Football team falls to Trine 36-21

OLIVET, Mich. – The Olivet College football team fell to Trine (Ind.) University, 36-21, in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) contest this afternoon inside the Cutler Athletic Complex.

Final Score: Trine 36, Olivet 21
Location: Cutler Athletic Complex; Olivet, Michigan
Records: Olivet 1-2 overall, 1-2 MIAA; Trine 4-1 overall, 2-1 MIAA

• The Thunder took a 7-0 lead on a 36-yard touchdown pass from Alex Price to Connor Arthur.
• The Comets answered on their ensuing drive when freshman Akeem Benjamin hauled in a 25-yard touchdown pass from senior Kaleb Jarrett with 6:33 left in the opening quarter.
• Trine came back with a nine-play drive, capped by a 19-yard touchdown reception by Brandon Kline to go ahead 14-7 in the final minute of the first quarter.
• The Thunder extended their lead 20-7 with a two field goals by Ryan Hibbets in the second quarter.
• Benjamin caught an 81-yard touchdown pass in the final seconds of the first half to make the score 20-14 at the intermission.
• Two Trine touchdowns – one in the third quarter and one in the fourth quarter – made the 33-14 with 13:27 left in the game.
• Olivet cut its deficit down to 12 points, 33-21, after Benjamin snagged his third touchdown of the game, this one from 12 yards out, at the 5:25 mark of the final quarter.
• The Thunder capped the scoring with a 22-yard field goal by Ryan Hibbets.

• Olivet finished the game with 307 yards of offense.
• Benjamin caught eight passes for 181 yards and three touchdowns.
• Junior tight end Seth Young had four catches for 49 yards.
• Jarett completed 20-of-38 passes for 309 yards.
• Senior Kolby Williams topped the defense with eight tackles, with seven solo stops.
• Senior Andrew Campbell recorded seven tackles.

• The Thunder totaled 483 yards.
• Price threw for 331 yards on 16-of-25 passing.
• Kline hauled in five passes for 110 yards.
• Arthur had four receptions for 91 yards.
• Xaine Kirby led the ground game with 18 rushes for 90 yards.
• Defensively, Kyle Naif had a team-best seven tackles.

• The Comets host Albion College next Saturday, April 24, at 1 p.m.