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| GAME COVERAGE |
Saturday, Oct. 8, 4 p.m.
Millersville, Pa. | Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium
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| ABOUT THE SERIES |
Series vs. ESU: 25-41-1
Series Streak: ESU, 4
First Meeting: 1948 (L, 7-13)
Last Meeting: 2015 (L, 2-34)
Largest Margin of Victory: 34 (1997)
Largest Margin of Defeat: 59 (2013)
Record at Home: 9-14-1 (since 1968)
Most Millersville Points: 54 (1999)
Most ESU Points: 66 (2013) |
| INDIVIDUAL |
RUSHING
#24 Phil Overton (VILLE)
63-264, 1 TD, 4.2 YPC
Roberty Healy (ESU)
108-736, 11 TD, 6.8 YPC
PASSING
#15 J.J. Paige (VILLE)
97-163, 7 TD, 4 INT, 1090 yds
Bruce Campbell (ESU)
65-129, 8 TD, 6 INT, 946 yds
RECEIVING
#1 Kevin Wiggins (VILLE)
25-298, 2 TD, 59.6 YPG
Tim Wilson (ESU)
21-342, 4 TD, 85.5 YPG
DEFENSE
#34 Sean Dugan (VILLE)
50 tkls, 4.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks
Sekou Jones (ESU)
43 tkls, 3.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 1 FF
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| TEAM COMPARISON |
| VILLE |
STAT |
ESU |
| 16.0 |
PPG |
38.6 |
| 53.2 |
Rush/GM |
210.0 |
| 218.4 |
Pass/GM |
211.2 |
| 271.6 |
Total Off |
421.2 |
| 35.2 |
Scoring D |
38.6 |
| 197.6 |
Rush D/GM |
217.8 |
| 240.6 |
Pass D/GM |
220.0 |
| 438.2 |
Total D |
437.8 |
THE MATCH-UP
• Millersville returns to Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium to host an East Stroudsburg team that scored 54 points in last week's win over Cheyney. Millersville has lost four in a row and four consecutive games to East Stroudsburg. Millersville's last win in the series came in 2011 on the road. The last time the Marauders beat the Warriors at home was 1998, giving ESU an eight-game winning streak on the Marauders' home turf.
• East Stroudsburg leads the all-time series 41-25-1 and has won 13 of 15 dating back to 2001. The recent ESU run came on the heels of a stretch from 1984-2000 in which Millersville went 14-2-1 against the Warriors. Millersville has scored no more than 14 points in each of the last four meetings while ESU has scored at least 34 in the same number of games.
• Millersville did not score an offensive point in the 2015 meeting, managing only a safety. East Stroudsburg received five touchdown passes from quarterback Matt Soltes.
J.J. Paige went 10-for-19 for 50 yards and an interception in the game.Â
THE LAST TIME OUT
• Millersville scored first and scored last, but the final eight minutes of the second quarter and the first eight minutes of the third were the difference for Bloomsburg in Saturday's 29-15 PSAC East win. The Huskies scored all 29 points in that stretch, including 19 in the second.
J.J. Paige threw for 298 yards--the most allowed by Bloomsburg this season. Tight end
Tyler Zilen caught a career-high seven passes--the most by a Marauder tight end in more than 15 years.
SCOUTING BY THE NUMBERS
• One week after facing a Bloomsburg rushing attack that averages more than 200 yards per game (and held it to 185), the Marauders get East Stroudsburg's Robert Healy, who is the PSAC's top rusher, averaging 147.2 yards per game and 6.8 yards per carry. Healy is averaged nearly 29 yards more than any other back in the league and also is one of just two backs with more than 100 carries. His 11 touchdowns rank second in the PSAC. As a team, East Stroudsburg ranks third in rushing offense at 210 yards per game. The Warriors have rushed for at least 188 yards in four of five games. The team's balance is outstanding, as it has rushed for 1,050 yards and passed for 1,056. In ESU's two losses, it has been limited to 26 carries or fewer but has topped 35 carries in all three wins.
• Millersville ranks 12th in the PSAC against the run, allowing 197.6 yards per game. After holding Pace to 100 yards in the opener, Millersville's last four opponents hve totaled at least 181 yards and 38 carries.
• While ESU has been outstanding with its ground game, its defense has struggled to stop the run. ESU ranks 14th against the run, allowing 217.8 yards per game. The pass defense is more stingy at 220 yards per game. Millersville's run game ranks 167th out of 170 Division II teams, averaging 53.2 yards per game and 1.6 yards per carry. Millersville has also rushed for just one touchdown.
• While the run game has struggled, the Marauder passing attack has averaged 218.4 yards per game.
PAIGE'S PASSING
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J.J. Paige has passed for at least 247 yards in four of five games this season and in five of six since the end of 2015. The last Marauder QB to put together a similar string of games was Dan Csencsitz in 2004 when he totaled 246 yards or more in four of the first five games of the season.
