Box Score MARIETTA, Ohio--No. 2 ranked Mount Union got a career-best 170
yards rushing from sophomore running back Jeremy Murray (Martins
Ferry/Martins Ferry) and 147 yards receiving from sophomore
receiver Jasper Collins (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva) as the Purple Raiders
won their 48th consecutive regular season game with a 28-14 Ohio
Athletic Conference victory at Marietta.
Another sophomore in Raider quarterback Neal Seaman
(Louisville/Louisville) had his second career 300 yard passing game
with 331 yards and a touchdown as he directed an offense that had
495 yards but also had three fumbles all in Marietta territory in
the second half.
The Mount Union defense held the Pioneers to 19 yards rushing
and 226 total yards. The Raiders knocked out two Marietta
quarterbacks with six sacks, an interception and two forced
fumbles.
Senior defensive end Lambert Budzinski (Canton/Massillon
Jackson) had 12 tackles, a forced fumble and a season-best 3.0
sacks.
Seaman tossed a 26-yard touchdown pass to senior tight end Kyle
Miller (Elida/Elida) on the Raiders first possession of the
game.
On the very next drive, aided by a pair of 15-yard Mount Union
penalties, Marietta tied the game on a seven-yard
touchdown run by starting quarterback Andrew Keller.
Murray would run in scores from six and five yards in the
second quarter and the clock ran out on the Raiders
on the Marietta one-yard line to prevent another score, but they
took a 21-7 lead into the half.
A scoreless third quarter featured two Mount Union fumbles
and a fumble on a return of a short punt that
all happened inside the Marietta 35-yard line.
Murray would find the end zone again from seven yards
out midway through the fourth quarter to put the Raiders up
28-7, before third string Marietta quarterback Tom Fulton hit
Cory Kriechbaum on a 19-yard touchdown pass for the 28-14
final.
Mount Union returns home next Saturday to host an OAC game
against Heidelberg at 1:30 pm at Mount Union Stadium.