MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Wesleyan University's Chase Wilson caught four touchdown passes and the Cardinals defeated the Hamilton College Continentals 35-14 at Wesleyan's Citrin Field on Saturday, Sept. 30.
 

Season Update

• Hamilton (0-3 NESCAC) has scored two touchdowns in each of its three games this season.
• The Cardinals (3-0) are one of two undefeated teams remaining in the conference.

 

How It Happened

• Wesleyan scored on its first drive as the Cardinals went 63 yards in just three plays. Niko Candido completed a short pass to Wilson and he scampered 30 yards for the touchdown. Daniel Yoon added the extra point for a 7-0 lead 3:10 into the first quarter.
• The Continentals responded on the next possession. Luke Kurzum '27 found Joseph Campanella '26 for a short pass and he ran 42 yards to the end zone with 8:50 remaining in the first. The PAT was unsuccessful and Hamilton still trailed by a point.
• Late in the quarter, Wesleyan pinned the Continentals deep in their own territory and took over at its own 49 after a 38-yard punt. Candido threw a deep ball to Wilson for a 46-yard gain and found Wilson again in the end zone for a five-yard touchdown with 1:10 to go.
• After Hamilton's touchdown, its last six possessions of the first half ended with five punts and a turnover on downs.
• The Cardinals scored again before halftime. Wesleyan took over at its own 23 with 50 seconds left, and Candido completed a 46-yard pass to Thomas Elkhoury for a touchdown on the last play of the half. The Cardinals took a 21-6 advantage into the locker room.
• Wesleyan received the opening kickoff in the second half and marched 75 yards in 11 plays. The drive ended with a seven-yard scoring toss from Candido to Wilson 4:42 into the third quarter.
• Wesley Abraham intercepted a pass on the next play from scrimmage at his own 42, and the Cardinals chewed up five more minutes on another 11-play touchdown drive. On fourth-and-goal from the 6, Candido completed a pass to Wilson on the left side of the end zone with 4:59 remaining in the third.
• The Continentals completed the scoring with 11:44 left in the fourth quarter. Facing fourth-and-long at the Hamilton 46, Wesleyan tried to pin the Continentals back with a punt, but wide receiver Chester Boynton '27 blocked it. Boynton picked up the ball at the Cardinals 36 and returned it for a special teams touchdown.
• Wesleyan put a damper on any hopes of a Hamilton comeback with a 10-plus minute drive that ended on downs at the Continentals 7.

 

Notes

• Kurzum was 9 of 14 passing for 125 yards for Hamilton.
• Campanella caught three passes for a career-high 54 yards.
• Cole Rivell '24 led the Continentals with 11 tackles and forced a fumble.
• James Bourque '24 recovered a fumble and broke up three passes.
• Jake Dale '25 and Aiden Held '25 had sacks for Hamilton. Held leads the team with 2.5 this season, while Dale's sack went for a loss of 12 yards.
• Henry Rubey '26 completed a pass to Lucas Perez-Segnini '25 for a two-point conversion.
• Candido was 24 of 39 for 339 yards and five touchdowns.
• Wilson finished with 10 catches for 158 yards.
• Ben Carbeau topped Wesleyan with nine tackles, and Jake Karmin posted 1.5 sacks and forced a fumble.
• Abraham picked off two passes and forced a fumble.
• The Continentals had nine first downs and 162 yards of offense.
• The Cardinals ended up with 466 yards of offense and had the ball for nearly 38 minutes.

 

Next Game

Hamilton hosts Trinity College (3-0) for Fallcoming and Family Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 1 p.m.