Alfred State (0-3) vs. Castleton State (1-1)

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Castleton, VT * Spartan Athletic Complex

2nd Meeting - Castleton leads 1-0 

2015 Averages:           

ASC Offense: 7.3 points per game, 118.7 ypg (1.7 rushing & 117 passing)

ASC Defense: 48.5 points per game, 492.3 ypg (271.3 rushing & 221 passing)

CS Offense: 17.5 points per game, 280.5 ypg (58 rushing & 222.5 passing)

CS Defense: 21.0 points per game, 380.5 ypg (182.5 rushing & 198 passing) 

Players to watch:

Game Notes:

• Alfred State and Castleton battle for the second straight year. Last year the Spartans won a 36-23 contest at Pioneer Stadium in front of a large homecoming crowd.  The Pioneers lead 16-13 at half but Castleton outscored Alfred State 23-7 in the 2nd half.
• The Pioneers look to bounce back from two straight tough losses. The offense has not scored a point the last two weeks and will look to get going vs. a Spartans defense that allowed 32 points last week in a loss to Salve Regina.
• Senior quarterback Ben Wilkerson made his season debut last weekend vs. the University of Rochester. He completed 63% of his passes but the team only gained 80 yards. Khris Greggs was his favorite target catching eight passes on the day.
• The Spartans have gotten solid play from their quarterback, George Busharis. Busharis has taken every snap and is completing 62% of his passes. He has thrown for 445 yards and two scores in two games thus far. Soren Pelz-Walsh has caught 11 passes for 193 yards and a score.
• Lost in the offensive stats from last week was a 52 yard rushing performance by Joshua Hinds. Hinds carried the ball 17 times and had a long of 12 yards.
• The Spartans defense gave up five scoring plays of more than 20-yards last week vs. Salve Regina. The defense has four sacks and four interceptions on the year already.
• The Pioneer defense was unable to make a big play last week. They recovered one fumble but did not record a sack or an interception. The offense would benefit from a big play from the defense to set up a short field.
• Better success on 3rd down will be another key. The Pioneers are just 7 for 48 on the year on 3rd downs. Castleton 13 for 31.

Tickets/Stats/Radio/Game Day Information:

• Live Stats: http://www.alfredstateathletics.com/sports/fball/2015-16/boxscores/20150926_v9hj.xml
• Video: http://nsnsports.net/colleges/castleton/
• Tailgating/Ticket Policy: http://www.castletonsports.com/sports/fball/faq 

Up Next:

• The Pioneers travel to Brockport next Saturday for a 4 p.m. kickoff with the Eagles
• Castleton is at Husson next week.