When we closed our Stagg Bowl 36 broadcast in December 2008, we thought Mount Union and UW-Whitewater would be back to Salem this year. We picked them as the top teams in the preseason and all the way through today. This is the last stop along the way toward the “inevitable.” Except it isn’t inevitable. Wesley and Linfield can derail the anticipated re-re-re-rematch and we’ve got it covered a variety of ways. Check out the front page if you haven’t already for all kinds of links to audio, video, livestats (off the scoreboard) and features leading up to today’s games.
Then at 12 pm EST tune into John McGraw and Keith McMillan in Alliance for Mount Union/Wesley and, an hour later, Pat Coleman and Joe Davis in Whitewater for UW-Whitewater/Linfield.
And all along the way, feel free to sound off on the games here.
Mount Union wastes no time, stopping Wesley on three plays. Kurt Rocco connects with Cecil Shorts for the 15-yard touchdown to give the Purple Raiders a 7-0 lead.
Mount Union 7 Wesley 0 – 11:19 1st
Mount Union converts a third down with a long pass inside the Wesley 10. The Wolverines hold and force a Herman Timmersjo field goal.
Mount Union 10 Wesley 0 – 5:15 1st
Wesley puts two first down together for the first time and then takes a long shot down the field to Ellis Krout. Instead Mount Union DB Alex Ferrara takes it away at the Mount 3.
On the next play, Rocco runs headlong into Benson and fumbles. Wesley recovers at the Mount 14
Mount 10 Wesley 0 – 1:40 1st
END OF FIRST: Mount 10 Wesley 0
Wesley has a second and goal to start the 2nd quarter.
Wesley QB McSweeney tries the jump pass into more than triple coverage and Mount Union intercepts it. McSweeney’s numbers are 3 for 7, 26 yards.
Neal Seaman comes in for Rocco who was crushed on the last play of the last drive. Mount goes three and out…until Wesley commits a roughing the kicker punter to keep the drive alive.
Mount Union 10 Wesley 0 – 14:20 2nd
the feeds are bad
Yeah, try the audio. Video is struggling.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/division-iii-football-wesley-at-mount-union
wesley needs to settle down on O the D is playing better
15 min to kickoff at UWW. Chilly and crisp, but sunny with a mild breeze. Nearly a foot of snow still sits on parts of the bleachers. Here we go!
i got conrad from the delawre feed
Can someone post a link to the uww-lin live stream?
Warhawk:
Both video and audio are linked off the front page. You’ll need to upload Microsoft Silver Light for video, which your computer will start automatically when you get to the NCAA site.
MAybe MU shouldn’t give Wesley any thing to get them fired uip at half!!!! Woofing at the Wesley palyers going off the field at half
Mount 10 Wesley 0 – HALF
Linfield/UW-Whitewater just underway
Video:
http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=ncaa&media=157764
Audio:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/division-iii-football-linfield-at-uw-whitewater
Wesley needs a stop on the first series
Levell Coppage takes it 55 yards to the house after the Warhawks defense holds on fourth down. Schebler’s extra point good.
UW-Whitewater 7 Linfield 0 – 6:21 1st
Wesley and Mount Union kick off second half.
looks like MU wants to run the baLL
Touch down Wesley
Wesley gets on the board as McSweeney connects with Sean McAndrew for a touchdown. A big completion to DeAndre Fowlkes that set Wesley up for first and goal keyed the score.
Mount Union 10 Wesley 7 – 6:02 3rd
combo of going into wind and 2nd string QB is severely limiting mount’s offense. wesley playing well, too.
The QB situation definately hurting MU timer is off
meanwhile, looks like coppage is going to go for 200 against linfield
Cecil Shorts III now in at quarterback for Mount Union.
Mount Union 10 Wesley 7 – A couple minutes left in 3rd
MU has gne to Shorts at QB
Ward is getting dragged down every play and no holds
after 3qtrs !0 -7 MU
linfield scores, down 10-7.
mount defense has been excellent, only thing keeping them in the game. let’s see if a 3rd string QB and the wind helps mount.
1st and goal, mount, with shorts doing some nifty running.
Aaron Boehme gets a huge gain and a rush inside UW-Whitewater’s 20 and then finds Ryan Henderson for the TD. PAT good.
UW-Whitewater 10 Linfield 7 – 3:27 Q3
Meanwhile Mount Union forces Wesley to kick from their own inside and is now inside Wesley’s 10. Shorts scampers into the end zone for the score.
Mount Union 17 Wesley 7 – 12:14 left
12:14 to play, shorts runs it in for mount.
unfortunately Krout hasnt come to play
mount defense holds again. wesley punting from inside 10 into thr wind with 11 minutes left
linfield holds UWW, which was down to the 1. looks like 10-7 at half.
TURNOVER!!!! Mount D has been killer today…..
wesley QB fumbles with 7:35 to go on mount 9. mount ball, up 17-7
Wesley has not played the A game today and was still able to go toe to toe with the best!!!!
shorts TD. mount headed back to salem.
Close game so far in WW. Lots of defense keeping both offenses in check. Big stop by Linfield to end the half, might be a momentum turner. Linfield should have some confidence coming out of half. Looks like a good one.
i think, as wesley had a little to do with mount not scoring 55, mount had a little to do with wesley not “playing the A game.”
nice to have shorts as a “fallback” to play QB in a pinch.
3:51 to go and wesley punts on 4th and short.
I’ll give Wesley credit…played a good game. Mount O line though did very well…all the Mount O could do was run the ball, and Wesley couldn’t stop it. Hope K. Rocco is able to play next week.
the clock ran for 30 on an out of bounds play what the hey
yep, wesley was deserving of its ranking.
the INT early in the endzone may have been the difference in the game
Great Year Wesley…
Good Luck Mount Union
Linfield scores on an Aaron Boehme draw to put UW-Whitewater behind.
Linfield 14 UW-Whitewater 10 – 3rd Quarter.
FINAL: Mount Union 24 Wesley 7
4th qtr UWW comes back (in black) with a big play drive but it stalls inside the ‘Cats 10 yd line. 17 (Linfield kicked a ~35 yd FG to start the qtr) to 13 with 12:36 left to play.
you’re right wesley fan. that INT in the end zone, and the previous one, really hurt wesley.
linfield up 17-13 and with the ball with about 11 minutes left
Wells to the 1 yard line on a 74 yd pass and run.
UWW punches it in 20-17 with 7:34 to go