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Mount Union College

1972 Clark Ave
Alliance, OH 44601-3993

General Phone: 800-992-6682
Financial Aid Phone: 877-543-9185
Sector: Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--General
Website: www.muc.edu

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Raiders hammer Pioneers - Marietta Times

There were extremely few highlights for Marietta College's football team in a 59-7 Shrine Game loss to Mount Union here last Saturday but two were special.Shawn Ellies returned a fumble for an NCAA record 100 yards for a touchdown and Jason Curry punted 12 times for a 42.1 average, pinning Mount Union deep in its territory several times.Ellies' big play broke a scoreless tie in the first quarter. Anthony Banks, who had 14 tackles and an early pass interception in the game, knocked the ball loose from Mount Union running back Terrance Mooring as Mooring was trying to dive over the goal line and Ellies took off like a rocket with several Purple Raiders in a futile chase.But after that, nationally second-ranked Mount Union showed why. The monster machine from Alliance scored almost at will and smothered Marietta's offense in posting its NCAA record 110th straight regular season victory, a streak which started 11 years ago."The first quarter was good (7-7) but things went downhill after that," said Marietta coach Todd Glaser. "You can't miss tackles on them because they've got so much speed."Speed and the ability to break tackles were huge forces for Mount Union's offense as the Purple - more available