MILLERSVILLE VS. WEST CHESTER
	Millersville Marauders 2014 Record: 0-3 Last Game: 14-46 L vs. Slippery Rock Coach: Greg Breitbach, 2nd season Roster | Schedule | Statistics
	#10 West Chester Golden Rams 2014 Record: 3-0 Last Game: 56-24 W vs. East Stroudsburg Coach: George Mihalik (Slippery Rock '74) Roster | Schedule | Statistics
	Game Information Date: September 27, 2014 | Kickoff: 6 p.m. Location: John A. Farrell Stadium | Directions Live Stats | Live Audio (MSBN) | Live Video Twitter | Instagram | #HoistTheColors Series vs. West Chester: 17-64 Series Streak: WCU, 11 First Meeting: 1921 (Ville 38, WCU 7) Last Meeting: 2012 (WCU 48, Ville 3) Record at West Chester: 10-13 (since 1969)

COMPLETE GAME NOTES

GAME OVERVIEW
•    Millersville travels to No. 10 West Chester in search of its first win of the season. It is the second consecutive nationally-ranked opponent for the Marauders. Millersville has lost its last 20 games against nationally-ranked opponents. The last win came in 2001 when a 2-8 Marauder team upset No. 2-ranked IUP, 30-26.
•    The Marauders scored 17 points in the first quarter against nationally-ranked Slippery Rock a week ago. Matt Misley continues to provide the Marauders with play-making ability. Misley tossed two touchdowns last week, giving him at least two TD passes in each of the first three games and eight on the season. Misley also leads the team in rushing yards with 150. He ranks 18th in the PSAC in rushing average and leads all PSAC quarterbacks in rushing. His favorite targets are both true freshmen. Kevin Wiggins and Malont'a Patterson have combined for 24 catches, 350 yards and five touchdowns.
•    On defense, Reggie Slaton is piling up tackles at an average of 12.7 per game, which ranks fourth in the PSAC and 15th in Division II. He is on pace for 139 stops, which one be the most by a Marauder since Tim Naylor totaled 148 in 1992.

ABOUT THE SERIES
•    West Chester has won 11 consecutive games in the series and holds a commanding 64-17 edge in the series.  West Chester has scored at least 41 points in each of the last eight meetings and is outscoring Millersville by an average of 43.2-11.9 in the last 11 games.
•     Last season, West Chester rushed for 456 yards  and limited Millersville's offense to a total of 121 yards offense including just seven yards rushing.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN RAMS
•     West Chester reached the NCAA Semifinal in 2013 and looks poised for a return trip after outscoring its opponents 118-54 in the first three weeks.  The Golden Rams have scored at least 35 points in each of the first three games and have limited its two PSAC opponents to 12.0 points per game. Its offense ranks fifth in the PSAC at 441.7 yards per game and its defense ranks third at 292.0 yards per game.
•    Wide receiver Erik Brundidge is a true deep threat. His 26.8 yards per catch is tops in the PSAC, and he ranks second with five receiving touchdowns. Brandon Monk leads the ground game with 222 yards on 44 carries. He rushed for 175 yards on 15 carries with a long of 93 in last year's game against Millersville.
•    Two-time All-America linebacker Ronnell Williams leads the defense. Fellow linebacker Mike Labor has piled up a team-best 26 tackles and 5.0 tackles for loss.

THE LAST TIME OUT
•    Millersville struck the first blow and held tough with No. 25 Slippery Rock Saturday at Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium. But The Rock's ground game, led by Shamar Greene, and a stifling second-half defensive effort, helped them pull away for a 46-17 win over the Marauders. The Marauders trailed just 21-17, but after generating 129 yards of total offense in the first managed just 161 the rest of the way. Matt Misley finished 21-of-45 for 217 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He also rushed for 66 yards with a long of 32. Wiggins caught a career-high seven passes for 88 yards.

