Kutztown University (5-4, 5-3 PSAC) Vs. Shippensburg University (5-4, 4-4 PSAC)
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Football Contact: Bryan Salvadore • Sports Information Director • (610) 683-4182 • [email protected] 2011 PSAC Champions • 2010 & 2011 NCAA Tournament • 22 All-America Honors Kutztown University (5-4, 5-3 PSAC) vs. Shippensburg University (5-4, 4-4 PSAC) Saturday, Nov. 8 • 12 p.m. • SU Student Association Field at Seth Grove Stadium (7,700) GAME INFOR MATION BEAR BITES Series: ............................... (SHIP leads 47-17-2) • Both teams enter on two-game winning streaks with a chance to seal a winning season. First Meeting: ................... 1929 (SU 26, KU 12) • Chad Barton has a 22-5 TD/INT ratio (leads PSAC) & 2,148 passing yards. Last Meeting: .................... 2013 (SU 55, KU 30) • Three Golden Bears have 200+ career tackles (Dougan, Peay, Greenwald). Last KU Win: ...................... 2010 (KU 33, SU 24) • KU has not won at Shippensburg since 1995 (nine straight losses). Radio: ..............................................................KUR • KU has run for 100 yards in 4 of its 5 wins, and allowed 100 rushing yards in its losses. Talent: .................Matt Santos & Greg Bamberger • The KU defense has held its last two opponents to negative rushing yardage. Stats, Audio & Video: .......................KUBears.com • So. LB Zachary Delp is this week’s PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week. KUTZTOWN SCHEDULE KU VS. SHIPPENSBURG SEPTEMBER SERIES HISTORY: Saturday marks the 67th meeting between the Golden Bears and the SAT 6 at Slippery Rock L, 26-37 Red Raiders. Both teams have won their last two games as one team will earn their first SAT 13 #20 INDIANA (PA) * W, 44-7 three-game winning streak of the season. The winner of Saturday’s game will also secure SAT 20 at Gannon * L, 28-37 a winning season. KU has dropped the previous three matchups against Shippensburg, SAT 27 CHEYNEY * W, 74-0 and the last nine at Seth Grove Stadium dating back to 1995. Kutztown’s 49-7 loss in OCTOBER 2011 was its only loss of the regular season, and KU allowed a school-record 73 points in SAT 4 at Millersville * W, 54-7 2012’s 73-35 defeat. THU 9 #10 WEST CHESTER * L, 7-29 SAT 18 #12 BLOOMSBURG * L, 13-31 BROADCAST INFORMATION: On the road in 2014, along with the regular-season home SAT 25 at East Stroudsburg * W, 31-16 finale on Nov. 1, KU football will be broadcast online through, “The Radio Voice of Kutztown NOVEMBER University, KUR.” Matt Santos, Kutztown University’s director of university relations who SAT 1 LOCK HAVEN * W, 19-0 has covered Golden Bear Football since coming to KU in 1992, will have the call in 2014. SAT 8 at Shippensburg * 12 PM The pregame show will start 10 minutes prior to kickoff. Fans can listen to KU on KUR: SAT 15 at Clarion 12 PM • On-campus at 1670 AM • Locally on Service Electric or Hometown Utilicom Channels 24, 28, 99, or 266. SHIPPENSBURG SCHEDULE • Online around the world streaming at www.Kutztown.edu/KUR • On smart phones by downloading the “Tune-In” app and searching for Kutztown SEPTEMBER • And on ANY phone, cell or landline, simply by dialing (610)-465-7860. THU 4 at Seton Hill W, 55-30 SAT 13 EDINBORO * W, 47-21 WINNING SEASON: Kutztown head coach Jim Clements can become the first KU head SAT 20 CALIFORNIA (PA) * L, 34-56 coach in the program’s modern history to achieve a winning season in his first year at the SAT 27 at Bloomsburg * L, 30-38 helm of the Golden Bears. Notably, Earnest Slessinger went 3-2-1 in his first year in 1929. OCTOBER SAT 4 EAST STROUDSBURG * L, 33-37 ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: This week’s PSAC East Athletes of the Week will be on display SAT 11 at Lock Haven * W, 42-24 in Shippensburg on Saturday. Kutztown linebacker Zachary Delp notched a career-high 13 SAT 18 at West Chester * L, 28-55 tackles, nine of which were solo tackles, against Lock Haven last week and was named SAT 25 CHEYNEY * W, 34-13 the East’s Defensive Athlete of the Week. Delp had four tackles-for-loss, a pass break-up, NOVEMBER a quarterback hurry, and capped his day with a solo sack in the endzone for a safety. Ship- SAT 1 at Millersville * W, 60-16 pensburg running back Blair Brooks was named the East’s Offensive Athlete of the Week. SAT 8 KUTZTOWN * 12 PM SAT 15 at Mercyhurst 12 PM www.KUBears.com 1 2014 GOLDEN BEAR TRENDS HEAD COACHES Kutztown’s records in games... Decided by 3 pts or less 0-0 Jim Clements Decided by 4-10 points 0-1 (Widener ’96) Decided by 11-20 points 2-2 Head Coach Decided by more than 20 points 3-1 1st Season at KU Decided in overtime 0-0 5-4 Record at KU Kutztown’s record when scoring 71-28 Career Record 14 or fewer points 0-2 Jim Clements is in his first season as Kutztown University’s head coach in 2014. He 15-24 or fewer points 1-0 was named the head coach on March 19, 2014, and is the 16th head coach in Kutz- 25-34 points 1-2 town’s modern football history. 