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	Purple Raider Audio Highlights
Click on the audio files below to either download or play the game highlights. Your options will be different depending on what audio source is the default for your computer. Please remember, if you choose to listen to the sound rather than download it, it will need to upload completely before it can play back correctly. This may take a couple minutes. These audio highlights are from our radio broadcasts on AM 1310, WDPN Radio, in Alliance, Ohio. Wis-Whitewater 38, Mount Union 28 ... Stagg Bowl ... 12-19-09 ... Salem Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Kurt Rocco connects with Cecil Shorts for a 19-yard touchdown. Rocco finds Wes Ryder on a two-yard score for his first career touchdown. Rocco and Shorts hook up for a 23-yard touchdown. Alex Ferrara's interception sets up the tying touchdown. Rocco ties the game with 12:08 left on a five-yard touchdown run. Mount Union 24, Wesley 7 ... Semifinal Playoffs ... 12-12-09 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Kurt Rocco connects with Cecil Shorts for a 15-yard touchdown to open the scoring. Herm Timmersjo connects on his first career field goal, a 28-yarder for a 10-0 lead. Alex Ferrara intercepts Shane McSweeny in the first quarter. McSweeny is intercepted by Sam Kershaw in the endzone. Shorts makes it 17-7 on a three-yard touchdown run. James Herbert sacks McSweeny, causing a fumble that was recovered by Matt Williamson. Shorts scores on a four-yard run to make it 24-7. Kershaw records his second interception in the final seconds of the game. Mount Union 55, Albright 3 ... Quarterfinal Playoffs ... 12-5-09 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Drew McClain returns an interception 37 yards for a touchdown. Kurt Rocco scampers seven yards for a touchdown. Terrance Morring scores on a one-yard run. Jorge Carbonell recovers an Albright fumble on a kickoff. Morring scores for the second time on a three-yard run. Rocco hits Morring for a 45-yard touchdown. Cameron West recovers another Albright fumble on a kickoff return. Morring scores his third rushing and fourth touchdown overall on a two-yard run. Rocco hits Vince Petruziello on a 68-yard touchdown. Ryan Renbarger makes his fourth interception of the season. Charles Dieuseul recovers a fumble in the endzone for the final points of the game. Mount Union 62, Montclair State 14 ... Second Round Playoffs ... 11-28-09 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Kurt Rocco's 18-yard pass to Judd Harrold opens the scoring. Drew McClain makes the first of seven Raider interceptions. Cecil Shorts scores his first of three touchdowns from the "Wildcat" position. Terrance Morring scores his first of two touchdowns. Shorts scores his second of three touchdowns in the game. Cameron West with his first career interception. McClain picks off Fischer for the second time. James Herbert intercepts a Ryan Boysen pass. Roger Stewart with his team-leading sixth interception of the season. Rocco finds Vince Petruziello for the wideout's second touchdown of the game. Nick Driskill with his first career interception. Brett Baker returns an interceptions 23 yards for a touchdown. Mount Union 55, Washington & Jefferson 0 ... First Round Playoffs ... 11-21-09 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Kurt Rocco hit Cecil Shorts for a 25-yard touchdown to open the scoring. Scott Panchik scores on a four-yard run. Terrance Morring dashes 16 yards for a score. Rocco and Shorts connect on a 55-yard touchdown. Morring scores on a four-yard run. Panchik scores from nine-yards out. Panchik scores his third touchdown of the game. Zac Lemmon puts the finishing touch on a 55-0 win. Mount Union 56, Marietta 0 ... 11-14-09 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Kurt Rocco finds a wide open Kyle Miller for a 52-yard touchdown. Judd Lutz makes his first career interception. Cecil Shorts scores on a 43-yard reverse. Rocco hits Shorts for a 34-yard touchdown on third and 23. Rocco finds A.J. Claycomb for a touchdown in the final seconds of the first half. Jasper Collins returns a punt 89 yards for a touchdown, the longest return in Purple Raider history. Mount Union 58, Otterbein 7 ... 11-7-09 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Kurt Rocco connects with Judd Harrold on a five-yard touchdown pass. Rocco hits Kyle Miller for a four-yard touchdown. Scott Panchik scores on a 39-yard touchown run. Ryan Renbarger intercepts Austin Schlosser in the second quarter. Stewart intercepts Schlosser in the endzone, his second of the day and fifth of the year. Mount Union 56, John Carroll 7 ... 10-31-09 ... Don Shula Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Kurt Rocco connects with A.J. Claycomb on a 36-yard touchdown to make it 14-0. Rocco finds Cecil Shorts for a five-yard score on fourth and one for a 21-0 lead. Chaz Jordan scoops up a fumble and races 43 yards for a 35-0 first half lead. Rocco hits Vince Petruziello for a 50-yard touchdown on the first drive of the second half. Mount Union 56, Wilmington 0 ... 10-24-09 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Rocco hits Cecil Shorts for a 37-yard touchdown. Matt Williamson records his first career interception. Rocco hits Zac Lemmon for a 44-yard touchdown. Mount Union 28, Capital 21 ... 10-10-09 ... Bernlohr Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Kurt Rocco connects with Cecil Shorts for a 10-yard touchdown to open the scoring. Scott Panchik scores on a one-yard run to tie the game with :22 left in the first half. Rocco hits Kyle Miller for a 36-yard touchdown to tie the score with 8:17 left in the game. Lambert Budzinski recovers a fumble that was forced by James Herbert near midfield. Panchik scores on a five-yard run to give the Raiders a 28-21 lead with 3:10 remaining. The Raiders' defense forces an incompletion on fourth and 16 with :48 left in the game. Mount Union 30, Baldwin-Wallace 0 ... 