UVa-Wise Football 2013 Game Notes

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1 UVa-Wise Football 2013 Game Notes Darrell-Dingus Ely, Sports Information Director Office: Fax: Website: Facebook: Highland Cavalier Athletics vs. Notre Dame College (2-2) UVa-Wise 2013 Schedule Won 0, Lost 3 Sep. 7 at Campbell L, at West Va. Wesleyan L, Univ. of Charleston L, Union College (HC) L, Oct. 5 at Notre Dame College 2:00 12 Shepherd University 12:00 19 at Glenville State 1:00 26 West Va. State 1:00 Nov. 2 at Concord 2:00 9 West Liberty 1:00 16 at Fairmont State 1:00 All times Eastern UVa-Wise 2012 Schedule Won 3, Lost 8 Aug. 25 at Bethel Univ. W, Sep. 01 Faulkner Univ. L, at Campbell L, at UPike L, Cumberland Univ. L, Belhaven Univ. L, Oct. 6 at Bluefield College W, KY. Christian University L, at Cumberlands Univ. L, at Union College W, Nov. 10 Georgetown College L, UVa-Wise Location: Wise, Va. Enrollment: 2,000 Nickname: Highland Cavaliers Colors: Red and Gray Conference: Mountain East Affiliation: Provisional Year Two NCAA DII Stadium: Carl Smith Stadium at Beaty Richmond Field Notre Dame College Location: South Euclid, Ohio Enrollment: 2,156 Nickname: Falcons Colors: Blue and Gold Conference: Mountain East Affiliation: NCAA Division II 2013 Record: 2-2 Game 4: UVa-Wise Cavaliers (0-4) vs. Notre Dame College Falcons (2-2), Saturday, Oct. 5, 2 PM ET, in South Euclid, Ohio Series: The two schools have never met. Last meeting: N/A. Radio: WAXM-FM-93.5 ( Steve Curran (play by play) and Jason Grace (color) Coaches: Dewey Lusk (Emory and Henry '85) is 8-18 in his third season at UVa-Wise, Adam Howard (Wilmington College '97) is12-25 in his 4th season as head coach at Notre Dame College. Lusk vs. Notre Dame: 0-0. Howard vs. UVa-Wise: 0-0. Series vs. Notre Dame: The two schools have never played. This will mark the third opponent the Cavaliers are playing for the first time in program history thus far in Stop the Streak: UVa-Wise enters Saturday's contest against Notre Dame College on a fivegame losing streak. The Cavaliers last victory came on Oct. 27, 2012 against Union College. Quick Stat: Senior James Long had his second kickoff return for a touchdown this season in last week's game against Union College. Did You Know? ut'ontray Billups had a career-day last week. The linebacker posted 11 tackles, five stops for loss, three sacks, and an interception in the game. usophomore Chris Flood posted a career-high 10 tackles against Union College last week. usenior Andre Dickerson posted the highest rushing total of the season for any Cavalier with his 99 yard rushing performance on 11 carries. usenior Paul Melshen continues to be impressive in the kicking game. With his 46-yard field goal Saturday, Melshen is 4-5 in attempts this season while scoring 18 points this far in ufor the fifth consecutive week, UVa-Wise will play a team that is at.500 or worse. ujames Long two kickoff return touchdowns lead the Mountain East Conference. The senior ranks second in the MEC in all-purpose yards per game with His 370 receiving yards rank third in the league. ut'ontray Billups four sacks rank second in the MEC, he currently trails Jake Kelly of Fairmont State by 1/2 sack for the league lead. usaturday's game against Notre Dame will be the northern most game played in the history of the UVa-Wise football program. uthe UVa-Wise offensive line did not allow a sack in last week's game. Thus far, the Cavs have allowed just six sacks in four games.

2 Quickie Statistics (Final) Union College vs UVa-Wise (Sep 28, 2013 at Wise, Va) UNION-KY WISE Score FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 37:22 22:38 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 16 4 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Union College Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Leonard Dixon Brian Clark Diq. Jefferson Hogan Goodson Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Hogan Goodson Receiving No. Yards TD Long Dom. Jefferson Jared Smith Renardo Stokes Leonard Dixon Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Alex Sigmon Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Deron Hicks Diq. Jefferson Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Diq. Jefferson Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Ryan Shipley Michael Lowder Brandon Carr Jake Johnston UVa-Wise Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Dickerson, Andre Smith, Marcus LaVoi, Cullen Cochran, Zach Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack LaVoi, Cullen Receiving No. Yards TD Long Younger, Terrence Long, James Stewart, Julian Smith, Marcus Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Graham, Tyler TEAM Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Payne, Vernon Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Long, James Cochran, Zach Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Billups, T'ontray Flood, Chris Harris, Shaheim Lamb, Anthony Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 06:53 UNION-KY - Alex Sigmon 33 yd field goal, 4-1 1: :39 WISE - Long, James 95 yd kickoff return (Melshen, Paul kick) 3-7 2nd 05:52 UNION-KY - Leonard Dixon 19 yd run (Alex Sigmon kick), : :29 UNION-KY - Hogan Goodson 10 yd run (Alex Sigmon kick), : rd 14:06 WISE - Younger, Terrence 66 yd pass from LaVoi, Cullen (Melshen, Paul kick), : :55 WISE - Melshen, Paul 46 yd field goal, : th 00:03 UNION-KY - Dom. Jefferson 25 yd pass from Hogan Goodson (Alex Sigmon kick), :

