Season Update

After a disappointing loss to Ohio Northern on September 5th, the Cards looked to get their season back on track with a win against the Eagles of Benedictine University this past Saturday. The Cardinals dominated the game in all phases and posted a 55-0 shutout to bring their season record to 1-1. Senior quarterback Aaron Fanthorpe dissected the Eagles secondary with a 15 for 19 passing performance that resulted in 245 yards and two touchdowns.

The ground game churned out an impressive 304 yards at eight yards a carry. Two senior running backs, Dom Sulo and Butch Rossberg, eclipsed the 100 yard mark with Sulo gaining 104 yards and Rossberg gaining 137. Sulo found the end zone three times and Rossberg once on a ninety six yard scamper which set a North Central College record as the longest play from scrimmage in school history.

In the absence of All-American Matt Wenger, the defense was led by sophomore linebacker Willie Hayes who posted nine tackles, two of which were for a loss of yards.

An equally impressive outing came this Sunday afternoon with the Cardinal Freshman/JV team notching a 48-26 victory over Elmhurst College. In all, the Cardinals managed 103 points on offense this weekend, while the defense surrendered only twenty six.

For his efforts Saturday, quarterback Aaron Fanthorpe earned CCIW co-offensive player of the week honors. The Cardinals climbed their way back to 12th in the D3football.com rankings this week after dropping from 4th to 15th due to the loss in Ohio. With a bye this weekend, the Cardinals look to use the extra practice time to prepare themselves for Olivet College (Michigan) on September 26th and the start of their CCIW schedule.