PRINCETON -- Shepherd (6-3, 5-2) at Glenville State (6-4, 5-2) Thursday, Nov. 5---8 p.m. Glenville Morris Stadium (5,000, artificial turf) CBS College Sports Live Broadcast Watch Live via the Internet
SHEPHERD "Rams" Head Coach: Monte Cater (161-79-1, 23rd season at SU; 192-102-2 overall, 29th season) Formations: Offense: Multiple I; Defense: 4-4 Stat Leaders: Rushing: Tommy Addison (141 for 797 yds, 10 TD) Passing: Kevin Clancy (99-178-8, 1533 yds, 14 TD) Receptions: Neal Hardie (24 for 534 yds, 5 TD) Tackles: Ben Minturn (64 TT, 3 TFL) Schedule/Results: 8/29 Shippensburg W, 34-23; 9/5 at Bowie State L, 21-23; 9/12 at Fairmont State W, 27-14; 9/19 Seton Hill W, 40-27; 9/26 Charleston L, 17-30; 10/3 at Concord W, 34-31; 10/10 at WV Wesleyan W, 45-6; 10/17 West Liberty L, 30-31; 10/24 WV State W, 55-14; 11/5 at Glenville State.
GLENVILLE STATE "Pioneers" Head Coach: Alan Fiddler (39-26, 6th season) Formations: Offense: Spread; Defense: 4-3 Stat Leaders: Rushing: Brian Harden (148 for 804 yds, 5 TD) Passing: James McCants (120-248-10, 1,530 yds, 12 TD) Receptions: James McDonald (41 for 534 yds, 4 TD) Tackles: Kaleb Lawrence (97 TT, 11 TFL) Schedule/Results: 8/27 Stonehill W, 21-14; 9/3 at Chattanooga L, 13-30; 9/12 at Seton Hill W, 47-37; 9/17 at Fairmont State L, 37-50; 9/26 at Central Arkansas L, 10-24; 10/3 West Liberty L, 17-29; 10/10 Concord W, 28-27; 10/17 at WV State W, 35-17; 10/24 WV Wesleyan W, 54-30; 10/31 at Charleston W, 14-12; 11/5 Shepherd.
THE SERIES: Shepherd leads 27-23-2. Last Season's Meeting: Jerry Seymour rushed for 212 yards and all three Glenville State (2-1, 1-0) touchdowns as the Pioneers knocked off #10 Shepherd (2-1, 0-1)...Seymour's third touchdown of the game, a 46-yard effort with 12:22 left in the third quarter, gave GSC a 21-0 lead...However, the Pioneers had to withstand a passing barrage from Shepherd's Tyler Lazear...Lazear completed 17 of 25 passes for 292 yards, including a late touchdown pass of 62 yards to Raymond Mends that brought SU within 21-14...Glenville State would recover the ensuing onsides kick to close out the contest...Mends had four receptions for 121 yards, while Nikolai Norrell had 94 yards on three receptions...GSC's James McCants completed 10 of 20 passes for 98 yards...The Glenville State defense accounted for four sacks and limited Shepherd to 37 rush yards...GSC owned a 340-329 edge in total offense as they handed Shepherd their first regular season home loss since 2004. The Last Ten Meetings: 2008: GSC 21-14; 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.
GAME NOTES: A national audience will look on as Shepherd and Glenville State battle...The winner is assured of at least a tie for second place in the WVIAC standings...2009 marks only the fourth time since 1991 that neither GSC or SU will win at least a share of the WVIAC crown...GSC earned a 14-12 win over nationally ranked Charleston last week as Kaleb Lawrence blocked a field goal on the game's final play...Shepherd was idle, but blasted West Virginia State 55-14 on October 24 in their last action...Shepherd has scored 27 or more points in seven of nine outings during the 2009 season and the Rams rank 24th nationally in scoring offense at 33.7 points per game...Shepherd had three players gain 96 or more rush yards in the win over West Virginia State...The Rams raced for 336 yards as a team during the victory...KR/PR Deante Steele is tied for the Division II career kick return touchdown record with ten...The junior is fifth nationally in kickoff returns (31.1 ypr) and sixth in punt returns (17.0 ypr)...Rams T.J. and Brian Taylor are tied for sixth in the WVIAC with 13 tackles for loss...Glenville State has won the last two contests in the series...Shepherd head coach Monte Cater has only lost three straight contests in a series versus a WVIAC school twice during in his successful 23-year stint...The Rams lost three straight to Fairmont State (1987-89) and to West Virginia Wesleyan (2001-03)...Glenville State has forced a league-high 30 turnovers...On the flip side, GSC has lost a league-worst 29 turnovers on the offensive side...However, ten of the turnovers came in a September loss to Fairmont State...Pioneer RB Brian Harden is sixth in the WVIAC at 80.4 rush yards per game...WR/KR Xavier Glenn stands 16th in Division II in kickoff returns (27.9 ypr) and 25th in all-purpose yardage (142.7 ypg)...Lawrence's 97 tackles are the most in the league...The senior notched a career-high 18 stops to go with his game-winning blocked field goal last week at Charleston...The contest will be broadcast live on CBS College Sports, Cox Sports (New England), Fox Sports South, Metro Sports, and WJAL-TV (Hagerstown, MD)...Fox Sports Pittsburgh will carry a rebroadcast Friday evening at 11 p.m...Jason Knapp and Roland Williams will handle the broadcast.
