*Seton Hill (2-0)
at
Walsh (1-1)
Saturday, September 13---12:00 p.m.
Canton, Ohio
Fawcett Stadium (22500, artificial turf)
Webcast: www.msasportsnetwork.com*
SETON HILL "Griffins"
Head Coach: Joel Dolinski (2-0, 1st season)
Formations: Offense: Pro; Defense: 4-3
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Antwarn Jones (48 for 241 yds, 4 TD)
Passing: David Wess (23-36-3, 246 yds, 1 TD)
Receptions: Derek Thompson (8 for 132 yds, 1 TD)
Tackles: Steve Trent (16 TT, 3 TFL, 2 FR)
Schedule/Results: 8/30 Slippery Rock W, 27-20; 9/6 at Geneva W, 27-18; 9/13
at Walsh; 9/20 at Glenville State; 9/27 Shepherd; 10/4 at WV Wesleyan; 10/11
WV State; 10/18 at Charleston; 10/25 Concord; 11/1 at Fairmont State; 11/8
West Liberty.
WALSH "Cavaliers"
Head Coach: Jim Dennison (168-111 overall, 27th season; 94-45 at Walsh, 14th
season)
Formations: Offense: Mulitple; Defense: Multiple
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Clinton Blossomgame (63 for 262 yds, 3 TD)
Passing: Marc Pullen (13-39-4, 204 yds, 2 TD)
Receptions: Mike McGill (6 for 120 yds, 0 TD)
Tackles: Royal Porter (20 TT)
Schedule/Results: 8/30 at Trinity International W, 31-7; 9/6 West Liberty L,
10-24; 9/13 Seton Hill; 9/27 Quincy; 10/4 at St. Xavier (IL); 10/11 Urbana;
10/18 Malone; 10/25 at St. Francis (IN); 11/1 Ohio Dominican; 11/8 at Marian
(IN); 11/15 at Taylor.
THE SERIES:
Walsh leads 2-0.
Last Season's Meeting: Seton Hill fell in a close contest to NAIA #20 Walsh
12-10 despite Antwarn Jones' 137 rush yards...Jones' second quarter short
touchdown rush gave the Griffins a 7-6 lead, but SHU couldn't cross the goal
line again...Lambros Paxos' pair of field goals accounted for the winning
points for Walsh...Clinton Blossomgame had 136 rush yards for the
Cavaliers...Rob Ellis was stellar on defense for Seton Hill with 13 tackles,
including four for loss.
Series History: 2007: WU 12-10; 2006: WU 23-7.
GAME NOTES:
Seton Hill seeks to continue the best start in the program's four-year
history when the Griffins visit Walsh...A victory would allow SHU to equal
last season's school single-season record three victories...SHU running back
Antwarn Jones is fourth in the WVIAC and 19th in D-II with 120.5 rush yards
per game...The Griffins top the league and 14th nationally in rushing
offense at 231.5 rush yards per game...Seton Hill has converted 19 of 34
third down chances, while only allowing opponents to be successful on 6 of
26 third downs...Seton Hill is a former member of Walsh's conference, the
Mid-States Football Association...Walsh fell 24-10 to West Liberty last week
despite Clinton Blossomgame's 123 rush yards...The Cavaliers are allowing
only 239.5 yards per contest...Walsh has only completed 13 of 40 passes in
splitting their first two games...Cincinnati transfer David Wess has
completed nearly 64% of his passes during his first two games as Seton
Hill's quarterback...The Griffins are giving up 286.0 yards per game after
two outings after allowing 428.0 yards per game in 2007...Freshman R.J.
Butler is averaging just under six yards per rush for SHU and has gained 147
yards...A victory would allow rookie Griffin mentor Joel Dolinski to be the
first WVIAC head coach to win the first three contests of his career since
West Virginia State's Scott Tinsley turned the trick in 1992.
Seton Hill *By The Numbers* Walsh 27.0 (58th) Scoring Offense 20.5 19.0
(43rd) Scoring Defense 15.5 374.0 (53rd) Total Offense 255.0 286.0
(46th) Total
Defense 239.0 -1.00 (103rd) Turnover Margin -0.25 30.0 (108th) Net Punting
35.9 *---rank reflects standing among 148 NCAA Division II football
schools.
