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2017 - 37th Season

2017 MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY FOOTBALLMercyhurst Lakers (2-2, 1-0 PSAC West) vsGannon Golden Knights (1-3, 0-1 PSAC West)Saturday, Sept. 30 - 1:06 p.m. - Erie, Pa. (Tullio Field)Live Coverage: Jay Puskar (play-by-play), WMCE 88.5 FM, WWW.WMCE.FM, SportsFeverTV (see page 6)

THE GAMEThe Mercyhurst football team will host cross-town rival Gannon as the Erie rivals face off for the Niagara Cup. The contest, a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division game, will kick off at 1:06 p.m.

The Lakers are coming off a 21-18 road win over Clarion in its PSAC West opener while the Golden Knights are one week removed from a 49-45 home loss to then-21st-ranked Slippery Rock.

THE COACHMarty Schaetzle (Bucknell ’83) is in his 16th season as head coach for Mercyhurst. He owns a 79-90 record. He is a three-time PSAC West Coach of the Year (2008, 2010, 2014) and has coached the Lakers to two PSAC West regular-season championships (2010, 2012) and one PSAC overall title (2010). Prior to coaching at Mercyhurst, Schaetzle has held assistant coach positions at Bucknell, Shippensburg, Northern Arizona, Sonoma State, Arizona and Albany.

Brad Rzyczycki (Mercyhurst ‘95) is in his sixth year as head coach for Gannon. Hehas a 30-29 record. He was previously an assistant with Mercyhurst, KentuckyWesleyan and Saginaw Valley State.

NEXT UPThe Lakers will play its second straight home game as Slippery Rock visits Tullio Field on Saturday, Oct. 7. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.

SRU is currently 4-0 on the season with a 1-0 mark in PSAC West competition. The Rock, which is No. 18 in NCAA Division II, is one of three ranked teams in the division; the others are fourth-ranked Indiana and fifth-ranked California. All three teams have 4-0, 1-0, records. SRU and California meet at SRU on Saturday.

FOLLOW THE LAKERSEvery Laker game can be heard on Erie-area radio at WMCE 88.5 FM and WWW.WMCE.FM on the internet. Jay Puskar will handle play-by-play duties.

Home games will also be streamed live on video on http://portal.stretchinternet.com/mercyhurst.

MERCYHURST (2-2, 1-0 PSAC West) Sept. 2 HILLSDALE L, 11-19Sept. 9 KUTZTOWN L, 16-21Sept. 16 at East Stroudsburg W, 25-20Sept. 23 at Clarion * W, 21-18Sept. 30 GANNON * 1 p.m.Oct. 7 #18 SLIPPERY ROCK * 12 p.m.Oct. 14 at Edinboro * 2 p.m.Oct. 21 SETON HILL * 12 p.m.Oct. 28 at #5 California (Pa.) * 1 p.m.Nov. 4 #4 INDIANA (PA.) * 12 p.m.Nov. 11 at Lock Haven 12 p.m. * PSAC West contest All times EST

Location .................................................... Erie, Pa.Enrollment ....................................................4,005Nickname.....................................................LakersColors ............................................Blue and GreenStadium .................................. Tullio Field (2,300)Surface .................................................... FieldTurf Head Coach .................................Marty Schaetzle Record at Mercyhurst...................................79-90Sports Info Director ...............................Josh ReillyPhone ...........................................(814) 824-2525 E-mail ................................ [email protected]

GANNON (1-3, 0-1 PSAC West) Sept. 2 at Southern Connecticut State W, 55-22Sept. 9 SHIPPENSBURG L, 33-41Sept. 16 at Bloomsburg L, 10-27Sept. 23 #21 SLIPPERY ROCK * L, 45-49Sept. 30 at Mercyhurst * 1 p.m.Oct. 7 EDINBORO * 12 p.m.Oct. 14 at Seton Hill * 4 p.m.Oct. 21 #5 CALIFORNIA (PA.) * 12 p.m.Oct. 28 at #4 Indiana (Pa.) * 12 p.m.Nov. 4 CLARION * 12 p.m.Nov. 11 at Millersville 1 p.m. * PSAC West contest All times EST Location .................................................... Erie, Pa.Enrollment ....................................................4,410Nickname...................................... Golden KnightsColors .........................................Maroon and GoldStadium ........McConnell Family Stadium (2,500)Surface ....................................................AstroPlayHead Coach ................................... Brad RzyczyckiRecord at Gannon ........................................30-29Sports Info Director ..............................Dan TeliskiPhone ............................................(814) 871-7418E-mail .............................. [email protected]

THE SERIES2016 - Mercyhurst 38, GANNON 35 (OT)2015 - Gannon 16, MERCYHURST 132014 - Mercyhurst 45, GANNON 382013 - Mercyhurst 51, Gannon 212012 - Mercyhurst 38, GANNON 292011 - Gannon 30, MERCYHURST 272010 - GANNON 14, Mercyhurst 102009 - MERCYHURST 27, Gannon 172008 - Mercyhurst 35, GANNON 322007 - Mercyhurst 49, GANNON 282006 - MERCYHURST 35, Gannon 142005 - GANNON 35, Mercyhurst 262004 - Gannon 43, MERCYHURST 371997 - Mercyhurst 35, GANNON 181996 - MERCYHURST 34, Gannon 141995 - Mercyhurst 9, GANNON 61994 - Mercyhurst 13, GANNON 131993 - Mercyhurst 17, GANNON 71992 - Gannon 24, MERCYHURST 211991 - Mercyhurst 40, GANNON 7

Gannon at Mercyhurst - Sept. 30, 2017

LAST TIME WE METOctober 1, 2016McConnell Family Stadium (Erie, Pa.)

Mercyhurst Lakers 38, Gannon Golden Knights 35 (OT)Mercyhurst 7 14 0 14 3 - 38Gannon 7 0 14 14 0 - 35

Tm Q Time PlayG 1 07:38 Johnson 9 run (Holland kick)M 1 03:42 Smith 23 pass from Altavilla (Kondis kick)M 2 10:45 Sanders 1 run (Kondis kick)M 2 02:54 Mostoller 5 pass from Altavilla (Kondis kick)G 3 10:07 Law 47 pass from Phillips (Holland kick)G 3 05:56 Johnson 12 run (Holland kick)M 4 09:33 Sanders 46 run (Kondis kick)G 4 04:22 Davis 30 pass from Phillips (Holland kick)M 4 02:37 Novak 69 pass from Sanders (Kondis kick)G 4 00:21 Johnson 1 run (Holland kick)M OT ----:---- Kondis 39 field goal

TEAM STATISTICS MER GANFIRST DOWNS 14 24RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-132 48-224PASSING YDS (NET) 210 228Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-17-2 27-18-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 58-342 75-452Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-48 3-20Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-132 6-107Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-27Punts (Number-Avg) 6-43.0 6-34.3Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0Penalties-Yards 6-65 2-25Possession Time 28:36 31:24Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 7 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-28 3-13

RUSHING: MER-Sanders 21-118; Robinson 5-20; E. Smith 1-2; Bauer 1-minus 1; D. Altavilla 4-minus 7. GAN-Johnson 21-140; Jones 10-39; Phillips 11-21; Palka 2-10; Law 1-8; Young 3-6.

PASSING: MER-D. Altavilla 16-24-2-141; Sanders 1-1-0-69; Novak 0-1-0-0. GAN-Phillips 18-26-0-228; Palka 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: MER-Mostoller 5-20; Novak 4-111; Robinson 3-26; Matthews 2-16; Clay 2-14; Z. Smith 1-23. GAN-Q. Law 7-67; N. Law 3-61; Davis 3-49; Brooks 2-28; M. Jones 2-18; Klemensic 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: MER-None. GAN-Satcher 1-27; Reznor 1-0. FUMBLES: MER-None. GAN-Q. Law 1-0; N. Law 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): MER-Plonski 3-1; Brooks 0-1. GAN-Adams 0-2; Paige 0-1; Gawlik 1-0; Harris-Lyles 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): MER- Stevens 4-6; R. Owens 5-4; Plonski 4-5; Marsh 2-7; Young 7-1; Blackston 3-4; Kessler 0-7; Abercrombie 3-3; Drew 1-5; Slonac 1-3; Ellis 2-1; Redwood 1-2; Brooks 1-2; Carroll 0-3; Bauer 1-1; E. Smith 1-1; K. Struna 1-1; Hawkins 1-0; Matthews 1-0; Hanford 1-0; Briggs 0-1; Dell 0-1; Williams 0-1; Walsh 0-1. GAN-Carpenter 6-6; Howard 3-8; Reznor 5-2; Brown 4-2; Adams 3-3; Paige 1-5; Zanders 2-2; Gawlik 1-2; Coles 2-0; Onyenwe 1-1; Satcher 1-1; Bush 1-0; McDonald 1-0; D. Jones 1-0; Young 0-1; Harris-Lyles 0-1; M. Jones 0-1; Berger 0-1.

LAST TIME WE MET - Mercyhurst at Gannon - October 1, 2016Running back Richie Sanders had three total touchdowns -- running in two and throwing for another -- and kicker Dylan Kondis connected on a 39-yard game-winning field goal as the Lakers claimed a 38-35 overtime victory at cross-town rival Gannon.

Sanders rushed 22 times for 125 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw a 69-yard touchdown pass on a trick play in the back-and-forth battle, but it was Kondis’ kick in overtime which sealed the win for the Lakers. On the defensive side of the ball, linebacker Jakob Plonski terrorized the Golden Knight backfield, recording 4 1/2 tackles-for-loss, including 3 1/2 sacks.

Quarterback Doug Altavilla finished 16 of 24 for 144 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. His top target was tight end Bryce Mostoller, who totaled five catches for 20 yards and one touchdown. Wide receiver Brad Novak had four grabs for 111 yards and one TD as he caught the pass from Sanders. Wide receiver Zach Smith also had a touchdown reception.

