Football: Ohio Northern (1-2 Overall, 1-1 OAC) at Baldwin Wallace (1-2 Overall, 1-1 OAC)

Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, 2 pm - Finnie Stadium, Berea, Ohio

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Saturday's Contest: Saturday's contest is the fourth of 10 games this season for both teams. It also marks is ONU's third  consecutive road game of five this campaign. ONU is 552-510-36 in 128 seasons of play, a winning pct. of .520.

ONU Head Coach Dean Paul: Paul is in his 19th season at ONU with a 114-67 record, a winning percentage of .630. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history. He is 155-78 in 23 seasons overall and is 6-11 vs. BW.

BW head coach Jim Hilvert: Hilvert is in his sixth season at BW with a 30-15 record. He is 2-2 vs. ONU. 

Last Meeting: 1:29 left in the third quarter and held on for a 17-14 victory in Ada. Northern had a 4th-and-3 at the BW 23-yard line with 4:02 left in the game, but a stiff wind forced the hosts to go for it on fourth down and BW held. The visitors then picked up three first downs and ran out the clock to hold on for the win. QB Brody Hahn completed 14-of-28 passes for 159 yards and LB Peyton Wilson had a career-high 18 tackles to lead ONU. BW out-gained ONU 335-251 in total offense.

ONU Last Week: Ohio Northern fell at No. 22-ranked Heidelberg 37-3 in the 12th annual Bendekovic Bowl. On the first snap of the game, CB Ed Manning returned an interception 22 yards to the Heidelberg 30-yard line. K Dom DiFalco then kicked a 40-yard field goal to put the Polar Bears ahead 3-0 just 2:55 into the contest. But HU would lead 10-3 at halftime and 23-3 after three quarters to put the game away. Defensively, DB Dalton Tjong had 12 tackles and four PBUs.
HU outgained Ohio Northern 325-284 in total offense.

ONU Leaders: he Ohio Northern running game is led by All-American RB Brock Martin (59 att, 173 yards) and QB Adan Figueroa (15 att, 85 yards). QB Trevor McConnell is 49-of-98 passing for 509 yards and 4 TDs. WR Austin Eick (17 rec, 236 yards, 1 TD), RB Brock Martin (11 rec, 75 yards) and WR Jordan Dean (5 rec, 35 yards) lead the receivers. DB Dalton Tjong, DL Josh Bever and LB Peyton Wilson lead the defense with 27, 21 and 19 tackles, respectively. Bever also leads the team with 4.0 sacks.

BW Last Week: John Carroll downed BW 21-7 in the 34th Battle for the Cuyahoga Gold Bowl Trophy game at University Heights. QB Joey Marousek completed 18-of-30 passes for 201 yards and a TD and LB Mason Levasseur recorded a game-high 12 tackles to lead BW. JCU scored in the first, third and fourth quartters to lead 21-0 before BW scored on a 64-yard TD pass from Marousek to WR Mikel Love with 1:56 left in the game. BW outgained JCU 342-314 in total offense.

BW Leaders: The Baldwin Wallace running game is led by RB Jon Murray (57 att, 291 yards, 2 TDs) and QB Reese Wamer (18 att, 114 yards, 1 TD). QB Joey Marousek is 30-of-57 passing for 358 yards and 2 TDs. WR Elijah Arnett (11 rec, 136 yards) and WR Darius Stokes (7 rec, 84 yards) lead the receivers. LB Mason Levasseur, LB Vontae Jackson and LB Dillon O'Donoghue lead the defense with 33, 25 and 25 tackles, respectively. Jackson also leads the team with 2.5 sacks.

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All-Time Series: BW leads the series between the two schools by a 31-14-1 margin. BW is 18-4-1 in games in Berea. The two teams have split the last four meetings with the last three being decided by seven points or less.