*Glenville State (1-1)
at
#10/#11 Shepherd (2-0)
Saturday, September 13---1:00 p.m.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Ram Stadium (5000, artificial turf)
Webcast: www.shepherdrams.com or www.gscpioneers.com
*
GLENVILLE STATE "Pioneers"
Head Coach: Alan Fiddler (26-20, 5th season)
Formations: Offense: Spread; Defense: 4-3
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Jerry Seymour (24 for 239 yds, 2 TD)
Passing: James McCants (22-51-1, 348 yds, 3 TD)
Receptions: Brian Miles (7 for 118 yds, 1 TD)
Tackles: Kaleb Lawrence (18 TT, 5 TFL, 2 PBU)
Schedule/Results: 8/28 at Lock Haven W, 30-0; 9/6 at Liberty L, 27-44; 9/13
at Shepherd; 9/20 Seton Hill; 9/25 Fairmont State; 10/4 Lake Erie; 10/11 at
West Liberty; 10/18 at Concord; 10/25 WV State; 11/1 at WV Wesleyan; 11/8
Charleston.
SHEPHERD "Rams"
Head Coach: Monte Cater (152-71-1, 22nd season at SU; 183-94-2 overall, 28th
season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple I; Defense: 4-4
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Jimmy Sutch (49 for 278 yds, 2 TD)
Passing: Tyler Lazear (20-35-1, 207 yds, 1 TD)
Receptions: Nasser Muhmmad (7 for 82 yds, 0 TD)
Tackles: Lewis Corum (17 TT)
Schedule/Results: 8/30 at Shippensburg W, 20-16; 9/6 Bowie State W, 14-0;
9/13 Glenville State; 9/20 Fairmont State; 9/27 at Seton Hill; 10/4 at
Charleston; 10/11 Concord; 10/18 WV Wesleyan; 10/25 at West Liberty; 11/1 at
WV State.
THE SERIES:
Shepherd leads 27-22-2.
Last Season's Meeting: Glenville State (2-2, 1-0) used a balanced offense to
end Shepherd's (2-1, 0-1) 31-game regular season win streak with a 24-13 win
at Morris Stadium...Jerry Seymour rushed for 170 yards and Dwayne Thompson
completed 16 of 20 passes for 213 yards to lead the Pioneers in the upset
victory...Thompson rushed for a touchdown and passed for another in the
opening half as Glenville built a 24-7 halftime lead...A 53-yard Seymour
gallop accounted for the other GSC touchdown...Dervon Wallace tallied both
Shepherd touchdowns on rushes of 8 and 3 yards...His 138 yards on 23 carries
led the Ram attack...Glenville State held a 400-265 total offense advantage
and did not commit a turnover...Shepherd was guilty of a pair of
interceptions and a lost fumble...The Rams also only could convert on 1 of
10 third down tries in suffering their first WVIAC defeat since a 20-19
setback to Concord on November 8, 2003...The setback snapped a 23-game win
streak in league play for Shepherd.
The Last Ten Meetings: 2007: GSC 24-13; 2006: SU 23-6; 2005: SU 34-13; 2004:
SU 20-14; 2003: GSC 22-19; 2002: SU 35-21; 2001: GSC 28-21; 2000: SU 21-11;
1999: SU 22-17; 1998: SU 36-6.
GAME NOTES:
2000, 2002, and 2003 are the only seasons since 1991 that one of these
squads have not won at least a share of the WVIAC title...Shepherd climbed
to the #10 spot in the American Football Coaches Association D-II poll and
#11 in the D2Football.com poll this week...The Rams have won 22 consecutive
regular season home contests since a 30-27 loss to Slippery Rock early in
the 2004 season...Both featured running backs in the contest rank among the
Division II national leaders...Shepherd's Jimmy Sutch is ninth nationally
with 139.0 rush yards per game...Glenville State's Jerry Seymour is 21st at
119.5 rush yards per game...Seymour averages an astronomical 9.96 yards per
carry...Shepherd is 11th nationally in total defense at 202.0 yards per
game...The Rams are also 11th in scoring defense, giving up 8.0 points per
contest...SU linebacker Jacquez Taylor, who leads the Rams with five tackles
for loss, is a former Glenville State standout...Last week's games saw
Shepherd outlast Bowie State 14-0 in a driving rainstorm, while Glenville
State battled gamely against Division I-FCS Liberty during a 44-27
setback...Seymour led GSC with 145 rush yards on only 15 carries in the
Liberty contest...Both teams have forced seven turnovers during the first
two weeks of the season...GSC's Alex Amick needs three points to become the
seventh all-time WVIAC kicker to score 200 points in his career...Ram
quarterbacks have been sacked eleven times during the season's first two
weeks.