Defensive back Dorian Stevens led the defense in total tackles, ending with 10. Plonski and defensive backs Akeel Marsh and Rocky Owens had nine apiece. Defensive lineman Benji Abercrombie had 1 1/2 tackles-for-loss and fellow DL Austin Brooks tacked on a half-sack.

The teams traded blows for the majority of the contest. Gannon took a 7-0 lead on the first of three rushing touchdowns by running back Tyler Johnson.

Mercyhurst then answered with three consecutive touchdowns -- a 23-yard pass from Altavilla to Smith, a 1-yard run by Sanders and a 5-yard hookup from Altavilla to Mostoller -- and took a 21-7 lead into halftime.

The Knights pushed across touchdowns on their first two drives of the second half as quarterback Zach Phillips throw a 47-yard TD pass to running back Nico Law. A 12-yard run to paydirt by Johnson helped the hosts even the score at 21-21 late in the fourth quarter.

Momentum swung between the teams in the fourth quarter -- first, on the side of Gannon, when defensive back Foster Reznor intercepted an Altavilla pass at the GU 2-yard-line to eliminate a Mercyhurst scoring threat.

The next time Mercyhurst had the football, Sanders scored on a 46-yard touchdown run. Gannon answered on its next drive when Phillips threw a 30-yard TD pass to tight end Will Davis, evening the score at 28-28.

Then, on MU’s next possession, Sanders took a pitch and threw a 69-yard scoring strike to Novak down the sideline as the Lakers took the lead with 2:37. But, once again, GU responded and eventually pushed in a 1-yard Johnson run into the end zone.

Another Altavilla interception ended regulation as Gannon defensive back A.J. Satcher was thwarted on his return effort, sending the game into overtime.

The Lakers won the coin toss in overtime and elected to defend first. A sack by Plonski during Gannon’s possession forced the host Knights into missing a 47-yard field goal. Then, after the Mercyhurst offense gained three yards on three plays, Kondis converted the game-winner.

Johnson had 21 carries for 140 yards for the Golden Knights while Phillips had a 18-for-26 game with 228 yards. Wide receiver Quad Law added seven receptions for 67 yards and Nico Law made three grabs for 61.

For the GU defense, defensive back Christian Carpenter had 13 total tackles and linebacker Anthony Howard totaled 11 tackles.

+ PSAC STANDINGS East Overall W-L PF PA W-L PF PAShippensburg 1-0 40 0 4-0 153 40Bloomsburg 1-0 48 19 3-1 132 93Kutztown 1-0 41 21 3-1 152 85West Chester 1-0 35 14 3-1 190 100Millersville 0-1 21 41 1-3 99 136Cheyney 0-1 19 48 1-3 105 195East Stroudsburg 0-1 0 40 1-3 54 119Lock Haven 0-1 14 35 0-4 27 157

West Overall W-L PF PA W-L PF PA#4 Indiana 1-0 38 7 4-0 167 60 #5 California 1-0 44 41 4-0 163 102#18 Slippery Rock 1-0 49 45 4-0 173 115Mercyhurst 1-0 21 18 2-2 73 78Edinboro 0-1 7 38 2-2 85 106Gannon 0-1 45 49 1-3 143 139Clarion 0-1 18 21 0-4 38 117Seton Hill 0-1 41 44 0-4 103 199

AROUND THE PSACSaturday, September 23

#6 Indiana 38, Edinboro 7#21 Slippery Rock 49, Gannon 45Mercyhurst 21, Clarion 18#5 California 44, Seton Hill 41West Chester 35, Lock Haven 14Bloomsburg 48, Cheyney 19Shippensburg 40, East Stroudsburg 0Kutztown 41, Millersville 21

Saturday, September 30Kutztown at West Chester, 12 p.m.Lock Haven at Shippensburg, 1 p.m.East Stroudsburg at Cheyney, 1 p.m.Bloomsburg at Millersville, 1 p.m.Gannon at Mercyhurst, 1 p.m.Clarion at Edinboro, 4 p.m.#4 Indiana at Seton Hill, 4 p.m.#5 California at #18 Slippery Rock, 6 p.m.

Thursday, October 5Millersville at East Stroudsburg, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, October 7Cheyney at Lock Haven, 12 p.m.#18 Slippery Rock at Mercyhurst, 12 p.m.Edinboro at Gannon, 12 p.m.West Chester at Shippensburg, 1 p.m.Kutztown at Bloomsburg, 2 p.m.#5 California at #4 Indiana, 2 p.m.Seton Hill at Clarion, 2 p.m. All times EST

AFCA/NCAA DIVISION II TOP 25# School Rec Pts1 Northwest Missouri State (34) 4-0 850 2 Texas A&M-Commerce 4-0 808 3 Shepherd 3-0 763 4 Indiana (Pa.) 4-0 717 5 California (Pa.) 4-0 691 6 Minnesota State 4-0 665 7 Sioux Falls 4-0 663 8 Colorado Mesa 4-0 599 9 Grand Valley State 3-1 515 10 Indianapolis 4-0 487 11 Arkansas Tech 4-0 454 12 Midwestern State 2-0 451 13 Delta State 4-0 428 14 Fort Hays State 4-0 394 15 Ferris State 2-1 329 16 Central Washington 4-0 325 17 Colorado State-Pueblo 3-1 294 18 Slippery Rock 4-0 253 19 Humboldt State 3-0 215 20 Ashland 3-1 210 21 Bowie State 4-0 209 22 Assumption 4-0 176 23 Catawba 4-0 170 24 Long Island-Post 3-1 125 25 Winona State 4-0 59 Others Receiving Votes: Central Missouri, 38; Southeastern Oklahoma State, 33; North Alabama, 32; Wingate (N.C.), 23; West Georgia, 22; West Alabama, 18; Washburn (Kan.), 8; Florida Tech, 7; Emporia State (Kan.), 4; Shippensburg (Pa.), 4; West Chester (Pa.), 4; Eastern New Mexico, 3; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 2; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 1; Virginia State, 1.

TALE OF THE TAPE MER GANRecord 2-2 1-3Points per Game 18.2 35.8First Downs per Game 17.3 21.5Total Offense/Game 355.5 475.2Rushing Yards/Game 116.5 276.5Passing Yards/Game 239.0 198.8Points Allowed/Game 19.5 34.8First Downs Allowed/Game 17.3 22.8Total Offense Allowed/Game 370.2 412.8Rushing Yards Allowed/Game 152.0 112.5Passing Yards Allowed/Game 218.2 300.2Kickoff Return Avg. 18.1 24.1Punt Return Avg. 6.2 16.2Fumbles-Lost 5-3 8-7Penalties-yards 17-134 21-217Net yards per punt 32.5 40.1Time of possession/Game 30:18 27:363rd Down conversion % 19-55 (35 %) 22-49 (45 %)4th Down conversion % 4-9 (44 %) 1-5 (20 %)Sacks by Yards 8-48 7-51Turnover Margin -3 -8

Gannon at Mercyhurst - Sept. 30, 2017LAKERS’ LAST TIME OUT - Mercyhurst at Clarion - Sept. 23, 2017Good things came in twos for the Mercyhurst football team -- quarterback Doug Altavilla threw two touchdown passes, linebacker Kaz Struna had two sacks and defensive back Emmanuel McDowell made two interceptions -- as the Lakers defeated Clarion, 21-18, in PSAC West action.

Mercyhurst never trailed, but needed a late stop to hold on to victory. McDowell finished off the host Golden Eagles with an interception at the Mercyhurst 5-yard-line. The Laker offense then kneeled down three times.

After recording only two sacks through its first three games, the Laker defense had a strong outing with six quarterback takedowns. Struna’s two sacks led the way; he finished with three tackles-for-loss and 10 total tackles.

Also for the MU defense, linebacker Alex Zacharyasz totaled 12 tackles and a half-sack. Linebacker Corbin Kessler added eight tackles, including one sack, while fellow LB Joseph Scro made eight total stops.

Linebacker Chris Peluso and defensive lineman Austin Brooks added sacks. Lineman Andrew Welton was credited with a half-sack.

On offense, Altavilla completed 20 of 31 throws for 224 yards. Running back Garrett Owens rushed five times for 76 yards and one touchdown. Fullback Theophilus Blackston III had a TD reception while the Lakers’ top two receivers were Brad Novak, who had four catches for 95 yards and one TD, and Zach Smith, who made four grabs for 67 yards.

Mercyhurst opened the scoring in the first quarter on a 7-yard TD pass from Altavilla to Blackston. That play finished off a short field for the Lakers, who had started their drive at the Clarion 40. Altavilla was 4 of 4 for 31 yards on the drive.

The Eagles answered in the second quarter on a 10-yard touchdown run by quarterback Asiantii Woulard, completing a 16-play, 80-yard drive.

Each team had an opportunity late in the second quarter to score, but CU was intercepted by McDowell and the Lakers ran out of time with the ball at the Eagles’ 1-yard-line.

Mercyhurst took the lead for good in the third quarter. A quick three-play drive -- highlighted by two passes to Novak -- helped the visitors to a 14-7 advantage. Altavilla found Novak for 37 yards and then 19 for the score.

A 38-yard field goal by Clarion kicker James Metzger cut the Laker lead to 14-10. Then, for the second straight week, came a momentous run by Laker running back Garrett Owens.

After a 38-yard hookup from Altavilla to Novak, and then an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, Owens broke off a 70-yard TD run for the Lakers, helping push the lead to 21-10.

Clarion closed its deficit to three points on a TD and two-point conversion. On the touchdown Woulard connected with wide receiver Greg Leonard on a 39-yard pass.

After a Mercyhurst punt, the Eagles had one final attempt to tie or take the lead, but McDowell snuffed it out with his pick.