LEARNING TO FINISH
•    A roster with 45 freshmen and redshirt freshmen is expected to learn on the go. That has been the case as the Marauders learn to finish strong. Through the first three games, Millersville has played teams tough in the first and third quarters but has struggled to finish both halves. Millersville has been outscored just 35-23 in the first quarter (11.7 to 7.6) and has outscored its opponents 37-33 in the third. The second quarter and fourth quarters are a different story. Opponents hold a 32-10 advantage in the second and a 47-7 advantage in the fourth.

THE TURNOVER BATTLE
•    A season after finishing minus-32 in turnover margin, the Marauders are taking care of the football and generating more turnovers. The Marauders are tied for 45th nationally in turnover margin and rank sixth in the PSAC. The Marauders have committed six turnovers but have generated eight (three interceptions and five fumble recoveries). The team generated only nine turnovers during the entire 2013 season.

THE GROUND GAME IS GOING
•    Millersville has rushed for over 100 yards in seven of the last eight games dating back to Oct. 19 of last season, totaling 1,266 yards. That's good for an average of 158.3 yards per game and 4.0 yards per carry. The team had seven consecutive 100 yard games before it was snapped by Slippery Rock last week. It was the longest run of 100-yard rushing games since the 2007 team posted 10 in a row to close the season.
•    Millersville rushed for 384 yards in the first two games, which is the most through two games since the 2003 club posted 204 and 215 yards for 419 yards in the opening two games.

DAVID RETURNS FOR HISTORY
•    David Coates has already set Millersville career records for return yards and return attempts in a season and a career. Coates leads all NCAA football players regardless of Division in total kickoff return yards (2,667) and kickoff returns (120). He ranks fourth in all divisions and first in Division II in yards per game (74.1). He is the only Division II player ranked in the top 25. Coates now needs only 14 kick returns to set the all-time Division II record and is 589 yards away from snapping  the career record of 3,265 set by Fairmont State's Zack Page from 207-10.
•    In 2012, Coates was the lone Marauder to earn All-PSAC East honors, being named to the second team. He was Millersville's first return specialist to be named all-conference since Bakari Brown in 2004. He led all of Division II in return yards and his 1,156 kickoff returns set a new school record and was the second-most in PSAC history. His 25.7 yards per return ranked 33rd nationally and was the highest by a Marauder since Dondre Gilliam in 1999. He had at least one 25-yard return in nine of 11 games.

INTO THE FIRE
•    Coach Breitbach signed his first recruiting class in February and the freshmen class wasted no time making an impact. Kevin Wiggins scored the first touchdown of the season on a 64-yard catch and run that was the longest TD reception by Millersville since Oct. 3, 2010. Wiggins most recently caught seven passes against Slippery Rock. He has two touchdowns in three weeks.
•    Malont'a Patterson scored four touchdowns in the first two games including three in the opener. Both Wiggins and Patterson rank in the top 25 in the PSAC in receiving yards and receptions. Sene Polamalu and Logan Kinser shared a sack in the opener and Kinser intercepted a pass and nearly returned it for a touchdown until it was called back because of a penalty. Kinser is fourth on the team with 21 tackles and third with 2.0 TFL. Polamalu has 10 stops.
•    The depth chart currently lists five true freshmen in starting roles. A total of 12 true freshmen are listed on the two deep. A total of 18 true or redshirt freshmen are listed on the two deep.

TEAM PICKS CAPTAINS
•    The Millersville football players voted for their team captains following the 2014 training camp. The players chose senior linebacker Reggie Slaton, senior tight end Trenton Petrovich and graduate quarterback Matt Misley. Slaton is now a rare two-time team captain, becoming only the 10th two-time captain since 1956.
•    Of those two-time captains, three were linebackers (Slaton, Joe Hollister (2003-04), and Tim Naylor (1991-92)). Quarterback had the most with four (Dan Csencsitz (2005-06), Drew Folmar (1999-00), Chris Fagan (1991-92) and Bret Stover (1987-88)).
•    The good news for Slaton is that eight of the nine previous two-time captains were named All-PSAC East during their careers. Hollister was the 2004 PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year.
•    Additionally, the coaches will select a fourth captain each week based on the performance in practice and games. As part of Millersville's new "Hoist The Colors" tradition, The weekly coaches' pick will lead the team out of the tunnel carrying the "colors." The day after the game, coaches will choose a new captain for the week and the new captain will take over the "colors" for the week.

