Pioneers Tangle with Bears in St. Louis
Alfred State (2-6) vs. Washington U in St. Louis (3-5)
Saturday, November 8, 2014
St. Louis, MO * Francis Field
1st Meeting
2014 Averages:
ASC Offense: 22.1 points per game, 334.0pg (180.4 rushing & 153.6 passing)
ASC Defense: 38.4 points per game, 420.8 ypg (222.5 rushing & 198.2 passing)
WUStL Offense: 27.9 points per game, 364.5 ypg (102.5 rushing & 262 passing)
WUStL Defense: 31.9 points per game, 415.9 ypg (180.8 rushing & 235 passing)
Players to watch:
Alfred State | Washington U |
WR #80 Jason Gordon | RB #22 Austin Smestad |
RB #5 Rasheed Williams | QB #8 JJ Tomlin |
LB #48 Nick DePofi | WR #23 Kevin Hammerlund |
CB #8 Alex Richardson | DB #25 Patrick Cantwell |
LB #43 Dylan Snyder | LB #17 Fade Oluokun |
Game Notes:
- The Pioneers and Bears battle in St. Louis in the first meeting between the two schools. This game was not on the original schedule but both teams lost games vs. Maranatha Baptist and decided to play each other.
- Rasheed Williams set a new single season rushing record last week. He now has run for at least 100 yards in seven of the Pioneers eight games.
- Bear RB Zach Lonneman is 94 rushing yards shy of 1,000 for his career. Lonneman has 213 carries for 906 yards (4.3 average) and five TDs in his four-year career.- Sophomore quarterback
- Jason Gordon had over 100 yards receiving last week - He now has 221 yards on 10 catches on the season.
- J.J. Tomlin leads the UAA in passing yards per game (234.8) and is second in touchdowns (13).
- Marlon Hernandez and Nick DePofi both had 14 tackles last week for the Pioneers. DePofi has a team high 74 tackles and Hernandez has 56.
- Senior defensive back Patrick Cantwell (68 tackles, 8.5 average, fourth) and senior line- backer Fade Oluokun (67 tackles, 8.4 average, fifth) both rank in the top-five in the UAA in tackles.
- WashU has a -1 turnover ratio while Alfred St. has a -4.
Stats:
- Live stats: http://bearsports-livestats.wustl.edu/Football/xlive.htm
- Live video: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/wustl/
Up Next:
- The Pioneers close out the season at Ohio Mid-Western next week.
- Washington travels to Carnegie Mellon next week to wrap up their campaign.