LAKERS’ RECORD WHEN

Overall ....................................................................................2-2 Conference ............................................................................1-0At home ..................................................................................0-2On the road ............................................................................2-0

September .............................................................................2-2

When scoring first .................................................................1-2When opponent scores first .................................................1-0When scoring 20 or more points .........................................2-0When scoring less than 20 points .......................................0-2When scoring 14 or fewer points .........................................0-1When allowing 20 or more points ........................................1-1When allowing less than 20 points ......................................1-1When allowing 14 or fewer points ........................................0-0

When leading at the half ......................................................0-0When trailing at the half .......................................................1-2When tied at the half ............................................................1-0When leading after three quarters ......................................1-0When trailing after three quarters .......................................1-2When tied after three quarters ............................................0-0In overtime .............................................................................0-0

When outrushing opponent ..................................................0-0When outrushed by opponent ..............................................2-2With 35 or more rushing attempts .......................................1-1With 35 or more rushing attempts allowed .........................2-1

With 30 or more passing attempts ......................................2-2With fewer than 30 passing attempts .................................0-0With 30 or more passing attempts allowed ........................2-1

When leading time of possession ........................................1-1When trailing time of possession .........................................1-1

When leading takeaway/turnover ratio ...............................1-2When even in takeaway/turnover ratio ................................0-1When trailing takeaway/turnover ratio ................................1-1

With a 100-yard rusher .........................................................1-0With a 100-yard receiver ......................................................0-0With a 200-yard passer ........................................................2-2 250-yard passer ..............................................................0-1

When allowing a 100-yard rusher ........................................1-0When allowing a 100-yard receiver ......................................0-2When allowing a 200-yard passer........................................0-1 250-yard passer ..............................................................0-1

Win coin toss, defer ..............................................................2-0Win coin toss, receive ...........................................................0-0Lose coin toss, opponent defers ..........................................0-2Lose coin toss, opponent receives .......................................0-0

Coming off a win ...................................................................1-0Coming off a loss ..................................................................1-1

STRUNA PSAC-W PLAYER OF THE WEEKMercyhurst linebacker Kaz Struna was named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league on Monday.

Struna, a redshirt-junior linebacker, set the tone with sacks on each of Clarion’s first two drives in a game that Mercyhurst never trailed. The Mentor Lake Catholic product also had a third tackle-for-loss, two tackles on special teams and a third-down QB hurry.

McDOWELL ALSO IN THE RUNNINGDefensive back Emmanuel McDowell could also stake a claim in the running for PSAC West Defensive Player of the Week honors.

A junior from York Suburban, McDowell recorded two interceptions during Mercyhurst’s 21-18 win at Clarion. His picks came near the end of each half; his second INT sealed the victory for MU.

McDowell became the first Laker with two interceptions in one game since Dorian Stevens had two picks in a 38-28 win against Edinboro on Oct. 22, 2015.

The 2015 season included a total of four two-interception games: Stevens, Joe Dever (W, 20-14, Bloomsburg, Sept. 19); Tevin Stewart (L, 13-16, Gannon, Oct. 10); and Stewart (W, 35-20, Bentley, Sept. 5).

SACK ATTACKMercyhurst’s defense went without a sack in its first two games, which were played at home. When the Lakers took to the road, they recorded two sacks against East Stroudsburg.

The following week, Mercyhurst tallied six quarterback takedowns -- the highest total by a Laker team since MU had six sacks in a 49-7 home win against Millersville on Sept. 14, 2013.

The last time that the Lakers had six sacks on the road was the previous year during a 45-7 victory at Millersville (Sept. 8, 2012).

HOME, NOT SO SWEET, HOMEThe Niagara Cup rivalry has not been kind to teams playing on their home campus. The last winning team on its own campus was Gannon in 2010, when it claimed a 14-10 victory.

The Lakers’ last win at Tullio Field against Gannon was a 27-17 triumph on Oct. 10, 2009.

ABOUT TULLIO FIELD...The Lakers started their 2017 campaign with two home losses, which they followed up with two home wins. That means MU is still in search of its first home win of the season.

Mercyhurst’s last home win came in its season finale of 2016, when it bested Lock Haven, 49-14. That was the Lakers’ only home win of the year.

MU’s last home victory in PSAC play was a 41-13 win against Seton Hill on Oct. 31, 2015.

FOURTH AND OWENSLaker running back Garrett Owens was named PSAC West Offensive Player of the Week after his week three performance. He led the Lakers to a 25-20 victory at East Stroudsburg.

The redshirt-freshman from North East, Pa., had 16 carries for 133 yards and two touchdowns against ESU, but what was even more impressive was his fourth-quarter output that alone eclipsed the century mark: he had 13 runs for 120 yards and both of his scores.

The fourth quarter has been feasting time thus far for Owens:

Quarters 1-3: 14 carries, 49 yardsQuarter 4: 19 carries, 215 yards, 3 TDs

MOST 4Q POINTS SINCE...MU’s 19-point fourth quarter in its 25-20 win over East Stroudsburg was its most fruitful final period since a 21-point effort on Nov. 8, 2014, when the Lakers claimed a 59-49 home victory against California (Pa.).

Struna


McDowell

Owens

MOST 2H POINTS SINCE...The Lakers had 25 points in their comeback win against East Stroudsburg last week. That was their most productive second half since they accumulated 38 points in a 55-45 defeat at Seton Hill on Oct. 22, 2016.

LECOM CITY GAMESportsFeverTV will be on hand to televise Saturday’s game. The game can be viewed on the following outlets:

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DELAY/REPLAY Tuesday October 3 8 a.m.

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Cleveland, Columbus, Akron, Toledo, Huntington,

Charleston, Youngstown & Buffalo


Mercyhurst LakersNO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL1 Dante’ Redwood DB 5-10 185 Jr. North Ridgeville, Ohio / Grafton Midview2 E’Andre Smith RB 5-9 185 Jr. Lake Hamilton, Fla. / Victory Christian4 Danavian Clay WR 6-2 170 Sr. San Fernando Valley, Calif. / Taft5 Tarique Ellis DB 5-11 190 R-Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Plum6 Ben Young DB 5-10 180 R-Jr. New Castle, Pa. / Union Area7 Ramroth Finnegan QB 6-3 210 R-Jr. Columbus, Ohio / Whetstone10 Marcus Placke WR 6-1 165 R-So. Cincinnati, Ohio / Princeton11 Alex Zacharyasz LB 6-1 215 So. Strongsville, Ohio / Strongsville12 Gunner Mefferd QB 6-4 220 R-Fr. Rohnert Park, Calif. / Rancho Cotate13 Hunter Merritt LB 6-1 195 R-Fr. Linesville, Pa. / Conneaut Area14 Zach Smith WR 5-10 185 R-Sr. Rochester, N.Y. / Greece Arcadia15 Doug Altavilla QB 6-1 200 R-So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Baldwin17 Quinn Lawless DB 5-10 190 So. Lyndhurst, Ohio / Saint Ignatius18 Jacob Weyand QB 6-1 165 Fr. Hornell, N.Y. / Hornell19 Henry Caldwell DB 6-0 176 Fr. Orlando, Fla. / Dr. Phillips20 Jake Tarasovitch DB 5-8 175 R-So. Erie, Pa. / McDowell21 Garrett Owens RB 6-3 215 R-Fr. North East, Pa. / North East22 Emmanuel McDowell DB 5-8 175 R-Jr. York, Pa. / York Suburban23 Clay Waldron DB 5-11 195 R-So. Ruffsdale, Pa. / Yough24 Corbin Kessler LB 6-1 210 So. Harmony, Pa. / Seneca Valley25 Rocky Owens LB 6-1 220 Sr. North East, Pa. / North East26 Ryan Cummings DB 5-9 180 R-Fr. Syracuse, N.Y. / Cicero-North Syracuse27 Grayson Taylor RB 5-8 200 R-Fr. Cheektowaga, N.Y. / Cleveland Hill28 Cameron Thompson RB 5-9 180 Fr. Ocala, Fla. / Ocala29 Jon LoChiatto DB 5-10 185 R-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Norwin30 Jacob Tretinik FB 5-10 230 R-Fr. Waynesburg, Pa. / Waynesburg Central32 Seth Caldwell DB 5-7 170 Fr. Clearfield, Pa. / Clearfield33 Chris Peluso LB 6-0 225 Jr. New Castle, Pa. / Laurel34 Jakkar Kinard RB 6-0 180 Fr. York, Pa. / York Catholic35 Donny Bryant RB 5-8 210 So. Wexford, Pa. / Pine-Richland36 Taivion Boynes DB 5-11 170 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / East Allegheny37 Alex Weimer DB 5-10 165 Fr. Oviedo, Fla. / Oviedo38 Austin Drew LB 6-0 235 Jr. Bowie, Md. / Archbishop Spalding39 Johnny Barna DB 5-9 185 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio / Padua Franciscan40 Joseph Scro LB 6-2 210 R-Fr. Liverpool, N.Y. / Liverpool41 Ethan McFarland FB 5-8 210 Fr. Springdale, Pa. / Springdale42 Kaz Struna LB 6-1 205 R-Jr. Mentor, Ohio / Lake Catholic43 Aubrey Leverich LB 5-11 212 R-Fr. Skaneateles, N.Y. / Skaneateles44 Theophilus Blackston III DL 6-0 235 Jr. Wheeling, W. Va. / Wheeling Park45 Matthew Bordfeld LB 6-1 220 Fr. Freehold, N.J. / North Plainfield46 Tyler Czerwinski TE 6-3 210 R-So. Edinboro, Pa. / General McLane47 Hank Royal FB 6-1 215 Fr. Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley48 Tom Sever FB 6-0 235 R-So. Herminie, Pa. / Yough49 Jacob Holl LB 6-1 220 Fr. Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley50 Jehrod Gregory DL 6-2 270 Fr. McKeesport, Pa. / McKeesport51 Brendan Kelly LB 6-0 210 Fr. Irwin, Pa. / Penn-Trafford53 Dylan Piendel LB 6-0 215 Fr. Erie, Pa. / McDowell54 Alexander Rimko LB 6-1 225 Fr. Avon, Ohio / Avon55 Dremar Everette DL 6-5 255 Fr. Wilkinsburg, Pa. / Charleroi56 Darrian Hibbert DB 5-11 195 Fr. Orlando, Fla. / Dr. Phillips57 Harris Williams LB 5-11 220 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. / Heritage Classical58 Payne Harrison OL 6-4 265 R-Fr. Thurmont, Md. / Catoctin59 Uwaila Omorogbe DL 6-3 265 R-Fr. Laurel, Md. / Reservoir60 JaKarri Buckner DL 6-3 295 Fr. Rochester, N.Y. / Bishop Kearney62 Brandon Hagerdon OL 6-2 290 So. Jefferson, Ohio / Jefferson Area66 Freddy Pantaleon OL 6-1 265 So. Bronx, N.Y. / Cardinal Hayes67 Travis Sanders OL 6-2 288 Fr. Worthington, Ohio / Thomas Worthington69 Quentin Cook DL 5-10 215 Fr. Erie, Pa. / McDowell

NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL70 Ryan Turkall OL 6-5 305 Fr. Center Township, Pa. / Central Valley71 Brendan Galloway DL 5-8 230 R-Fr. Chardon, Ohio / Lake Catholic73 Dustin Rogalla OL 6-6 340 R-Sr. Brighton, Pa. / Beaver Area74 Dylan Browning OL 6-4 250 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Anderson75 Austin Brooks DL 6-2 285 Sr. Connellsville, Pa. / Connellsville77 Ryan Michaels OL 6-6 265 R-Sr. Monaca, Pa. / Central Valley78 Steven Stauss OL 6-5 290 R-Jr. Oakfield, N.Y. / Albion79 Ben Ealy OL 6-3 250 R-Fr. Chicora, Pa. / Karns City80 Brad Novak WR 5-11 180 Sr. North Olmsted, Ohio / North Olmsted81 Jason Colubiale WR 6-0 185 Fr. Daytona Beach, Fla. / Mainland82 Charles Deitrick III WR 5-11 180 Fr. Erie, Pa. / Cathedral Prep83 Nick Altavilla WR 5-11 175 R-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Baldwin84 Cordell O’Brien WR 6-3 200 Fr. Frewsburg, N.Y. / Frewsburg85 Bryce Mostoller TE 6-3 250 Jr. Somerset, Pa. / Somerset86 Joe Carbone TE 6-4 240 So. Ridgeway, Ont. / IMG Academy87 Qadry Ismail WR 6-6 200 Fr. Bel Air, Md. / Patterson Mill88 Raymond Irving WR 6-2 180 Fr. Bronx, N.Y. / Alfred E. Smith89 Ryan Kronmiller TE 6-2 258 R-Jr. Doylestown, Pa. / Central Bucks East90 Mark Shafer K 6-0 155 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio / Cleveland Heights91 Cameron Anzevino K 6-5 175 Fr. Sharpsville, Pa. / Sharpsville92 Stephen Klotz LS 6-1 215 So. Saint Inigoes, Md. / Saint Mary’s Ryken93 Andrew Welton DL 6-5 275 Gr. Erie, Pa. / Central Tech94 Jacob Tanguay K/P 6-1 185 Fr. Baie-Comeau, Que. / Royal Imperial (Ont.)95 Matthew Hudson DL 6-2 255 Fr. New Castle, Pa. / Laurel96 Xavier Martin DL 6-0 290 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota East97 Connor McMahon K 6-0 160 Fr. Fairport, N.Y. / Fairport98 Quinn Walsh DL 6-2 240 R-So. Concord, Ohio / Lake Catholic99 Brendan Cole K/P 5-11 180 R-So. Queens, N.Y. / Saint Francis

Head Coach: Marty Schaetzle (16th Season - 77-88) - Bucknell ‘83Assistant Coaches: David Kotulski (Defensive Coordinator), Tom Herman (Offensive Line), Ryan Riemedio (Defensive Line), Eugene Jones IV (Defensive Backs/Special Teams), J.J. Eckels (Wide Receivers), Leki Uasike (Outside Linebackers), Tevin Stewart (Assistant DBs), Nick Dubowski (Tight Ends/Fullbacks), Drew Robinson (Volunteer RBs), Nick Goehring

Depth ChartLT 73 Dustin Rogalla 66 Freddy PantaleonLG 74 Dylan Browning 66 Freddy PantaleonC 62 Brandon Hagerdon 58 Payne HarrisonRG 58 Payne Harrison 77 Ryan MichaelsRT 77 Ryan Michaels 60 JaKarri BucknerWR 80 Brad Novak 4 Danavian ClayWR 14 Zach Smith 80 Marcus Placke TE 85 Bryce Mostoller 86 Joe CarboneQB 15 Doug Altavilla 7 Ramroth FinneganTB 2 E’Andre Smith 21 Garrett OwensFB 44 Theophilus Blackston III 89 Ryan Kronmiller

K 90 Mark Shafer 97 Connor McMahonH 99 Brendan Cole 80 Brad NovakLS 92 Stephen Klotz 61 Matthew Hudson

DE 93 Andrew Welton 61 Matthew HudsonNT 59 Uwaila Omorogbe 96 Xavier MartinDE 75 Austin Brooks 98 Quinn WalshOLB 24 Corbin Kessler 13 Hunter MerrittILB 25 Rocky Owens 43 Aubrey LeverichILB 11 Alex Zacharyasz 42 Kaz StrunaOLB 33 Chris Peluso 38 Austin DrewCB 6 Ben Young 29 Jon LoChiattoS 5 Tarique Ellis 19 Henry CaldwellS 20 Jake Tarasovitch 17 Quinn LawlessCB 1 Dante’ Redwood 22 Emmanuel McDowell

P 99 Brendan Cole 12 Gunner Mefferd

KR 2 E’Andre Smith

PR 80 Brad Novak

2017 Mercyhurst FootballMercyhurst Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 28, 2017)

All games

Team Statistics MER OPPSCORING 73 78 Points Per Game 18.2 19.5FIRST DOWNS 69 69 R u s h i n g 21 29 P a s s i n g 42 38 P e n a l t y 6 2RUSHING YARDAGE 466 608 Yards gained rushing 550 686 Yards lost rushing 84 78 Rushing Attempts 120 152 Average Per Rush 3.9 4.0 Average Per Game 116.5 152.0 TDs Rushing 5 4PASSING YARDAGE 956 873 C o m p - A t t - I n t 77-135-4 65-123-3 Average Per Pass 7.1 7.1 Average Per Catch 12.4 13.4 Average Per Game 239.0 218.2 TDs Passing 5 5TOTAL OFFENSE 1422 1481 Total Plays 255 275 Average Per Play 5.6 5.4 Average Per Game 355.5 370.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 14-253 13-312PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-37 11-108INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-76 4-12KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.1 24.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.2 9.8INT RETURN AVERAGE 25.3 3.0FUMBLES-LOST 5-3 1-1PENALTIES-Yards 17-134 27-266 Average Per Game 33.5 66.5PUNTS-Yards 21-851 23-830 Average Per Punt 40.5 36.1 Net punt average 32.5 32.7TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 1 8 2 9 : 4 23RD-DOWN Conversions 19/55 25/62 3rd-Down Pct 35% 40%4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/9 3/7 4th-Down Pct 44% 43%SACKS BY-Yards 8-48 11-55MISC YARDS -3 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 10 9FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-3 5-6ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (8-11) 73% (10-11) 91%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (6-11) 55% (6-11) 55%PAT-ATTEMPTS (5-7) 71% (7-8) 88%ATTENDANCE 2565 2596 Games/Avg Per Game 2/1282 2/1298 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalMercyhurst 13 7 21 32 0 73Opponents 6 40 17 15 0 78

Quickie Statistics (Final)Hillsdale vs Mercyhurst (Sep 02, 2017 at Erie, Pa.)

HC MERScore 19 11FIRST DOWNS 17 16RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-170 25-96PASSING YDS (NET) 198 252Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-17-1 38-16-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-368 63-348Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-2 1-10Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-65 4-70Interception Returns-Yards 1-7 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-38.6 4-36.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 5-50 4-20Possession Time 31:10 28:50Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 2 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 4Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 1-3

Hillsdale MercyhurstRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgDavid Graham 18 84 0 84 1 20 4.7Casey O'Brien 7 48 3 45 0 28 6.4C. Shepler 7 43 3 40 0 26 5.7Austin Sandusky 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgE'Andre Smith 13 82 2 80 0 48 6.2Garrett Owens 8 25 0 25 0 13 3.1Doug Altavilla 4 8 17 -9 0 8 -2.2

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackChance Stewart 17-33-1 198 1 52 0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDoug Altavilla 16-38-1 252 1 40 3

Receiving No. Yards TD LongTrey Brock 9 124 1 52Timmy Mills 3 16 0 9David Graham 2 36 0 23Austin Sandusky 2 17 0 13

Receiving No. Yards TD LongZach Smith 6 95 0 40Brad Novak 4 82 1 32Theo Blackston 3 16 0 9Marcus Placke 1 28 0 28

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBJack Shannon 5 193 38.6 46 1 1

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBBrendan Cole 4 144 36.0 44 0 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongTimmy Mills 1 2 0 2

Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongBrad Novak 1 10 0 10

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongDavid Graham 2 39 0 28Timmy Mills 1 26 0 26

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongE'Andre Smith 2 58 0 34Dante Redwood 1 7 0 7

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLSpencer Nehls 7-1 8 0.0 0.0Wyatt Batdorff 6-0 6 0.0 0.0Scotty Penola 4-2 6 0.0 0.0Casey Schukow 2-2 4 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLBen Young 6-1 7 0.0 0.0Dante Redwood 6-1 7 0.0 0.0J. Tarasovitch 5-2 7 0.0 2.0Tarique Ellis 5-1 6 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 10:24 MER - Mark Shafer 28 yd field goal, 10-72 4:36 0 - 3

05:20 HC - Joe Philipp 35 yd field goal, 6-28 2:01 3 - 32nd 04:25 HC - Trey Brock 5 yd pass from Chance Stewart (Joe Philipp kick failed), 12-79 5:53 9 - 3

00:20 HC - Joe Philipp 25 yd field goal, 11-68 3:35 12 - 33rd 04:30 HC - David Graham 2 yd run (Joe Philipp kick), 6-68 2:53 19 - 3

01:44 MER - Brad Novak 32 yd pass from Doug Altavilla (Brad Novak pass from Doug Altavilla), 7-65 2:41 19 - 11

Quickie Statistics (Final)Kutztown vs Mercyhurst (Sep 09, 2017 at Erie, Pa.)

