October 13, 2007-Emporia State outgained Washburn 435 yard to 412 yards but two big plays by Brandon Walker led the Ichabods to a 31-21 win on Saturday at Welch Stadium.

ESU trailed 17-7 and had been outgained 241 yards to 140 at the half. The Hornets came out and controlled the third quarter, holding the ball for 12:58 and outgaining the Ichabods 140 yards to 20 yards.

The Hornets pulled within 17-13 on a Seville Ko nine yard touchdown run that capped a 13 play, 91 yard drive with 14:12 left in the game. Walker went 70 yards on the second play of the ensuing possession to put WU back up 24-13. ESU responded with a 16 play, 68 yard drive capped with an Andre Sloan El two yard touchdown run. Sloan El connected with Sean Partridge on the two point conversion to bring ESU within 24-21 with 6:12 left in the game.

Walker then came back with 78 of WU’s 81 yards on a four play drive capped by his 68 yard touchdown with 1:06 left to ice the game.

Sloan El led ESU with 231 yards of total offense. He was 15 of 23 for 193 yards through the air and added 38 yards on 14 rushes and two touchdowns. Andre Maupin had 159 all-purpose yards with four catches for 84 yards and three carries for 75 yards. Ko added 66 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. Walker led Washburn with 153 yards and two fourth quarter touchdowns on just ten carries.

Defensively ESU was led by Blake Ringwall and David Diener with ten tackles each. Matt Demicoli, Jared Acree and Travis Lee all had interceptions for the Hornets. Bruce Ringwood and Zach Watkins each had 11 tackles to lead the Ichabods.

The Hornets are back in action next weekend as they play host to Missouri Western on ESU’s Homecoming. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m. at Welch Stadium.

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