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Oct. 8, 2011

Detroit, Mich. – Behind a school record performance from junior quarterback Mickey Mohner (Painesville, Ohio / Harvey), the sixth-ranked Wayne State University football team (6-0, 5-0 GLIAC) recorded a 45-24 home victory over Lake Erie College (1-5, 0-5 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon at Tom Adams Field.

It was only halftime, but the statistics appeared as though Mohner and senior Troy Burrell (Port Huron, Mich. / Port Huron) had already played a full game.

The duo accumulated impressive numbers in a lightning-packed first half that saw Mohner and Burrell hook up for three scores including a successfully executed flea flicker play for a 73-yard touchdown.

In the first 30 minutes, Mohner was 14-of-17 passing for 292 yards, while Burrell had 210 yards on eight catches. Mohner's stellar performance continued in the second half as he eclipsed the school record for most passing yards in a single game on an 18-yard reception by senior tight end Cory Zauner (Fort Gratiot, Mich. / Port Huron Northern) early in the fourth quarter. He ended his day with 439 yards on 18-of-24 passing and five touchdowns.

Mohner breaks the mark of 425 yards set by Jason Charron vs. Findlay on Sept. 30, 2000. It was also the second time Mohner threw for five TDs in his career, and it has only happened three times in program history. 

Their play along with some help from senior running back Josh Renel (Rochester Hills, Mich. / Rochester Adams) and sophomore wide receiver Dominique Maybanks (Muskegon, Mich. / Muskegon) moved their nation-best win streak to 10 games.

Renel ran for 128 yards on 21 carries and a score, while Maybanks caught four passes for 132 yards including touchdown receptions of 39 and 80 yards.

The Warriors raced out to a 24-7 first quarter lead but the Storm climbed back within seven after a 21-yard touchdown pass from Sean Bedevelsky to Aaron Lindgren and a 19-yard Sam Marcotte field goal with 1:21 remaining in the second stanza.

However, Mohner and Burrell's last hook up, a 23-yard touchdown connection just before halftime propelled the Warriors to a 31-17 halftime lead.

After receiving the ball to start the second half, LEC traveled 78 yards in 11 plays to narrow the hosts lead to seven (31-24) with 10:48 left in the third period.

The Warrior defense shut down the Storm the rest of the way, yielding no points, while Mohner and Maybanks did their part.

A 39-yard wide receiver screen resulted in the pair's first score.

Following a 46-yard field goal from Marcotte missed wide left, Mohner and Maybanks connected on an 80-yard TD strike down the home sidelines, just after a holding penalty negated a 60-yard pass from Mohner to Burrell the play before.

Senior safety Jeremy Jones (Grand Rapids, Mich. / Rockford) led the Warriors' defense with 10 tackles including six solo, while sophomore linebacker Ed Viverette (Southfield, Mich. / Brother Rice) also garnered six solo stops as part of his nine total tackles.

Big tests await the Warriors as they hit the road for two straight contests against Ashland University next Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and Hillsdale College on Oct. 22 at 1:30 p.m.

GAME NOTES:

- The seniors are one win away from tying the 1974-77 class (30 wins) as the all-time winningest class in Wayne State history.

- Head Coach Paul Winters tied Joseph G. Gembis (1932-45) for first on the WSU career wins all-time list with 42.

- Mohner's completion percentage (75.0 on 18-of-24) is the second highest in WSU history behind Randy Hutchison's 79.2 percent (19-of-24) on Oct. 25, 2003, at Northern Michigan.

- Mohner's 439 yards of total offense is the second most in WSU annals, trailing only A.J. Vaughn's 555 on Sept. 30, 1967, at Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

- Burrell's 210 receiving yards were the fourth-most in school history.

- Burrell's three touchdown receptions were one shy of the school mark set on Sept. 29, 2001, by Pierre Brown at Findlay.

- WSU's 17.56 yards per pass attempt (439 yards on 25 attempts) shattered the previous school record of 12.059 at Michigan Tech on Sept. 2, 2006, when the Warriors had 205 passing yards on 17 attempts.

- Wayne State also eclipsed the school mark for yards per play of 8.622 set on Sept. 30, 2000, vs. Findlay by recording a 10.29 average with 638 yards on 62 plays.

- The 638 yards of total offense by the Warriors ties for the second place the most in a single game with the Sept. 30, 2000, contest against Findlay.  The record is 644 on Sept. 30, 1967 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

- The all-purpose yards total of 705 marks the second time this year the Warriors have surpassed the 700-yard plateau in a game (WSU had 745 in the season opener vs. Urbana).