KUTZ MERScore 21 16FIRST DOWNS 16 17RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-111 30-104PASSING YDS (NET) 272 203Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-21-0 35-21-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-383 65-307Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-28 2-14Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-68 4-57Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 3-39.7 4-41.5Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1Penalties-Yards 8-75 0-0Possession Time 29:14 30:46Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 8 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 3-3

Kutztown MercyhurstRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgCraig Reynolds 22 62 10 52 1 10 2.4Collin DiGalbo 8 49 3 46 0 18 5.8A. Neblett 1 8 0 8 0 8 8.0Evan Culver 4 6 0 6 0 2 1.5

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgE'Andre Smith 21 90 5 85 0 18 4.0Garrett Owens 4 30 0 30 0 15 7.5Doug Altavilla 5 5 16 -11 1 4 -2.2

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackCollin DiGalbo 20-26-0 268 2 57 0Chris Kane 1-2-0 4 0 4 0


Receiving No. Yards TD LongCraig Reynolds 8 125 2 57Conor Sullivan 5 78 0 27Amadou Barry 3 30 0 18Josh Lee 3 27 0 19

Receiving No. Yards TD LongBrad Novak 6 72 0 17Theo Blackston 3 30 0 23Garrett Owens 3 29 1 27E'Andre Smith 3 28 0 12

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBDean Krcic 3 119 39.7 53 1 0


Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongCraig Reynolds 3 28 0 14


Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongT. Jefferson 1 15 0 15Nyiem Nevarez 1 25 0 25

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongBen Young 2 28 0 17E'Andre Smith 2 29 0 19

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLJalen Nieves 10-1 11 1.0 1.0S. Turber-Ortiz 7-1 8 0.0 0.5Luke Snyder 6-0 6 0.0 0.0Jake Perry 5-0 5 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLJ. Tarasovitch 8-2 10 0.0 0.0Tarique Ellis 7-3 10 0.0 0.0Rocky Owens 4-5 9 0.0 1.0Corbin Kessler 5-2 7 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 09:36 MER - Mark Shafer 23 yd field goal, 12-73 5:24 0 - 32nd 14:53 MER - Doug Altavilla 1 yd run (Mark Shafer kick), 15-82 7:58 0 - 10

08:00 KUTZ - Craig Reynolds 1 yd pass from Collin DiGalbo (Alec Rosenfeld kick), 7-58 2:27 7 - 1000:42 KUTZ - Craig Reynolds 57 yd pass from Collin DiGalbo (Alec Rosenfeld kick), 4-72 0:57 14 - 10

3rd 07:13 KUTZ - Craig Reynolds 2 yd run (Alec Rosenfeld kick), 16-71 7:41 21 - 104th 05:00 MER - Garrett Owens 27 yd pass from Doug Altavilla, 12-66 3:34 21 - 16

Quickie Statistics (Final)Mercyhurst vs East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017 at East Stroudsburg PA)

MER ESUScore 25 20FIRST DOWNS 23 15RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-174 36-186PASSING YDS (NET) 277 208Passes Att-Comp-Int 31-20-3 32-14-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-451 68-394Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-17Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-55 3-108Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-5Punts (Number-Avg) 4-43.0 7-33.9Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1Penalties-Yards 6-42 10-88Possession Time 33:11 26:49Third-Down Conversions 5 of 13 5 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-3

Mercyhurst East StroudsburgRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgGarrett Owens 16 133 0 133 2 53 8.3E'Andre Smith 13 61 1 60 1 20 4.6C. Thompson 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0TEAM 3 0 10 -10 0 0 -3.3

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgJaymar Anderson 22 132 1 131 1 30 6.0Marquis Fells 3 24 0 24 0 16 8.0Ben Moser 8 31 7 24 0 9 3.0James Bell 3 7 0 7 0 3 2.3

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDoug Altavilla 19-30-3 216 0 27 4Brad Novak 1-1-0 61 1 61 0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackBen Moser 13-31-0 196 1 37 2Sam O'Brien 1-1-0 12 0 12 0

Receiving No. Yards TD LongZach Smith 5 66 0 27Theo Blackston 5 34 0 13Bryce Mostoller 4 51 0 21Brad Novak 3 34 0 18

Receiving No. Yards TD LongTim Wilson 6 98 0 37Elijah Rehm 3 50 1 36Anthony Guarino 2 15 0 9Javier Buffalo 1 25 0 25


Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBSam O'Brien 7 237 33.9 44 4 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongMarquis Fells 2 17 0 9

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongBen Young 3 55 0 24

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongMarquis Fells 3 108 0 43

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLAlex Zacharyasz 9-2 11 1.0 1.0J. Tarasovitch 6-2 8 0.0 0.0Tarique Ellis 4-3 7 0.0 0.0Chris Peluso 1-4 5 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLDakota Everett 5-4 9 0.0 0.0Billy Inge 8-0 8 0.0 0.0Sekou Jones 6-2 8 1.0 1.0Andre' Gray 3-3 6 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 11:15 ESU - Jordan Walters 29 yd field goal, 10-63 3:45 0 - 32nd 14:19 ESU - Jordan Walters 27 yd field goal, 8-61 3:20 0 - 6

09:44 ESU - Jaymar Anderson 1 yd run (Jordan Walters kick), 8-58 2:35 0 - 133rd 08:39 MER - E'Andre Smith 20 yd run (Mark Shafer kick blockd), 11-72 6:13 6 - 134th 11:21 MER - Garrett Owens 53 yd run (Mark Shafer kick blockd), 6-94 2:52 12 - 13

10:50 MER - Doug Altavilla 61 yd pass from Brad Novak (Doug Altavilla pass failed), 1-61 0:16 18 - 1304:32 MER - Garrett Owens 5 yd run (Brendan Cole kick), 9-49 4:51 25 - 1302:58 ESU - Elijah Rehm 36 yd pass from Ben Moser (Jordan Walters kick), 6-72 1:29 25 - 20

Quickie Statistics (Final)Mercyhurst vs Clarion (Sep 23, 2017 at Clarion, Pa.)

MER CLARScore 21 18FIRST DOWNS 13 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 25-92 44-141PASSING YDS (NET) 224 195Passes Att-Comp-Int 31-20-0 30-13-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 56-316 74-336Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-13 5-61Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-71 4-71Interception Returns-Yards 2-76 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 9-41.0 8-35.1Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 7-72 4-53Possession Time 28:25 31:35Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 7 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 1-1

Mercyhurst ClarionRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgGarrett Owens 5 77 1 76 1 70 15.2E'Andre Smith 15 31 3 28 0 6 1.9Doug Altavilla 2 3 8 -5 0 3 -2.5TEAM 3 0 7 -7 0 0 -2.3

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgMylique McGriff 13 66 0 66 0 18 5.1Kyle Evans 14 54 4 50 0 13 3.6Scott Florence 4 14 0 14 0 11 3.5A. Woulard 12 50 41 9 1 15 0.8


Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackA. Woulard 13-30-2 195 1 39 6

Receiving No. Yards TD LongBrad Novak 4 95 1 38Zach Smith 4 67 0 24E'Andre Smith 4 12 0 11Bryce Mostoller 2 9 0 7

Receiving No. Yards TD LongMason Standard 4 62 0 25Greg Leonard 2 56 1 39Kyle Evans 2 15 0 9Jimmy Murphy 2 9 0 6


Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBJames Metzgar 6 206 34.3 47 0 0A. Woulard 2 75 37.5 39 1 1


Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongKyle Evans 5 61 0 22

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongE'Andre Smith 1 18 0 18C. Thompson 1 25 0 25

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongColton McKay 2 39 0 22Kyle Evans 2 32 0 20

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLAlex Zacharyasz 4-8 12 0.5 0.5Kaz Struna 8-2 10 2.0 3.0Joseph Scro 4-4 8 0.0 0.0Corbin Kessler 4-4 8 1.0 1.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLSaif Khan 2-4 6 0.0 1.0Colton McKay 4-1 5 0.0 1.0Quinlin Lambert 3-2 5 0.0 1.0Chris Gildea 2-3 5 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 09:22 MER - Theo Blackston 7 yd pass from Doug Altavilla (Mark Shafer kick), 8-40 4:01 7 - 02nd 09:41 CLAR - A. Woulard 10 yd run (James Metzgar kick), 16-80 8:07 7 - 73rd 09:17 MER - Brad Novak 19 yd pass from Doug Altavilla (Mark Shafer kick), 3-68 1:25 14 - 7

04:07 CLAR - James Metzgar 38 yd field goal, 8-53 2:30 14 - 104th 11:12 MER - Garrett Owens 70 yd run (Mark Shafer kick), 4-98 1:40 21 - 10

07:30 CLAR - Greg Leonard 39 yd pass from A. Woulard (A. Woulard pass from Mason Standard), 2-39 0:15 21 - 18

