The Thunder football team tops Elmhurst, 10-6 on Saturday afternoon at McCully Stadium

Wheaton, Ill. - The Thunder football team earned a 10-6 victory at home on Saturday afternoon against conference foe Elmhurst College. Wheaton is now 4-0 on the year and 2-0 in CCIW.

Wheaton entered today's contest ranked sixth in the AFCA Division III Coaches Poll and seventh in the most recent D3football.com Top-25 poll. The Thunder will travel to Illinois Wesleyan next Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff in Bloomington, Illinois.

Wheaton tallied 244 yards of total offense on the day, rushing for 116 yards and 128 yards through the air. Elmhurst passed for 112 yards and ran for 73 yards as the Bluejays' offense was held to just 185 yards of total offense on the day.

Thunder quarterback Andrew Bowers completed 15 of his 26 passing attempts on the day. The senior passed for 128 yards with one touchdown toss. Bowers also ran for a team-high 53 yards on eight carries.

Zach Lindquist caught six of Bowers' completions on the day as the senior tight ends had 38 receiving yards. Thunder junior Sola Olateju carried the ball 12 times for 43 yards.

Sophomore linebacker Eric Stevenson (PICTURED LEFT) led the Thunder defense with 12 total tackles, including a quarterback sack of minus-four yards. Defensive linemen Noah Spielman and Chase Greenlee each made eight total tackles, with Spielman adding a tackle for loss (-4 yards) and Greenlee had three QB hurries. Linebacker Luke Sahly tallied five total tackles, including two tackles for lost yardage (-4 yards). Caleb Ashby recorded five tackles on the day, including 1-1/2 tackles for loss (-8 yards).

Elmhurst quarterback Orlando Hernandez completed eight of his 23 passing attempts with one interception. Hernandez passed for 112 yards and was sacked three times. The Bluejays' quarterback ran for 35 yards on 10 carries. Andy Warsen led the Elmhurst defense with 14 total tackles on the day, including 1-1/2 tackles for lost yardage (-2 yards).

Wheaton's opening drive ended on a three-and-out and Elmhurst responded with a 10-play drive of 46 yards that culminated with a 30-yard field goal by Bluejays' kicker Blake Bailey that gave the guests a 3-0 lead with 9:58 remaining in the opening quarter.

Bailey again put points on the scoreboard for the Bluejays, this time in the second quarter when he converted a 22-yard field goal with 9:18 left in the second quarter to increase the guests' lead to 6-0. Wheaton started a drive late in the second quarter at its own 27-yard line. Wheaton methodically moved the ball down the field to advance the ball to the Bluejays's six-yard line. Wheaton kicker Griffin Bowes kicked a 23-yard field goal with six-seconds remaining in the first half to cut the Elmhurst lead to 6-3 at halftime. Bowers ran for 23 yards in the drive and passed for 62 yards on the drive.

Neither team scored in a quickly paced third quarter. Thunder defensive back Kyle Fox (PICTURED RIGHT) intercepted a Bluejays' pass at the Elmhurst 49-yard line and returned it to the guests' 26-yard line. On the second play of Wheaton's drive that followed the interception, Bowers connected with Trey Hanley (PICTURED LEFT) on a 12-yard pass that moved the Thunder offense to the Elmhurst 14-yard line. Three plays later, Bowers threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Hanley to give Wheaton its first lead of the game at 9-6. Bowes followed Hanley's touchdown catch with a PAT kick to account for the 10-6 score that would be final outcome of the game. Print Friendly Version

