CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – Wabash scored on four of five second half possessions to rally for a 35-14 victory over Albion in an NCAA Division III Football Championship First Round game in wintry conditions on Saturday.

Albion (9-2) led 14-6 after taking the second half kickoff and scoring in three plays as senior quarterback Dominic Bona hooked up with senior wide receiver Chris McCall for a 57-yard play. 

Wabash (11-0) responded with a six-play drive, capped by Mason Zurek's 29-yard run, to forge a tie with 12 minutes left in the third. Zurek carried the load for Wabash with 312 rushing yards and scores from six, one and 70 yards out.

Albion drove into Wabash territory on its next two possessions, but failed to score. The second drive was especially costly as Bona was sacked for a 13-yard loss on second and goal from the Wabash 5-yard line. Bona was intercepted on the third down play.

With inclement weather grounding Albion's passing game, Bona and senior  running backs Mike Czarnecki and Colin Parks combined for 269 rushing yards. Bona scored Albion's first touchdown of the day on a 29-yard run giving the Britons a 7-6 lead early in the second quarter.

With 117 passing yards, Bona finished his career as Albion's all-time leader with 8,824 yards. His 84 touchdown passes and a .619 completion percentage also are all-time school records.

Czarnecki and Parks were the first pair of Albion backs to rush for 1,000 yards in the same season in program history. Czarnecki collected 1,304 yards on the season to finish his career with 2,998. Parks rolled up 1,163 yards to finish with 2,182 for his career.

Anthony Waite wrapped up nine solo tackles to lead the Albion defense.