Box Score The Middlebury football team (1-5) dropped a 24-0 contest at Wesleyan (6-0) on Saturday, as the Cardinals extended their winning streak to nine-straight games. The Panthers return home next Saturday to face Bowdoin at 1:00 p.m. as part of homecoming weekend.

Wesleyan received the opening kickoff, taking advantage of the possession, marching 75 yards in 14 plays for a touchdown. David Estevez carried the ball up the middle from five-yards out and Daniel Yoon booted the point after for a 7-0 lead.

The Panthers caught a break when they recovered a Wesleyan fumble on a punt, but Middlebury was unable to cash in on the short field. After losing the ball on downs, the hosts turned the tide and doubled their advantage when Estevez scampered 17 yards around the left end for a 13-0 lead, with Yoon tacking on the successful point after touchdown.

Middlebury threatened late in the half when Will Jernigan tossed a 37-yard pass to Greg Livingston on the right side to put the team inside the Cardinal 20 with less than a minute on the clock. The Wesleyan defense held its ground, stopping the visitors on a 4th-and-7, keeping the score at 14-0 at the break.

After an uneventful drive to start the second half, the Panthers punted the ball back to the Cardinals. The hosts drove deep into Middlebury territory, but Finn Muldoon came up with a big interception in the end zone to thwart the drive.

The Panthers took a chunk of time off the clock moving the ball into the Cardinal half of the field. Jernigan rattled off a run of 18 yards and tossed a 24-yard strike to Charlie Reinkemeyer, only to see the drive stall on a loss of downs.

The hosts added a 23-yard field goal by Yoon on the opening play of the final frame, extending the lead to 17-0.

Wesleyan used its defense to get on the scoreboard just over five minutes later, as Zack Thannum forced a fumble on Jernigan and Joe Flinn recovered the ball in the end zone. Yoon then extended the difference to 24-0 with the PAT.

Jernigan went 13-35 for 175 yards and two interceptions, while Ben Tauber was 4-6 for 71 yards. Reinkemeyer hauled in six receptions for 81 yards, while Donovan Wood had 57 receiving yards on two catches.

Jack Pistorius recorded 10 tackles, including seven solo, with an interception, while Kieran Sheridan (5-3) and Nate Stewart (3-5) each had eight tackles for Middlebury.

Estevez had 119 yards rushing on 22 carries with two scores, while going 11-22 for 125 yards and two picks through the air. Charlie McPhee added 124 yards on the ground on 29 attempts. Logan Tomlinson topped the Cardinals with six receptions for 78 yards. Jake Edwards topped the hosts with 10 tackles and Jack Nally had a pair of interceptions.

Wesleyan outgained the Panthers 390-288 and controlled the ball for more than 40 minutes.