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BAY CITY, Mich. - Hillsdale College junior running back Joe Glendening (East Grand Rapids, Mich.) was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) "Offensive Player of the Week" after scoring five touchdowns in the Chargers' 35-26 come-from-behind win at Lake Erie College on Saturday. University of Findlay senior safety Isaiah Ballard (Toledo, Ohio/Rogers) earned "Defensive Player of the Week Honors," while Ferris State University junior defensive end Cody Groulx (Montrose, Mich./Hill McCloy) was tabbed "Special Teams Player of the Week."
Ashland - The Eagles scored a season-high 45
points against Northern Michigan. After NMU scored the
game’s first 13 points, AU scored the game’s next 31
points…true freshman slot back Jordan McCune (Bellville,
Ohio/Clear Fork), rushed for a career-high 143 yards and two
touchdowns on 21 carries against NMU. McCune leads AU in
rushing with 396 yards…when the Eagles fumbled away the
opening kickoff against NMU, it gave them two lost fumbles for the
season. That’s as many as the Eagles lost in all of
2010…senior Gregg Berkshire (Ashland, Ohio) averaged 47.0
ypp., on four punts against NMU. Berkshire also had one field goal.
As of last week, Berkshire was tied for first in the country in
field goals per game…the Eagles continue to work to find
ways to get the ball to freshman wide receiver Eric Thompkins
(Canton, Ohio/South). Thompkins is averaging 17.6 ypc., on 13
catches. Over the last two weeks he has eight receptions and is
averaging 19.5 ypc.
Ferris State - FSU put together a complete
performance in a dominating 48-13 GLIAC road win over the Tiffin
Dragons on Saturday afternoon... The Bulldogs improved to 3-1
overall and 2-1 in GLIAC action with the victory. The win was
the second-straight for FSU... Junior defensive end Cody Groulx
provided perhaps the biggest play of the day in the Bulldogs’
decisive win. With the Bulldogs trailing 7-3 late in the
first quarter, Groulx blocked a Dragon punt and recovered it the
endzone for his first career touchdown. The score turned the
tide of the contest as FSU scored the next 45 points to take a 48-7
advantage. It was the first of two blocked kicks for the
Bulldogs... FSU senior QB Tom Schneider completed 14-of-19 passes
for 175 yards and three scores while playing only a little over one
half of the contest. Schneider threw a 50-yard TD pass and
also had two scoring passes of 18 yards... Ferris State racked up
446 yards of total offense to only 207 for the Dragons and limited
TU to only 32 rushing yards on 21 carries... Bulldog junior running
back Skyler Stoker ran for a game-high 98 yards on 12
attempts.
Findlay - The Oilers ended an 11-game losing
streak against Grand Valley State University, defeating the Lakers
26-20 in Lubbers Stadium. The win over the Lakers was their
first since 1972. The Oilers forced six turnovers in the
game, picking off three passes and recovering three fumbles.
Offensively, junior running back Monterae Williams finished with 96
yards and two scores on 22 carries while junior quarterback Clay
Belton passed for 150 yards and racked up 60 more yards on the
ground. Sophomore wide receiver Seth White caught a
career-high eight passes for 63 yards as well. Defensively,
senior defensive back Donte Johnson led the team with 11 tackles
while senior defensive back Isaiah Ballard and junior defensive
back Bryan Womack recorded ten stops apiece. Ballard also
forced two fumbles and recovered one, which he ran back 39-yards
for a score.
Grand Valley State - Grand Valley State sophomore
running back Hersey Jackson (Allendale, Mich.) rushed for a
career-high 124 yards and two Tds on 28 carries versus
Findlay…Junior RB Norman Shuford (Farmington Hills,
Mich./Harrison) rushed for 77 yards on 12 carries versus the Oilers
and moved past the 1,000-yard career rushing mark (1,058) on just
152 carries. Shuford is averaging 6.9 yards per carry in his
career.
