WSU Weekly Football Game Notes

Game #7 - #28 Saginaw Valley vs. Wayne State
(Pink Game & Treat or Treat with the Warriors)
Date:  Saturday, Oct. 19
Time:  Noon
Location:  Detroit, Mich.
Stadium:  Tom Adams Field (6,439)
Live stats:  livestats.prestosports.com/waynestate
Live video:  wsuathletics.com/showcase
Live audio:  WDTK 1400 AM/92.7 FM (wdtkam.com)
Live television:  Comcast Xfinity Channel 900

SAGINAW VALLEY STORYLINES
Wayne State (3-3, 3-2 GLIAC) is looking to stay undefeated at home in 2013, as the Warriors welcome GLIAC North Division leader Saginaw Valley.  The Cardinals are 5-0 in conference play and are the lone unbeaten team in the North Division.  Wayne State is 3-2 in the GLIAC and tied for fourth place in the division.
    
The Warriors enter the contest with the second-best defense in the GLIAC, allowing just 353.3 yards per game.  The Cardinals are scoring the most points per game in the GLIAC at 40.7 and are fourth in the league averaging 472.0 yards per game on offense.      
    
Following its fourth home contest of the season against SVSU, WSU plays three of its final four games of the season on the road.  Wayne State makes the first of two trips to the Upper Peninsula next Saturday, Oct. 26, traveling to Northern Michigan.  The Warriors' last home game is set for Nov. 9 against rival Grand Valley.

QUICK HITS
Ed Viverette leads the GLIAC with 6.0 sacks in five games played.  He is also second in the conference in forced fumbles with three.
    
Wayne State is second in the conference in total defense (353.3 yards per game) and first in the league in passing defense, allowing just 172.7 passing yards per contest.
    
Stefan Terleckyj became the all-time leader in field goals attempted in WSU history with his 54th career try at Hillsdale.  He holds the career marks for field goals made, field goal percentage and points by a kicker.
    
The Warriors have outscored their opponents in the fourth quarter this season, 48-21.

ON THE AIR
Sean Baligian (play-by-play), former WSU football running back Josh Renel (color) and Lisa Seymour (sideline) will call the action all season on WDTK The Patriot 1400 AM/92.7 FM Radio.  Fans can also check out the live simulcast on wdtkam.com.

HILLSDALE RECAP
The Warriors committed three turnovers and were outscored 21-7 in the second half to fall to 0-3 on the road.  After driving 75 yards on the opening drive of the game culminating in a 49-yard touchdown reception by Dominique Maybanks, the Warriors literally handed the game to the host Chargers.  
    
The teams combined for four consecutive punts, with the last one by WSU giving HC great field position at the Warrior 44-yard line.  On the seventh play, Alex Koski scored his first of two rushing touchdowns giving the hosts a 7-6. WSU senior Stefan Terleckyj had his streak of 65 consecutive PATs end with his miss following Maybanks' TD.  
    
Two plays later, Carl Roscoe was intercepted in WSU territory.  Hillsdale's Isaac Spence scored on an eight-yard carry on the fourth play following the pick putting the Chargers in front 14-6 with 3:27 remaining in the opening period.  Wayne State started a scoring drive late in the first quarter following a 50-yard punt by Hillsdale.
    
Five straight rushing attempts by Toney Davis netted 56 yards. Three consecutive runs by Desmond Martin earned another first down before the drive stalled. Terleckyj extended his school record for field goals made with a 32-yard kick for the only points of the second stanza.  Trailing 14-9 at intermission, WSU forced back-to-back punts on Hillsdale's first two possessions of the third quarter.
    
On a second-and-10, Roscoe was intercepted by Steven Harding, who returned it 28 yards for a score.  The Warriors responded on the ensuing drive with an 11-play, 68-yard drive directed by Doug Griffin. He carried nine straight plays for 50 yards and finished off the series with a five-yard TD pass to sophomore tight end Ethan Walsh. It was Griffin's first career touchdown pass and Walsh's first career scoring reception. It was WSU's eighth scoring drive of the season of at least 10 plays.  
    
Griffin threw an interception on the next drive, which led to another Koski TD run to cap off a 38-yard drive.
    
Hillsdale had 119 yards of total offense in the first half and 153 yards through three quarters.  Wayne State turned the ball over on downs on its last two drives.  
    
Davis rushed for a game-high 86 yards, while Spence led HC with 56 yards.
    
Roscoe was 11-of-26 for 131 yards and a TD with two interceptions. Griffin completed 3-of-5 for 37 yards with one score and one pick.  Hillsdale's Sam Landry was 11-of-21 for 90 yards.  Maybanks led all receivers with five catches for 66 yards.
    
Defensively, Brandon McKay-Lee and Valorian Cunningham each had seven tackles to lead the Warrior defense.  Dalton Binkowski added one sack, while Ed Viverette had six tackles and one tackle for loss.

ON THE HEADSET
Paul Winters is in his 10th season as head coach of the Wayne State football program.  He has a 56-51 record in his Warrior tenure, including a 43-22 mark in his last five-plus seasons.  In the 2013 season opener against Carson-Newman, Winters became the all-time leader in Wayne State football history in games coached (102).
    
Saginaw Valley's Jim Collins is currently in his sixth season at the helm of the Cardinal football team.  He has a 40-21 overall record and 38-17 mark in conference play during his tenure.  He has led his team to a share of the GLIAC North Division title in each of the past two seasons and twice led his squad to the NCAA Division II playoffs (2009 and 2011).

SCOUTING SAGINAW VALLEY
The Cardinals are currently on a five-game winning streak after a 44-28 Homecoming victory over Northwood.  SVSU also has handed Ferris State its only conference loss of the season, winning in Big Rapids 31-28 on Oct. 5.
    