10-3-09 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Drew McClain intercepts Andrew Gardner to set up Mount Union's first touchdown. Ryan Renbarger picks off Gardner inside the Mount Union 10-yard line. Cecil Shorts scores on a 7-yard run to make it 16-0 just before halftime. Scott Panchik scores his second touchdown of the night on a 13-yard run. Mount Union 45, Muskingum 14 ... 9-26-09 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Kurt Rocco passes to Cecil Shorts for an eight-yard touchdown to open the scoring. Roger Stewart intercepts Jake Burns in the second quarter. Rocco hits Shorts for a 43-yard touchdown. Rocco and Shorts connect for a 33-yard score on 4th and nine. Mount Union 30, Ohio Northern 10 ... 9-19-09 ... Dial-Roberson Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Alex Ferrara stops a Northern drive with his first career interception. Cecil Shorts goes untouched around left end to give Mount Union the lead. Kurt Rocco connects with Kyle Miller to give the Raiders a 17-10 third quarter lead. Scott Panchik scores from six-yards out to make it 24-10. Mount Union 52, St. John Fisher 10 ... 9-5-09 ... Growney Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Kurt Rocco hits Kyle Miller for a 10-yard touchdown to open the scoring. Rocco connects with Cecil Shorts on a 44-yard score. Neal Seaman passes to Shorts from 30 yards out to make it 21-3. Rocco and Shorts connect again, this time for a 56-yard touchdown. Mount Union 31, Wis-Whitewater 26 ... Stagg Bowl ... 12-20-08 ... Salem Stadium (Ric Brienza, Mark Grossman and Harry Paidas with the call) Greg Micheli hits Cecil Shorts for a 55-yard touchdown on the game's fourth play. Micheli and Shorts hook up for a second score, this one covering 41 yards. Drew McClain returns an interception 78 yards for a touchdown. Mount Union 45, Wheaton 24 ... Semifinal Playoffs ... 12-13-08 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Nate Kmic dashes 49 yards for a 24-0 Purple Raider lead. Kmic scores his second touchdown of the game on a 17-yard run. Kmic breaks the NCAA All-Division career rushing record on a 42-yard touchdown run. Mount Union 59, New Jersey 7 ... Second Round Playoffs ... 11-24-07 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Daryl Ely strips the ball free and returns the fumbled punt 28 yards for a touchdown. Davis takes a screen pass from Micheli 71 yards for a touchdown. Mount Union 42, Ithaca 18 ... First Round Playoffs ... 11-17-07 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Kmic races 64 yards for a Purple Raider touchdown. Mount Union 35, Wis-Whitewater 16 ... Stagg Bowl ... 12-16-06 ... Salem Stadium (Ric Brienza, Mark Grossman and Harry Paidas with the call) Micheli scores the Raiders' second touchdown on a 12-yard quarterback keeper. Pierre Garcon takes a short pass from Micheli to the house on a 46-yard play. Matt Kostelnik blocks a punt and Matt Rees returns it 34 yards for a touchdown. Garcon scores the final points of the game on a 10-yard pass from Micheli. Mount Union 26, St. John Fisher 14 ... Semifinal Playoffs ... 12-9-06 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Nate Kmic opens the scoring with a 64-yard touchdown run. A 24-yard touchdown run by Kmic gives Mount Union a 16-7 third quarter lead. Mount Union 35, Wheaton 3 ... Second Round Playoffs ... 11-25-06 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Mark Grossman with the call) Nate Kmic dashes 52 yards for a touchdown to open the scoring. Mount Union 49, Ohio Northern 7 ... 10-7-06 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Bob Bishop with the call) An electrifying 40-yard touchdown run by Nate Kmic. Mount Union 35, Wis-Whitewater 28 ... Stagg Bowl ... 12-17-05 ... Salem Stadium (Ric Brienza, Mark Grossman and Harry Paidas with the call) Mike Jorris hits Pierre Garcon on a 63-yard touchdown to tie the Stagg Bowl. Nate Kmic scores on an electrifying championship game tying 95-yard touchdown run. Cameron Rose intercepts a Whitewater pass on the goal line. Kmic's third touchdown on a 15-yard run seals the Mount Union victory. Mount Union 34, Capital 31 ... Quarterfinal Playoffs ... 12-3-05 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Bob Bishop with the call) Mike Jorris connects with Pierre Garcon on a 88-yard touchdown. Mount Union 42, Capital 24 ... 10-1-05 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Bob Bishop with the call) Mike Jorris and Pierre Garcon hook up from 83 yards to give Mount Union the fourth quarter lead. Mount Union 27, Wheaton 6 ... Second Round Playoffs ... 11-27-04 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Frank Cilona with the call) Zac Bruney's electrifying 36-yard touchdown run gives the Raiders a 20-6 halftime advantage. Mount Union 55, John Carroll 3 ... 9-18-04 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Frank Cilona with the call) 72-yard interception return for a touchdown by Jesse Clum electrifies Mount Union Stadium. Mount Union 42, Wheaton 21 ... Second Round Playoffs ... 11-30-02 ... Mount Union Stadium (Ric Brienza and Dan Buckel with the call) Dan Pugh's kickoff return gives Mount Union a 34-15 lead over Wheaton late in the third quarter. Mount Union 30, Bridgewater 27 ... Stagg Bowl ... 12-15-01 ... Salem Stadium (Dan Buckel and Ric Brienza with the call) Chuck Moore's 95-yard touchdown run gives Mount Union a 17-point third quarter lead. Mount Union 10, St. John's 7 ... Stagg Bowl ... 12-16-00 ... Salem Stadium (Jeff Shreve and Ric Brienza with the call) Rodney Chenos' last second field goal gives Mount Union its fifth national championship.