3 Week Four Recap Wise - -Hogan Goodson found Dominque Jefferson for the game-winning touchdown with three seconds remaining as Union College upended UVa-Wise 24-17at Carl Smith Stadium on Saturday. The victory by the Bulldogs spoiled Homecoming 2013 for the Cavaliers with nearly 2,000 on-lookers. Union (1-3) got on the board first when Alex Sigmon booted a 33-yard field goal. The field goal was setup by a blocked punt that set the Bulldogs up at the Cavalier (0-4) 17 yard line. UVa-Wise took its first lead of the 2013 season on the ensuing kickoff when James Long raced 95 yards for his second kickoff return touchdown of the season. Paul Melshen was good on the extra point to give the host a 7-3 lead with 6:39 to play in the opening quarter. The score would remain 7-3 until 5:52 to play in the half when the Bulldogs' Leonard Dixon capped off a threeplay, 18-yard drive with a 19 yard touchdown run. Sigmon made the point after to give Union a 10-7 advantage. Again, the drive began on the UVa-Wise side of the field as Michael Lowder intercepted a Cullen LaVoi pass and returned in 34 yards to the Cavalier 18 yard-line. The Bulldogs extend the lead to 10 when Goodson scrambled for a 10-yard touchdown with under 30 seconds to play in the half. Sigmon made his second point after of the half to send the visitors into the locker room with a 17-7 lead. UVa-Wise would outscore Union 10-0 in the third period to tie the game. LaVoi hit Terrence Younger with a pass and the sophomore wide receiver took it the distance, 66-yards for a touchdown. Melshen made the extra point to cut the lead to three. Later in the quarter, Melshen would kick a season-long 46-yard field goal to tie the game. Union would appear to be on the cusp of winning the contest with a lengthy fourth quarter drive. After running 16 plays and consuming 7:29 of clock, Sigmon was summoned for a field goal attempt with less than four minutes to play. The field goal attempt was blocked to keep the score knotted at 17. Following consecutive three and outs, UVa-Wise took possession of the ball with one minute showing on the clock. After a delay-of-game penalty, LaVoi was picked off on the UVa-Wise 39-yard line which would set up the game-winning drive. Four plays in to the drive; Goodson hit Jefferson for the game-winning touchdown with three seconds remaining to secure the victory. UVa-Wise's Andre Dickerson led all players with 99 rushing yards while Younger added three catches for 89 yards and the touchdown. Goodson completed 16 of 34 passes for 228 yards and a touchdown for Union. On defense, the Bulldogs' Ryan Shipley had a team-high 10 tackles. The Cavs' T'Ontray Billups led all players with 11 tackles, three sacks, and five tackles for loss.

4 Quickie Statistics (Final) Charleston vs UVa-Wise (Sep 21, 2013 at Wise, Va) UCWV WISE Score FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 26:19 33:41 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 12 4 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Charleston Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Settle Stallworth Myers Knox Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Leak Receiving No. Yards TD Long Cherry Lawrence Knox Settle Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Nuredini Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Wagner Steele Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Settle Wagner Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Stone Agnew Gibson Ridley UVa-Wise Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Dickerson, Andre Smith, Marcus Cochran, Zach Grady, Chris Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Ryans, Ty Eubank, Jeremy Receiving No. Yards TD Long Long, James Younger, Terrence Dickerson, Andre Loy, Harrison Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Graham, Tyler Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Payne, Vernon Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Long, James Payne, Vernon Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Wright, Thomas Sandoval, Matt Jones, Marcus Payne, Vernon Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 11:55 UCWV - Stallworth 1 yd run (Nuredini kick), : :06 UCWV - Wagner 11 yd interception return (Nuredini kick) :20 WISE - Grady, Chris 1 yd run (Melshen, Paul kick blockd), : :08 UCWV - Nuredini 42 yd field goal, : nd 14:55 UCWV - Lawrence 10 yd pass from Leak (Nuredini kick), : :57 WISE - Melshen, Paul 33 yd field goal, : rd 07:33 UCWV - Harrison 25 yd interception return (Nuredini kick) :30 UCWV - Leak 1 yd run (Nuredini kick), : th 06:19 WISE - Melshen, Paul 36 yd field goal, : :32 WISE - Melshen, Paul 30 yd field goal, :