Hillsdale - The Chargers earned their third win
in a row Saturday afternoon, 35-26, in its first-ever trip to
Painesville, Ohio, over Lake Erie College…The team is off to
a 3-0 start in conference play and is tied for first place in the
GLIAC South Division with Wayne State …Junior RB Joe
Glendening had a huge game for Hillsdale, rushing for four
touchdowns and catching a one-yard scoring pass from junior QB
Anthony Mifsud…Glendening has a GLIAC-best 13 touchdowns on
the season, 11 on the ground…His 78 points through four
games already rank him eighth in school history in scoring for a
single season…He ran for 72 yards on 10 carries in the
fourth quarter of Saturday’s game, helping Hillsdale come
back from a 26-21 deficit in the fourth
quarter…Saturday’s game was Hillsdale’s first
day game of the season, and the first one decided by more than a
touchdown…Glendening now has 2,133 rushing yards for his
career, which places him seventh on Hillsdale’s all-time
list, and his 29 total touchdowns scored rank him eighth all-time
in school history.
Indianapolis - UIndy fell to 2-2 on the season
with a 28-16 loss at Michigan Tech last Saturday…the
Greyhounds are now 1-2 in the GLIAC…UIndy set season lows in
points scored and total yards (244) in the loss…Back-up QB
Rob Doyle (Indianapolis, Ind.) was called upon for the second
straight game, as starter Chris Mills (Lafayette, Ind.) left with
an injury late in the third quarter and did not
return…Senior Ryan Forney (Crown Point, Ind.) had his second
consecutive 100-yard receiving game, thanks to a game-high 103
receiving yards…Both Forney and fellow-receiver
Mar’Quone Edmonds (Waukegan, Ill.) had touchdown catches at
Michigan Tech…Edmonds’ 16 career TD catches are good
for six in the all-time school annals…Senior safety Nate
Jackson (Oxford, Ohio) amassed a career-high 11 tackles vs. the
Huskies…The Hounds have not committed a turnover in 25
consecutive quarters dating back to last year…they are the
only team in D-II without a turnover this season.
Lake Erie - Senior
WR Brandon James caught seven passes for 87 yards, surpassing the
2,000-yard receiving mark for his career (2,012). He has 15
catches for 188 yards in the last two weeks... Lake Erie rushed for
a season-high 213 yards, including 102 by senior RB Kameron
Alexander on 12 carries. Alexander, who had his second career
100-yard rushing game, scored a touchdown as well... senior QB Sean
Bedevelsky aded 69 yards on 15 carries on the ground and ran for a
score for the third straight game... David Romeo crossed the goal
line on a 10-yard option play for his first TD of the season...
Bedevelsky was an efficient 17-of-21 passing for 183 yards...
freshman WR Tommy Jackson had a career-high three catches...
Seniors Cameron Bryant and Kevin Chapman each made nine tackles and
classmate Gus Armbruster eight.
Michigan Tech - Michigan Tech won its seventh
straight home game with a 28-16 victory over Indianapolis Saturday
(Sept. 24). The Huskies last home defeat came in the 2009 campaign
… Tech’s defense held UIndy to 18 rushing
yards—due in large part to four sacks that combined for a
minus-32 … QB Tyler Scarlett (Clarkston, Mich.) completed
16-of-19 passes (84 percent) for 178 yards and two touchdowns in
the game. The freshman improved to 71-of-100 for 816 yards and
seven TDs on the season … Freshman Nelson Weinke (Kingsford,
Mich.) posted 1.5 sacks in his first career start. The defensive
end was filling in for Drew Vanderlin (Green Bay, Wis./Southwest),
who was sidelined with injury … Senior WR Steve Worthy
(Detroit, Mich./Renaissance) hauled in his third spectacular
touchdown catch in as many games with a 32-yarder vs. UIndy.
Northern Michigan - NMU lost for the first time
this season at Ashland (45-16) on Saturday (Sept. 24) at Jack
Miller Stadium…NMU has now lost nine straight times in
Ashland, Ohio, dating back to 1990 …NMU has scored first in
all four games this season…NMU had 17 first downs, were
7-for-18 on third down conversions and were 2-for-3 in the
redzone…The ‘Cats had 289 yards of offense (168
rushing and 121 passing)…Carter Kopach was 19-of-37 for 121
yards through the air with a touchdown and two interceptions
…Kopach was sacked three times and rushed for 59 yards and
a TD …Prince Young led the ground attack with 85
yards…Matt Forward, Robert Edmonds, Tony Propson and Anthony
Echols led the defensive group with six total tackles each.
