BEREA, Ohio — Baldwin Wallace University scored twice in the final three minutes of the first half to break a scoreless tie en route to a 38-0 win over Marietta College Saturday (Oct. 10) afternoon in George Finnie Stadium. The Yellow Jackets improve to 3-2 overall and 3-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while Marietta falls to 1-4 on the season and 1-3 in the OAC.
Marietta had two sustained drives in the first quarter but failed to convert either into points. The Pioneers drove to the Baldwin Wallace 25-yard line before stalling and missed a 42-yard field goal attempt. On its next possession, Marietta drove to the BW 24 before turning the ball over on downs.
Baldwin Wallace got on the board with 3:03 left in the first half when quarterback Tyler Moeglin ran it in from four yards outs. Joe Simonis added the point after. Moeglin's run capped a nine-play, 85-yard drive for the Yellow Jackets.
BW then held the Pioneers to three plays and a punt. Brian Stepp got a piece of the Pioneer punt and the Yellow Jackets took over at the Marietta 16-yard line. Five straight running plays resulted in a two-yard touchdown for Adam Blake and a 14-0 BW lead at the break.
The second half was all Baldwin Wallace as the Yellow Jackets possessed the ball for over 20 of the 30 second-half minutes. Marietta was limited to just four possessions after halftime and was forced to punt on each of them.
Moeglin hit Bryon Cook on an eight-yard touchdown pass for the only points of the third quarter. BW added 17 more in the final period. Simonis hit a 32-yard field goal, while Moeglin and Cook reconnected on a 43-yard scoring strike. BW's final touchdown was a two-yard run from Robbie Plagens.
Lucas Havens (Granville Summit, Pa./Troy Area) completed 11-of-27 passes for 103 yards. Five different Pioneers caught two passes in the game.
Nick O'Neal (Mont Belvieu, Texas/Barbers Hill) led the MC ground attack with 54 yards on 11 carries.
Roger Bush (Palm Bay, Fla./Bayside) added 42 yards on 11 attempts.
Moeglin completed 15-of-22 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns. Tyler Wolf caught three passes for 36 yards, while Cook finished with two catches for 51 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Adam Blake carried the ball nine times for 55 yards and one TD.
Linebacker
Jeremy Pratt (St. Marys, W.Va./St. Marys) led the Marietta defense with a game-high 13 tackles. Defensive lineman
Dalton Secrest (Beallsville/Beallsville) made eight tackles. Baldwin Wallace was led by linebacker Sam Groff's eight tackles.
Marietta returns home to host John Carroll University for Homecoming next Saturday (Oct. 17). Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. Fans can follow all the Pioneer teams all year long at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
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