Concord (6-4, 4-3) at No. 11 West Liberty (9-1, 7-0) Saturday, Nov. 7---1 p.m. West Liberty Russek Field (4,000, artificial turf)
CONCORD "Mountain Lions" Head Coach: Mike Kellar (6-4, 1st season) Formations: Offense: Multiple; Defense: 8-Man Front Stat Leaders: Rushing: Brian Kennedy (192 for 1271 yds, 14 TD) Passing: Steven Hearons (112-197-6, 1471 yds, 9 TD) Receptions: Thomas Mayo (61 for 1266 yds, 10 TD) Tackles: Tony Keiling, Jr. (65 TT, 14 TFL) Schedule/Results: 8/29 at Southern Virginia W, 63-10; 9/5 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 52-45 (ot); 9/12 WV Wesleyan W, 35-26; 9/19 at Charleston L, 14-52; 9/26 WV State W, 25-14; 10/3 Shepherd L, 31-34; 10/10 at Glenville State L, 27-28; 10/17 Seton Hill W, 52-34; 10/24 UNC-Pembroke L, 9-27; 10/31 at Fairmont State W, 15-9; 11/7 at West Liberty.
WEST LIBERTY "Hilltoppers" Head Coach: Roger Waialae (37-17, 5th season) Formations: Offense: Multiple I; Defense: Multiple "4" Stat Leaders: Rushing: Kevon Calhoun (174 for 1177 yds, 15 TD) Passing: Zach Amedro (259-412-11, 3663 yds, 37 TD) Receptions: Ryan Travis (73 for 920 yds, 12 TD)/Eddie Hills (73 for 846 yds, 3 TD) Tackles: Clay Beeler (75 TT, 9 TFL) Schedule/Results: 8/29 at Edinboro L, 30-42; 9/5 Walsh W, 48-17; 9/12 Lake Erie W, 62-28; 9/19 at WV Wesleyan W, 49-26; 9/26 Fairmont State W, 35-9; 10/3 at Glenville State W, 29-17; 10/10 WV State W, 52-30; 10/17 at Shepherd W, 31-30; 10/24 at Charleston W, 48-42 (2ot); 10/31 Seton Hill W, 48-21; 11/7 Concord.
THE SERIES: West Liberty leads 35-31-3. Last Season's Meeting: Darren Banks picked off two passes to equal the WVIAC career interception record with 32 as West Liberty (2-1, 1-0) downed Concord 38-20 (0-3, 0-1) on the road...The Toppers raced to a 31-6 lead midway through the second quarter as Eddie Hills caught touchdown passes from Branden Ore and Zach Amedro...Hills also added a rushing touchdown as he rolled up 118 rush yards and 148 receiving yards...Ore led the Toppers with 142 rush yards as WLSC ended with 525 total yards on the afternoon...Concord pulled within 31-20 in the third quarter on James Wilson's second touchdown of the day. The Mountain Lions drove deep into Topper territory midway through the fourth quarter, but the drive stalled on downs...Hills then put the game away with his 59-yard touchdown at the 4:12 mark...Brian Kennedy paced Concord with 57 rush yards on seven carries...Quarterback Jerry Robinson completed 12 of 26 passes for 124 yards and added 50 rush yards. The Last Ten Meetings: 2008: WL 38-20; 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.