Glenville State *By The Numbers* Shepherd 28.5 (50th) Scoring Offense 17.0
(104th) 22.0 (67th) Scoring Defense 8.0 (11th) 366.0 (56th) Total
Offense 250.5
(116th) 269.5 (35th) Total Defense 202.0 (11th) +2.0 (11th) Turnover
Margin +1.0 (36th) 29.1 (116th) Net Punting 29.9 (111th) *---rank reflects
standing among 148 NCAA Division II football schools.
*West Virginia State (2-0)
at
Fairmont State (2-0)
Saturday, September 13---1:00 p.m.
Fairmont, West Virginia
Duvall-Rosier Field (5000, artificial turf)
Webcast: www.fightingfalcons.com *
WEST VIRGINIA STATE "Yellow Jackets"
Head Coach: Earl Monroe (14-9, 3rd season)
Formations: Offense: 2-Back Set; Defense: 4-3
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Brian Mitchell (27 for 264 yds, 3 TD)
Passing: Kevin O'Brien (24-37-3, 583 yds, 7 TD)
Receptions: Landon Johnson (5 for 135 yds, 2 TD)
Tackles: Demichael Nesbitt (15 TT, 3 TFL)
Schedule/Results: 8/30 Lincoln (MO) W, 67-13; *9/6 vs. Central State (OH) W,
47-13; 9/13 at Fairmont State; 9/20 at Charleston; 10/4 Concord; 10/11 at
Seton Hill; 10/18 West Liberty; 10/25 at Glenville State; 11/1 Shepherd;
11/8 WV Wesleyan.
*---at Chicago, IL (Soldier Field)
FAIRMONT STATE "Falcons"
Head Coach: Mike Lopez (8-5, 2nd season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple Spread; Defense: 3-3 Stack
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Doug Brazill (37 for 119 yds, 0 TD)
Passing: Vick Bradford (19-41-0, 325 yds, 5 TD)
Receptions: Travis Hawthorne (7 for 104 yds, 0 TD)
Tackles: Nate Black (21 TT, 3 TFL)
Schedule/Results: 8/28 at Clarion W, 23-20; 9/6 Lake Erie W, 34-21; 9/13 WV
State; 9/20 at Shepherd; 9/25 at Glenville State; 10/2 West Liberty; 10/11
at Charleston; 10/18 at St. Joseph's (IN); 10/25 WV Wesleyan; 11/1 Seton
Hill; 11/8 at Concord.
THE SERIES:
Fairmont State leads 28-11-1.
Last Season's Meeting: West Virginia State (2-0, 1-0) snapped a seven-game
losing skid to Fairmont State (2-1, 0-1) with a 14-7 home victory...The
Yellow Jackets held Fairmont State to only five rush yards and 171 total
yards as they moved to 2-0 for the first time since 2001...Kevin O'Brien
tossed a pair of second half touchdown passes to help WVSU breakaway from a
scoreless halftime deadlock...O'Brien helped account for the bulk of the
Jacket offense by completing 24 of 39 passes for 235 yards...Jermain King
caught six of those passes for 66 yards...Fairmont State avoided the shutout
with a two-yard Derek Taylor touchdown rush with 56 seconds left in the
game...The ensuing onside kick was unsuccessful and the Jackets ran out the
clock for their first win over Fairmont State since 1999...Allen Jewell had
a game-high 85 yards receiving on five catches for FSU...Vince Black also
added a game-high dozen tackles to lead the Falcon defense.
