31-18-147OWU: Fisher 20-10-70-0-0, Boff 9-7-95-0-1. 30-17-165Receiving (No-Yards)Total Offense (Plays-Yds-FD)WAB: Rode 6-36, Russell 4-41. 61-252-16OWU: Dennis 9-104, Raeford 5-41. 74-319-17Ohio Wesleyan 35, Kenyon 27Sept. 29 at GambierKyle Adams and Steven Brown each ran for more than 100yards and a pair of second-half touchdowns to lead Ohio Wesleyanover the Lords in NCAC action. Adams led the Bishopswith 137 yards and 2 touchdowns on 16 carries, while Brownran for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns on 18 carries. They becamethe first Ohio Wesleyan tandem to rush for 100 yards in a gamesince Oct. 23, 2004, when Eric Indiciani and Nick Rice topped thecentury mark, also against Kenyon.Ohio Wesleyan 7 0 20 8 — 35Kenyon 7 0 14 6 — 27SCORINGFirst QuarterKEN — Arbolaez 1 run (Trachtenberg kick), 12:38OWU — Orr 11 run (Kras kick), 10:58KEN — Coombs 4 run (Rothschild kick), :58Third QuarterOWU — K. Adams 16 run (Kras kick), 13:04OWU — K. Adams 1 run (Kras kick), 7:16KEN — R. Sanchez 9 run (Trachtenberg kick), 3:51OWU — S. Brown 4 run (Kras kick failed), 2:45KEN — M. Sanchez 28 pass from R. Sanchez (Trachtenberg kick), :32Fourth QuarterOWU — S. Brown 11 run (S. Brown run), 13:42KEN — Clair 7 pass from Hermanson (Trachtenberg kick failed), :50Individual LeadersTeam TotalsRushing (No-Yards)Rushes-YdsOWU: K. Adams 16-137, S. Brown 18-102. 55-401KEN: R. Sanchez 20-116, Arbolaez 22-77. 52-214Passing (Att-Comp-Yds-TD-Int)Att-Comp-YdsOWU: Boff 5-1-5-0-0, Fisher 4-3-43-0-0. 9-4-48KEN: R. Sanchez 32-17-213-1-0, Hermanson 1-1-7-1-0. 33-18-220Receiving (No-Yards)Total Offense (Plays-Yds-FD)OWU: N. Osborn 1-35, Dennis 1-5. 64-449-24KEN: Clair 5-39, Shoemaker 4-40. 85-434-25