5 Week Three Recap WISE - - Visiting University of Charleston opened up a 24-9 halftime lead over UVa-Wise and never trailed en route to a victory at Carl Smith Stadium on Saturday. The victorious Golden Eagles (1-2, 1-0 MEC) amassed 227 yards on the ground led by Leighton Settle who gained 128 yards on 17 carries. The quarterback duo of Ty Ryans and Jeremy Eubank combined to go for 155 yards and five interceptions for the Cavaliers (0-3, 0-2 MEC) The game was the first home football game of the season for UVa-Wise and the first home Mountain East Conference game in the history of the football program. Charleston struck first on the first possession of the contest as C.J. Stallworth capped off a nine-play, 73-yard scoring drive with a one yard touchdown run. Puma Nuredini added the point after try to put the Eagles in front 7-0. Two plays in to the first drive of the game for UVa-Wise, Charleston again dented the scoreboard as Torie Wagner picked off Ryans and raced 11 yards for the score. Again, Nuredini added the extra point to extend the margin to 14-0 with 11:06 to go in the opening quarter. The Cavs responded with an 11-play, 67-yard scoring drive. Chris Grady finished the drive with a one-yard touchdown run. In the drive, Ryans hit Terrence Younger for a 29-yard gain to move the ball to the Eagles 31 yard line. Two plays later, Ryans hit James Long for a 26-yard completion to give UVa-Wise the ball first and goal from the Eagles four yard line. Cavalier kicker Paul Melshen had his extra point try blocked to make the score 14-6 with 5:39 to play in the opening quarter. Charleston responded with a six-play, 38-yard drive that culminated with a 42-yard field goal by Nuredini to push the lead to On its following possession, the Eagles marched the ball 63 yards for its third touchdown of the half. Maurice Leak finished off the scoring drive with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Justin Lawrence. Nuredini made his third consecutive extra point to give the visitors a 24-6 lead with 14:55 to go in the half. The Cavs cut the lead to 15 when Melshen received a reprieve on a missed field goal. The senior missed his first attempt but, the Eagles were flagged for running in to the kicker. Melshen made good on the second opportunity as he split the uprights with a 33-yard kick. The score would remain 24-9 heading into the locker room. The Eagles would outscore the Cavs 14-0 in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. Bam Harrison would score the first touchdown on a 25-yard interception return and Leak scored the second touchdown of the quarter on a one-yard sneak. Nuredini connected on both extra points to give Charleston a 38-9 lead heading in to the fourth quarter. Melshen would add a 36-yard field goal and a 30-yard field goal in the fourth quarter for the Cavs for the final score of Long finished the game with four receptions for 82 yards and Vernon Payne added a 56-yard punt return in the loss. Thomas Wright finished the game with eight tackles from his position in the UVa-Wise secondary to lead all tacklers. Andre Dickerson was the leading rusher for the Cavs as he gained 57 yards on 10 carries, including a 32-yard carry. UVa-Wise will play its second consecutive home game next Saturday when longtime foe Union College visits Smith Stadium. Kickoff for Homecoming 2013 is set for 6 p.m., the action can be seen live on

6 Quickie Statistics (Final) UVa-Wise vs WV Wesleyan (Sep 14, 2013 at Buckhannon, W.Va.) WISE WVWC Score 7 37 FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 33:18 26:42 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 9 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances UVa-Wise Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Smith, Marcus Eubank, Jeremy Ryans, Ty LaVoi, Cullen Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Ryans, Ty Eubank, Jeremy Receiving No. Yards TD Long Long, James Younger, Terrance Zentmeyer, Capers Lusk, Gil Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Graham, Tyler Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Payne, Vernon Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Long, James Payne, Vernon Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Blair, Zack Billups, T'ontray Tarrer, Michael Mickey, W WV Wesleyan Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Chesson Mussleman Clifford M.Anderson Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Mussleman Receiving No. Yards TD Long Arlia Connor Hughes Chesson Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Smith Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Hughes Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Chesson Hughes Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Spearman W.Brown Harris Sharga Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 08:25 WVWC - Chesson 7 yd run (Bernild kick), : nd 14:54 WISE - Smith, Marcus 5 yd run (Melshen, Paul kick), : :20 WVWC - Bernild 23 yd field goal, : rd 11:32 WVWC - Bernild 30 yd field goal, : :14 WVWC - Hughes 55 yd punt return (Bernild kick) th 12:50 WVWC - Connor 50 yd pass from Mussleman (Bernild kick), : :59 WVWC - Bernild 32 yd field goal, : :30 WVWC - Henderson 16 yd interception return (Bernild kick) 7-37

7 Week Two Recap BUCKHANNON, W.Va. - - West Virginia Wesleyan took advantage of six UVa-Wise turnovers and scored 30 unanswered points en route to a 37-7 victory in the school's home opener on Saturday. UVa-Wise (0-2) scored its lone touchdown of the day on the first play of the second quarter when Marcus Smith raced around left end. Paul Melshen added the extra point to tie the game. Smith finished the game with 30 rushing yards on 10 attempts. From that point, it would be all Bobcats (1-1) as the host picked off six passes from the quarterback trio of Jeremy Eubank, Ty Ryans, and Cullen LaVoi. On the day, senior wide receiver James Long caught 11 passes for 160 yards and Terrence Younger added six catches for 74 yards in the loss. Wesleyan held UVa-Wise to 39 rushing yards on 29 attempts. In the air, Ryans completed 10 of 25 attempts for 173 yards with an interception. As a team, the Cavs completed pass attempts for 273 yards. UVa-Wise returns to play on Saturday when it hosts the University of Charleston for its home opener. Kickoff is set for 2 pm inside Carl Smith Stadium.

