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Alford_Valpo
10
Valparaiso Universit VALPARAI 0-1 , 0
28
Winner Indiana Wesleyan INDIANA 1-0 , 0-0
Valparaiso Universit VALPARAI
0-1 , 0
10
Final
28
Indiana Wesleyan INDIANA
1-0 , 0-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
VALPARAI Valparaiso Universit 0 3 7 0 10
INDIANA Indiana Wesleyan 21 7 0 0 28

Game Recap: Football |

FIRST-QUARTER MOMENTUM CARRIES WILDCATS TO SEASON OPENER WIN

MARION, Ind. - Indiana Wesleyan football kicked off their 2021 season Friday night hosting NCAA Division 1 Valparaiso, in what would turn out to be a rainy night game. The first quarter was the difference in the game, and propelled IWU to the first win of the season. 


INSIDE THE BOX
QUARTER 1:
  • IWU scored just three minutes into the game when Jacquez Carter found the endzone behind a 32-yard run. 
  • Rushing continued to be the key scoring output, as Devodney Alford found the endzone with 8:21 remaining in the first quarter.
  • With 5:25 remaining in the quarter, Justin Johnson returned a punt for 71 yards to collect IWU's third touchdown.


QUARTER 2:
  • Valparaiso mustered their first points of the game connecting on a field goal.
  • With 16 seconds to go before halftime, Devodney Aldford pushed the Wildcat lead to 25, finding the endzone after a 13 yards run.


QUARTER 3
  • Valparaiso found momentum early in the second half, recording their first and only touchdown of the game, just three minutes into the third quarter.
  • Momentum was in favor of the Valpo for most of the third quarter, but a Donovan Shelton's interception ended the quarter, shifting momentum back to the Wildcats.


QUARTER 4
  • Both teams posted goose eggs in the fourth.
  • Donovan Shelton collected his 11th tackle on the night, good for most by any Wildcat.
  • Devodney Alford pushed his rushing total to 120 yards, eight short from posting a new career high.


HIDDEN STATS
  • Tonight was the first time IWU collected four interceptions in a game, topping their previous record of breaking three interceptions in a game on Oct. 30, 2018 against Lawrence Tech. 
  • In their fourth season, this was IWU's first season-opening win.
  • This win marks IWU's first win over a Division 1 program.


NEXT TIME OUT
  • IWU travel to Deerfield, Ill. for a 1 p.m. kick-off at Trinity International University.

 
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