Football: #3 Mount Union Continues to Roll, Wins 52-10 Over Heidelberg

ALLIANCE, Ohio - The No. 3 Mount Union football team won in dominant fashion, 52-10, over Heidelberg at home on a perfect Fall day at Kehres Stadium.

Junior quarterback Noah Beaudrie (Monroe, MI/Erie-Mason) went 8 of 10 for 153 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown pass to freshman running back Shaun Thomas (Lima, OH/Lima Central Catholic). At one point, Beaudrie threw his 24th-straight completion including last week's 15 for 15 school-record performance vs. Wilmington. Beaudrie added three rushing touchdowns which tied a career-high.

Senior running back Tyler Echeverry (Naples, FL/Barron Collier) continued to impress as he ran for a game-high 173 yards and two scores, his fourth 100-yard rushing game of his career and second 170+ rushing game of the season. Echeverry had a highlight-reel 91-yard touchdown right before halftime, the fourth-longest run in school history and the longest since Nate Kmic (who was just inducted into this year's Mount Union M Club Hall of Fame) scored from 95 yards (the school record) in the 2005 Stagg Bowl win. Echeverry came in leading the conference in rushing touchdowns. Graduate quarterback TJ Deshields (Beloit, OH/West Branch) added a late touchdown run.

Mount Union's defense combined for six sacks and 10 tackles for loss. Senior Rossy Moore (Lima Central Catholic) led the Mount Union defense with 3.5 tackles for loss, bringing his career total to 57.5 - second all-time in program history. Moore also had two sacks, extending his career number to 30.5 which stands third all-time in school history. Junior Kaleb Brown (La Plata, MD/La Plata) had a game-high 2.5 sacks.

Mount Union (6-0, 5-0 OAC) scored a touchdown on its first three drives of the game to take a 21-0 lead, highlighted by the 70-yard pass and catch from Beaudrie to Thomas. Beaudrie started the game with a six-yard touchdown run, while Echeverry added a one-yard score. Before halftime, Beaudrie added another touchdown run, followed by Echeverry's 91-yard dash. Heidelberg (2-4, 1-4 OAC) scored its lone points of the first half after a Mount Union turnover set the Student Princes up inside Mount's 20-yard line - the Student Princes got on the scoreboard with a 36-yard field goal, despite going minus six yards on the drive.

The Purple Raiders held a 24-11 advantage in first downs and out-gained the Student Princes, 477-187, including 317 to 52 on the ground. Mount's offensive line did not surrender a sack.

At halftime, Mount Union recognized this year's M Club Hall of Fame Class. The eight-person hall of fame class included Rob Adamson '03 (Football), Derek Blanchard '08 (Football), Larry Kinnard Jr. '10 (Football), Nate Kmic '09 (Football), Matthew Kostelnik '08 (Football), Greg Micheli '09 (Football), Eric Safran '08 (Football), and Marcell Stephens '87 (Track and Field). In addition, the Duke Barret Award of Excellence was given to Jim Jones '91 (Cross Country and Track and Field).

The Purple Raiders will next travel to Ada, Ohio to face Ohio Northern in an OAC contest at 1:30 p.m.