For the second consecutive year EMU kicker Andrew
Wellock was the deciding factor in overtime.

It was his 36-yard field goal that gave Eastern a
23-20 win at Kelly/Shorts Stadium today.

Last year he made the game winning kick in EMU’s 61-58
four overtime win.

“It was just like any other kick,” he said. “I had no
doubt it was going to be good.”

Wellock’s field goal came after Central Michigan University failed to score on
its first possession of overtime.

Senior quarterback Kent Smith fumbled on third down,
taking Central out of field goal range.

Smith also fumbled last year on the Chippewas final
possession of overtime making Wellock’s kick the
game-winner.

Eastern coach Jeff Genyk said he couldn’t be any more
proud of his players.

“You know, it’s been 69 years since Eastern Michigan
has beaten Central Michigan in consecutive games,” he
said. “We worked so hard all game long. This is a
tremendous boost for our program.”

The Eagles had a chance to win the game in regulation
with 10 seconds remaining and the ball on CMU’s 5-yard
line. EMU’s Matt Bohnet completed a pass to Travis
Lewis at the three-yard line, but senior cornerback
Jesse Dailey made the tackle at the two-yard line,
preserving the Chippewas’ 20-17 lead.

Wellock kicked the game-tying 19-yard field goal as
time expired to send the game into overtime.

Central took a 20-14 lead in the third quarter with a
one-yard Ontario Sneed touchdown run. Wellock
proceeded to make the game 20-17 with a 25-yard field
goal with 8:40 left in the fourth quarter.

Sneed finished the afternoon with 120 rushing yards on
28 carries and he also caught five passes for 56
yards.

Coach Brian Kelly was disappointed with the loss but
said his team competed as hard as it could.

“It was a great game, and I’m proud of those kids and
the way they played,” he said. “But in the end EMU was
good enough to get it done.”

The Chippewas took the lead in the first quarter with
a 35-yard Rick Albreski field goal, and Smith added a
one-yard touchdown run with 12:46 left in the second
quarter.

Smith finished the day 17-of-29 for 179 yards and
added 56 yards rushing.

After Bohnet tossed a 12-yard touchdown pass to A.J.
Bennett, Albreski booted a 36-yard field goal to give
CMU a 13-7 lead. Bohnet quickly responded with a
nine-yard touchdown pass to Bennett, and EMU led 14-13
at halftime.

“Our problem is the second quarter. We gave up 14 more
points in the second quarter today,” Kelly said. “And
only scoring seven points in the second half; we’ve
got to score more than seven points.”

Sophomore linebacker Thomas Keith summed up the loss
after the game.

“We played hard,” he said. “But in the end, the
scoreboard had us behind.”

Bohnet is the fourth consecutive quarterback to pick
apart the CMU secondary. He finished 36-of-56 for 380
yards and two touchdowns.

Senior wide receiver Eric Deslauriers caught 10 passes
for 135 yards.

Kick returner Jemmy Jasmin was injured in the second
half and did not return. The extent of his injury is
unknown.

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