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 Posted November 5, 2005 By Leonard Reich, Sports Information Director No. 21 Capital Picks Off No. 25 John Carroll No. 21 Capital 19, No. 25 John Carroll 7 [Box Score] (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Kyle Hausler (Hilliard/Hilliard Davidson) ran back an interception for a touchdown 17 seconds into the game as he had three of Capital University’s four interceptions in a 19-7 win against John Carroll University in an Ohio Athletic Conference game in Columbus. Capital, ranked No. 21 in the nation, wins its fifth game in a row and kept its NCAA Playoffs hopes alive moving its record to 7-2 (6-2 OAC), while John Carroll, ranked No. 25 in the nation and tied for first place in the OAC entering the game, falls to 7-2 overall and in a second place tie with Capital and Ohio Northern University at 6-2 in the OAC. Capital came into the game with the nation’s No. 5 defense and shut down John Carroll, the nation’s No. 13 passing offense, with four interceptions and three quarterback sacks. Senior Joel Sickmeier (Pickerington/Pickerington Central) had a team-high eight tackles, Hausler finished with seven stops to go along with three interceptions, while sophomore defensive back Matt Coleman (Westerville/Westerville South) seven tackles. After Hausler started the scoring, John Carroll tied the game with 1:37 left in the first quarter as quarterback Doug Phillips hit Matt Matteucci on a seven-yard touchdown pass. Matt Spitz (Xenia/Xenia) kicked an 18-yard field goal with 10:41 left in the second quarter to make it 10-7 at the half. The Crusaders got back on the board as senior running back Colin O’Reilly (Bexley/Bexley) had a two-yard touchdown run with 30 seconds to go in the third quarter and after a missed extra point led 16-7. On the next drive, with John Carroll driving a Phillips pass was tipped by senior Tony Miller (Lancaster/Fisher Catholic) then intercepted by Hausler at the Capital five-yard line. Capital then put together a 16-play drive that took 8:27 off the clock and finished with a 22-yard Spitz field goal to make it 19-7 with 4:17 to play. Capital sophomore James Starks (Toledo/Toledo-St. Francis) ended any hopes of a John Carroll comeback with an interception on the ensuing drive. Three
of Capital’s four interceptions came in the second half, while over the same
span the Crusader offense ran for 92 yards and held the ball for almost 20
minutes. Phillips, who was the OAC’s top rated passer, went 15-of-24 for 164 yards with a touchdown and four interceptions. Running back Brandon Oing led the Blue Streaks with 70 yards on 13 carries, while linebacker David Graves had a game-high 15 tackles. Capital closes the regular season next week at home against Wilmington College. |
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