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| There's something to celebrate at the end of the game for Lawrence for the first time in three years. Lawrence athletics file photo by Paul Wilke Photography |
The longest active losing streak in Division III football was snapped, while the MAC got a key result and Hobart remained atop the Liberty League in Saturday's Division III football action among unranked teams.
Jahlan Paul had two interceptions, and he returned the second one 50 yards for a touchdown to give Lawrence a two-touchdown lead in the fourth quarter, as the Vikings snapped the longest active losing streak in Division III football, winning at Beloit 24-10. Lawrence's last win came at Beloit, on Oct. 23, 2021. The Vikings had lost 27 games in a row since.
Beloit had tied the game with a Dominic Guzman touchdown catch late in the third, evening the game at 10. But Lawrence took advantage of a Beloit fumble early in the fourth, taking over on the Buccaneers' 36. Larence benefited from a pass interference call on fourth down to get to the 4-yards line and Aidan Williams hit Asher Lin from there to give the Vikings the lead. Later in the quarter, Jacob Shafer's pass was picked off and Paul returned it untouched down the near sideline to put his team up by two scores. Jesse Santos later intercepted a pass in the end zone for Lawrence to secure the win.
Bethany now has the longest active losing streak, at 25 games. The Bison lost to Waynesburg, 34-14.
Delaware Valley dealt FDU-Florham its first loss of the season, 33-8, as the Aggies held the Devils' offense more than 200 yards below its season average. Jacquez Mabin racked up a school-record five sacks, three of which resulted in fumbles, and the Aggies had four takeaways against an FDU offense that came into the game with one all season. The win, along with a victory by King's at home against Lebanon Valley, leaves Del Val and King's tied for first in the MAC. Lebanon Valley had three second-half drives come up empty, while King's scored two touchdowns to pull away.
Hobart limited St. Lawrence to just 164 yards of total offense while piling up 390 yards on its side of the ledger in a 39-3 win over the Saints. At the midpoint of the Liberty League schedule, the Statesmen sit alone atop the standings with an unblemished 3-0 league record. Jaimen Bliss made a team-high seven tackles, including a sack, for the Statesmen. Hobart benefited from three takeaways on the day. Cornerback Chris Ntumba and Corey Rock each had an interception, while linebacker Ian Harder recovered a fumble in the St. Lawrence end zone for a touchdown.
The loss by No. 7 Grove City opened the door for Case Western Reserve to take over first place in the Presidents' Athletic Conference and the Spartans succeeded, as Case rolled past Thiel 52-7. The Spartans are 6-0 overall, and will finish the season with the other four contenders in the PAC. The teams Case has played so far are a combined 8-31, and the remaining teams are 21-4. The Spartans held the Tomcats to 72 total yards, amd minus-12 yards in the second half.
Christopher Newport built a 17-0 lead in the first half and held off Rowan 24-7 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game. Sophomore Connor Barry threw two first half scoring passes, connecting with receivers Trey Hayes and Colin Hart, and running back Gunner White posted a late scoring run to provide all the offense the Captains would need. The defense held the Profs to just 259 total yards and seven points, and also forced three fumbles, two of which were recovered by the Captains.
St. Olaf improved to 6-0 for the first time since 2005, but needed the full 60 minutes to put away St. Scholastica, as the unbeaten Oles edged the 2-4 Saints 36-33. Collin Swan kicked a 21-yard field goal as time expired for the win. St. Scholastica had tied the game at 33 but missed an extra point with 4:46 to play to keep the game tied but the Oles took the rest of the game to go 71 yards and kick the field goal.
Springfield pitched its first shutout since 2021, as the Pride rolled past MIT 48-0. The teams combined for just 30 passing yards, but MIT didn't manage much on the ground either, as Springfield held the Engineers to 42 total yards on the afternoon. The Pride entered the game as the top rushing offense in all of college football and racked up 516 yards and rushed four seven touchdowns as it cleared the 500-yard rushing mark for the third-straight game. Six Pride rushers ran for between 50 and 90 yards.
Conor Babin drilled a 46-yard field goal with two seconds left to lift Millsaps to a 17-14 win at Southwestern, improving the Majors to 4-2, 2-1 in SAA play. Southwestern had tied the game earlier in the fourth quarter witha 50-yard interception return for a touchdown by Cam Roberson.