DELAWARE, Ohio -- A 32-yard touchdown catch by junior wideout Dee Brizzolara (Aurora, Ohio/ Aurora) in the third quarter and a 95-yard interception return by senior cornerback Emmett Carrier (Glen Ellyn, Ill./ Benet) in the fourth quarter helped lift the University of Chicago football team to a 21-10 victory Saturday at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Plagued by turnovers on their first four possessions, the Maroons (3-2) fell behind 10-7 at halftime.
Ohio Wesleyan (1-4) got on the board late in the first quarter on an 8-yard pass from Mason Espinoza to Calvin Cagney to cap a nine-play, 41-yard drive following an Tyler Swarty interception.
Chicago tied the game at the 5:28 mark of the second quarter when junior quarterback Kevin Shelton (Hickory, N.C./ Hickory) (pictured) and junior tight end Brandon Meckelberg (Wautoma, Wis./ Wautoma) hooked up on a 2-yard touchdown completion.
A 34-yard field goal from Miles MacKenzie with :03 left in the half gave the Battling Bishops a 10-7 edge.
Chicago took the lead for good midway through the third stanza on a 34-yard scoring strike from Shelton to Brizzolara. The catch extended Brizzolara's touchdown receptions streak to 10 games.
Trailing 14-10, Ohio Wesleyan drove to the Chicago 7-yard line on its first drive of the fourth quarter. On fourth-and-3, Carrier picked off Espinoza's pass and took it 95 yards for his second career interception runback for touchdown.
Shelton, who replaced sophomore starter Vincent Cortina (Belmont, Mass./ Belmont) in the second quarter, completed five of six attempts for 86 yards and two touchdowns.
Freshman running back Zak Ross-Nash (Allendale, N.J./ Northern Highlands) rushed for a career-high 87 yards on 18 carries for the Maroons, who won on the road for the seventh time in the last 11 games.
Espinosa completed 20 of 45 attempts for 194 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions.
Freshman linebacker Schuyler Montefalco (Indianapolis, Ind./ Cathedral) led the Chicago defensive effort with 10 tackles and one sack.
Chicago outgained the Battling Bishops 307-236 and maintained an 8:26 edge in time of possession.
The Maroons return to action next Saturday at Denison University.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
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