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Game Stats |

ELMHURST |

WHEATON |

Total Yards |

185 |

244 |

Pass Yards |

112 |

128 |

Rushing Yards |

73 |

116 |

Penalty Yards |

3-30 |

4-45 |

1st Downs |

10 |

14 |

3rd Downs |

6-15 |

4-13 |

4th Downs |

0-1 |

1-1 |

TOP |

31:18 |

28:42 |

Scoring Summary

Scoring Play |

Visiting Team Score |

Home Team Score |

1st Quarter

|

09:58 - ELMHURST - Bailey 30 yd field goal 10 plays, 46 yards, TOP 4:03

|

3 |

0 |

2nd Quarter

|

09:18 - ELMHURST - Bailey 22 yd field goal 11 plays, 64 yards, TOP 5:24

|

6 |

0 |

00:02 - WHEATON - Bowes 23 yd field goal 11 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:12

|

6 |

3 |

4th Quarter

|

11:14 - WHEATON - Hanley 11 yd pass from Bowers (Bowes kick) 5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 2:46

|

6 |

10 |

Total Yards

ELMHURST

185

WHEATON

244

Turnovers

ELMHURST

1

WHEATON

0

First Downs

ELMHURST

10

WHEATON

14

Total Possession

ELMHURST

31:18

WHEATON

28:42

Game Leaders

Choose a category:

Passing Leaders

Rushing Leaders

Receiving Leaders

Defense Leaders

Passing Stats">

#2 Bowers, Andrew

CMP

15

TD

1

YDS

128

INT

0

Rushing Stats">

#2 Bowers, Andrew

Avg

6.6

TD

0

YDS

53

GAIN

59

Rushing Stats">

#23 Olateju, Sola

Avg

3.6

TD

0

YDS

43

GAIN

48

Rushing Stats">

#31 Watson, Stone

Avg

2.1

TD

0

YDS

23

GAIN

29

Receiving Stats">

#89 Lindquist, Zach

No

6

TD

0

YDS

38

Long

9

Receiving Stats">

#13 Hanley, Trey

No

2

TD

1

YDS

23

Long

12

Receiving Stats">

#3 White, Chase

No

2

TD

0

YDS

21

Long

11

Defense Stats">

#36 Stevenson, Eric

Tackles

12

TFL

1.5

Sacks

1.0

YDS

4

Defense Stats">

#3 Greenlee, Chase

Tackles

8

TFL

0.5

Sacks

0.5

YDS

3

Defense Stats">

#5 Spielman, Noah

Tackles

8

TFL

1.0

Sacks

0.0

YDS

0

Receiving Yards

#89

Lindquist, Zach

Lindquist, Zach

38

Hanley, Trey

23

White, Chase

21

Watson, Stone

21

Passing Yards

#2

Bowers, Andrew

Bowers, Andrew

128

Rushing Yards

#2

Bowers, Andrew

Bowers, Andrew

53

Olateju, Sola

43

Watson, Stone

23

Team

-3

Tackles

#36

Stevenson, Eric

Stevenson, Eric

12

Greenlee, Chase

8

Spielman, Noah

8

Ashby, Caleb

5

Players Mentioned

#52

Caleb Ashby

LB

5' 10"

Senior

#2

Andrew Bowers

QB

5' 10"

Senior

#14

Kyle Fox

DB

5' 11"

Junior

#3

Chase Greenlee

DL

6' 2"

Junior

#13

Trey Hanley

WR

5' 11"

Junior

#89

Zach Lindquist

TE

6' 4"

Senior

#23

Sola Olateju

RB

5' 10"

Junior

#53

Luke Sahly

LB

6' 0"

Senior

#5

Noah Spielman

DL

6' 0"

Junior

#36

Eric Stevenson

LB

5' 9"

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#52

Caleb Ashby

5' 10"

Senior

LB

#2

Andrew Bowers

5' 10"

Senior

QB

#14

Kyle Fox

5' 11"

Junior

DB

#3

Chase Greenlee

6' 2"

Junior

DL

#13

Trey Hanley

5' 11"

Junior

WR

#89

Zach Lindquist

6' 4"

Senior

TE

#23

Sola Olateju

5' 10"

Junior

RB

#53

Luke Sahly

6' 0"

Senior

LB

#5

Noah Spielman

6' 0"

Junior

DL

#36

Eric Stevenson

5' 9"

Sophomore

LB

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