Wheaton Thunder Football 2003 Game Stories #5-Wheaton remains undefeated with a 61-12 win over North Park; the Thunder will will battle Augustana for the CCIW Championship next Saturday (Boxscore)

Wheaton,

Ill. - The Wheaton College football team won its 18th consecutive regular

season game this afternoon with a 61-12 victory over North Park University (2-7/0-6).

Wheaton, the fifth-ranked team in Division III, is 9-0 on the season and 6-0

in the CCIW. The Thunder will conclude the regular season next Saturday in a

1 PM kickoff at Augustana College for the CCIW Championship. Augustana has posted

a record of 7-2 this season and a perfect 6-0 conference record to set up next

week's critical game. The winner of next Saturday's game will win both the CCIW

Championship and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Playoffs.

Wheaton held a 21-6 advantage at the end of the first quarter this afternoon

as junior receiver Brad Musso scored on a 40-yard touchdown pass and

returned a punt 48-yards for a touchdown. The Thunder lead increased to 45-12

at halftime as senior Andrew King (PICTURED LEFT) caught two touchdown

passes in the second quarter. The only scoring in the third quarter was a 32-yard

field goal by Andrew Day that gave the hosts a 48-12 lead. The fourth

quarter saw Mark Hamstra and Matt Davis score on touchdown runs

for the final score of 61-12.

Wheaton

tallied 585 yards of offense on 85 plays for an average of 6.9 yards per play

with 303 passing yards and 282 rushing yards. North Park had 252 yards of offense

with 180 yards through the air and 72 rushing yards.

Senior

quarterback Chad Bradley completed 21 of his 24 passing attempts for

a completion percentage of 87.5-percent to break his own school record for completion

percentage in a single game. Bradley threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns.

King caught 10 passes for 97 yards with two touchdown receptions. Musso caught

six passes for 135 yards with one touchdown and also made three punt returns

for 99 yards, including a 48-yard return for a touchdown. Senior tailback Dan

Price carried the ball 19 times for 76 yards with one touchdown and junior

Mark Hamstra had 10 rushes for 55 yards with a touchdown. Day kicked two

field goals on the afternoon with a 27-yarder and a 32-yarder.

Linebackers Jeff Mumm (PICTURED RIGHT) and Tom McAndrews each

made five tackles, as McAndrews had two tackles for lost yardage of five yards.

Caleb Walters, Jason McDearmon and Nate Lee each collected

four tackles, including a tackle for lost yardage. Defensive backs Michael

Drach and Muhammad Weusi each made an interception.