8 Quickie Statistics (Final) UVa-Wise vs Campbell (Sep 07, 2013 at Buies Creek, N.C.) WISE CAM Score FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 21:19 38:36 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 11 6 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances UVa-Wise Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Smith, Marcus Eubank, Jeremy Atkins, Sean Mickey, W Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack LaVoi, Cullen Eubank, Jeremy Receiving No. Yards TD Long Younger, Terrence Long, James Loy, Harrison Lusk, Gil Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Graham, Tyler Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Payne, Vernon Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Long, James Sandoval, Matt Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tarrer, Michael Jones, Nehemiah Campbell Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg HUDSON,Brian WOLF,Dakota JONES, DeShawn GOSS, Keith Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack WOLF,Dakota HUDSON,Brian Receiving No. Yards TD Long ODOM,Kurt ARTIS,A.J RIDENHOUR,J BOLLING,Ben Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB LUTZ,Adam Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long HAYES,C HILDRETH,J Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long MILLS,Derice Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL LYNCH,Taurean BOSTICK, Daniel Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 12:34 CAM - WOLF,Dakota 8 yd run (BIBY, Alex kick failed), : :24 CAM - GOSS, Keith 20 yd run (BIBY, Alex kick), : :23 WISE - Younger, Terrence 26 yd pass from LaVoi, Cullen (Melshen, Paul kick), : :55 CAM - RIDENHOUR,J. 8 yd pass from WOLF,Dakota (BIBY, Alex kick failed), : :58 CAM - BOLLING,Ben 72 yd pass from HUDSON,Brian (OZIMEK,Jarrett kick), : nd 09:52 CAM - ARTIS,A.J. 18 yd pass from HUDSON,Brian (OZIMEK,Jarrett kick), : :31 WISE - Long, James 88 yd kickoff return (Melshen, Paul kick) :15 CAM - DILLON,Dalton 5 yd run (OZIMEK,Jarrett kick), : rd 13:37 CAM - BOLLING,Ben 7 yd run (OZIMEK,Jarrett kick failed), : :46 CAM - OZIMEK,Jarrett 27 yd field goal, : th 12:04 WISE - Younger, Terrence 3 yd pass from Eubank, Jeremy (Melshen, Paul kick), : :36 CAM - SLADEK, Stephen 5 yd run (OZIMEK,Jarrett kick), :

9 Week One Recap BUIES CREEK, N.C. - - Campbell University amassed 658 yards of total offense, 520 of which came on the ground en route to a victory over visiting UVa-Wise at Barker-Lane Stadium on Saturday. The win was the first for Campbell first year Head Coach Mike Minter. Campbell's (1-1) total yardage and rushing total established new school records. In total, four Camels eclipsed 70 yards rushing led by Brian Hudson's 101 yards on 12 carries. The host scored on its first five possessions of the game and only punted once in the contest. Campbell cracked the scoreboard with 12:36 to play in the opening quarter when quarterback Dakota Wolf finished off a five-play 80 yard scoring drive with an eight yard scamper. The Camels missed the point after but, found the end zone three minutes and ten seconds later when tailback Keith Gosh scored from 20 yards out. Campbell connected on the extra point to extend its lead to UVa-Wise (0-1) cut the deficit to six when Cullen LaVoi found Terrance Younger for a 26 yard scoring strike and Paul Melshen added the point after attempt. The Camels would proceed to score 20 consecutive points as Wolf hit Jabri Ridenhour for an eight yard score and Brian Hudson fired touchdown passes to Ben Bolling and A.J. Artis. The Cavaliers would cut the lead to after the Artis score on an 88 yard kickoff return for touchdown by James Long and subsequent kick by Melshen with 9:31 to play in the second quarter. Campbell would add one final score before intermission when Dalton Dillon scored with 15 seconds to play in the second quarter. Jarrett Ozimek's kick was good to send the game to the half at The Camels would score nine points in the third quarter on a Bolling touchdown run and a 27 yard field goal by Ozimek to send the game to the fourth quarter with the score Younger would haul in his second touchdown pass of the game with 12:04 to play in the contest as Jeremy Eubank fired his first career collegiate touchdown pass. Melshen's extra point made the score Campbell would score one final time as Stephen Sladek finished a ten-play 75 yard drive with a five yard touchdown run. Ozimek added the point after for the final margin of Long finished with four receptions for 116 yards in addition to the 88 yard kickoff return. Younger finished with a game-high eight receptions with 63 yards and the two touchdowns.