35+ points 3-0 Clements came to Kutztown after serving as the head coach at Division III Delaware Kutztown’s record when allowing Valley College for eight years. He is the winningest coach in Delaware Valley history 14 or fewer points 4-0 with an overall record of 66-24 from 2006-13. He held a .500 or better record in 15-24 or fewer points 1-0 each of his eight years and won four Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) championships (2008-11) with three NCAA second round appearances (2009-11). 25-34 points 0-2 35+ points 0-2 He was a three-time MAC Coach of the Year (2009-11) and capped his run with an Kutztown’s record when undefeated season in 2011. He was named the 2010 American Football Coaches Leading after the 1st quarter 3-1 Association (AFCA) Region 2 Coach of the Year and the 2011 Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Year, when his team went undefeated. Tied after the 1st quarter 2-0 Trailing after the 1st quarter 0-3 He played at Widener University and anchored the defensive line as the Pioneers won Leading at halftime 5-2 the conference crown and reached the 1994 South Region final of the NCAA Division Tied at halftime 0-0 III playoffs. Clements was a three-year starter and recorded 154 tackles in his career. Trailing at halftime 0-2 Clements received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history with a certification in second- Leading after the 3rd quarter 5-0 ary education from Widener in 1996, and earned a master’s in secondary education Tied after the 3rd quarter 0-1 in 2001. Trailing after the 3rd quarter 0-3 Clements and his wife, Sue, reside in Trappe, Pennsylvania and have two children: a Kutztown’s record with son, Hayden (9), and a daughter, Amelia (5). Less than 100 rushing yards 1-4 100+ rushing yards 4-0 Less than 200 passing yards 1-2 200-299 passing yards 2-0 Mark Maciejewski 300+ passing yards 2-2 (Shippensburg ’92/’96M) Less than 300 yards of total offense 0-2 Head Coach 300+ yards of total offense 5-2 4th Season Kutztown’s record when allowing 30-14 Record at SU Less than 100 rushing yards 5-0 In 2014, Mark Maciejewski ’92/’96M enters his fourth season 100+ rushing yards 0-4 as the head football coach at his alma mater, Shippensburg Less than 200 passing yards 4-0 University. 200-299 passing yards 1-2 Through his first three seasons, Maciejewski (pronounced muh-CHESS-key) guided 300+ passing yards 0-2 the Red Raiders to a 25-10 record – marking the most wins in a three-year period in Less than 300 yards of total offense 5-0 109 years of organized football history at Shippensburg University. 300+ yards of total offense 0-4 Maciejewski has overseen back-to-back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2002-04, re-written 116 school records and outscored the opposition by an ABOUT KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY average of 15 points per game. Location: Kutztown, Pa. In 2012, Maciejewski was named the AFCA Division II Region 1 Coach of the Year and Founded: 1866 PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year while being selected as one of five finalists Enrollment: 9,218 for Liberty Mutual’s Division II Coach of the Year award. Maciejewski guided the Red Raiders to an 11-2 record, the second round of the NCAA playoffs and their first post- Nickname: Golden Bears season victory since the 1991 season. Colors: Maroon & Gold Stadium/Field: University Field at Andre Reed Stadium (5,600) Maciejewski’s coaching expertise is primarily on the defensive side of the ball. Ma- Affiliation: NCAA Division II ciejewski began his coaching career as an SU graduate assistant in 1995 and 1996. After stints at James Madison and Saint Francis, he returned to coach the SU second- Conference: Pennsylvania State Athletics Conference (PSAC) ary from 2000-02 before serving as the defensive coordinator from 2003-04. From Acting President: Dr. Carlos Vargas-Aburto 2006-10, Maciejewski was named Shippensburg’s assistant head coach and was Director of Athletics: Greg Bamberger once again charged with leading the secondary. Associate Athletic Director: Michelle Gober He was elected to the Shippensburg University Athletics Hall of Fame in October 2010 Head Equipment Manager: Keith “Radar” McCarthy and earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in environmental science.