GAME NOTES: No. 11 West Liberty has already clinched the WVIAC title, but the Toppers look to hold on to the top spot in the Super Region I rankings when Concord comes to the Northern Panhandle...WL has won nine straight since losing the opener to Edinboro...Concord has already wrapped up their first overall winning record since 1998 under first year-head coach Mike Kellar...A Mountain Lion upset would get the program to the five-win mark in league play for the first time since 1992...West Liberty's conference title is the school's first since 2000 and the first undisputed crown since 1971...Concord's attack relies on the 1-2 punch of RB Brian Kennedy and WR Thomas Mayo...Kennedy leads the WVIAC in rushing at 127.1 yards per game and is seventh nationally...He needs only 29 yards to become the 24th WVIAC player to run for 1,300 or more yards in a season...Mayo leads Division II in receiving yards per game with 126.6 ypg...His 1,266 yards to date is eighth all-time on the WVIAC single-season receiving list...LB Tony Keiling leads the CU defense with 65 overall tackles and 14 stops for loss...West Liberty's potent attack leads Division II in total offense at 526.6 yards per game and is second in scoring offense with 43.2 points per outing...The Toppers are attempting to become only the third league school to average 40 or more points per game in the modern era (GSC, 41.6 ppg, '97; SU, 40.2 ppg, '99)...QB Zach Amedro is third nationally in total offense (364.2 ypg) and seventh in passing efficiency (161.8)...His 3,642 passing yards to date is fourth in league single-season annals...RB Kevon Calhoun is tenth in D-II with 117.7 rush yards per game...Kashif Walls (2nd, 114.4 ypg), Ryan Travis (18th, 92.0 ypg), and Eddie Hills (27th, 84.6 ypg) each rank among the national leaders in receiving yards...Derrick Evans leads D-II in passes defended with 24 (8 INT, 16 PBU)...West Liberty has scored 48 or more points in four of five home contests in 2009.
West Virginia Wesleyan (2-7, 2-5) at No. 25 Charleston (8-2, 5-2) Saturday, Nov. 7---1 p.m. Charleston UC Stadium/Laidley Field (22,500, artificial turf)
WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN "Bobcats" Head Coach: Dennis Creehan (73-61-1 overall, 13th season; 2-7 at WVWC, 1st season) Formations: Offense: Wing-T; Defense: 3-4 Stat Leaders: Rushing: Reggie Taylor (194 for 867 yds, 10 TD) Passing: Zane Zebrasky (85-170-7 yds, 946 yds, 6 TD) Receptions: Jon Meadows (51 for 704 yds, 5 TD) Tackles: David Kopolovich (60 TT, 10 TFL) Schedule/Results: 9/5 at Urbana (OH) L, 19-20; 9/12 at Concord L, 26-35; 9/19 West Liberty L, 26-49; 9/26 at Seton Hill W, 38-26; 10/3 at Liberty L, 7-45; 10/10 Shepherd L, 6-45; 10/17 Fairmont State L, 17-21; 10/24 at Glenville State L, 30-54; 10/31 WV State W, 28-0; 11/7 at Charleston.
CHARLESTON "Golden Eagles" Head Coach: Tony DeMeo (36-17 at UC, 5th season; 113-96-2, 21st season NCAA; 130-102-2 overall) Formations: Offense: Triple Gun; Defense: Multiple Stat Leaders: Rushing: DaRante Hunter (177 for 844 yds, 19 TD) Passing: DaRante Hunter (88-142-6, 1617 yds, 14 TD) Receptions: Andre Higgins (33 for 668 yds, 9 TD) Tackles: Austin McClain (62 TT, 9 TFL) Schedule/Results: 8/29 Tusculum W, 31-14; 9/5 at St. Augustine's (NC) W, 43-41 (3ot); 9/12 at WV State W, 35-0; 9/19 Concord W, 52-14; 9/26 at Shepherd W, 30-17; 10/3 at Fairmont State W, 37-7; 10/10 at Seton Hill W, 59-43; 10/17 at North Greenville (SC) W, 34-7; 10/24 West Liberty L, 42-48 (2ot); 10/31 Glenville State L, 12-14; 11/7 WV Wesleyan.
THE SERIES: Charleston leads 9-5-2. Last Season's Meeting: Julian Johnson accounted for a pair of touchdowns as Charleston (2-1, 1-0) edged West Virginia Wesleyan (0-3, 0-1)...Johnson caught a 37-yard pass from DeRante Hunter and rushed for a two-yard score...Vince Brown added a key 47-yard rushing touchdown for the Golden Eagles just prior to the half as Charleston led 21-10 at the intermission...Freshman Zane Zebrasky tossed a pair of touchdown passes for Wesleyan, including a 67-yarder to Bryan Overton...Overton notched a game-high 117 receiving yards on three catches...Aaron Echard added 77 rush yards for the Bobcats...Hunter completed 13 of 25 passes for 187 yards to lead the Charleston attack...The balanced UC attack accounted 182 rush yards and owned a 369-315 edge in total offense. Modern Series History: 2008: UC 24-17; 2007: UC 33-6; 2006: UC 19-17; 2005: UC 39-34.
