Ichabods pound Bulldogs 62-0 to open MIAA slate 2-0

For immediate release - Sept. 18, 2004
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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The Washburn Ichabods pounded Truman State 62-0 at Stokes Stadium Saturday afternoon. The Ichabods scored 48 first half points, including 34 in the second quarter. With the win Washburn improved to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the MIAA for the first time since 1997. The Bulldogs fell to 0-4 and 0-2 in the MIAA. The win was the largest for Washburn in an MIAA game and was the largest margin of victory since a 79-3 win over St Mary of the Plains Sept. 9, 1978.

Washburn's Tyler Schuerman got the Ichabods on the board with two first quarter touchdown runs. Schuerman scampered 31 yards to cap a score on the opening drive. He added a 1-yard run on the next drive to make it 14-0.

Sam Sissom caught two touchdown passes and Cason Lehman added another from Schuerman, while Ra'Shawn Moseley added two touchdown runs to help the Ichabods take a 48-0 lead at the half. Lehman's score with 33 seconds left was just eight seconds before Sissom's second touchdown at 25 seconds left in the half.

Schuerman finished his day with a touchdown to Mike Odupitan with 9:23 left in the third quarter. Schuerman's six touchdowns (2 rushing, 4 passing) gives him 59 for his career and broke Joe Schartz's school record of 54 offensive touchdowns. His 250 yards of total offense moves him to 6,536 for his career and within 86 yards of Schartz's total offense record of 6,622.

Freshman quarterback Jordan Brill connected on his first career touchdown pass of 36 yards to Dustin Hickel with 14:31 left in the game.

The Ichabods finished with 553 yards of total offense, while holding the Bulldogs to 156 yards. The Ichabod defense collected its first shutout since a 28-0 win at Langston Sept. 6, 2003. Grant Gould, who earned MIAA Defensive Player of the Week honors last week, led Washburn with 7 tackles.

The Ichabods will be back in action 1 p.m. Saturday when they host No. 8 Northwest Missouri State.