Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. — The eighth-ranked Marian University football team found the end zone ten times in a dominant 73-6 win at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on Saturday for the Knights' seventh straight win.
TEAM STATISTICS
- Marian out-gained Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 450-109
- The Knights held a 235-28 lead in rushing yards
- MU led 215-81 in passing yards
- Marian gained 29 first downs, while holding SMWC to eight first downs
- The Marian defense forced seven takeaways in the game - three interceptions and four fumbles
- MU dominated time of possession, 37:45 to 22:15
- Marian converted nine of 13 first downs, while holding the Pomeroys to 1-for-12
- The Knights recorded all three sacks in the game
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Jake Dunn was a precise 12-for-14 for 174 yards and two touchdowns
- Uriah Buchanan rushed for three touchdowns on just four carries
- Ryan Thembulembu, CJ Harris, Alex Leugers and Hunter Newman scored touchdowns on the ground
- Charles Vaden and Demario Spence caught the touchdown passes
- Cade Houseman had a team-high six tackles and his second pick-six of the season
- Darian Dixon recorded a sack and an interception
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST QUARTER
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods recovered an onside kick on the opening kickoff
- The Pomeroys fumbled after reaching Marian territory; Jeivyair Horton returned the fumble 39 yards all the way into deep SMWC territory
- Dunn hit Vaden for a quick 24-yard completion; Buchanan punched it in from three yards out for the game's first touchdown
- The Knights forced a punt and struck on the first play of the next drive on a 55-yard touchdown to Vaden to lead 14-0 less than five minutes in
- SMWC scored on a 20-yard touchdown, but their try for two points was stopped, making it 14-6
- The Knights scored again on a Buchanan rush from 25 yards out to lead 21-6
- Dixon intercepted a pass on the next SMWC drive and returned it to the five-yard line; Buchanan scored his third touchdown of the quarter on the first play to push the lead to 28-6
- Houseman intercepted a pass on the next drive and returned it 23 yards for a Marian touchdown
- Donovan Rhodes tallied Marian's fourth takeaway of the quarter on an interception
SECOND QUARTER
- On fourth down, Harris ran for an eight-yard touchdown to push MU's lead to 42-6 early in the second quarter
- After the Knights' defense forced a three-and-out, Marian tacked on a 34-yard field goal to lead 45-6
- Marian recovered a fumble on a bad snap on a punt to set up shop in the SMWC red zone
- Dunn found Spence for a one-yard touchdown connection to put Marian ahead 52-6 at the half
THIRD QUARTER
- Ben Schoster took over as signal caller to start the second half; his 30-yard completion to Spence set up Newman's two-yard touchdown run, as Marian led 59-6
- The Knights forced another punt; their ensuing drive ended in a three-yard Thembulembu touchdown run to go up 66-6
FOURTH QUARTER
- The Marian defense stepped up for a fourth down stop before missing a 26-yard field goal
- A sack fumble got the ball back to the Knights; Leugers' nine-yard touchdown run gave Marian its 73-6 advantage
UP NEXT
- Marian travels to University of Saint Francis in Illinois for a Halloween matchup with the Saints at 1 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. ET
