Wayne State Weekly Game Notes

• INDY GAME STORYLINES

Wayne State has started 7-2 for the second time in three years and can tie the school record for overall wins and league wins in a season with a victory this Saturday in the home finale against the Indianapolis Greyhounds.

WSU (6-2 in GLIAC) is tied with Hillsdale for first place in the GLIAC South Division.

• SVSU RECAP

WSU recorded its first win over the Cardinals since a 21-9 victory on Sept. 14, 1991, with a 41-27 triumph, scoring 17 consecutive points twice during the contest.

SVSU took a 7-0 lead just 70 seconds into the contest on a one-yard run by Ronnie Lark, two plays after he had a 76-yard gain on the first play from scrimmage.

The Warriors responded with a 10-play, 67-yard drive that took nearly five minutes to knot the game at seven. Toney Davis concluded the drive with a one-yard scamper.

Following a 29-yard punt on the Cardinals ensuing possession, WSU drove 50 yards in nine plays with Troy Burrell hauling in a six-yard scoring toss from Mickey Mohner on third-and-goal.

After a 16-yard punt, the Warriors took over at the Cardinal 49 and went 39 yards in eight plays culminating in a 27-yard field goal by Stefan Terleckyj. The hosts cut the Warrior lead to three (17-14) just before intermission as Lark scored again from a yard out.

Wayne State took the second half kickoff and marched 62 yards in eight plays with Josh Renel scoring on a 17-yard run.

SVSU would answer on a 25-yard TD reception by Andrew Beaver from Jonathon Jennings.

Holding just a three-point lead (24-21), WSU responded with an eight-play drive that culminated in a 30-yard field goal by Terleckyj.

On Saginaw Valley's third play from scrimmage, Jon Robinson forced a fumble that was recovered by Jordan Miller at the SVSU 34.

Seven plays later following a 12-yard TD run by Renel, Wayne State had a 34-21 lead with less than a minute remaining in the third period. What proved to be the eventual game-winning drive came in to stiff wind.

On a third-and-eight from the SVSU 37, Jeremy Jones stepped in front of the receiver for the interception.
Davis tallied his second touchdown run of the game. Terleckyj's PAT made it 41-21.

The Cardinals answered with an eight-play, 55-yard drive which included a 15-yard TD reception by Beaver on fourth-and-five.

After a WSU turnover, Jones had another interception on a third-down play, which allowed the Warriors to chew up nearly six minutes of the clock. The 13-play drive included four first downs and SVSU had to burn two of its timeouts.

The Cardinals, trailing by 14 points, drove into the red zone, but Antwon Robinson came up with an interception, the third consecutive game he has recorded a pick.

• IN THE POLLS

Wayne State was selected eighth in the 2010 GLIAC pre-season coaches' poll, while Indianapolis was tabbed for 10th.

The Warriors are 12th in this week's Massey Ratings (http://masseyratings.com), while Indianapolis is 25th.
 
The Warriors are 24th in the AFCA Coaches Poll released on Nov. 1, the third-highest ranking in school history.

• ON THE HEADSET

Wayne State's Paul Winters has a 34-39 record in his seventh year with the Warriors. WSU is 21-10 in its last 31 games. The Warriors are 20-17 in games at Adams Field under Winters including a 13-4 mark in the last 17 contests.

UIndy's Bob Bartolomeo is in his first season as the Greyhounds head coach.

• ALL-TIME SERIES

Wayne State trails 8-11 in the all-time series. The Warriors have won the last three meetings.

• SCOUTING INDIANAPOLIS

The Greyhounds have won two straight for the second time this year. UI has also lost back-to-back games twice.

Joumeel McLaurine has rushed for 409 yards and four touchdowns. Two different quarterbacks have each played in six games. Chris Mills has completed 54.6 percent of his passes (101-185) for 1,320 yards and eight touchdowns. Rob Doyle has passed for 578 yards on 51-of-95 with twotouchdowns. Mar'Quone Edmonds has a team-best 42 receptions for 539 yards and five touchdowns.

Max Davis has a team-high 97 tackles, including 6.5 for loss.

• STRICTLY BY THE NUMBERS

Mohner is 10-6 as a starting quarterback and also earned a win in relief last year vs. Findlay.

WSU leads the GLIAC with 17 interceptions, the most by WSU since the 1983 squad had 35.

Wayne State snapped a 16-game losing streak against Saginaw Valley.

For the second time this season, the Warrior running back tandem of Renel and Davis both gained over 100 yards in the same game. Renel rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns, with Davis adding 112 yards and two scores.

Renel accounted for 12 first downs (11 rushing, 1 receiving) and 228 all-purpose yards. It was his fourth game rushing for over 100 yards this season and leaves him 43 yards short of 1,000 for the year. Renel's 1,607 all-purpose yards in 2010 is the eighth-best single-season total in WSU history.

Burrell had five receptions, increasing his season total to 47, 10th all-time at WSU, and extending his reception streak to 20 games. His 47 catches are the most by a Warrior since Nick Body had 67 in 2005.

Greg Hasse had a tackle-for-loss for the third consecutive contest.

After going back-to-back games in the same season without a rushing touchdown for the first time since Oct. 22-29, 2005, WSU had four rushing scores vs. the Cardinals.

Terleckyj made all five PAT attempts plus added two field goals for an 11-point game, a career-best. He also set the WSU single-season mark for consecutive PAT made at 34.

WSU went 7-for-7 in the red zone vs. SVSU, and is 17-for-18 since the Ohio Dominican contest.
WSU tied a season-high with 81 offensive plays against Saginaw Valley.

Mickey Mohner has a passing efficiency rating of 133.23, the highest by a WSU signal caller since A.J. Vaughn in 1967 (142.01).

Jeremy Jones equaled a season-high with 13 tackles. He also recorded two interceptions and a pass break-up. Jones has three interceptions and four pass break-ups (increasing his season totals to five and five) in the last two games.

• THIS AND THAT

All Wayne State football games can be heard on WDTK Radio (1400 AM). Fans can also listen to all WSU football games online at wdtkam.com.

• SERIES NOTES

Wayne State has an 8-11 all-time mark vs. Indianapolis.

WSU is 2-7 in home games vs. the Greyhounds with wins in 1992 and 2008.

The Warriors lost six consecutive home games before the 2008 win.

The last three meetings have been decided by a total of 16 points.

Paul Winters' first WSU win came at Indianapolis, 24-21 (OT) on Sept. 25, 2004.