UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS — The Otterbein football team fell 56-0 at John Carroll in Ohio Athletic Conference play on Saturday afternoon in the Cardinals' penultimate game of the season.

The Basics

• Records: Otterbein (1-8 overall, 1-7 OAC), John Carroll (7-2 overall, 7-1 OAC)
• Venue: Don Shula Stadium - University Heights, Ohio

Otterbein Stat Leaders

• Redshirt senior quarterback Hayden Lehmann completed 18 of his 31 passes for 110 yards.
• Freshman Brayden Bayles tallied 22 rushing yards on four carries.
• Freshman Jayson Walker caught five passes for 47 yards.
• Junior Owen Menge had five receptions for 35 yards.
• Junior Thomas Cherry led the Otterbein defense with 12 total tackles (4 solo, 8 assists) and one sack.
• Junior Carson Vaulx added nine total tackles to go with eight from freshman Colton Weisbrod and seven each from seniors Justin Bartlett and Landen Pettet.

Game Summary

• JCU opened the scoring with a 20-yard rushing touchdown with 11:33 left in the first quarter. The ensuing Cardinal possession was highlighted by a 30-yard pass from Lehmann to Walker to the JCU 30-yard line. But the Cardinals subsequently turned the ball over on downs after the next four Lehmann passes fell incomplete. The Blue Streaks added an 8-yard passing touchdown to end the first quarter up 14-0.
• JCU scored on a passing touchdowns of 48 and 17 yards and a 2-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter for a 35-0 halftime lead.
• The Blue Streaks added a 1-yard rushing score and 47-yard passing touchdown in the third period to take a 49-0 lead into the fourth. The Blue Streaks capped the scoring with a 1-yard rushing touchdown with 14:56 left in the fourth.
• The Cardinals methodically drove down the field, getting to the JCU 38-yard line midway through the final period. But Lehmann was sacked on 3rd-and-6, leading to a punt. Bartlett forced a fumble that was recovered by freshman Eliyah Mason on the ensuing JCU drive, but the Cardinals were unable to convert the turnover into points as sophomore Jordan Ermalovich took over at quarterback.
• The Blue Streaks out-gained the Cardinals 433-107 in total offensive yards in the game.

Notables

• John Carroll is 14-4 against Otterbein since 2006 and has won the last 11 meetings.
• Bartlett's career totals include 235 tackles, 42 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks. He is tied for third all-time at Otterbein in tackles for loss and is four sacks shy of moving into fifth all-time in that category.