WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Coming off its bye week, the Baldwin Wallace University football team defeated Otterbein University in an Ohio Athletic Conference game by a final score of 56-14 at Memorial Stadium.

With the victory, BW (4-1, 3-1 OAC) extended its post-bye week winning streak to seven games and improved to 43-12-1 in the all-time series against Otterbein, claiming its seventh consecutive win over the Cardinals. Otterbein (0-5, 0-4 OAC) has now dropped eight straight games dating back to last season and has been outscored by the Yellow Jackets 270-76 over the last seven meetings.

BW Leaders

• Junior All-OAC quarterback Charlie Bubonics (Solon) completed 17-of-24 passes for 197 yards with four touchdowns
• Junior Academic All-OAC running back George Linberger (Barberton/St. Vincent-St. Mary) rushed for a game-high 121 yards on 24 carries with one touchdown
• Freshman running back Boston Mulinix (North Benton/West Branch) rushed for 103 yards on four carries with a career-long 71-yard touchdown
• Junior Academic All-OAC wide receiver Xavier Balson (North Olmsted) caught five passes for a career-high 100 yards with a career-best two touchdowns
• Senior All-OAC linebacker Dom Tromba (Painesville/Riverside) led the defensive unit with five tackles

Otterbein Leaders

• Sophomore quarterback Brayden Bayles completed 7-of-19 passes for 51 yards
• Freshman running back Rocco DeLorenzo rushed for 106 yards on 15 carries
• Senior tight end Christian Pataky caught two passes for 11 yards
• Sophomore Troy Montgomery led the defense with a game-high nine stops

First Quarter (BW, 7-0)

• 9:24       Senior wide receiver Connor Awad (North Ridgeville/Midview) 2-yard pass from Bubonics (Freshman placekicker Robert Feamster, Jr. (Edenton, N.C./EA Laney) kick is good)

Second Quarter (BW, 28-7)

• 12:10    Linberger 1-yard run (Feamster, Jr. kick is good)
• 7:26       Junior running back Matt Griffin 1-yard run (Junior placekicker Braylon Balandra kick is good)
• 7:06       Mulinix 71-yard run (Feamster, Jr. kick is good)
• 0:58       Junior Academic All-OAC wide receiver Xavier Balson (North Olmsted) 18-yard pass, which was first career receiving touchdown, from Bubonics (Feamster, Jr. kick is good).

Third Quarter (BW, 49-14)

• 13:29    Freshman tight end Bronson Speedy (New Philadelphia) 14-yard pass from Bubonics (Feamster, Jr. kick is good)
• 13:17    Senior Academic All-OAC wide out Zane Dunning Dunning 60-yard kickoff return (Balandra kick is good)
• 10:43    Bubonics career-long tying 23-yard run (Feamster, Jr. kick is good)
• 2:08       Balson 7-yard pass from Bubonics (Feamster, Jr. kick is good)

Fourth Quarter (BW, 56-14)

• 2:24       Junior running back Will Ostrowski (Westlake) 4-yard run, which was first career touchdown, (Feamster, Jr. kick is good)

The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Saturday, October 18 when they return to friendly confines of the Tressel Field inside the George Finnie Stadium for a non-conference game against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Ind.) at 1:30 p.m.