Dan Terhune (left) and Matt Reeder (right) slam Ohio Wesleyan's Jake Jones into the turf, with Jones' helmet popping off in the process. Terhune came through with 3.0 sacks on the night, leading the Scots to a 10-6 triumph.

WOOSTER, Ohio – Another fine defensive effort by The College of Wooster, highlighted by 2.5 sacks from Dan Terhune, along with 106 rushing yards by new starting quarterback Brett Frongillo, keyed the Fighting Scots' 10-6 victory over Ohio Wesleyan University in North Coast Athletic Conference action Saturday night at John P. Papp Stadium.

Wooster (2-2, 1-1 NCAC), which has yielded just five offensive touchdowns through four games and none the last two weeks, held Ohio Wesleyan (1-3, 0-3 NCAC) to negative three yards rushing on 22 attempts. That marked the first time a Scots' opponent has finished with a negative rushing total since Hiram College on Oct. 14, 2006 (-19 yards on 30 rushes). Included in Saturday's total is four sacks for 30 yards.

Frongillo got his first career start off on a good note, completing a 27-yard pass downfield to Justin Rice on Wooster's initial play from scrimmage. That possession, an 8-play, 39-yard drive, would result in the Scots' first field goal attempt of the season and Ryan Miner booted through the 32-yarder for a 3-0 lead.

Neither team would score again during the first half, though, Wooster had its share of chances. In fact, the Scots next four offensive series all ended in the Battling Bishops' territory, as they misfired on a couple of 40-yard plus field goal attempts and turned it over on downs twice.

Ohio Wesleyan's best offensive possession of the opening 30 minutes came late in the second quarter, moving to the Wooster 26 with :50 remaining. Then, Terhune made sacks on back-to-back snaps, followed by a 3rd-and-22 that saw fellow lineman Rob Holtz intercept a pass to keep the score 3-0.

Early in the third quarter, the Scots took advantage of a punt return miscue as two Bishops ran into each other and the ball popped free, with longsnapper Mitch Czerniak jumping on it for the fumble recovery at the Ohio Wesleyan 17-yard line. Three plays later, Frongillo hit Zack Weidrick for a sliding catch at the one to convert a 3rd-and-7, and then, Robert Flagg leaped over the pile for a one-yard rushing touchdown to make it 10-0.

The Bishops would then hold the field-position advantage, but the Wooster defense kept them out of the end zone. First, they used a pair of 20-yard pass plays (22 and 24) to get 1st-and-goal at the two, but the Scots backed them up to the eight with a pair of tackles for losses, including a five-yarder courtesy of Terhune, and then Seth Goodwin broke up a pass in the end zone as Ohio Wesleyan settled for a 25-yard field goal by Miles MacKenzie to cut the deficit to seven points (10-3).

Another drive late in the third would play out similarly. Keyed by a 44-yard pass from Mason Espinosa to Leonard Martin, the Bishops got to 1st-and-goal from the six. From there, Ohio Wesleyan had three successive incompletions and MacKenzie knocked through another short field goal, this one from 23 yards, for a 10-6 margin.

In the fourth quarter, Wooster's defense assumed control again as the Bishops never threatened to score. The closest they got during two possessions was the Wooster 39, while the Scots' offense burned clock by gaining four first downs in the quarter, including two third-down conversions on the final series. Both of those were successful on Frongillo runs.

Frongillo accounted himself very well in his debut at the controls of Wooster, finishing with more than 100 yards on the ground and completing 13-of-21 passes for 98 yards. His leading receiver was Rice for 42 yards on three catches.

Espinosa connected on 20-of-41 attempts through the air for 240 yards, with Kevin Herman receiving a team-high six for 40 yards. Herman also was Ohio Wesleyan's top rusher with 31 stripes on three carries.

Next Saturday, the Scots will be at home for the fourth time in five weeks as Denison University (2-2, 1-0 NCAC) visits Papp Stadium at 1 p.m.