SANELLI'S STREAK
•    Center Lenny Sanelli is becoming Millersville's Iron Man. He has started all 25 games since stepping on campus as a freshman in 2011. He started at tackle during his first season and moved to center as a sophomore. He has started 14 consecutive games at center.

FAMILY CONNECTIONS
•    A trio of Marauder football players have family ties to the NFL. Senior wide receiver Mike Reichenbach's father, Mike, played eight years as a linebacker with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Miami Dolphins. The younger Mike played quarterback for his father at Calvary Christian.
•    Freshman linebacker Sene Polamalu shares the same last name as his first cousin Troy Polamalu, who is an All-Pro safety and future Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Polamalu. Sene's father, Ao, played defensive line for Penn State. Sene's older brother, Maika, is a senior linebacker at Navy. Linebacker Reggie Slaton is also the cousin of former pro running back Steve Slaton.

PETRO SHOWS GOOD HANDS
•    Trenton Petrovich is in his third season as the team's starter with 33 games played at the position. Petrovich caught a career-high 14 passes in 2013, which was the most by a Marauder tight end since Greg Frantz caught 14 in 2009. Petrovich also blocked four kicks to help Millersville lead the nation in the category. His 2014 season started with his second career touchdown catch.
•    Petrovich not only shows good hands on the field, he was also nominated for the AFCA/Allstate Farm Good Works Team for his efforts off the field. Petrovich was one of 182 nominees across all divisions of football. Petrovich contributed 70 hours of community service while the team was in season in 2013 and individually raised over $1,000 and shaved his head for the St. Baldrick's Foundation.

MISLEY TAKES OVER
•     Millersville used four quarterbacks in 2013 and three of them are no longer with the program. The four combined to throw 17 interceptions and just seven touchdown passes with a combined completion percentage of 50.5. The lone QB from that group to return is Curtis Frye, who posted far-and-away the best numbers. He was 34-of-52 (63.0) for 323 yards in six reserve appearances. His season, however, was cut short because of a knee injury.
•    From 2011-2013,  Millersville used an eight different quarterbacks. Seven different quarterbacks started games in that span. Millersville's eight quarterbacks have combined to throw for 22 touchdowns and 45 interceptions with an average of 1,405 yards per season and a completion percentage of 50.2.
•    While Matt Misley--a graduate student--will only be Millersville's starter for one year. He played 21 games at Division I FCS Wagner before coming to Millersville. He has been impressive in his first three games. In the opener, he became the first Marauder to throw for more than 200 yards and rush for 70 yards in more than 12 years. He also threw four touchdowns to no interceptions. He has already thrown eight TD passes, which is tied for fifth in the PSAC.

BOUNCE BACK
•    Millersville posted a 1-10 record in Greg Breitbach's first season. The first season for Millersville coaches have rarely been successful. Before Breitbach, Greg Colby went 1-10 in his opening season. The last 10 Millersville coaches all posted records under .500. John Pucillo, who went 4-2 in 1933, was the last first-year coach to post a winning record.
•    The good news for the Marauders is that year two almost always shows an improvement. George Katchmer (1954), Gene Carpenter (1970) and Colby (2008) all improved records in year two. Kevin Kiesel (2001) and Joe Trainer (2005) posted identical records in year two.

A CHAMPIONSHIP PEDIGREE
•    In addition to the promotion of Ralph Clark to defensive coordinator, Greg Breitbach also added Mike Wood as the team's wide receivers coach. A 2001 graduate of McDaniel and native of Delaware, Wood is returning home. In the previous two seasons, Wood built a championship resume as the offensive coordinator at American International. His Yellowjacket offense led the NE-10 in rushing in 2013 and paved the way to a NE-10 Championship and NCAA playoff appearance.