Box Score ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Mount Union sophomore running back Jeremy
Murray (Martins Ferry/Martins Ferry) rushed 34 times for 158 yards
and three touchdowns while sophomore quarterback Neal Seaman
(Louisville/Louisville) completed 19 of 23 passes for 248 yards,
leading the No. 2-ranked Purple Raiders to a 38-0 Homecoming
victory over Capital on Saturday at Mount Union Stadium.
The Purple Raiders posted their 50th consecutive regular season
victory as they move to 7-0 overall and 6-0 in the Ohio Athletic
Conference.
Murray finished off the game's initial scoring drive with a
10-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. The seven-play, 57-yard
march, which saw Murray run four times for 30 yards, put the
Raiders ahead 7-0.
Seaman and junior wide receiver Brandon
Brown (Merrillville, Ind./Cincinnati Harmony Prep) were
featured on Mount Union's next drive to paydirt, hooking up three
times for 43 yards, and culminated in a 4-yard touchdown catch by
Brown, which helped the hosts take a 14-point lead.
Sophomore receiver Jasper
Collins (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva) ran a punt back 47 yards for the
next Raider score and sophomore kicker Tyler Almeida
(Elyria/Elyria) tacked on a 33-yard field goal as Mount Union took
a 24-0 advantage into the locker room.
The Purple Raider defense did need to make one big stop before
the intermission. The Crusaders had moved deep into Mount Union
territory, but a pass by Capital quarterback Marty Assmann was
intercepted by Raider junior defensive back Alex Ferrara
at the Mount Union 5-yard line.
Murray added touchdown carries from the 3- and 1-yard lines in
the second half -- the latter being set up by Ferrara's second
interception.
In total yards, Mount Union outgained Capital, 413-72.
Senior tight end Kyle Miller
(Elida/Elida) gained 61 yards on six reception for the Purple
Raiders. Brown had five receptions for 71 yards and the score while
Collins made four grabs for 87 yards.
The Purple Raider defense made three sacks of Crusader
quarterback Kory Hartinger.
Senior defensive lineman Lambert
Budzinski (Canton/Massillon Jackson) led the charge with eight
tackles, including two sacks.
Freshman defensive lineman Nyejel Thomas
(Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) also recorded a sack and junior
linebacker Jorge
Carbonell (Miami, Fla./Bishop Carroll) forced a fumble which
was recovered by junior defensive lineman Chris Favazzo
(Blacklick/Columbus-St. Charles Prep).
In total, the Raiders made eight tackles-for-loss, which totaled
26 yards.
Seaman himself was sacked three times and intercepted once.
The Purple Raiders will return to action next Saturday when they
visit Otterbein at 1:30 p.m.