• Paige is coming off a 298-yard performance against Bloomsburg. Paige ranks fourth among PSAC quarterbacks in interceptions per pass attempt and sixth in completion percentage (59.5). His 44 attempts against Bloomsburg were the most by a Marauder QB since Sept. 20, 2014.
• He has completed 24 or more passes in three of five games. He has also tossed two or more touchdowns three times this season and in seven of his last 11 games.
TARGETS FOR TIGHT END
• Tight end
Tyler Zilen has been among Paige's top targets this season. His seven catches against Bloomsburg were the most by a Marauder tight end in more than 15 seasons, and he has caught 18 passes and is tied for a team lead with two touchdowns. Zilen has now caught 33 passes and four touchdowns in 25 career games. His 18 catches are already the most by a Marauder tight end since Chris Hemmert's 26 in 1998. 32 of Zilen's catches have come in his last 12 games. Zilen ranks 29th in the PSAC in receptions.
BIG PLAY KEMP
• Redshirt freshman
Christian Kemp is quickly become a big-play threat for the Marauders. Against Kutztown, Kemp made a 51-yard catch, which was Millersville's longest play from scrimmage in 2016. Kemp is tied for the team with two touchdown catches, and not only does he have the longest reception, he also owns the team's longest kick return of 58 yards. He is averaging 21.4 yards per return, which ranks 10th in the PSAC.
ACTIVE BACKS
• Millersville's starting secondary has broken up 20 passes in five games.
Jarrid Satterfield leads the way with seven, ranking third in the PSAC.
• Both starting safeties,
P.J. Santos and
Kendall Marks, have recorded interceptions. Santos' 89-yard INT return against Kutztown was the longest in the PSAC this season by 20 yards. Millersville's three defensive touchdowns (two scored by linebacker
Jaleel Robinson) lead all PSAC teams. California ranks second with two.
DUGAN'S DEFENSE
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Sean Dugan is the PSAC leader in tackles per game at 10. He ranks 29th in Division II. He was named PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week after totaling a career-high 19 tackles against Seton Hill. Dugan's 19 stops were the most by a Marauder in the "Statcrew Era" (since 2002). He was one shy of the national high for the season. He made 12 solo stops, 2 1/2 tackles for loss and 1 sack, totaling 15 yards in losses. Dugan followed that game with 10 tackles against California. He made 12 tackles against Bloomsburg, giving him five career double-digit tackle performances.
• Dugan has been making plays since his redshirt freshman season. Over his last 19 games, he has piled up 21 1/2 tackles for loss and 7 sacks.
WIGGINS WATCH
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Kevin Wiggins, now a junior, has caught a pass in 26 consecutive games dating back to the start of his freshman season. Now with 113 career grabs in 26 games, Wiggins was the second-fastest to 80 catches in program history, trailing only hall of famer Sean Scott, who totaled 108 grabs, 1,503 yards and 17 touchdowns in his first two seasons. Wiggins recently moved into eighth place on Millersville's career receptions list. Wiggins' second touchdown catch of the season (vs. Bloomsburg) moved him into a tie for ninth at Millersville in career touchdown catches.
• Wiggins totaled eight catches and 101 yards in the opener against Pace, marking his second career 100-yard game.
• Wiggins ranks 12th in the PSAC in catches after tying for 11th in the PSAC in touchdowns and 20th in catches in 2015.
• Wiggins was voted the team's offensive MVP in 2015.
• Since 2001, only three wide receivers have caught 40 or more passes in two consecutive seasons. Wiggins joined Jamal Smith (2009-10) and Andy Neupauer (2003-04).
MULTI-PURPOSE OVERTON
• As a freshman in 2015,
Phil Overton After leading the team in rushing yards, yards per carry, kickoff returns, kick return yardage and punt returns. Overton has led the team in rushing in each of the first five games. He's also made at least three catches in each of the first five games, ranking him second on the team in receptions with 19.
• Overton's 75 yards on 15 carries against Bloomsburg marked a season high. His 30-yard run against Kutztown was the team's longest of the season.
• He has caught a pass in 14 of 16 career games. He totaled 100 all-purpose yards in the opener. He is the primary punt returner and has four kickoff returns for 93 yards, including a long of 48, which he posted against Kutztown in week four. Overton has caught a pass in seven consecutive games.
BIG BOOT
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Evan Stahl is the PSAC leader in punting average at 40.5 yards per punt. In game one against Pace, he averaged 49.3 yards on six punts. He's landed four inside the 20 and has six punts of 50 or better including two against California. His 63-yarder against Pace was the second-longest of his career and his best since a 69-yard punt in 2013. The last Marauder punter averaged more than 40 yards per punt for an entire season was John Banzhof (40.8) in 2008.
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