Football team rolls past Eureka, 54-14

OLIVET, Mich. – The Olivet College football team scored a touchdown on its first six drives to post a lopsided 54-14 victory over Eureka (Ill.) College today at the Cutler Athletic Complex.

• Final Score: Olivet 54, Eureka 14
• Location: Cutler Athletic Complex; Olivet, Michigan
• Records: Eureka 0-2 overall, Olivet 2-0 overall

• The Comets won the coin toss and elected the receive the ball. On the seventh play, senior Nyassinu Crowell, Jr. rushed six yards for a touchdown.
• The Red Devils got a first down on their first drive but then had to punt the ball back to Olivet. On the ensuing Comet drive, freshman Dontal Wright ran 45 yards for a touchdown.
• A three-and-out for Eureka gave the ball back to Olivet. The Comets stretched their lead to 21-0 when sophomore Evan Ormsby threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to junior SirQuarius Ball.
• After forcing the Red Devils to punt, Olivet wasted no time in scoring their fourth touchdown of the opening quarter. Junior Deonte Higgins rushed 66 yards for the score.
• On the Comets' first drive of the second quarter, Wright rumbled 54 yards into the end zone.
• Eureka drove deep into the Olivet end of the field before turning the ball over on downs at the four-yard line.
• A holding penalty put the Comets back to their 16-yard line. Wright then rushed 84 yards for their final touchdown of the first half to make the score 42-0 at the break.
• The Red Devils scored their first touchdown of the game with 1:52 left in the third quarter.
• On a drive spanning the end of the third stanza and start of the fourth quarter, Olivet scored a touchdown on a 27-yard run by sophomore Ryan White.
• The Comets' final touchdown came with 6:51 remaining in the game on a 16-yard rush by freshman Samuel Kunnuji.
• Eureka put the final seven points on the scoreboard with just eight seconds showing on the game clock.

• Olivet totaled 582 yards of offense – 468 on the ground and 114 through the air. The defense held the Red Devils to 221 yards – 96 rushing and 125 passing.
• Wright had five rushes for 197 yards and three touchdowns, and one reception for 18 yards.
• Crowell, Jr. had 10 carries for 85 yards.
• Higgins rushed two times for 70 yards.
• Ormsby completed 5-of-9 passes for 103 yards.
• Eight receivers each caught a pass.
• Senior David Curl topped the defense with eight tackles, including three for minus seven yards.
• Senior Jeremy Collier tallied six tackles.

• Olivet is on the road for the first time this season next Saturday, September 17, when it travels to play Hanover (Ind.) College. Kick-off is at 1 p.m.