BEREA, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University football team suffered its first loss of the season as it defeated No. 2 nationally ranked the University of Mount Union in an Ohio Athletic Conference showdown by a final score of 42-23 on the Tressel Field inside the George Finnie Stadium.

BW (3-1, 2-1 OAC) fell to 41-21-1 in the all-time series.  Mount Union (3-0, 0-1 OAC) won its 77th straight OAC game, including its 150th straight road league contest victory dating back to a 21-18 loss in Berea during the 1991 season.
 
Yellow Jacket Leaders

• Junior All-OAC quarterback Charlie Bubonics (Solon) completed 13-of-42 passes for 142 yards with two touchdowns
• Junior Academic All-OAC running back George Linberger (Barberton/St. Vincent-St. Mary) rushed for a game-high 151 yards on 24 carries with one touchdown
• Senior All-OAC Tim Conwell (Avon) caught five passes for 84 yards with two touchdowns
• Senior All-OAC linebacker Dom Tromba (Painesville/Riverside) led the defensive unit with nine tackles, including one for a loss

Purple Raider Leaders

• Freshman quarterback Mikey Maloney completed 22-of-32 passes for 263 yards with two touchdowns
• Senior All-OAC running back Darnell Williams rushed for 91 yards on 11 carries with two touchdowns
• Junior wide out Davion Grant caught seven passes for 117 yards with one touchdown
• Senior All-OAC linebacker Weston Arthur linebacker led the defensive unit with xxx tackles

First Quarter (MTU, 7-3)

• 8:55       Williams 5-yard run (Junior place kicker Ivan Maric kick is good)
• 2:23       Freshman placekicker Robert Feamster, Jr. (Edenton, N.C./EA Laney) 34-yard field goal

Second Quarter (MTU, 21-17)

• 10:06    Senior running back Shaun Thomas 3-yard run (Maric kick is good)
• 6:32       Linberger 1-yard run (Feamster, Jr. kick is good)
• 1:13       Conwell 10-yard pass from Bubonics (Feamster, Jr. kick is good)
• 0:03       Senior tight end Wyatt Stiehl 3-yard pass from Maloney (Maric kick is good)

Third Quarter (MTU, 35-17)

• 12:59    Grant 44-yard pass from Maloney (Maric kick is good)

Fourth Quarter (MTU, 42-23)

• 14:51    Thomas 24-yard run (Maric kick is good)
• 10:12    Conwell 22-yard pass from Bubonics (Two-point conversion failed)
• 2:49       Sophomore Kayden Minner 2-yard run (Maric kick is good)

BW is idle next week as it enters its bye week.   The Yellow Jackets return to the gridiron on Saturday, October 11 when they travel to Westerville for an OAC game against Otterbein University inside Memorial Stadium at 1:30 p.m.