Ohio Dominican University

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Ohio Dominican Panthers (4-4, 3-3 G-MAC) football team gave one of the top teams in Division II a major scare on Saturday (Oct. 24) as they battled the #10 ranked Northwood Timberwolves (8-0, 6-0). 

A last second field goal by Northwood gave the Timberwolves a 37-35 win to stay undefeated, thwarting an upset attempt by the Panthers. 

BOX SCORE NOTES

• Carson Parker followed up his career-best last week with an even better mark against Northwood. Parker threw for 369 yards on 29 completions and three touchdowns. He was the leading rusher for 55 yards with a touchdown on the ground. 
• Nathan Webster scored one touchdown out of his four carries for 15 yards with also three catches for 35 yards. 
• Luke Hess led the receivers with eight catches for 161 yards, scoring one touchdown. Conner Campbell had seven catches for 49 yards while also scoring a touchdown.  Joey Triplett hauled in a touchdown pass. 
• Treyton Schroeder paced the defense with a career-high 13 tackles while also getting his fifth interception of the season. 
• Taliq Black added ten tackles and a tackle for loss. 
• Quinten Robinson forced a fumble and Gianni McKee and Elijah Lambert both recovered a fumble. 
• Gage Bodey returned six kickoff returns for 115 yards. 
• The Panthers tallied 435 yards of total offense with 66 rushing yards and 369 passing yards. 
• ODU was six-of-14 on third-down and converted both fourth-down tries. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Northwood got a turnover on the third play of the game, turning it into points five minutes later. The Timberwolves took a 7-0 lead on a one-yard touchdown run with 8:52 left in the opening quarter. 
• Parker and Hess connected three times on the second drive for the Panthers, including a 61-yard pass and later a seven-yard touchdown as ODU tied the game up at seven under six minutes in the first. 
• Four minutes later, the Timberwolves answered with an eight-play, 75-yard drive on a five-yard touchdown run for a 14-7 lead. 
• Just before the end of the first quarter, Parker threw his second touchdown of the quarter, a 22-yard strike to Triplett. The game was tied at 14 after the first quarter of action. 
• Northwood's first drive of the second quarter ended in a turnover when Ethan Hamby fumbled the ball as McKee recovered in ODU territory. 
• The Panthers could not capitalize on the turnover as they punted the ball back to Northwood. Northwood went 14 plays for a eight-yard touchdown pass for a 21-14 lead with three minutes to go in the first half. 
• Two big plays for the Panthers led a quick strike drive as they tied the game once again. A fourth down catch by Webster of 21 yards followed by a 39-yard completion to Angelo Harper got ODU to the one-yard line. Webster rushed into the end zone for a 21-21 score with 1:20 left before the halftime break. 
• On the next play, Robinson forced a fumble that was recovered by Lambert - giving the ball back to the Panthers. The game was tied 21-21 at halftime. 
• Both teams punted on their first drives of the second half. Schroeder came away with an interception ending a Northwood drive. 
• After the pick, the Panthers took the lead for the first time. A seven-play, 76-yard drive was capped by a seven-yard touchdown pass from Parker to Campbell as ODU led 28-21 with 6:52 left in the third quarter. 
• Northwood answered with a 14-yard touchdown pass two and a half minutes later for another tie at 28. 
• A 42-yard field goal put Northwood back in front at the conclusion of the third quarter, 31-28. 
• After a couple of scoreless drives, Northwood pushed the lead to six (34-28) on another field goal - this time from 25-yards out. The Timberwolves had a lead with 5:08 left. 
• ODU drove down the field and got the lead back in the closing seconds. After a clutch fourth-down conversion by Parker to Campbell, Parker rushed in from 12-yards out. The extra point by Ryan Elliot put ODU in the lead 35-34 with 32 seconds left. 
• Two big plays got Northwood into field goal range as a 43-yard field goal gave Northwood the 37-35 win at the buzzer. 

UP NEXT
Ohio Dominican will host Walsh for Military Appreciation Day and Halloween next Saturday (Oct. 31) at 12 noon.