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SATURDAY  l  1:05 p.m.  l  EILER-MARTIN STADIUM

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TV: Live on the SPORTSfever TV Network, including ESPN3 and locally on Blue Ridge TV-13.  For those who do not have access to ESPN3, the broadcast will also air live on ESU Warriors "All Access". [Complete broadcast outlets]

Radio: Live on WVPO (ESPN Poconos) 840 AM for the 52nd season, and redzonemedia.com. Chuck Seese, the 2009 PSAC Heaslip Media Award recipient, is in his 26th season as the voice of the Warriors, with Bob Brittain in his 14th year providing the color commentary. Pre-game begins at 12:30 p.m.


1st & 10 ...  Complete Game Notes (PDF)

1 • ESU (6-3, 5-3) hosts No. 18-ranked West Chester (8-1, 7-1) on Senior Day at Eiler-Martin Stadium. The Warriors have won 2 of the last 5 meetings with the Golden Rams, including a 35-28 victory in the last meeting at ESU in 2012. ESU, coming off a 34-13 loss at No. 6 Bloomsburg last week, faces AFCA Top 20 teams in back-to-back weeks for the 2nd time since 2000.

2 • ESU head coach Denny Douds, in his 41st season, has 250 career wins - 1st in PSAC history, 3rd in DII history, 20th in NCAA history and 3rd among active NCAA coaches.
2a • Douds has coached in 427 career games - 1st in PSAC and DII history, 9th in NCAA history and 1st among active NCAA coaches. He has faced West Chester 41 times, posting a 14-27 record.

3 • West Chester (#1) and ESU (#2) were the top two teams in this year's PSAC East preseason poll, but Bloomsburg (#3) has claimed at least a share of the PSAC East regular season title and a spot in the State Game with wins over WCU (41-10) and ESU (34-13) the last 2 weeks. West Chester would share the PSAC East title with a win today and a Bloomsburg loss at Lock Haven (2-7, 2-6).

4 • ESU will finish with a .500+ record for the 12th time in the last 15 years. The Warriors had their first 5-game, single-season winning streak since 2008 from Sept. 20 to Oct. 18 and opened with a 6-1 record before losses to Kutztown and Bloomsburg the last 2 weeks.

5 • ESU will recognize 17 seniors prior to the game, including 9 who have made at least 10 career starts for the Warriors.

6 • ESU R-Jr. QB Matt Soltes - the PSAC leader in passing, total offense and pass efficiency - did not play last week at Bloomsburg due to an injury suffered in the 3rd quarter vs. Kutztown the previous week. R-So. QB Bruce Campbell was the 32nd Warrior to start at QB under Douds last week.

7 • Soltes is the only QB in Division II to rank in the top 6 nationally in total offense (3rd - 381.8 ypg), passing yards (4th - 347.3 ypg) and pass efficiency (6th - 165.5). Among active DII players, he is 1st in career total offense per game (342.3), 3rd in career passing per game (298.1) and 2nd in career pass efficiency (163.7).

8 • R-So. TB Robert Healy is one of 2 players in college football with 500 yards both rushing (672) and receiving (548). He entered ESU's career top 10 in rushing yards (9th - 1,801 yards) last week.

9 • R-Jr. WR Jon Schnaars leads the PSAC with 12 receiving TD. He is one of 3 active Warriors with 1,000+ career yards and 20+ TD [1,666 yds, 21 TD], along with Sr. WR Dusty Reed (2,523 yds, 24 TD) and R-Sr. TE Steven Jones (1,401 yds, 20 TD).

10 • R-Sr. DE Brandon Gattelli (22.5) and R-Sr. DL Bryan Thomson (21.5) are the only active teammates in DII with 20+ career sacks.

For more ... Complete Game Notes (PDF)


THE SERIES: ESU and West Chester have met 78 times with the Golden Rams holding a 56-22 advantage. WCU will tie Bloomsburg today as ESU's most frequent opponent after the Warriors met the Huskies for the 79th time last week. They have met every year since 1946, with the 67 games in that span making it ESU's longest continuous series. They played twice in one season - 2004 - with West Chester winning 38-37 (OT) in the regular season and 48-38 in the NCAA Playoffs. ESU has won 2 of the last 5 meetings - 21-20 at WCU during the 2009 NCAA Playoff season, and 35-28 at Eiler-Martin Stadium in 2012.

