CRAWFORDSVILLE, Indiana – Wabash converted three Ohio Wesleyan interceptions into 13 points and rolled past the visiting Battling Bishops 41-24 on Saturday afternoon at Little Giant Stadium.

The Little Giants improved to 4-2 on the year, and 3-1 in North Coast Athletic Conference play, while the Battling Bishops fell to 3-3 and 3-1.

Avery Epstein showed out for the Wabash defense, collecting four tackles and two interceptions. Jose Franco added eight tackles and one interception, and Steven Thomas had one sack in the win.

Liam Thompson led Wabash's passing attack with 375 yards through the air, tossing three touchdowns without throwing an interception. The signal caller also added one touchdown on the ground.

Penn Stoller hauled in three catches for a career-high 140 yards and one score. Derek Allen, Jr. recorded eight receptions for 98 yards and one touchdown. The Little Giants also added 94 yards receiving and one touchdown from Heisman Skeens in the game.

Donovan Snyder paced the Little Giants' rushing attack by accumulating 77 yards and one touchdown for the game, averaging 4.3 yards per carry. Cade Campbell added 29 yards and one touchdown on the ground, averaging 4.1 yards per carry.

The Little Giants won the turnover battle in Saturday's game, forcing three turnovers while coughing the ball up once. Wabash also had an outstanding day offensively, racking up 508 total yards, 133 on the ground, and 375 through the air while averaging 7.8 yards per play and outgaining Ohio Wesleyan. The Wabash offense prolonged drives well, converting on 42.9 percent of third-down attempts. The Little Giants also went 1-for-1 on fourth down.

Defensively, Wabash held up against the Ohio Wesleyan rushing attack, holding the Battling Bishops to 128 yards on the ground. The Little Giants' defense disrupted the Ohio Wesleyan passing game, grabbing three interceptions and breaking up five Battling Bishops passes.

How It Happened
Wabash took a 6-0 lead over Ohio Wesleyan after scoring the game's first points with 7:25 left in the first quarter. Ohio Wesleyan responded to go ahead 7-6 before the Little Giants scored again on a 24-yard touchdown reception by Derek Allen, Jr. to jump back in front 13-7.
Wabash continued to build its advantage, scoring again with 7:47 left in the second quarter to go ahead 20-7. The Little Giants continued to add to their lead after Ohio Wesleyan closed the gap to 20-10, scoring again to go on top 27-10.
Wabash continued to expand its lead, scoring again with 10:45 left in the third quarter to go on top 34-10. The Little Giants kept scoring, tacking on a touchdown to increase their advantage to 41-10.

Game Notes
» Wabash outgained Ohio Wesleyan 508-429, including a 375-301 advantage through the air.
» Wabash won the turnover battle 3-1 after picking off three passes.
» Wabash had their highest scoring quarter in the second period when they scored 21 points.
» Wabash converted 6 of 14 third downs while Ohio Wesleyan was successful on 3 of 14.
» The Little Giants had two players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Franco, who had eight and one interception.
» Wabash scored three touchdowns in the second quarter.
» Wabash went 1-for-1 on fourth down.
» The Little Giants didn't allow a sack in the contest and recorded two sacks for 17 yards.
» The Little Giants offense came out of halftime firing on all cylinders, scoring 14 unanswered until the Battling Bishops got on the board again.
» Penn Stoller finished with a career-best 140 passing yards with 111 yards after the catch.
» Liam Thompson completed 70.4% of his passes on the day, going 19-for-27 while averaging 13.9 yards per attempt.
» Thompson moved to third on the Wabash all-time passing list with 7,277 career passing yards. He moved past Russ Harbaugh '06, who threw for 7,118 career yards.
» Kaden Buza led the Battling Bishops passing attack, completing 25 of his 46 attempts for 301 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions.
» Jakii Alston was Ohio Wesleyan's leading receiver with 149 yards.

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