MARIETTA, Ohio — No. 17 Baldwin Wallace University spoiled Homecoming at Marietta College with a 31-7 victory Saturday (Oct. 17) afternoon at Don Drumm Stadium. The Loss drops Marietta to 3-3 on the season and 2-3 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. Baldwin Wallace improves to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the OAC.
The Yellow Jackets used a balanced offensive attack to steadily pull away from the Pioneers. Baldwin Wallace rushed for 200 yards and threw for 196 yards in the game. Quarterback Charlie Bubonics completed 23-of 35 passes and threw four touchdown passes.
On the ground, George Lindberger carried the ball 14 times for 80 yards, while Boston Mulinix had 19 carries for 70 yards.
After a scoreless first quarter, BW got on the board early in the second period when Bubonics connected with Xavier Boston on a 21-yard touchdown. The Yellow Jackets took advantage of a Pioneer fumble to add a field goal before halftime. Baldwin Wallace recovered the fumble on Marietta's 28-yard line with 1:19 left in the half.
Three straight runs moved the ball to the 17-yard line where the Yellow Jackets took a timeout with 37 seconds remaining. A roughing the passer penalty gave BW the ball on the 7-yard line only to get called for holding and move back to the 17. The Yellow Jackets got to the 5-yard line before having to settle for the field goal as time ran out. Owen Warrick kicked the 22-yarder for a 10-0 halftime lead.
Bubonics added three more touchdown passes in the second half as Baldwin Wallace extended its lead to 31-0. Bubonics hit Connor Awad for 1 yard, Seandelle Gardner for 4 yards and Balson for 12 yards.
Marietta finally got on the board midway through the fourth quarter. The Pioneers went on a 10-play, 66-yard scoring drive.
Zion Jackson-Wilborn (Whitehall, Ohio/Reynoldsburg) capped the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run.
Rushing yards were hard to come by for the Pioneers. BW held Marietta to just 27 yards on the ground on 16 carries. MC's offense came through the air.
Joe Tenta (Palm Bay, Fla./Heritage) completed 20-of-48 passes for 231 yards.
Dalton Miller (Grove City, Ohio/Bishop Ready) had seven catches for 109 yards.
Marietta's defense spent a good portion of the day on the field.
Taison Starr (Barnesville, Ohio/Barnesville) led the Pioneers with 17 total tackles.
Jonah Asebrook (South Charleston, Ohio/Southeastern) and
Ethan Crock (Caldwell, Ohio/Caldwell) added 11 and 10 tackles, respectively.
Marietta travels to New Concord next Saturday (Oct. 24) for the annual Shrine Trophy game against rival Muskingum University. 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
facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on X and Instagram.
