IWU football dominates 2nd half to top Elmhurst

Posted on October 28, 2017
Brandon Bauer and Jack Healy
Brandon Bauer threw four touchdown passes and Jack Healy caught three for scores on Saturday in IWU’s 47-15 win over Elmhurst. (Photo courtesy www.iwusports.com)

By Eric Stock

ELMHURST – Brandon Bauer threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth score as Illinois Wesleyan scored 40 unanswered points in a 47-15 win over Elmhurst at Langhorst Field.

The win gives the No. 11 Titans (8-1, 6-1 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) a chance to play for at least a share of the league title against Millikin on Nov. 11.

PODCAST: Listen to the postgame interview with IWU coach Norm Eash. 

Brauer connected with Jack Healy on a 6-yard scoring strike early in the third quarter to give IWU a 19-15 lead. The Titans would score touchdowns on the first five possessions of the second half.

Brauer’s 5-yard TD run extended the lead to 33-15 early in the fourth quarter. He found Jack Healy in the end zone for a third time midway through the fourth period on a 10-yard slant pass. Healy hauled in a team-high six passes for 84 yards.

Bauer completed 18 of 25 passes for 229 yards and one interception. Morgan Alexander rushed for 120 yards on 19 carries and one touchdown.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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