ADA, Ohio – Ohio Northern University scored five times on plays of over 20 yards as the Polar Bears defeated Marietta College 45-0 Saturday (Oct. 19) afternoon in Dial-Roberson Stadium.
Ohio Northern (3-3 overall, 2-3 OAC) broke open a close game with three touchdowns in the final five minutes of the first half. The Polar Bears scored on a 21-yard touchdown pass, a 72-yard punt return and a 70-yard pass to take a 24-0 lead into halftime.
The Polar Bears got on the board with 11:13 left in the first quarter on a 27-yard field goal by Andrew DiMario. Marietta (0-6, 0-5) answered with an 11-play drive that stalled on the ONU 19-yard line. The Pioneers missed a 36-yard field goal attempt that would have tied the game.
Junior quarterback Patrick Angle hit Shaile Chamberlain for a 21-yard touchdown to make it 10-0. Angle completed 14-of-27 passes for 253 yards and three TDs. Senior Ryan Malone's 72-yard punt return pushed the lead to 17-0 with 2:57 left in the first half.
After forcing Marietta to punt on the ensuing possession, ONU put the ball in play at its own 30-yard line with 1:46 left on the clock. The Polar Bears needed just one play, a 70-yard pass from Angle to Devon Price, to reach the endzone.
Angle hit Malone on a 44-yard scoring strike on the Polar Bears' first possession of the third quarter to make it 31-0.
Sophomore Justin Magazine scored from a yard out on ONU's next drive to make it 38-0 with 8:21 remaining in the third quarter. Magazine carried the ball 14 times for a career-high 115 yards and a touchdown.
ONU's reserve quarterback Connor Devine closed out the scoring with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Justin McCray in the fourth quarter.
Marietta rushed for a season-high 219 yards. Junior running back
Tim Conner (Cleveland/Glenville) carried the ball 30 times for 118 yards. It was Conner's third 100-yard game of the season. Freshman Roger Bush had a career-high 98 yards rushing on 20 carries.
Senior quarterback
Tom Fulton (Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Hills) completed 12-of-27 passes for 62 yards. Senior linebacker
Jake Hammer (Wadsworth/St. Vincent-St. Mary), the OAC's leading tackler, had 14 tackles to lead the Pioneer defense.
Marietta hosts Wilmington College next Saturday (Oct. 26) in Don Drumm Stadium. Kickoff for Veterans Appreciation Day is set for 1:30 p.m. Fans can follow the Pioneers all season long at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on Twitter.