10 Returning Cavalier Honor and Award Winners (2012) Terrance Younger Mid-South East Freshman of the Year Mid-South East Honorable Mention All- Conference Wide Receiver Preseason Top 25 NCAA DII Poll (AFCA Poll) First Place Votes in Parenthesis RANK School 1. Valdosta St. (Ga.) (30) 2. Minnesota St.-Mankato (2) 3. Northwest Missouri St. 4. West Texas A&M 5. Colorado St.-Pueblo 6. Missouri Western St. 7. Indiana (Pa.) 8. Henderson St. (Ark.) 9. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 10. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 11. Minnesota-Duluth 12. Shepherd (W.Va.) 13. North Carolina-Pembroke 14. West Alabama 15. Washburn (Kan.) 16. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) 17. West Chester (Pa.) 18. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 19. Chadron St. (Neb.) 20. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 21. Indianapolis (Ind.) 22. Tarleton St. (Texas) 23. Ohio Dominican 24. Emporia St. (Kan.) 25. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) Mountain East Schools in Italic You can follow every UVa-Wise Game Live Online at: Live Video and Stats of Every Home Game and Live Audio of Every Road Game Game Preview Saturday UVa-Wise will look to win its first game since Oct. 27, 2012 and Notre Dame will look to remain undefeated at home. The Falcons are 2-0 at home this season while the Cavaliers are 0-2 on the road. Thus far, Notre Dame is averaging over 500 yards on offense at home while putting up over 35 points per game at home. Leading the charge for the Falcons is tailback Jack Foy. Thus far, Foy leads the Mountain East Conference with 459 receiving yards. The senior also leads the nation in receptions with 12 a contest. On the ground, Pedro Powell is nearing 4,000 career rushing yards. To this point in 2013, Powell has gained 593 yards for an average of yards a game. In the air, Ray Russ has thrown for 1,217 yards and 10 touchdowns through four games. On defense, Hayden Davis has totaled 43 tackles to lead the Falcons. As a unit, Notre Dame has picked off five passes and recovered three fumbles. The Falcons have struggled stopping the run in 2013 as the team has allowed 722 rushing yards and nine touchdowns. UVa-Wise is looking to win its first game of the season after losing in the final seconds last week against Union College. Despite the loss, the Cavalier defense had its strongest day of the season. Union gained 342 yards in the game and was limited to 17 points despite five turnovers. Four players had at least seven tackles for UVa-Wise led by T'ontray Billups who posted 11 stops in the contest. The unit also posted five sacks and eight tackles for loss. On offense, the Cavs had its strongest rushing game of the season by accumulating 147 yards and averaging 4.7 yards per carry. Sophomore Terrence Younger was the team's leading receiver as he caught three passes for 89 yards and a touchdown. On special teams, Paul Melshen booted a 46-yard field goal and finished with two touchbacks. Mountain East Conference Update This Week s Games Charleston at Shepherd 12 pm West Liberty at Duquesne 12 pm Fairmont State at Concord 1 pm Urbana at West Virginia State 1:30 pm W.Va. Wesleyan at Glenville St. 1:30 pm UVa-Wise at Notre Dame College 2 pm Last Week s Results Urbana 12 Glenville St. 9 Shepherd 45 W.Va. Wesleyan 10 Concord 20 West Liberty 3 Charleston 34 Notre Dame College 32 Fairmont St. 56 West Va. State 3 Union 24 UVa-Wise 17

11 ROSTER No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr-Exp Hometown High School (College) 1 Townsend, Josh CB Fr. Chesapeake, VA Oscar Smith H.S. 2 Hite, Quentin CB So. Amelia, VA Amelia County H.S. 3 Jones, Marcus FS So. Forest, VA Jefferson Forest H.S. 4 Stewart, Julian WR So. Shawsville, VA East Montgomery H.S. 5 Wright, Thomas FS Sr. Falls Church, Va U of Maryland 6 Graham, Tyler P/K Sr. Bristol, TN Tennessee H.S. 7 Younger, Terrence WR So. Naruna, VA William Campbell H.S. 8 Melshen, Paul K Sr. Norfolk, VA Granby H.S. 9 Williams, Jamal TE So. Alexandria, VA T.C. Williams H.S. 10 Eubank, Jeremy QB Fr. Hampton, VA Hampton H.S. 11 LaVoi, Cullen QB So. Kodak, TN Sevier Co. H.S. 12 Atkins, Sean RB Sr. Fredericksburg, TX Texas-San Antonio 13 Lamb, Anthony SS Fr. Virginia Beach, VA Bayside H.S. 14 Jones, Nehemiah CB Jr. Fredericksburg, VA Stafford H.S. 15 Ryans, Ty QB Fr. Rogersville, TN Cherokee H.S. 16 Long, James WR Sr. Roanoke Rapids, NC Northampton East H.S. 17 Royal, Dominique WR Fr. Forest, VA Jefferson Forest H.S. 18 Massenburg, Juwaine WR Fr. Hopewell, VA Hopewell H.S. 19 Lusk, Gil WR Jr. Big Stone Gap, Va Powell Valley H.S. 20 Cochran, Zach RB So. Roanoke, VA Patrick Henry-Roanoke H.S. 21 Dickerson, Andre RB Sr. Gretna, VA Gretna H.S. 23 Mellon, Nick WS/SS Fr. Woodbridge, VA Gar-Field H.S. 24 Parker, Jeff CB Fr. Dumfries, VA Potomac H.S. 25 DeJarnette, Christian ILB Sr. Long Island, VA Gretna H.S. 26 Harris, Dorian RB Fr. Floyd, VA Floyd Co. H.S. 27 McMoore, Dee FS Fr. Danville, VA Dan River HS 28 Mullins, Merrick WR Fr. Glade, VA Patrick Henry-Glade H.S. 29 Atkins, Kre'Shawn SS Fr. Richmond, VA Varina H.S. 31 Revely, Malcolm WS Fr. Madison Hts, VA Amherst Co. H.S. 32 Haight, Dayvon RB Fr. Front Royal, VA Skyline H.S. 33 Bowyer, Michael ILB Jr. Bedford, VA Liberty-Bedford H.S. 34 Payne, Vernon CB Sr. Chesapeake, VA Western Branch H.S. 35 Henderson, Denzell FB Fr. Vienna, VA James Madison H.S. 36 Grady, Chris FB Fr. Front Royal, VA Skyline H.S. 37 Harris, Shahiem WS Sr. Newport News, VA Denbigh H.S. 38 Boatner, Khaleel OLB Fr. Norfolk, VA Booker T. Washington H.S. 39 Chandley, Hayden ILB Jr. Jonesborough, TN Daniel Boone H.S. 41 Smith, Marcus RB Fr. Chesapeake, VA Oscar Smith H.S. 42 Blair, Zack OLB Fr. Front Royal, VA Skyline H.S. 43 McCormick, Dylan PK Fr. Palmyra, VA Fork Union H.S. 45 Cooke, Jeremiah DE Jr. Norton, VA J.J. Kelly H.S. 46 Redd, Joemel OLB Fr. Hampton, VA Hampton H.S. 48 Massaquoi, Ed FB Fr. Alexandria, VA T.C. Williams H.S. 50 Flood, Chris ILB So. Hampton, VA Hampton H.S. 51 Johnson, Darius ILB Fr. Dinwiddie, VA Dinwiddie H.S. 52 Billups, T'ontray ILB So. Chesapeake, VA Oscar Smith H.S. 53 White, Eric DT So. Seymour, TN Seymour H.S. 54 Barbour, Michael OL Sr. Brookneal, VA William Campbell H.S. 55 Sandoval, Matt ILB So. Roanoke, VA Fork Union Mil Academy 58 Tarrer, Michael ILB Fr. Richmond, VA J.R. Tucker H.S.