2017 Mercyhurst FootballMercyhurst Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 28, 2017)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gGarrett Owens 4 33 265 1 264 8.0 3 70 66.0E'Andre Smith 4 62 264 11 253 4.1 1 48 63.2C. Thompson 3 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 1.0TEAM 2 6 0 17 -17 -2.8 0 0 -8.5Doug Altavilla 4 18 18 55 -37 -2.1 1 8 -9.2Total 4 120 550 84 466 3.9 5 70 116.5Opponents 4 152 686 78 608 4.0 4 30 152.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gDoug Altavilla 4 116.70 76-134-4 56.7 895 4 40 223.8Brad Novak 4 942.40 1-1-0 100.0 61 1 61 15.2Total 4 122.82 77-135-4 57.0 956 5 61 239.0Opponents 4 121.00 65-123-3 52.8 873 5 57 218.2

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gZach Smith 4 18 246 13.7 0 40 61.5Brad Novak 4 17 283 16.6 2 38 70.8Theo Blackston 4 13 88 6.8 1 23 22.0E'Andre Smith 4 9 54 6.0 0 12 13.5Garrett Owens 4 6 81 13.5 1 27 20.2Bryce Mostoller 4 6 60 10.0 0 21 15.0Danavian Clay 3 4 39 9.8 0 19 13.0Marcus Placke 3 2 42 21.0 0 28 14.0Doug Altavilla 4 1 61 61.0 1 61 15.2C. Thompson 3 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.7Total 4 77 956 12.4 5 61 239.0Opponents 4 65 873 13.4 5 57 218.2

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgBrad Novak 6 37 6.2 0 12Total 6 37 6.2 0 12Opponents 11 108 9.8 0 22

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgE. McDowell 2 76 38.0 0 44Corbin Kessler 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 3 76 25.3 0 44Opponents 4 12 3.0 0 7

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgE'Andre Smith 5 105 21.0 0 34Ben Young 5 83 16.6 0 24Dante Redwood 2 35 17.5 0 28C. Thompson 1 25 25.0 0 25Bryce Mostoller 1 5 5.0 0 5Total 14 253 18.1 0 34Opponents 13 312 24.0 0 43

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0


All games

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsGarrett Owens 4 - - - - - - - 24Brad Novak 2 - - - 1 - - - 14Doug Altavilla 2 - - - - 1-2 - - 12Mark Shafer - 2-3 4-6 - - - - - 10E'Andre Smith 1 - - - - - - - 6Theo Blackston 1 - - - - - - - 6Brendan Cole - - 1-1 - - - - - 1Total 10 2-3 5-7 - 1 1-2 - - 73Opponents 9 5-6 7-8 - 1 1-1 - - 78

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gDoug Altavilla 4 152 -37 895 858 214.5Garrett Owens 4 33 264 0 264 66.0E'Andre Smith 4 62 253 0 253 63.2Brad Novak 4 1 0 61 61 15.2C. Thompson 3 1 3 0 3 1.0TEAM 2 6 -17 0 -17 -8.5Total 4 255 466 956 1422 355.5Opponents 4 275 608 873 1481 370.2

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkMark Shafer 2-3 66.7 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 28 1

FG Sequence Mercyhurst OpponentsHillsdale (28),24 (35),(25)Kutztown (23) -East Stroudsburg - (29),(27),45Clarion - (38)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkBrendan Cole 21 851 40.5 52 3 4 2 1 0Total 21 851 40.5 52 3 4 2 1 0Opponents 23 830 36.1 53 2 10 7 1 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnBrendan Cole 16 940 58.8 2 1Total 16 940 58.8 2 1 24.0 36.8 28Opponents 17 987 58.1 3 0 18.1 39.6 25


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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gE'Andre Smith 4 253 54 0 105 0 412 103.0Garrett Owens 4 264 81 0 0 0 345 86.2Brad Novak 4 0 283 37 0 0 320 80.0Zach Smith 4 0 246 0 0 0 246 61.5Theo Blackston 4 0 88 0 0 0 88 22.0Ben Young 4 0 0 0 83 0 83 20.8E. McDowell 4 0 0 0 0 76 76 19.0Bryce Mostoller 4 0 60 0 5 0 65 16.2Marcus Placke 3 0 42 0 0 0 42 14.0Danavian Clay 3 0 39 0 0 0 39 13.0Dante Redwood 4 0 0 0 35 0 35 8.8C. Thompson 3 3 2 0 25 0 30 10.0Doug Altavilla 4 -37 61 0 0 0 24 6.0TEAM 2 -17 0 0 0 0 -17 -8.5Total 4 466 956 37 253 76 1788 447.0Opponents 4 608 873 108 312 12 1913 478.2

2017 Mercyhurst FootballMercyhurst Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 28, 2017)

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf11 Alex Zacharyasz 4 18 15 33 3.0-8 1.5-5 . 1 . . . . .5 Tarique Ellis 4 18 11 29 . . . 2 . . . . .20 J. Tarasovitch 4 21 7 28 2.0-4 . . . . . . . .1 Dante Redwood 4 17 4 21 . . . 8 . . . . .24 Corbin Kessler 4 12 8 20 1.0-8 1.0-8 1-0 1 1 . . . .6 Ben Young 4 13 4 17 2.0-6 . . 2 . . . . .42 Kaz Struna 4 9 4 13 3.0-21 2.0-17 . . 1 . . . .25 Rocky Owens 2 7 6 13 1.0-3 . . . . . . . .93 Andrew Welton 4 6 6 12 2.5-9 1.5-7 . . . . . . .33 Chris Peluso 4 8 4 12 1.0-9 1.0-9 . . . . . . .19 Henry Caldwell 4 8 2 10 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .40 Joseph Scro 4 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .75 Austin Brooks 4 5 3 8 1.5-5 1.0-2 . . . . . . .59 Uwaila Omorgobe 4 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .38 Austin Drew 4 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .22 E. McDowell 4 3 . 3 . . 2-76 2 . . . . .95 Craig Carter 3 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .50 Jehrod Gregory 2 . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . .83 Nick Altavilla 4 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .96 Xavier Martin 4 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .99 Brendan Cole 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .80 Brad Novak 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .98 Quinn Walsh 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .55 Dremar Everette 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .92 Stephen Klotz 4 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .27 Grayson Taylor 3 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . .

Total 4 160 92 252 18-74 8-48 3-76 17 2 1-0 1 . .Opponents 4 155 72 227 22-71 11-55 4-12 11 3 3-0 3 3 .

2017 Mercyhurst FootballMercyhurst Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 28, 2017)

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TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offSep 02 HILLSDALE 25 96 0 48 16 252 1 40 16-38-1 252 1 40 4 70 0 34 1 10 0 10 348Sep 09 KUTZTOWN 30 104 1 18 21 203 1 27 21-35-0 203 1 27 4 57 0 19 2 14 0 12 307Sep 16 at East Stroudsburg 40 174 3 53 20 277 1 61 20-31-3 277 1 61 3 55 0 24 0 0 0 0 451Sep 23 at Clarion 25 92 1 70 20 224 2 38 20-31-0 224 2 38 3 71 0 28 3 13 0 11 316Mercyhurst 120 466 5 70 77 956 5 61 77-135-4 956 5 61 14 253 0 34 6 37 0 12 1422Opponents 152 608 4 30 65 873 5 57 65-123-3 873 5 57 13 312 0 43 11 108 0 22 1481

Games played: 4 Avg per rush: 3.9 Avg per catch: 12.4 Pass efficiency: 122.82 Kick ret avg: 18.1 Punt ret avg: 6.2 All purpose avg/game: 447.0 Total offense avg/gm: 355.5

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT AttemptsDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf ptsSep 02 HILLSDALE 43 6 49 3.0-6 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 1 6 0 0-0 0 1 0 11Sep 09 KUTZTOWN 43 22 65 5.0-15 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 16Sep 16 at East Stroudsburg 36 24 60 3.0-8 2.0-7 1 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 1-3 0 0 0 25Sep 23 at Clarion 38 40 78 7.0-45 6.0-41 0 0-0 2-76 1 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 21Mercyhurst 160 92 252 18.0-74 8.0-48 1 1-0 3-76 2 17 0 5-7 0 1 0 73Opponents 155 72 227 22.0-71 11.0-55 3 3-0 4-12 3 11 3 7-8 0 1 0 78

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obSep 02 HILLSDALE 4 144 36.0 44 0 0 3 0 0 1-2 28 1 3 172 57.3 0 0Sep 09 KUTZTOWN 4 166 41.5 44 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 23 0 4 198 49.5 0 1Sep 16 at East Stroudsburg 4 172 43.0 52 0 0 1 1 1 0-0 0 0 5 322 64.4 2 0Sep 23 at Clarion 9 369 41.0 46 0 2 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 4 248 62.0 0 0Mercyhurst 21 851 40.5 52 0 3 4 1 2 2-3 28 1 16 940 58.8 2 1Opponents 23 830 36.1 53 0 2 10 1 7 5-6 38 0 17 987 58.1 3 0

2017 Mercyhurst FootballMercyhurst Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 28, 2017)

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OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offSep 02 HILLSDALE 36 170 1 28 17 198 1 52 17-33-1 198 1 52 3 65 0 28 1 2 0 2 368Sep 09 KUTZTOWN 36 111 1 18 21 272 2 57 21-28-0 272 2 57 3 68 0 28 3 28 0 14 383Sep 16 at East Stroudsburg 36 186 1 30 14 208 1 37 14-32-0 208 1 37 3 108 0 43 2 17 0 9 394Sep 23 at Clarion 44 141 1 18 13 195 1 39 13-30-2 195 1 39 4 71 0 22 5 61 0 22 336Opponents 152 608 4 30 65 873 5 57 65-123-3 873 5 57 13 312 0 43 11 108 0 22 1481Mercyhurst 120 466 5 70 77 956 5 61 77-135-4 956 5 61 14 253 0 34 6 37 0 12 1422

Games played: 4 Avg per rush: 4.0 Avg per catch: 13.4 Pass efficiency: 121.00 Kick ret avg: 24.0 Punt ret avg: 9.8 All purpose avg/game: 478.2 Total offense avg/gm: 370.2

