AREA COLLEGES Saturday’s games

Slippery Rock 28, Millersville 24

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. — Ryan Lehmeier’s 13-yard touchdown run in the final minute gave Slippery Rock the win. Lehmeier rushed for 201 yards on 34 carries and anchored Slippery Rock (1-1) on the final touchdown drive. He rushed four times for 42 yards — recovering his own fumble after an 18-yard gain on third down — on the game-winning drive. Millersville (0-2) struggled on offense but stayed in the game behind a touchdown on a 47-yard punt return from Andy Tischbein. The Marauders took a 24-21 lead in the fourth quarter on a fumble recovery in the end zone by Derrick Bass after Slippery Rock mishandled a punt. Brandon Frohnapple threw for 128 yards and two touchdowns for Slippery Rock, which tallied 402 yards of total offense.

Marietta 21, Thiel 18

GREENVILLE, Pa. — Marietta College put on an impressive offensive display in a season-opening victory. The Pioneers out-gained the Tomcats 511-267 on offense, with 395 of those yards coming by way of a potent Marietta passing attack which was headlined by quarterback Dexter Hughes. Hughes finished the day with 348 yards and two touchdowns, completing 29 of 43 passing attempts. Thiel quarterback Willie Bova also had a solid outing, completing 19 of 33 passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns. Of the six Tomcat receivers making catches on the day, Tim Van Horn made the biggest impact, hauling in 11 passes for 121 yards.

Dickinson 34, Grove City 7

CARLISLE, Pa. — Grove City opened the season with a setback at rain-soaked Biddle Field. Twice in the first half, Grove City took possession inside the Dickinson 30-yard line after forcing turnovers. Grove City recovered a fumble at the Red Devil 28 with 12:35 left in the first quarter but could not convert the turnover into points. Later in the half, junior safety Vance Keirsey (Mineral Ridge) returned an interception 44 yards to the Dickinson 4. Grove City again came up empty, however. The Wolverines broke through with 4:44 left as senior wide receiver Stephen Mercer (Beaver Local) hauled in a 25-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Andrew DiDonato Mercer caught five passes for 58 yards while DiDonato completed 16 of 29 attempts for 167 yards.

Otterbein 40, Bethany 7

WESTERVILLE — Five Bethany College turnovers, including three in the first half that stopped drives inside Otterbein territory, set the stage for the setback. An early miscue led to the first Otterbein score just 30 seconds into the game. Bethany received the opening kickoff, but a fumbled snap on the first play of the game was recovered by the Cardinals at the BC 10. Following a penalty and a running play which lost a yard, Otterbein QB Jack Rafferty flipped a 16-yard scoring pass to Ryan Rowley. The extra point was wide right, so it was a 6-0 game just half a minute into the season. Bethany’s offense came alive when sophomore QB Dan Pegg completed two straight passes for 23 yards.

Heidelberg 62, Westminster 27

TIFFIN — Westminster opened the season with a non-conference loss at Frost-Kalnow Stadium. Westminster junior quarterback Kevin Franz completed 21 of 38 passes for 202 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown to classmate Chad Rosatelli in the second quarter. Franz became the fifth player in school history to throw for 4,000 career yards as he now has 4,089. Heidelberg (1-0) racked up 596 yards of offense including quarterback Andrew Miller completing 15 of 20 passes for 322 yards and three touchdowns. Dawond Roddy also caught six passes for 161 yards and a 60-yard touchdown reception.

Hiram 20, Gallaudet 14

ASHINGTON D.C. — Senior two-time All-North Coast Athletic Conference quarterback Trevor Henderson threw for over 200 yards and accounted for three total touchdowns, including the game-winning rushing TD to pace Hiram in overtime. With the win, the Terriers begin the season 1-0 overall while the Bison start the season at 0-1. The victory ends a 26-game winless streak for Hiram dating to the 2005 season and it marks the first season-opening victory since 2001 when the Terriers defeated Bluffton College, 30-17, in Hiram.