5 TAKEAWAYS FROM 34-13 L at BLOOMSBURG
1. ESU's defense limited the Huskies' high-powered offense to 360 yards on 81 plays (4.4 yards per play), but Bloomsburg had a significant field position advantage all day with an average drive start at its 45-yard line.
2. R-Sr. DL Bryan Thomson had 13 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble - giving him 59 tackles, 10.0 TFL and 6.5 sacks this season with 7 starts at nose guard and 2 at defensive end. Thomson is also t-1st in DII in blocked kicks (6) and holds ESU's career record (16).
3. R-Sr. S Anthony Singlar is tied for 10th at ESU with 278 career tackles after making 5 stops against the Huskies.
4. R-Jr. WR Jon Schnaars had a TD catch for the 5th straight game - tied for the 2nd-longest streak in ESU history behind All-America WR Evan Prall, who had a TD in all 14 games in 2005.
5. ESU scored 20+ points in 29 straight games before being held to 16 (Kutztown) & 13 (Bloomsburg) the last 2 weeks.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR vs. WEST CHESTER
1. West Chester is the defending NCAA DII Super Region 1 champion, going 13-2 in 2013 and following up with an 8-1 record this year for a 2-year total of 21-3 entering this weekend's game.
2. The Golden Rams lead the PSAC in scoring offense (41.4 ppg) and are 2nd in scoring defense (17.0 ppg). They are averaging 45.4 points for and 14.0 points against when removing week 8's 41-10 loss at Bloomsburg.
3. WCU R-Sr. QB Sean McCartney is 2nd in the PSAC in pass efficiency (162.1) behind ESU's Matt Soltes (165.5). McCartney has 29 TD and 7 Int., but was just 22-for-42 for 170 yards, 1 TD and 4 Int. at Bloomsburg 2 weeks ago.
4. ESU leads the PSAC in passing (329.3 ypg) and is 2nd in team pass efficiency (154.8).
5. WCU is 1st in fewest passing yards allowed (155.0) and pass efficiency defense (95.1).

PSAC CHANGES: PSAC crossover games vs. Slippery Rock (Sept. 13) and Edinboro (Sept. 20) counted towards the PSAC's divisional standings for the first time in 2014, creating a 9-game PSAC schedule. The final crossover game (Nov. 15 vs. Gannon) will not count. The State Game, in its 7th year after returning in 2008, will be played that weekend.

TRENDING UP: ESU notched a 7-4 record in 2013, building on a 5-5 campaign in 2012 after consecutive 3-8 seasons in 2010 and 2011. Since 2000, the Warriors are 101-62 (.620) with a .500+ record in 12 of 15 seasons.

DOUDS' FOES: Douds faces West Chester's Bill Zwaan for the 13th time and is 3-9 against WCU since Zwaan took over in 2003 ... he has coached against 106 different head coaches in his career at ESU and is 70-36 against first-time foes ... he faced Cheyney's Anthony Johnson (W 49-21) on Oct. 11 and Kutztown's Jim Clements (L 31-16) on Oct. 25 ... he will face Brad Rzyczycki (Gannon) for the first time on Nov. 15 ... Douds faced Millersville's Gene Carpenter 27 times, and faced Danny Hale 26 times between his career at WCU and Bloom ... Among active coaches, his most frequent opponents are Zwaan (12), SRU's George Mihalik (9) and LIU Post's Bryan Collins (9).

PROGRAM WINS: ESU has a 466-310-19 (.598) record in its 87th year of varsity football. West Chester (567), IUP (527) and Slippery Rock (471) are the only other PSAC programs with at least 450 wins ... As head coach, Douds is responsible for 53.7 percent of the program's games (427 of 795), and 53.6 percent of its wins (250 of 466). Including 68 games and 45 wins as an assistant coach under Charlie Reese from 1966-73, he has coached in 495 of the 795 games (62.3 percent) and 295 of the 466 wins (63.3 percent) in program history. There have been at least 4 head coaches at every other PSAC school since Douds was named head coach in 1974.

