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Cavaliers Resume G-MAC Play in Columbus

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - After an overtime battle last week at home, the Walsh Cavaliers football team travels to Ohio's capital city, Columbus for a G-MAC matchup with the Ohio Dominican Panthers on Saturday (Oct. 26) at 12:00 PM. 

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

The Opening Kickoff

  • Walsh fell to West Liberty 41-38 in a non-conference overtime battle last week for Homecoming. The Cavaliers dropped to 1-6 on the season after the team's second straight loss.
  • Nick Gassman threw for a career-high 286 yards on 11 passes with three touchdowns in the loss. Gassman completed two touchdown passes to Koby Adu-Poku, including a 77-yard TD pass in the 1st quarter and a 31-yard TD in the 3rd. The 3rd touchdown was a 38-yard TD pass to Aidan Tuttle in the 2nd quarter. 
  • Adu-Poku compiled 127 recieving yards on four catches, averaging 31.8 yards per catch. Deondre Cook caught three passes for a total of 85 yards. 
  • Walsh's defense forced six turnovers in the contest with three interceptions and three fumbles forced. 
  • Myles Williams won G-MAC Defensive Player of the Week after a 12 tackle day, two interceptions and a fumble recovery. 
  • Zach Sturmi took one interception back 51 yards for a pick six as Walsh led 28-17 in the second quarter. 
  • Walsh is 4-9 against the Panthers as they have not beaten ODU since the program's inception in Division II.  
Countdown to Kickoff
  • 334: Yards of total offense against West Liberty (season-high)
  • 286: Passing yards by Nick Gassman, setting a career-high
  • 138: Wins in history of Walsh football
  • 134: Miles between Walsh University and Ohio Dominican University
  • 127: Receiving yards by Koby Adu-Poku on four catches vs. WLU
  • 25: 2019 is the 25th season of Walsh football
  • 19: Total sacks by the Walsh defense (leads the G-MAC)
  • 18: Last Saturday saw the 18th overtime game in program history
  • 14: This will be the 14th matchup between Walsh and Ohio Dominican
  • 7: Morgan Trust's sack total for the season (2 vs. West Liberty)
  • 2: Interceptions from Myles Williams against West Liberty

The Opposition

  • Ohio Dominican is 4-2 overall and 3-1 after a 47-7 victory against Kentucky Wesleyan last week.
  • Evan Ernst leads the 3rd best G-MAc offense with 1,475 passing yards and 12 touchdowns.
  • EJ Colston has six touchdowns on the ground with 426 yards rushing. 
  • The Panthers defense returned two interceptions for touchdowns last week against the KWC Panthers. 

Walsh will return home for the final home game of the 2019 season next Saturday (Nov. 2). The Cavaliers will host Kentucky Wesleyan under the lights for Senior Night at 7:30 PM. 

-WC-

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Players Mentioned

Koby Adu-Poku

#24 Koby Adu-Poku

RB
5' 9"
Junior
Deondre Cook

#4 Deondre Cook

RB
5' 8"
Senior
Nick Gassman

#16 Nick Gassman

QB
6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Zach Sturmi

#38 Zach Sturmi

DB
5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Morgan Trust

#97 Morgan Trust

DL
6' 1"
Senior
Aidan Tuttle

#84 Aidan Tuttle

WR
6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
Myles Williams

#3 Myles Williams

DB
5' 9"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Koby Adu-Poku

#24 Koby Adu-Poku

5' 9"
Junior
RB
Deondre Cook

#4 Deondre Cook

5' 8"
Senior
RB
Nick Gassman

#16 Nick Gassman

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
QB
Zach Sturmi

#38 Zach Sturmi

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
DB
Morgan Trust

#97 Morgan Trust

6' 1"
Senior
DL
Aidan Tuttle

#84 Aidan Tuttle

6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
WR
Myles Williams

#3 Myles Williams

5' 9"
Redshirt Sophomore
DB