GAME NOTES: Charleston, the eighth-ranked squad in Super Region I, hopes to keep their flickering playoff hopes alive when West Virginia Wesleyan pays a visit...The Golden Eagles have suffered back-to-back heartbreaking losses following their 8-0 start...West Virginia Wesleyan posted their first shutout since 1996 last weekend by blanking West Virginia State 28-0...UC quarterback DaRante Hunter is within distance of a mark only 17 other players in the history of Division II football have been able to achieve...Hunter is 156 rushing yards away from being in the rare category of 1,000 yards rush/1,000 yards pass for a season...The junior has rushed for 844 yards and passed for 1617 yards in 2009...The Golden Eagles' 274 yards of total offense in the 14-12 loss to Glenville State marked a season-low by 100 yards...WR Andre Higgins has nine of the 14 touchdown catches by Charleston wide receivers...UC's Chris Almonte and WVWC's Jonas Celian are tied for the WVIAC lead with seven sacks each...Charleston has won all four contests versus Wesleyan since resuming football...Despite last week's struggles, UC is second nationally in passing efficiency (181.98) and fourth in rushing offense (268.6 ypg)...WVWC RB Reggie Taylor ranks third in the WVIAC with 108.4 rush yards per game...Taylor gained 176 yards and tallied three scores in last week's win over West Virginia State...DE Nic Wilson is the league leader with 18 tackles for loss...QB Adam Neugebauer has completed 33 of 57 passes for 402 yards and four touchdowns in his two starts...WR Jon Meadows has moved up to 38th in Division II at 78.2 receiving yards per game.
Fairmont State (3-7, 3-4) at West Virginia State (2-7, 1-6) Saturday, Nov. 7---1 p.m. Institute Lakin Field (5,000, natural turf)
FAIRMONT STATE "Falcons" Head Coach: Mike Lopez (14-18, 3rd season) Formations: Offense: Multiple Spread; Defense: 3-3 Stack Stat Leaders: Rushing: Doug Brazill (128 for 653 yds, 7 TD) Passing: J.J. Mayer (46-91-5, 587 yds, 3 TD) Receptions: Travis Hawthorne (18 for 298 yds, 1 TD) Tackles: Nate Black (85 TT, 10 TFL) Schedule/Results: 8/27 Clarion L, 21-33; 9/5 at Lake Erie L, 24-27 (ot); 9/12 Shepherd L, 14-27; 9/17 Glenville State W, 50-37; 9/26 at West Liberty L, 9-35; 10/3 Charleston L, 7-37; 10/10 UNC Pembroke L, 7-38; 10/17 at WV Wesleyan W, 21-17; 10/24 at Seton Hill W, 34-13; 10/31 Concord L, 9-15; 11/7 at WV State.
WEST VIRGINIA STATE "Yellow Jackets" Head Coach: Earl Monroe (21-19, 4th season) Formations: Offense: 2-Back Set; Defense: 4-3 Stat Leaders: Rushing: Fabian Payne (80 for 326 yds, 3 TD) Passing: Kevin O'Brien (76-126-5, 825 yds, 6 TD) Receptions: Jermain King (48 for 627 yds, 7 TD) Tackles: Andrew Eggleton (99 TT, 8 TFL) Schedule/Results: 8/29 Central State W, 6-0; 9/5 at Benedict L, 21-49; 9/12 Charleston L, 0-35; 9/26 at Concord L, 14-25; 10/3 Seton Hill W, 23-17; 10/10 at West Liberty L, 30-52; 10/17 Glenville State L, 17-35; 10/24 at Shepherd L, 14-55; 10/31 at WV Wesleyan L, 0-28; 11/7 Fairmont State.
THE SERIES: Fairmont State leads 28-12-1. Last Season's Meeting: West Virginia State (3-0, 1-0) stormed back from a 20-7 deficit with two late touchdowns to nip Fairmont State (2-1, 0-1) 21-20...Kevin O'Brien's 11-yard touchdown pass to Jermain King, along with Craig Wissler's point after, with 3:40 left in the game provided the winning points for State...Fairmont State moved to the Jacket 24-yard line on their final drive, but Alex Ashley's 41-yard field goal attempt was wide right as time expired...The junior kicker did boot a pair of 51-yard field goals for the Falcons earlier in the afternoon...O'Brien passed for 173 yards and two scores to lead West Virginia State...Brian Mitchell added 104 rush yards...FSU's Doug Brazill rumbled for a game-high 159 rush yards on 25 carries...Derek Taylor completed 11 of 23 passes for 109 yards for the FSU air attack. The Last Ten Meetings: 2008: WVSU 21-20; 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.