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT AttemptsDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf ptsSep 02 HILLSDALE 37 10 47 4.0-19 3.0-17 0 0-0 1-7 0 5 1 1-2 0 0 0 19Sep 09 KUTZTOWN 45 8 53 7.0-21 3.0-16 1 1-0 0-0 0 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 21Sep 16 at East Stroudsburg 44 22 66 5.0-15 4.0-14 2 2-0 3-5 0 0 2 2-2 0 0 0 20Sep 23 at Clarion 29 32 61 6.0-16 1.0-8 0 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 1-1 0 1 0 18Opponents 155 72 227 22.0-71 11.0-55 3 3-0 4-12 3 11 3 7-8 0 1 0 78Mercyhurst 160 92 252 18.0-74 8.0-48 1 1-0 3-76 2 17 0 5-7 0 1 0 73

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obSep 02 HILLSDALE 5 193 38.6 46 0 1 2 0 1 2-2 35 0 5 281 56.2 1 0Sep 09 KUTZTOWN 3 119 39.7 53 0 0 1 1 1 0-0 0 0 4 216 54.0 0 0Sep 16 at East Stroudsburg 7 237 33.9 44 0 0 6 0 4 2-3 29 0 4 256 64.0 1 0Sep 23 at Clarion 8 281 35.1 47 0 1 1 0 1 1-1 38 0 4 234 58.5 1 0Opponents 23 830 36.1 53 0 2 10 1 7 5-6 38 0 17 987 58.1 3 0Mercyhurst 21 851 40.5 52 0 3 4 1 2 2-3 28 1 16 940 58.8 2 1

2017 Mercyhurst FootballMercyhurst Game Superlatives (as of Sep 28, 2017)

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 21 E'Andre Smith vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Rushing 133 Garrett Owens at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)TD Rushes 2 Garrett Owens at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Long Rush 70 Garrett Owens at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)Pass attempts 38 Doug Altavilla vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)Pass completions 21 Doug Altavilla vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Passing 252 Doug Altavilla vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)TD Passes 2 Doug Altavilla at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)Long Pass 61 Brad Novak at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Receptions 6 Zach Smith vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)

6 Brad Novak vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Receiving 95 Zach Smith vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)

95 Brad Novak at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)TD Receptions 1 Brad Novak vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)

1 Garrett Owens vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)1 Doug Altavilla at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)1 Brad Novak at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)1 Theo Blackston at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)

Long Reception 61 Doug Altavilla at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Field Goals 1 Mark Shafer vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)

1 Mark Shafer vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Long Field Goal 28 Mark Shafer vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)Punts 9 Brendan Cole at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)Punting Avg 43.0 Brendan Cole at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Long Punt 52 Brendan Cole at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Long Punt Return 12 Brad Novak vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Long Kickoff Return 34 E'Andre Smith vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)Tackles 12 Alex Zacharyasz at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)Sacks 2.0 Kaz Struna at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)Tackles For Loss 3.0 Kaz Struna at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)Interceptions 2 E. McDowell at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)


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TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 40 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Yards Rushing 174 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Yards Per Rush 4.3 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)TD Rushes 3 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Pass attempts 38 vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)Pass completions 21 vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Passing 277 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Yards Per Pass 8.9 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)TD Passes 2 at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)Total Plays 71 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Total Offense 451 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Yards Per Play 6.4 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Points 25 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Sacks By 6 at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)First Downs 23 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Penalties 7 at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)Penalty Yards 72 at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)Turnovers 5 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Interceptions By 2 at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)


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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 22 Craig Reynolds, vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)22 Jaymar Anderson, at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)

Yards Rushing 131 Jaymar Anderson, at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)TD Rushes 1 David Graham, vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)

1 Craig Reynolds, vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)1 Jaymar Anderson, at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)1 A. Woulard, at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)

Long Rush 30 Jaymar Anderson, at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Pass attempts 33 Chance Stewart, vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)Pass completions 20 Collin DiGalbo, vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Passing 268 Collin DiGalbo, vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)TD Passes 2 Collin DiGalbo, vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Long Pass 57 Collin DiGalbo, vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Receptions 9 Trey Brock, vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)Yards Receiving 125 Craig Reynolds, vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)TD Receptions 2 Craig Reynolds, vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Long Reception 57 Craig Reynolds, vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Field Goals 2 Joe Philipp, vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)

2 Jordan Walters, at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Long Field Goal 38 James Metzgar, at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)Punts 7 Sam O'Brien, at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Punting Avg 39.7 Dean Krcic, vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Long Punt 53 Dean Krcic, vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Long Punt Return 22 Kyle Evans, at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)Long Kickoff Return 43 Marquis Fells, at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Tackles 11 Jalen Nieves, vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Sacks 2.0 Matthew Schrzan, vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)

2.0 Chris Kimbiz, vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)2.0 Justin Johnson, at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)

Tackles For Loss 3.0 Chris Kimbiz, vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Interceptions 1 Jason McDonough, vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)

1 Andre' Gray, at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)1 Billy Inge, at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)1 Jamal Cooley, at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)


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OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 44 at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)Yards Rushing 186 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Yards Per Rush 5.2 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)TD Rushes 1 vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)

1 vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)1 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)1 at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)

Pass attempts 33 vs Hillsdale (Sep 02, 2017)Pass completions 21 vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Passing 272 vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Per Pass 9.7 vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)TD Passes 2 vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Total Plays 74 at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)Total Offense 394 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Yards Per Play 6.0 vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Points 21 vs Kutztown (Sep 09, 2017)Sacks By 4 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)First Downs 21 at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)Penalties 10 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Penalty Yards 88 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)Turnovers 2 at Clarion (Sep 23, 2017)Interceptions By 3 at East Stroudsburg (Sep 16, 2017)

D2FOOTBALL.COM POLLRank School Record

1 Northwest Missouri 4-0

2 Texas A&M-Commerce 4-0

3 IUP 4-0

4 California 4-0

5 Sioux Falls 4-0

6 Shepherd 3-0

7 Minnesota State 4-0

8 Grand Valley 3-1

9 Ashland 3-1

10 CSU-Pueblo 3-1

11 Ferris State 2-1

12 Midwestern State 2-0

13 Fort Hays 4-0

14 Indianapolis 4-0

15 Colorado Mesa 4-0

16 Delta State 4-0

17 Slippery Rock 4-0

18 Winona State 4-0

19 Arkansas Tech 4-0

20 Central Washington 4-0

21 Bowie State 4-0

22 North Alabama 1-2

23 Central Missouri 3-1

24 Emporia State 2-2

25 Humboldt State 3-0

LONGEST MERCYHURST PLAYS

THE LAST TIME ...A Shutout Was Recorded:By Mercyhurst vs Clarion (10/04/14), 28-0By Opponent vs Ashland (09/01/16), 0-48

An Individual Rushed For 200 Yards:By Mercyhurst Brandon Brown-Dukes vs Gannon (10/17/13) 221 yardsBy Opponent Delrece Williams, Clarion (09/24/16), 211 yards

An Individual Rushed For 100 Yards:By Mercyhurst Garrett Owens, vs East Stroudsburg (09/16/17), 133 yardsBy Opponent Jaymar Anderson, East Stroudsburg (09/16/17), 131 yards

An Individual Passed For 400 Yards:By Mercyhurst Doug Altavilla, vs Seton Hill (10/22/16), 406 yardsBy Opponent Christian Strong, Seton Hill (10/22/16), 458 yards

An Individual Passed For 300 Yards:By Mercyhurst Doug Altavilla, vs Seton Hill (10/22/16), 406 yardsBy Opponent Michael Keir, California, Pa. (10/29/16), 343 yards

An Individual Had 100 Receiving Yards:By Mercyhurst Danavian Clay, vs Seton Hill (10/22/16), 114 yardsBy Opponent Craig Reynolds, Kutztown (09/09/17), 125 yards

A Punt Was Returned For A Touchdown:By Mercyhurst RIchie Sanders, vs Seton Hill (10/22/16), 66 yardsBy Opponent Mitch Thomas, Edinboro (10/22/15), 47 yards

A Kickoff Was Returned For A Touchdown:By Mercyhurst Drew Robinson, vs Seton Hill (11/01/14), 87 yardsBy Opponent Stan Thornton, Wayne State (08/29/09), 92 yards

An Interception Was Returned For A Touchdown:By Mercyhurst Tarique Ellis, vs Lock Haven (11/22/16), 27 yardsBy Opponent Kevin Clarke, Indiana, Pa. (11/05/16), 30 yards

A Fumble Was Returned For A Touchdown:By Mercyhurst Michael Foster, vs West Chester (09/13/14), 43 yardsBy Opponent Jawan Turner, vs California, Pa. (10/28/16), 6 yards

A Safety Was Recorded:By Mercyhurst vs Slippery Rock (10/08/16)By Opponent Slippery Rock (10/08/16)

A Two-Point Conversion Was Made:By Mercyhurst vs Hillsdale (09/02/17), Brad Novak pass from Doug AltavillaBy Opponent Clarion (09/23/17), Asiantii Woulard pass from Mason Standard

RUSHINGPlayer Opponent, Year YardsCraig Woodard Canisius, 1992 94 (TD)Matt Golga Buffalo State, 1996 84 (TD)John Loshelder Duquesne, 1985 82 (TD)Brandon Brown-Dukes Clarion, 2013 77 (TD)Marcus Patton Indianapolis, 2002 75 (TD)Richie Sanders Edinboro, 2015 75 (TD)Richie Sanders East Stroudsburg, 2013 74 (TD)Gerald Anderson Kutztown, 2010 70 (TD)Brian Haberstock University at Buffalo, 1990 69 (TD)

