Olivet loses to Albion, 49-14

ALBION, Mich. – The University of Olivet football team fell to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Albion College, 49-14, today at Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium.

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Albion 49, Olivet 14
• Location: Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium; Albion, Michigan
• Records: Olivet 3-6 overall, 2-4 MIAA; Albion 6-3 overall, 4-2 MIAA

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Britons scored a 13-yard rushing touchdown on their first drive of the game.
• Freshman Jaylan Johnson returned the ensuing kickoff 88 yards down to the Albion 8-yard line. After losing three yards on first down, the Comets used trickery when junior running back Dontal Wright threw an 11-yard pass to senior tight end Garrett Shumaker.
• Albion scored a touchdown late in the first quarter and another one at the start of the second quarter to take a 21-7 lead.
• Olivet closed the gap to seven points at halftime after Wright capped a 13-play drive with a two-yard rush into the end zone. Senior Tristan McElhinney's PAT kick made the score 21-14.
• The Britons put 28 unanswered points on the scoreboard in the second half – 21 in the third quarter on three passing touchdowns covering 28, 30 and 37 yards by Luke Lovell and seven in the fourth quarter on an 11-yard passing touchdown by Zander Desentz. Four different receivers caught a touchdown pass.

FOR THE COMETS

• Olivet ran 70 plays for 264 yards compared to 60 plays and 514 yards for Albion.
• Wright topped the rushing attack with 21 carries for 113 yards.
• Junior quarterback Charlie Grant threw for 88 yards on 8-of-19 passing.
• Senior SirQuarius Ball caught three passes for 39 yards.
• Senior Isaac Rowe led the defense with seven total tackles.
• Junior Dominico Tejeda was next with six tackles.

UP NEXT

• Olivet ends the season next Saturday, November 16, when it hosts Hope College, starting at 1 p.m.