Northwood - Northwood fell to 1-3 on the season
with a hard-fought 28-20 loss at Saginaw Valley State Saturday
night … the Timberwolves are now 0-3 in the GLIAC …
Northwood’s two touchdowns on the game came on defense and on
special teams … NU opened the scoring in the game on a
46-yard interception return for a touchdown by junior linebacker
Ryan Whittum (Livonia, Mich./Churchill) … It was the first
interception return for a touchdown by Northwood since a 40-yard
return by Jon Horn September 23, 2005 … the Timberwolves
then scored on special team thanks to a 25-yard fumble return for a
touchdown by Carlos Love (Romulus, Mich./Gibralter Carlson)
… It was NU’s first fumble return for a touchdown
since a 29-yard return by Charleston Hughes September 2, 2006
… Whittum finished the game with a team-high nine
tackles.
Ohio Dominican - ODU, with the nation’s
18th best rush offense, eclipsed 200 yards rushing for the third
time this season, gouging Wayne State’s GLIAC leading rush
defense for 213 yards…Mike Noffsinger, ranked sixth
nationally, led the way on the ground with 100 yards on 22 carries
and a touchdown, surpassing the century mark for the fourth
consecutive game…Tyler Purcell’s 53-yard catch that
led to a Chris Vortkamp field goal in the third quarter was the
second play over 50 yards for Purcell this season…The
touchdown passes mark the first time since 2009 the Panthers have
thrown for two touchdowns in game…Mark Miller threw for his
first career touchdown with a 46 yard pass late in the fourth
…Jeff White finished with a season-high 10 tackles, while
Justin Bell matched his career high also with 10 takedowns.
Saginaw Valley State - SVSU improved its
2011 record to 3-0 overall on the season and in the GLIAC with a
28-20 victory over GLIAC rival Northwood University in the 37th
Annual Axe Bowl game. For the second time in the last three
seasons, the Cardinals have started the season 3-0, the last time
was in 2009 when SVSU advanced to the NCAA Division II
Playoffs. The Cardinals would roll-up 372 yards of total
offense against the Timberwolves, 235 through the air and 137 on
the ground. For the first time this season, sophomore QB
Jonathon Jennings failed to throw for over 300 yards, but did
mangage to find the endzone for three touchdown through the
air. Jennings would finish the night 19-of-29 for 235 yards
and four totals TD’s. The defense was the story of the
night, as they kept the Northwood offense out of the endzone the
entire game as NU scored on an interception return, a fumble return
and two field goals.
Tiffin - Ferris State scored 48 unanswered
points, including 38 points from the second quarter on, as they
streaked to a 48-13 victory over Tiffin. TU falls to 0-4, 0-3 in
the GLIAC…James Capello finished 16 for 25 for 175 yards
with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. He was also sacked
twice…Brendton Williams had 63 yards on 5 catches with 2
touchdowns, while Colin Boone also had 70 yards on 2 catches.
Williams also had 104 all-purpose yards, adding 41 yards in kick
returns. James Hall had 85 all-purpose yards…Defensively
Michael Gomez had 12 tackles with 4 tackles for loss and a sack
while Michael Debesay also had 10 tackles with 3 for loss. Mike
Virgin had 9 tackles with a 16-yard interception return.
Wayne State - Wayne State has won eight
consecutive games for the first time in school history ... the
Warriors are 11-1 in their last 12 games ... sophomore Toney Davis
(Muskegon Heights, Mich. / Muskegon) rushed for a game-high 127
yards, the second most in his career and two touchdowns ... senior
Josh Renel (Rochester Hills, Mich. / Rochester Adams) gained 107
yards on the ground, his ninth 100-yard game ... senior WR Troy
Burrell (Port Huron, Mich.) grabbed eight passes for 163 yards and
a score ... junior QB Mickey Mohner (Painesville, Ohio /
Harvey) passed for a season-high 231 yards on 14-of-25 with one
touchdown and no interceptions ... for the year, he has completed
46-of-80 passes for 805 yards and 10 TDs with one interception ...
senior safety Jeremy Jones (Grand Rapids, Mich. / Rockford)
recorded his fourth interception of the season and ninth in his
last 10 games played ... Jones has 12 career interceptions, while
his four picks this year lead the GLIAC.