Box Score MARION, Ind. - No. 14 Indiana Wesleyan football made a program statement win Saturday, scoring 41 unanswered points over No. 6 Marian University. The Wildcats jumped out to a quick 17-0 lead after one quarter of play. IWU would find the endzone two more times before the half, leading 31-0 at the break. The Knights were held scoreless untill 4:10 of the fourth quarter. Today marks the second NAIA Top-10 win for the Wildcats this season.
INSIDE THE GAME
- The defense turned the heat up, sacking the quarterback six times for a new program record. Their previous best was four, which they have done on a couple occasions.
- In addition, IWU never let the Knights gain positive yardage running the ball, as the Knights rushed for 13 negative yards.
- Ismael Avila anchored the defense, collecting seven tackles with two coming for a Knights loss. Freshman Clayton Mosher had himself a day, posting four tackles, one for loss and a sack.
- Jacquez Carter exploded offensively, racking up 137 receiving yards in the contest, which is most by a Wildcat this season. The majority came on a 90-yard touchdown pass from Xander Stokes in the third quarter, setting a new program record for longest reception and longest receiving touchdown.
- The Wildcats were a perfect six for six in the redzone and held the ball for a whopping 35:05 minutes in the game, 13 minutes for than the Knights.
- Stokes tossed two touchdowns and 259 yards, giving him two straight games with at least two touchdowns and at least 250 yards in the air. He has gone over 200 yards in the air in during three games this season.
- IWU moved to 13-3 all-time at home and 3-0 this season.
- This was just the tenth road loss by the Knights in the last ten years.
LANGS PERSPECTIVE
- Today was a milestone day for IWU Football. I could not be more proud of the response our players and coaches showed as they prepared for this week. We are excited for this win, but look forward to remaining focused for the many very good teams that are left on our schedule.
TERRAZAS PERSPECTIVE
- I'm proud of the way our players committed to our daily process throughout the week. Our players played extremely hard today and executed our plan extremely well. I especially liked how physical we played, our balanced attack, and our execution in critical situations.
CLARK PERSPECTIVE
- I was impressed by our consistent execution really from all position groups. Specifically, it was awesome to see our defensive front play stout against the run and generate a consistent rush, especially in some critical third downs rushing only 3 or 4. We were dealing with some injuries and were super proud of the way some guys stepped up in those spots.
NEXT TIME OUT
- IWU stays at home hosting Lawrence Tech on Saturday at 1 p.m. on Homecoming.
- LTU enters the game boasting a clean record at 6-0, one of two teams still unbeaten in the MFSA.
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