WARRIORS SENIORS: ESU will recognize 17 seniors prior to today's game:
3     Sr. P Jordan Bair (6-4, 220) - Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin
6     Sr. LB Cody Simcox (6-2, 230) - Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson West Lawn (Maine)
8     R-Jr. OLB Jamyl Aminu (5-9, 195) - Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty (California, Pa.)
15   R-Jr. TE Shane MacNamara (6-4, 255) - Montgomery, N.Y./Valley Central
20   Sr. WR Dusty Reed (5-11, 195) - Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic
22   Sr. TB Derrick Dyer (5-9, 185) - Pennsauken, N.J./Palmyra (Seton Hill)
23   R-Sr. S Anthony Singlar (5-11, 190) - Bensalem, Pa./Conwell-Egan
28   R-Sr. DB Konrad Mims (5-11, 180) - Trenton, N.J./Notre Dame (Sacred Heart)
33   Sr. WR Ray Dominguez (6-2, 200) - Scranton, Pa./West Scranton
38   Gr. S Shane Brady (6-1, 205) - Plymouth Meeting, Pa./La Salle College HS (Lafayette)
48   R-Sr. OLB Brian Abel (5-9, 200) - Ewing, N.J./Ewing (Erie CC)
72   R-Sr. DE Sam Trunzo (6-1, 235) - Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic
79   R-Sr. DL Bryan Thomson (6-1, 290) - Keyport, N.J./Keyport
84   Sr. WR Rich Irving (6-0, 205) - Kresgeville, Pa./Pleasant Valley
88   R-Sr. TE Steven Jones (6-4, 255) - Harleysville, Pa./La Salle College HS
92   R-Sr. DL Josh Przywara (6-0, 265) - Thornhurst, Pa./North Pocono
98   R-Sr. DE Brandon Gattelli (6-2, 240) - Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem

RETURNING ALL-PSAC EAST: ESU has 7 players who have earned All-PSAC East status in their careers:
QB - R-Jr. Matt Soltes (2013 2nd team, 2012 Freshman of the Year)
TB - R-So. Robert Healy (2013 2nd team, 2013 Freshman of the Year)
WR - Sr. Dusty Reed (2011 and 2012 1st team)
TE - R-Sr. Steven Jones (2013 1st team)
DL - R-Sr. Bryan Thomson (2012 and 2013 1st team, 2012 Defensive Player of the Year)
LB - Sr. Cody Simcox (2013 2nd team)
P - Sr. Jordan Bair (2013 2nd team)

R-Jr. QB Matt Soltes
1. Only returning Harlon Hill candidate in Super Region 1 - 3rd in DII in total offense (381.8), 4th in passing (347.2)
2. Only DII QB ranked in top 6 in pass efficiency (6th - 165.5), total offense and passing yards
3. Through 8 weeks (before injury) - T-1st in DII in total TD (32 - 30 passing, 2 rushing) and 2nd in passing TD (30)
4. 1st among active DII QB's in career total offense/game (342.3) - 9,928 yards in 29 games (26 starts)
5. Ranks 2nd in ESU history in career total offense and 7th in PSAC history
6. Career total offense (9,928 yards) - only 5 DII QB's have had 10,000+ yards total offense in their first 3 years
7. PSAC-record 5 games with 500+ yards total offense - t-1st in DII since 2001 (Bo Cordell, Tusculum, 2009-13)

R-So. TB Robert Healy
1. One of 2 players in NCAA with 500+ yards rushing (672), receiving (548)
2. 3rd in PSAC, 24th in DII in yards from scrimmage (135.6 ypg)
3. 117 rushing yards, 115 receiving yards at Millersville - 2nd ESU player with 100/100 under Douds (425 games)
4. 43 plays of 10+ yards on 174 touches (22 rush, 21 rec)
5. 11 TD (6 rush, 5 rec) on 174 touches - 7 TD on 189 touches as a freshman
6. 100+ yards from scrimmage in 16 of 20 career games at ESU (had 12 straight - school record)
7. 2013 PSAC East Freshman of the Year (ESU FR record 1,129 rushing yards, 1,333 yards from scrimmage)

R-Jr. WR Jon Schnaars
1. Leads PSAC with 12 receiving TD (9 TD in last 5 games)
2. Leads ESU with 50 catches and 636 yards
3. 14 catches (tied school record), 152 yards (career-high), 2 TD in 37-33 win at Shippensburg in week 5
4. Moving up ESU career charts in catches (T-16th - 117), receiving yards (21st - 1,666) and receiving TD (T-6th - 21)