GAME NOTES: Both teams look to build momentum for the offseason when Fairmont State and West Virginia State meet at Lakin Field...Fairmont State dropped a 15-9 decision to Concord last week, while West Virginia State was blanked 28-0 at West Virginia Wesleyan...The Falcon attack is based on a ground game that ranks 31st in Division II with 183.8 yards per game...KR Zack Page is 20th nationally with 27.3 yards per kickoff return...FSU LB Nate Black's 53 solo stops are the most in the WVIAC...QB J.J. Mayer is 46 of 91 for 587 yards and three touchdowns in five contests as a starter...WVSU will attempt to end a four-game losing skid in the season finale...The Jackets have won the past two contests against FSU...LB Andrew Eggleton is tenth in D-II and leads the WVIAC with 11.0 tackles per game...Teammate Valentine Bon rates second in the WVIAC in the same category at 10.0 per outing...QB Kevin O'Brien has thrown for 7,187 yards in his career to stand tenth on the WVIAC career passing list.
Urbana (4-5) at Seton Hill (1-9) Saturday, Nov. 7---3 p.m. Greensburg, Pa. Offutt Field (5,000, artificial turf)
URBANA "Blue Knights" Head Coach: David Tayner (5-15, 2nd season) Formations: Offense: Multiple; Defense: Multiple Stat Leaders: Rushing: Nigel Smith (75 for 282 yds, 2 TD) Passing: Evan Gehlert (120-238-7, 1284 yds, 12 TD) Receptions: Ian Iler (74 for 712 yds, 4 TD) Tackles: Travis Brisco (95 TT, 21 TFL) Schedule/Results: 8/27 at Findlay L, 21-42; 9/5 WV Wesleyan W, 20-19; 9/12 Dayton W, 13-10; 9/19 at Tusculum L, 35-45; 9/26 Walsh L, 21-59; 10/10 at Kentucky Wesleyan W, 24-16; 10/17 Saint Joseph's (IN) W, 21-14; 10/24 at Lake Erie L, 6-20; 10/31 Ohio Dominican L, 12-21; 11/7 at Seton Hill; 11/14 at Central State.
SETON HILL "Griffins" Head Coach: Joel Dolinski (11-12, 2nd season) Formations: Offense: Pro; Defense: 4-3 Stat Leaders: Rushing: Antwarn Jones (161 for 629 yds, 2 TD) Passing: Nick Monteleone (58-94-4, 729 yds, 10 TD) Receptions: Tyler Roby (32 for 519 yds, 9 TD) Tackles: Ricky Cardwell (63 TT, 3 INT) Schedule/Results: 8/29 Virginia-Wise W, 34-27; 9/5 at Ohio Dominican L, 21-44; 9/12 Glenville State L, 37-47; 9/19 at Shepherd L, 27-40; 9/26 WV Wesleyan L, 26-38; 10/3 at WV State L, 17-23; 10/10 Charleston L, 43-59; 10/17 at Concord L, 34-52; 10/24 Fairmont State L, 13-34; 10/31 at West Liberty L, 21-48; 11/7 Urbana.
THE SERIES: Urbana leads 2-0. The Last Meeting: Urbana held Seton Hill to 140 yards of total offense to pick up a 33-7 victory on October 21, 2006...The Blue Knights posted a balanced attack on offense with 184 rush yards and 212 pass yards...Ryan Gehlert tossed three touchdown passes for Urbana...The lone SHU score came on a nine-yard, third quarter Garyn Ehrlich to Calvin Stephens touchdown pass...Antwarn Jones' 40 yards on 14 carries led the Griffin ground attack. Series History: 2006: UU 33-7; 2005: UU 28-27.
GAME NOTES: Seton Hill looks to end a nine-game losing skid when the injury-plagued Griffins end the season with a non-league clash versus Urbana...Griffin RB Antwarn Jones has moved into third on the WVIAC career rushing chart with 4,130 yards...LB Nick McGahagan's 15 tackles for loss is a bright spot for the SHU defense...Seton Hill ranks 21st nationally in passing offense at 270.2 yards per game...The Griffins played Urbana in their first-ever football contest, a 28-27 setback on September 3, 2005...Urbana wide receiver Ian Iler caught a career-high 13 passes in last week's 21-12 loss to Ohio Dominican...Iler leads UU with 74 receptions on the season...QB David Gerber threw for a career-high 287 yards in his third career start last week, but was picked off four times.