Saginaw Valley has scored at least 31 points in all five of its victories this season, but has also allowed at least 20 points by the opposing team in every single game this year.
    
Senior quarterback Jonathon Jennings is second in the conference at 276.7 yards passing per game.  He has 1,660 yards through the air this year and as a 14-4 touchdown-to-interception ratio.  He is completing 68.5 percent of his passes (100-for-146).
    
Senior wide receivier Jeff Janis leads the league with 675 receiving yards on 35 catches.  Janis and senior Mark Thrash each have four touchdowns receiving.  Freshman tailback Norman Shuford leads the squad with 566 yards rushing on 112 carries (5.1 per yard average) and has four rushing touchdowns.  Senior running back Mark Mays also has five rushing scores, while Jennings has scored four times on the ground.
    
Junior kicker Scott Stanford is 6-for-6 on field goal tries this season and has also converted 32-for-32 on extra point attempts this season for the Cardinals.  Defensively, seniors Brian Johnson (62 tackles) and Jon Bryant (57 tackles) lead the team in stops, while junior defensive lineman Will Schwarz has 4.5 sacks, 9.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.

ALL-TIME SERIES WITH SAGINAW VALLEY
Wayne State is 7-28-1 against the Cardinals in the all-time series, which began in 1976.  WSU has lost 18 of the past 19 contests against SVSU and the Warriors are 2-15 at home against Saginaw Valley.  WSU's last win was a 41-27 victory at SVSU on Oct. 30, 2010.   Three out of the last four losses to the Cardinals have come by eight points or less.

IN THE POLLS
Ohio Dominican is the only GLIAC team inside the top 25 of the American Football Coaches Association Division II poll.  ODU remains undefeated at 6-0 overall and improved to No. 18 in Monday's poll.  Saginaw Valley is among two conference teams receiving votes, garnering 22 votes.  Another division rival, Ferris State, is receiving 16 votes, and is two spots behind SVSU.

NATIONAL RANKINGS
Wayne State ranks sixth in the nation in fewest penalites per game (3.5) and penalty yards per game (33.3).  WSU is also 15th in the country in pass yards allowed per game (172.7).  The Warriors are 20th in Division II in time of possession (32:37).
    
Stefan Terleckyj is 15th individually in the country in punting, averaging 43.2 yards per punt.  Ed Viverette is tied for ninth in the nation with 1.2 sacks per game.

PRIVETT NAMED SEMIFINALIST FOR NFF NATIONAL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD
Chet Privett was selected on Oct. 2 as one of the 170 semifinalists for the 2013 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards and the 2013 William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation.
    
Privett was one of 24 Division II student-athletes named as a candidate. Each nominee must be in the final year of elgibility, have demonstrated strong leadership qualities on and off the field, have a GPA of 3.2 or better on a 4.0 scale and have outstanding football ability, among other qualifications.
    
A co-captain in 2013, Privett is a three-time GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team selection (2011-12-13) along with being named to the GLIAC Honorable Mention team in 2011. He has played in 40 games in his Warrior career, making 37 career starts.
    
The NFF Awards Committee will select up to 16 recipients and the results will be announced in a press release on Oct. 31.

TERLECKYJ EARNS SEPTEMBER FRED MITCHELL AWARD
Stefan Terleckyj was one of 26 student-athletes recognized on Oct. 1 as the Fred Mitchell Award honored 26 collegiate place-kickers for their excellence on and off the football field during the month of September.
    
Terleckyj was one of 18 seniors selected and just one of seven Division II place-kickers bestowed with the monthly accolade.
    
The annual Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place-Kicker Award (also known as the Fred Mitchell Award) is provided to the nation's top collegiate place-kicker among more than 750 FCS, Division II, Division III, NAIA and NJCAA football teams. The recipient of the award is chosen based on excellence on the football field and in the community.
    
Terleckyj is second on the team in scoring with 32 points from 4 of 6 field goals and 20 of 21 extra points in 2013. He is a 2012 Fred Mitchell Award Finalist, who owns the school record for the most kicking points (270), which is also third in school history.

VIVERETTE EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Along with being named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week following his performance against Ashland, senior linebacker Ed Viverette was selected as the D2football.com National Defensive Player of the Week.  Viverette totaled nine tackles, 3.5 sacks, a forced fumble and he returned a fumble 42 yards for WSU's first defensive touchdown of the season.
    
The last Warrior to be honored with a national player of the week accolade was safety Jeremy Jones, who was also selected as the D2football.com National Defensive Player of the Week following a 27-10 win over Michigan Tech on Sept. 17, 2011.

COMCAST XFINITY
All five of Wayne State's home games will be broadcast on Comcast Xfinity Channel 900.  The broadcast team of Ryan Ermanni (play-by-play), Rod Beard (color) and Kevin Brechmacher (sideline) will have the call from Tom Adams Field.  Each home Saturday telecast will be replayed at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, 8 p.m. on Wednesday and 9 a.m. on Thursday the week following the live broadcast.

WARRIOR ALL-ACCESS
All Wayne State football games can be heard on WDTK Radio (1400 AM/92.7 FM).  Fans can listen to the games online at wdtkam.com or watch the home games via Warrior All-Access for a $5.95 per game fee.  Sean Baligian and former WSU running back Josh Renel will handle the call in the booth, while Lisa Seymour will handle the sideline reporting for each contest.  

WINTERS ON WEDNESDAYS
Join Paul Winters and host Rod Beard every Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. on WDTK 1400 AM for an hour of Warrior football.  The radio show will also be streamed online at wdtkam.com.