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By: Kurtis Ternet 

HANOVER, Ind. – The Hanover football team welcomes the Olivet Comets to Alumni Stadium for a 1:00 PM kickoff on Saturday, Sep. 17.
 
PANTHERS STRUGGLE AT ADRIAN
Hanover traveled north to Michigan for a non-conference battle with the Adrian Bulldogs. Hanover was trailing 10-0 following the 3rd quarter. Adrian then put up 23 unanswered points in the final quarter, making the final score 33-0.
The Panthers were led on the ground by Sophomore Jeremy Gettelfinger (Jeffersonville, Ind.), who tallied 49 yards on 10 carries. Fifth year Senior Matthew Weimer (Georgetown, Ind.) completed 13 passes for a total of 78 yards. Weimer's number one target was Sophomore Lance McKee (Greenfield, Ind.) who caught two passes for 27 yards.
Defensively, Hanover's safety junior Brody Luker (New Palestine, Ind.) led the Panthers with 12 total tackles. Junior Justin Williamson (Macon, Ga.) and Junior Jamyes Evans (Warrenton, Ga.) were also in the mix with 8 tackles each.
 
SCOUTING OLIVET
Olivet has started their 2022 season at 2-0. With one of their wins coming against Hanover's rival, Franklin College. Last Saturday, Olivet rolled over Eureka College (Ill.) 54-14. Olivet's Dontal Wright led the Comets with 197 rushing yards, 18 receiving yards and 3 rushing touchdowns. Wright was selected to d3football.com team of the week, along with being named MIAA Offensive Player of the Week.
Excluding the 2020 shortened COVID season, Olivet College has not had a losing season since 2012. In 2017, Olivet hired head coach Dan Musielewicz, since his arrival, the Comets have been led to a record of 27-17 (.614).
 
HISTORY IN THE MIAA
This will be the first time that Hanover football has matched up against Olivet College. Since Coach Matthew Theobald took over the Panthers prior to the 2016 season, Hanover holds a 2-2 record against MIAA opponents. Despite Hanover's small sample size against the MIAA, Olivet has matched up against the HCAC 86 times in their history, holding a record of 43-42-1.