The Last Ten Meetings: 2007: WVSU 14-7; 2006: FSU 14-0; 2005: FSU 52-0;
2004: FSU 44-22; 2003: FSU 13-10 (ot); 2002: FSU 49-14; 2001: FSU 49-14;
2000: FSU 28-21; 1999: WVSU 31-20; 1998: FSU 24-6.
GAME NOTES:
Both teams are receiving votes for the American Football Coaches Association
Division II Top 25...Fairmont State owns the WVIAC's longest current win
streak at six games...The Falcons won their final four games of 2007 and are
off to a 2-0 start following Saturday's 34-21 win against Lake Erie...West
Virginia State has been impressive in blowout victories against Lincoln and
Central State (OH)...The Jackets have outscored opponents 28-7 in the first
quarter and 59-0 in the second quarter this season...WVSU quarterback Kevin
O'Brien is the national leader with a 243.44 passing efficiency
rating...O'Brien has thrown for 583 yards and seven touchdowns so far this
season...The junior has moved in 27th place on the all-time WVIAC career
list with 4725 passing yards...Fairmont State quarterback Vick Bradford, who
was known primarily as a rushing threat entering 2008, has tossed five
touchdown passes...Bradford and Derek Taylor have paired for a Falcon attack
that is second in the WVIAC with 197.5 yards per outing...The WVSU secondary
has limited opponents to a 37% completion rate...State is sixth in Division
II in total defense at 177.0 ypg allowed...The Jackets' potent attack is
also among the top ten nationally in scoring offense (57.0 ppg, 2nd) and
total offense (517.5 ypg, 9th)...West Virginia State has not won at Fairmont
State since a 40-14 win in 1992...Fairmont State has forced a league-high
eight turnovers...Falcon LB Nate Black has followed in the footsteps of
brother Vince, the 2007 WVIAC Defensive Player of the Year, by ranking
second in the conference with 10.5 tackles per game...Both teams have
effective kickers...WVSU's Craig Wissler, who started his career at Toledo,
has already booted field goals of 44 and 43 yards...FSU's Alex Ashley is 5
of 6, including a game-winner in the Falcons' 23-20 win at Clarion...State's
Brandon Kennedy, Jermain King, and Landon Johnson each rank among the
WVIAC's top four in receiving yards per game...Fairmont State quarterbacks
have not thrown an interception in 2008.
WV State *By The Numbers* Fairmont St. 57.0 (2nd) Scoring Offense 28.5
(50th) 13.0 (19th) Scoring Defense 20.5 (55th) 517.5 (9th) Total
Offense 323.0
(83rd) 177.0 (6th) Total Defense 299.5 (55th) -1.0 (103rd) Turnover
Margin +2.5
(5th) 33.3 (71st) Net Punting 27.4 (126th) *---rank reflects standing
among 148 NCAA Division II football schools.
*Charleston (1-1)
at
West Virginia Wesleyan (0-2)
Saturday, September 13---1:00 p.m.
Buckhannon, West Virginia
Cebe Ross Field (3000, natural turf)
Webcast: www.ucwv.edu*
CHARLESTON "Golden Eagles"
Head Coach: Tony DeMeo (22-13 at UC, 4th season; 98-92-2, 20th season NCAA;
115-98-2 overall)
Formations: Offense: Triple Gun; Defense: Multiple
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Jay Julian (14 for 109 yds, 0 TD)
Passing: DeRante Hunter (14-25-2, 269 yds, 1 TD)
Receptions: Terrance Spencer (7 for 106 yds, 0 TD)
Tackles: Chris Woomer (19 TT)
Schedule/Results: 8/28 at Tusculum L, 0-40; 9/6 St. Augustine's W, 34-17;
9/13 at WV Wesleyan; 9/20 WV State; 9/27 at Concord; 10/4 Shepherd; 10/11
Fairmont State; 10/18 Seton Hill; 10/25 Lake Erie; 11/1 at West Liberty;
11/8 at Glenville State.
WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN "Bobcats"
Head Coach: Bill Struble (112-143, 26th season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple Pro; Defense: 3-4
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Reggie Taylor (21 for 80 yds, 0 TD)
Passing: Harry Lorusso (9-23-3, 174 yds, 2 TD)
Receptions: Reggie Taylor (3 for 32 yds, 0 TD)
Tackles: Keith Branch/Donovan Pearson (9 TT)
Schedule/Results: 8/30 Southern Connecticut State L, 21-26; 9/6 at Virginia
Union L, 14-35; 9/13 Charleston; 9/20 Concord; 9/27 at West Liberty; 10/4
Seton Hill; 10/11 UNC Pembroke; 10/18 at Shepherd; 10/25 at Fairmont State;
11/1 Glenville State; 11/8 at WV State.
THE SERIES:
Charleston leads 8-5-2.
Last Season's Meeting: Charleston (3-1, 1-0) broke open a close contest with
four second half touchdowns in a 33-6 win against visiting West Virginia
Wesleyan (1-2, 0-1)...The Golden Eagles ground out 240 rush yards to pick up
a victory in the league opener for both squads...DeRante Hunter led
Charleston with 93 rush yards and a pair of scoring rushes...Stephen
Howard's 98-yard interception return in the final two minutes put the game
away for UC...Jim Bowersock's one-yard first quarter rush put West Virginia
Wesleyan's only points on the board...Brandon Burton paced WVWC with 79
yards on 16 carries.
Modern Series History: 2007: UC 33-6; 2006: UC 19-17; 2005: UC 39-34.
GAME NOTES:
West Virginia Wesleyan's salty early-season schedule continues when
Charleston invades Buckhannon...The Bobcats' first three opponents won a
combined 26 contests last season...Charleston posted an impressive 34-17 win
over St. Augustine's last week as D2Football.com National Special Teams
Player of the Week Julian Johnson tallied touchdowns on an 82-yard kickoff
return and a 23-yard reception...Wesleyan was tied with Central
Intercollegiate Athletic Association favorite Virginia Union 14-14 midway
through the second quarter before the Panthers pulled away for a 35-14
victory...Each team has a player ranked among the D-II national leaders in
punt returns...Wesleyan's George Lewis is third with a 25.5 yard per return
average, while UC's David Pickett is fourth with a 23.0 ypr average...Reggie
Taylor leads the WVWC offense with 86.5 rush yards per game...UC backup
quarterback Jay Julian, who has seen action in both contests, paces UC in
rushing with 109 yards...Golden Eagle starting signal caller DeRante Hunter
completed 5 of 6 passes for 138 yards in last week's over St.
Augustine's...Wesleyan freshman QB Zane Zebrasky saw his first action last
week at Virginia Union...UC has won all three meetings with West Virginia
Wesleyan since resuming their football program...The Golden Eagles have
allowed foes to convert 16 of 27 chances on third downs, a league-worst
59.3% rate...Wesleyan's offense has only scored three touchdowns during
eight trips into the red zone (inside the opponent's 20-yard line) in 2008.
Charleston *By The Numbers* WV Wesleyan 17.0 (104th) Scoring Offense 17.5
(101st) 28.5 (95th) Scoring Defense 30.5 (107th) 332.5 (80th) Total
Offense 253.0 (114th) 392.0 (101st) Total Defense 447.5 (132nd) +0.0
(68th) Turnover Margin -2.5 (142nd) 29.8 (112nd) Net Punting 29.4
(113th) *---rank
reflects standing among 148 NCAA Division II football schools.
*West Liberty (1-1)
vs.
Concord (0-2)
Saturday, September 13---4:00 p.m.
Athens, West Virginia
Callaghan Stadium (5000, artificial turf)
Webcast: www.cumountainlions.com or www.hilltoppersports.com*
WEST LIBERTY "Hilltoppers"
Head Coach: Roger Waialae (22-13, 4th season)
Formations: Offense: Multiple I; Defense: Multiple "4"
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Branden Ore (39 for 279 yds, 2 TD)
Passing: Nate Worek (14-21-0, 207 yds, 2 TD)
Receptions: Branden Ore (9 for 95 yds, 0 TD)
Tackles: Nick Harding (23 TT, 3 TFL)
Schedule/Results: 8/30 Edinboro L, 10-35; 9/6 at Walsh W, 24-10; 9/13 at
Concord; 9/20 Mars Hill; 9/27 WV Wesleyan; 10/2 at Fairmont State; 10/11
Glenville State; 10/18 at WV State; 10/25 Shepherd; 11/1 Charleston; 11/8 at
Seton Hill.
