As snow and hail fell in University Heights on Saturday, the Blue Streaks football team turned up the heat on the road.

Ro Golphin dominated on the ground for 203 yards and two touchdowns as the Blue Streaks defeated Marietta, 35-10, at Don Drumm Stadium.

Golphin became the first JCU running back to top 200 rushing yards since Tommy Michals did so on Nov. 8, 2014 against Otterbein.

John Carroll improves to 5-1 overall, and 4-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. The Pioneers fall to 1-5 on the season, and 1-4 in the OAC.

Jake Schaefer completed 21-of-37 passes for three touchdowns and one interception. John Carroll gained 434 total yards in the contest.

Golphin opened the scoring in the first quarter on a three-yard run. Both defenses settled in, and the score remained 7-0 until midway through the second quarter. Schaefer found Nico James for a 21-yard connection with 7:14 left in the half. The touchdown toss gave the Blue Streaks a 14-0 lead.

Four minutes later, Schaefer connected with Marshall Howell for a 19-yard score. The junior would finish the day with five catches for 91 yards. Howell is the fourth receiver in program history to break 2,000 career receiving yards.

The Blue Streaks caught a break when a pick-six by Marietta's Ben Hawkins was called back on a personal foul with 0:37 left in the half. They held a 21-0 advantage at the half.

Marietta got on the board with a field goal late in the third, but the Blue Streaks extended the lead to 28-3 on a 13-yard pass from Schaefer to Howell. Roger Bush caught a 30-yard pass from Nick Hineman to get within three scores, but a two-yard Golphin run with 7:13 to go slammed the door at 35-10.

John Carroll turned the ball over on downs three times, but a strong defensive effort kept Marietta from capitalizing beyond the one field goal.  

Andy Bryan led all Blue Streaks with eight tackles, and four JCU defenders sacked Hineman.

John Carroll is back in action next Saturday, when they take on Capital University in Bexley at 1:30 p.m.