PASSINGPlayer Opponent, Year YardsMatt Kissell to Tim Brediger Gannon, 1997 95 (TD)Matt Kissell to Ed Bailey Hillsdale, 1998 90 (TD)Doug Altavilla to Brian Matthews Clarion, 2016 89 (TD)Matt Kissell to Justin Siemon Michigan Tech, 1998 86 (TD)Travis Rearick to Trevor Kennedy Bloomsburg, 2010 81 (TD)Travis Rearick to Terrence Coon California (Pa.), 2010 80 (TD)Brian Rostek to Scott Gorring Villanova, 1987 79 (TD)Mac McArdle to Ed Bailey Wayne State, 2000 79 (TD)Brett Weidig to Justin Siemon Grand Valley, 2000 78 (TD)Brendan Boylan to Drew Robinson Clarion, 2014 78 (TD)

KICKOFF RETURNSPlayer Opponent, Year YardsBrian Haberstock Brockport State, 1988 100 (TD)Paris Bruner East Stroudsburg, 2012 97 (TD)Andrew Bailey Clarion, 2009 93 (TD)Ed Bailey St. Francis (Ill.), 1998 91 (TD)Trevor Kennedy Lock Haven, 2011 90 (TD)Drew Robinson Seton Hill, 2014 87 (TD)Paris Bruner Notre Dame College, 2012 86 (TD)Scott Gorring Buffalo State, 1987 85 (TD)L.J. Stevens Gannon, 2012 83 (TD)Faheem Williams Wayne State, 1999 83 (TD)Drew Robinson Bentley, 2014 83

PUNT RETURNSPlayer Opponent, Year YardsTrevor Kennedy Lock Haven, 2010 79 (TD)Ben Bluemle Northwood, 2004 79 (TD)Trevor Kennedy Bloomsburg, 2010 78 (TD)Rob Keefe Michigan Tech, 2001 76 (TD)Rob Keefe Grand Valley State, 2002 72 (TD)Trevor Kennedy Gannon, 2010 70Jeff Andres Robert Morris, 1994 69 (TD)Scott Gorring Dayton, 1985 68 (TD)

FIELD GOALSPlayer Opponent, Year YardsEric Wicks St. Francis (Pa.), 1997 52Vinny Repucci Ferris State, 2001 47Eric Wicks Ithaca, 1997 47Scott Gorring Frostburg State, 1985 47Steven Wakefield Millersville, 2012 46George Paydock Buffalo State, 1994 44Steven Wakefield California (Pa.), 2012 44Tim Wilkins St. Francis (Pa.), 1983 43Vinny Repucci Ashland, 2002 43

INTERCEPTIONSPlayer Opponent, Year YardsColin Kimball Shippensburg, 2014 100 (TD)Tevin Stewart Bentley, 2015 90 (TD)Casey Williams Grand Valley, 2000 85Jon Gerarde Edinboro, 1982 83 (TD)Jim Zank Alfred, 1985 80 (TD)Colin Kimball Slippery Rock, 2013 58 (TD)Chris Ellis Salisbury State, 1987 54Ben Bluemle WV Wesleyan, 2003 53 (TD)

PUNTSPlayer Opponent, Year YardsJim Schuler Indianapolis, 2004 82Steven Wakefield Millersville, 2012 77Jim Schuler Ferris State. 2004 76Jim Schuler Wayne State, 2002 70Steven Wakefield East Stroudsburg, 2012 70Vinnie Corasaniti Michigan Tech, 1998 69

SINGLE-SEASON HIGHS

RUSHINGYear Player Yards2010 Gerald Anderson 1,3132012 Brandon Brown-Dukes 1,2952007 Richard Stokes 1,1771992 Craig Woodard 1,1662013 Brandon Brown-Dukes 1,0082013 Allen Jones II 9932008 Richard Stokes 9611985 Tim Ruth 9272004 Justin Adams 8601990 Brian Haberstock 8532016 Richie Sanders 7952014 Brandon Brown-Dukes 7741997 Justin Gibson 7342015 Brandon Brown-Dukes 7261984 Tim Ruth 6881995 Craig Woodard 688

PASSINGYear Player Yards1999 Matt Kissell 2,9832014 Brendan Boylan 2,9521998 Matt Kissell 2,6672007 Mitch Phillis 2,4532016 Doug Altavilla 2,3342000 Mac McArdle 2,2982010 Travis Rearick 2,0632012 Anthony Vendemia 1,9381987 Brian Rostek 1,8412006 Mitch Phillis 1,8062003 Jeff Nowling 1,7402004 Jeff Nowling 1,5372009 Joe Laffey 1,5312011 Anthony Vendemia 1,5152005 Mitch Phillis 1,4211986 Brian Rostek 1,414

RECEIVINGYear Player Yards2011 Trevor Kennedy 1,3892000 Ed Bailey 1,1022000 Justin Siemon 9631999 Ed Bailey 9552010 Trevor Kennedy 9242005 Calvin Kelly 9182015 F.J. Williams 9091987 Scott Gorring 8942010 Terrence Coon 8851998 Ed Bailey 8412012 Paris Bruner 8181986 Scott Gorring 7742014 Stephen Yarbrough 7612016 Brad Novak 7092012 Devyn Woods 6802014 Jaquan Williams 673

INTERCEPTIONSYear Player Int1997 Tim Bednarski 92014 Colin Kimball 72000 Steve Hill 71991 Glenn Novak 72013 Colin Kimball 62004 Neil Harris 61994 Brian Burton 61987 Chris Ellis 62015 Tevin Stewart 52010 Julius McCormick 52007 Theo Hall 52000 Garrett Patty 51998 Doug Brinkley 51988 Greg Latimer 51987 Pete Starrett 51984 Jim Sturm 5

TACKLESYear Player Tackles1987 Greg Latimer 1322005 Jimmy Kokrak 1271985 Don Gibbon 1252000 Scott Platz 1242004 Ben Bluemle 1191998 Scott Platz 1191999 Scott Platz 1161982 Tim Latimer 1111982 Dave Curtis 1101998 Doug Brinkley 1052015 Tarique Ellis 1021983 Don Gibbon 1021991 Jason Myers 962004 Brian Smith 952003 Brian Smith 95

TOTAL OFFENSEYear Player Yards2014 Brendan Boylan 3,1051999 Matt Kissell 3,0701998 Matt Kissell 2,8762000 Mac McArdle 2,6472007 Mitch Phillis 2,3371987 Brian Rostek 2,2822016 Doug Altavilla 2,2022010 Travis Rearick 2,0992012 Anthony Vendemia 1,9851986 Brian Rostek 1,8291995 Matt Golga 1,7951994 Matt Golga 1,7182003 Jeff Nowling 1,6931996 Matt Golga 1,6832006 Mitch Phillis 1,6311988 Greg Haski 1,629

SCORINGYear Player Points2012 Brandon Brown-Dukes 962011 Trevor Kennedy 962013 Steven Wakefield 892007 Richard Stokes 862008 Richard Stokes 842010 Trevor Kennedy 801985 Tim Ruth 782004 Justin Adams 742012 Steven Wakefield 691981 John Moore 681987 Lou Konyha 661996 Justin Gibson 661987 Brian Rostek 662010 Steven Wakefield 642016 Dylan Kondis 632014 Dylan Kondis 61

ALL-PURPOSEYear Player Yards2011 Trevor Kennedy 2,2322016 Richie Sanders 2,2202007 Richard Stokes 1,5402015 Richie Sanders 1,5332010 Trevor Kennedy 1,4792010 Gerald Anderson 1,4482012 Brandon Brown-Dukes 1,4061998 Ed Bailey 1,3692012 Paris Bruner 1,3671987 Scott Gorring 1,3432016 Richie Sanders 1,3121992 Craig Woodard 1,2682010 Terrence Coon 1,2512000 Ed Bailey 1,2341986 Scott Gorring 1,2162007 Theo Hall 1,1342004 Justin Adams 1,116

TACKLES FOR LOSSYear Player TFL1986 Jim Zank 23.02004 Terrance Patrick 21.02000 Scott Platz 20.02010 Dan Kruper 17.51998 Keith Swanson 17.01984 James Sherrod 17.02010 Bryan Boyce 16.51985 Jim Zank 16.02009 Tim Herbener 16.01985 Mike Hanes 15.01982 Mike Hanes 15.01984 Jerry Spetz 15.02007 Zac Wild 15.01982 Brian Borom 14.01999 Scott Platz 14.0

SACKSYear Player Sacks1985 Jim Zank 11.01984 Jerry Spetz 11.02010 Bryan Boyce 10.51984 Mark Petrasek 10.01986 Jim Zank 10.01992 John Langer 10.01984 James Sherrod 9.01998 Kevin Brubaker 9.02010 Dan Kruper 9.01992 Bob Bandish 9.02004 Terrance Patrick 8.52012 Serge Augustin 8.01983 Mark Petrasek 7.01989 Mark Sammartino 7.01982 Mike Hanes 7.02011 Ian Wild 7.0

PUNT RETURN YARDSYear Player Yards2010 Trevor Kennedy 5012004 Ben Bluemle 2812002 Rob Keefe 2322003 Rob Keefe 2292016 Richie Sanders 2191994 Jeff Andres 2161992 Tom Pastore 1842001 Rob Keefe 1821986 Scott Gorring 1772011 Trevor Kennedy 1752015 Richie Sanders 1582005 Ben Bluemle 1562008 Aaron Haynes 1551999 Cody George 1521985 Scott Gorring 1491985 Craig Zonna 145

KICK RETURN YARDSYear Player Yards2007 Theo Hall 1,0432016 Richie Sanders 9592009 Andrew Bailey 7782015 Richie Sanders 7372011 Trevor Kennedy 6792005 Ben Bluemle 6711988 Brian Haberstock 6092014 Drew Robinson 5992008 Theo Hall 5832012 Paris Bruner 5542016 Richie Sanders 5371998 Ed Bailey 4951991 Tom Pastore 4811987 Greg Mitchell 3992003 Mario Tullis 3941987 Scott Gorring 3892003 Rob Keefe 383

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