12 ROSTER No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr-Exp Hometown High School (College) 59 Voltz, Garrett LS Fr. Ashburn, VA Stonebridge H.S. 60 Urrutia, Jose OL So. Alexandria, VA T.C. Williams H.S. 62 Craft, Cody LB Fr. Big Stone Gap, VA Union H.S. 64 McGill, Dustin OL So. Sevierville, TN Sevier Co. H.S. 65 Gaffney, Cloyd DT Sr. Huger, SC Hanahan H.S. 66 Burris, Desmond OL Jr. Roanoke, VA Johnson C. Smith 67 Sahi, Dawer OL Fr. Springfield, VA Robert E. Lee H.S. 68 Breckley, Kenny OL Fr. Bealton, VA Liberty-Bealton H.S. 69 Tuite, Jack OL Fr. Virginia Beach, VA Cox H.S. 70 Henry, Daquan DE Fr. Hampton, VA Hampton H.S. 71 Holdren, Trevor OL Fr. Roanoke, VA Hidden Valley H.S. 72 Johnson, Torrey DE Fr. Alexandria, VA T.C. Williams H.S. 73 Kumah, Randy OL Fr. Woodbridge, VA Woodbridge H.S. 74 Taylor, Hunter DE Fr. Bedford, VA Liberty-Bedford H.S. 75 Enix, Kevin OL So. Boones Mill, VA Franklin County H.S. 76 Brembry, Andre OL Fr. Los Angeles, CA Pallisades H.S. 79 Jackson, Stephen DE Fr. Richmond, VA Highland Springs H.S. 82 Cousins, Jacob WR Fr. Richmond, VA J.R. Tucker H.S. 83 Cousins, James WR Fr. Richmond, VA J.R. Tucker H.S. 84 Griffin, Andrew DE Fr. Lynchburg, VA Heritage H.S. 85 Winbush, Jalani CB Fr. Alexandria, VA T.C. Williams H.S. 86 Loy, Harrison WR Sr. Goode, VA Jefferson Forest H.S. 87 Vaught, Tyler DE Fr. Floyd, VA Floyd Co. H.S. 88 Zentmeyer, Capers TE So. Martinsville, VA Martinsville H.S. 89 Bentley, Rashad TE Fr. New Kent, VA New Kent H.S. 90 Boyer, Stephen DT So. Poquoson, VA Poquoson H.S. 91 Beecham, Colby DE Fr. Chesapeake, VA Hickory H.S. 92 Meador, Timmy DE Fr. Roanoke, VA William Byrd H.S. 93 Thompson, Kaleb DT Fr. Lynchburg, VA Brookville H.S. 94 Holland, E.J. DE So. Sterling, VA Dominion H.S. 96 Brownlow, Skylar DE Fr. Warrenton, VA Kettle Run H.S. 98 Goode, Brandon DT Fr. Richmond, VA Highland Springs H.S. Name Kre'Shawn Atkins T'ontray Billups Khaleel Boatner Michael Bower Stephen Boyer Andre Brembry Christian DeJarnette Kevin Enix Jeremy Eubank Brandon Goode Dayvon Haight Stephen Jackson Randy Kumah Cullen LaVoi Ed Massaquoi Juwaine Massenburg Paul Melshen Joemel Redd Malcolm Revely Dawer Sahi Jack Tuite Jose Urrutia Jalani Winbush Pronunciation Krey-Sh-ahn Atkins Tahn-trey Billups Kuh-lil Boatner Michael Bow-your Steven Boy-your Andre Brem-bree Christian De-jar-net Kevin E-nicks Jeremy You-Bank Brandon Gewd Day-vahn Hate Ste-fawn Jackson Randy Koo-Muh Cullen Luh-Voy Ed Mass-uh-Kwah Juh-Wahn Mass-in-burg Paul Mel-Shin Juh-mail Red Malcolm Reev-Lee Dow-ur Suh-He Jack Toot Ho-Say You-Root-E-Ah Juh-lah-ney Winbush