CONCORD "Mountain Lions"
Head Coach: Greg Quick (16-41, 6th season at CU; 48-104, 15th season
overall)
Formations: Offense: Multiple; Defense: 4-3
Stat Leaders:
Rushing: Brian Kennedy (19 for 124 yds, 0 TD)
Passing: Thomas Frazier (30-63-3, 243 yds, 1 TD)
Receptions: Nathan Tanner (7 for 55 yds, 0 TD)
Tackles: Chandler Tyree (15 TT, 1 FR)
Schedule/Results: 8/28 Carson-Newman L, 14-77; 9/6 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 10-28;
9/13 West Liberty; 9/20 at WV Wesleyan; 9/27 Charleston; 10/4 at WV State;
10/11 at Shepherd; 10/18 Glenville State; 10/25 at Seton Hill; 11/1 at UNC
Pembroke; 11/8 Fairmont State.
THE SERIES:
West Liberty leads 34-31-3.
Last Season's Meeting: West Liberty State (3-0, 1-0) remained unbeaten as
the Toppers rolled to a home 39-6 rout of Concord (0-3, 0-1)...The Toppers
accounted for 238 rush yards and 225 more yards through the air as they held
a 463-195 total offense advantage...Both WLSC quarterbacks registered
impressive numbers...Zach Amedro completed 10 of 14 passes for 104 yards and
a score, while Nick Rocchio hit on 8 of 9 passes for 121 yards...Almonzo
Banks caught a pair of scoring passes and notched 97 receiving yards on six
catches...A 12-yard Dustin Greenwood to Nathan Tanner touchdown pass
accounted for the only Concord touchdown...Tanner made eight grabs for 52
yards to lead Concord.
The Last Ten Meetings: 2007: WL 39-6; 2006: CU 27-23; 2005: CU 24-23; 2004:
CU 26-14; 2003: WL, 30-20; 2002: WL 48-0; 2001: WL 67-17; 2000: WL 21-7;
1999: WL 17-13; 1998: WL 29-12.
GAME NOTES:
West Liberty looks for a second straight road win when the Toppers head
south to meet Concord...WL downed Walsh 24-10 last week, while Concord
grabbed a 10-0 lead at Lenoir-Rhyne before dropping a 28-10 decision...West
Liberty running back Branden Ore leads the WVIAC and is eighth nationally
with 139.5 rush yards per game...Backup Nate Worek was efficient in place of
injured starter Zach Amedro at Walsh as he tossed a pair of touchdown
passes...Topper DB Darren Banks moved into second on the WVIAC career
interception list with 30 after picking off two passes last week...The
senior needs two more picks to equal the all-time WVIAC record of 32 owned
by Shepherd's Dan Peters (2003-06)...West Liberty is an uncharacteristic
WVIAC-worst 3 of 23 (144th nationally) on third down conversions...Topper
linebackers Nate Harding (11.5 tpg, 1st) and Clay Beeler (10.0 tpg, 3rd) are
among the tackle leaders in the WVIAC...Concord punter Zach Boyd is fifth
nationally with a 45.6 yard per punt average on 17 kicks...Opponents have
only attempted 15 passes versus CU in the first two contests, completing
five for 242 yards...RB James Wilson has two of the Mountain Lions' three
touchdowns in 2008...A pair of rush-oriented foes have gained 870 yards on
the ground versus CU this season.
West Liberty *By The Numbers* Concord 17.0 (104th) Scoring Offense 12.0
(130th) 22.5 (72nd) Scoring Defense 52.5 (147th) 336.0 (78th) Total
Offense 233.5 (124th) 341.5 (81st) Total Defense 556.0 (146th) +0.0
(68th) Turnover
Margin +0.0 (68th) 33.2 (73rd) Net Punting 40.1 (9th) *---rank reflects
standing among 148 NCAA Division II football schools.