13 HEAD COACH Dewey Lusk Third Season Dewey Lusk will begin his third season as the head coach of the UVa-Wise football program in 2013 following a 3-8 campaign in Last year, the Cavalier shocked eventual playoff participant and nationally ranked Bethel in the season opener. The team also claimed victories over Bluefield College and Union College in the school's final season in the Mid-South Conference. Two seasons ago, Lusk spent his first season as a head coach after working as an assistant for 26 seasons. The long awaited first game for Lusk was a thriller as the Cavaliers opened the season with a home victory over nationally ranked Webber International. Two weeks later, Lusk and his Cavs squared off with local rival Emory & Henry for what many labeled as the final meeting of the two schools. The Emory & Henry alumnus and former assistant will go down as the head coach of one of the more memorable games in UVa-Wise history as the Cavs scored on a lateral punt return on the game's final play to upend the Wasps Overall, Lusk's crew would go 5-6 in 2011, a two win improvement over the 2010 Cavs. In his tenure, Lusk has been known as an offensive mastermind. During his stint as the offensive coordinator, Lusk helped UVa- Wise become one of the most vaunted offensive juggernauts in NAIA football. In 2008, the Cavalier offense finished fourth in the NAIA in scoring offense (41.4 ppg) while finishing second in the nation in pass efficiency (174.9) and total offense (477.5 yds./gm). The Cavs led the Mid-South East in scoring offense, pass efficiency and total offense that season as well. Quarterback Randy Hippeard highlighted the 2008 offensive attack by becoming the first UVa-Wise quarterback to lead the nation in total offense (339.9 yds/gm) and passing yards (330.6 yds/gm) In 2009, UVa-Wise once again had an outstanding offense and the individual honors continued to roll in. Wide receiver Jason Lovett was named NAIA All-American, while quarterback Brad Robbins, wide receiver Matt Barbour, and lineman Brian Pisani were named Mid-South East All-Conference. As a unit, the Cavaliers found the turf of Carl Smith Stadium to be friendly; the offense produced nearly 30 points per game at home. In his final season as an assistant, the Cavaliers began implementing a new offensive philosophy of balance on the offensive side of the ball. UVa-Wise rushed for almost 1,800 yards that season, their highest single season total since While the passing totals dropped to an average of 163 yards per game, the rushing total increased to 163 yards per game, the highest total since the Cavs claimed the 2007 Mid-South East title. The former offensive coordinator came to UVa-Wise after serving 14 years as an assistant coach to the now retired Emory & Henry College head coach Lou Wacker. While at Emory & Henry, Lusk served as the football team's offensive coordinator in addition to the school's head baseball coach. On the diamond, Lusk led the Wasps to more victories than any other coach in Emory & Henry history. Lusk earned his bachelor's degree from Emory & Henry and master's degree from Gardner-Webb University, where he also served as an assistant coach. The Christiansburg High School product graduated in Coach Lusk is married to Mily Dover of Shelby, NC and they have two children, Gil and Landi.

14 UVa-Wise Football 2013 UVa-Wise Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2013) All games Team Statistics WISE OPP SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 8 4 RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 2 10 PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 3 6 TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 27:44 32:15 3RD-DOWN Conversions 15/53 24/56 3rd-Down Pct 28% 43% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/7 2/5 4th-Down Pct 29% 40% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 17 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 7 20 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (6-10) 60% (18-24) 75% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (3-10) 30% (13-24) 54% PAT-ATTEMPTS (6-7) 86% (17-20) 85% ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 2/1700 2/3158 Neutral Site Games 0/0 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total UVa-Wise Opponents

15 UVa-Wise Football 2013 UVa-Wise Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2013) All games Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Dickerson, Andre Smith, Marcus Eubank, Jeremy LaVoi, Cullen Cochran, Zach Grady, Chris Atkins, Sean Mickey, W Melshen, Paul Younger, Terrence Harris, Dorian Long, James Ryans, Ty Total Opponents Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g LaVoi, Cullen Ryans, Ty Eubank, Jeremy Total Opponents Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Long, James Younger, Terrence Dickerson, Andre Loy, Harrison Lusk, Gil Smith, Marcus Zentmeyer, Capers Stewart, Julian Massenburg, Juwaine Cochran, Zach Total Opponents Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Payne, Vernon Total Opponents Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Billups, T'ontray Total Opponents Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Long, James Payne, Vernon Younger, Terrence Sandoval, Matt Cochran, Zach Tarrer, Michael Billups, T'ontray Total Opponents Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Total Opponents

16 UVa-Wise Football 2013 UVa-Wise Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2013) All games Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 52 Billups, T'ontray Jones, Nehemiah Tarrer, Michael Cooke, Jeremiah Jones, Marcus Blair, Zack Wright, Thomas Sandoval, Matt Flood, Chris Payne, Vernon Henry, Daquan Mickey, W Lamb, Anthony Boyer, Stephen Gaffney, Cloyd Harris, Shaheim Holland, E.J Mellon, Nick Goode, Brandon Chandley, Hayden Meador, Timmy Townsend, Josh Brownlow, Skylar Younger, Terrence DeJarnette, Christia Barbour, Michael Cochran, Zach Long, James Lishen, Jacob McGill, Dustin McCormick, Dylan Henderson, Denzell Voltz, Garrett Bowyer, Michael Parker, Jeff Graham, Tyler Breckley, Kenny Total Opponents

17 Individual Season Records Rushing yards Ra'Shad Morgan ( ) Ra'Shad Morgan ( ) Greg Thomas ( ) Greg Thomas ( ) Greg Thomas ( ) Rushing attempts Ra'Shad Morgan ( ) Ra'Shad Morgan ( ) Greg Thomas ( ) Greg Thomas ( ) Larry Smith ( ) Rushing TDs Ra'Shad Morgan Ra'Shad Morgan Greg Thomas Greg Thomas Eddie Whitfield Larry Oliver Average yards/rush (min. 50 attempts) Greg Thomas ( ) Greg Thomas ( ) Andre Dickerson (56-374) Stewart Robertson ( ) Ralph Carter ( ) Rushing yards/game (min. 6 games) Ra'Shad Morgan (11 games) Ra'Shad Morgan (10 games) Greg Thomas (10 games) Greg Thomas (10 games) Greg Thomas (11 games) Pass attempts Brad Robbins ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) David Nara ( ) Pass completions Randy Hippeard ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Brad Robbins ( ) David Nara ( ) Passing yards Randy Hippeard ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Brad Robbins ( ) David Nara ( ) Passing TDs Randy Hippeard Randy Hippeard Randy Hippeard Brad Robbins David Nara Pass completion pct (min. 50 attempts) Randy Hippeard ( ) Ron Hicks ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Ron Hicks ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Pass efficiency (min. 50 attempts) Randy Hippeard ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Ron Hicks ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) David Nara ( ) Average yards/pass (min. 50 attempts) Randy Hippeard ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Ron Hicks ( ) David Nara ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Average yards/completion (min. 50 attempts) Josh Mabe ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) David Nara ( ) Adam Artrip ( ) Ron Hicks ( ) Passing yards/game (min. 6 games) Randy Hippeard (11 games) Randy Hippeard (11 games) Randy Hippeard (11 games) Brad Robbins (11 games) David Nara (10 games) Pass reception yards Jason Lovett ( ) Matt Barbour ( ) Jason Lovett (54-984) Matt Barbour (52-898) Aric Evans (41-832) Pass receptions Jason Lovett ( ) Matt Barbour ( ) Jason Lovett (54-984) Ant. Richards (54-811) Kendon Doe (54-810) Pass reception TDs Jason Lovett Jason Lovett Aric Evans Aric Evans Jason Lovett Aric Evans Average yards/catch (min. 10 receptions) James Long (22-555) Brad Ricker (19-474) Eddie Whitfield (24-586) Mike Owens (28-670) Chris Stone (11-260)

18 Individual Season Records Rushing yards Ra'Shad Morgan ( ) Ra'Shad Morgan ( ) Greg Thomas ( ) Greg Thomas ( ) Greg Thomas ( ) Rushing attempts Ra'Shad Morgan ( ) Ra'Shad Morgan ( ) Greg Thomas ( ) Greg Thomas ( ) Larry Smith ( ) Rushing TDs Ra'Shad Morgan Ra'Shad Morgan Greg Thomas Greg Thomas Eddie Whitfield Larry Oliver Average yards/rush (min. 50 attempts) Greg Thomas ( ) Greg Thomas ( ) Andre Dickerson (56-374) Stewart Robertson ( ) Ralph Carter ( ) Rushing yards/game (min. 6 games) Ra'Shad Morgan (11 games) Ra'Shad Morgan (10 games) Greg Thomas (10 games) Greg Thomas (10 games) Greg Thomas (11 games) Pass attempts Brad Robbins ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) David Nara ( ) Pass completions Randy Hippeard ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Brad Robbins ( ) David Nara ( ) Passing yards Randy Hippeard ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Brad Robbins ( ) David Nara ( ) Passing TDs Randy Hippeard Randy Hippeard Randy Hippeard Brad Robbins David Nara Pass completion pct (min. 50 attempts) Randy Hippeard ( ) Ron Hicks ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Ron Hicks ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Pass efficiency (min. 50 attempts) Randy Hippeard ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Ron Hicks ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) David Nara ( ) Average yards/pass (min. 50 attempts) Randy Hippeard ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Ron Hicks ( ) David Nara ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) Average yards/completion (min. 50 attempts) Josh Mabe ( ) Randy Hippeard ( ) David Nara ( ) Adam Artrip ( ) Ron Hicks ( ) Passing yards/game (min. 6 games) Randy Hippeard (11 games) Randy Hippeard (11 games) Randy Hippeard (11 games) Brad Robbins (11 games) David Nara (10 games) Pass reception yards Jason Lovett ( ) Matt Barbour ( ) Jason Lovett (54-984) Matt Barbour (52-898) Aric Evans (41-832) Pass receptions Jason Lovett ( ) Matt Barbour ( ) Jason Lovett (54-984) Ant. Richards (54-811) Kendon Doe (54-810) Pass reception TDs Jason Lovett Jason Lovett Aric Evans Aric Evans Jason Lovett Aric Evans Average yards/catch (min. 10 receptions) James Long (22-555) Brad Ricker (19-474) Eddie Whitfield (24-586) Mike Owens (28-670) Chris Stone (11-260)