FOOTBALL RELEASE—WEEK TWO (1-0, 0-0 CCIW) Vs. (1-0, 0-0 CCIW) September 15 at 1 p.m. at Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Ill.

Game Notes After its bye week last Saturday, the Millikin football team returns to action this weekend hosting North Park University to open play in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). With the addition of Washington University-St. Louis as an associate conference member for football, CCIW teams now play nine conference games meaning the Big Blue face a battle every Saturday for the rest of the season. Millikin opened the season with a come from behind 25-21 victory at Hope College on August 31. Hope scored on its first possession of the game and would put three touchdowns on the board in the first half. The Big Blue answered each Hope touchdown with a score of its own, but due to some issues on special teams, Millikin trailed 21-19 at halftime. The Big Blue defense dominated Hope in the second half keeping the Flying Dutchman off the scoreboard. Millikin scored the go-ahead touchdown with 8:40 left in the game on a 16- yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Nicco Stepina to senior wide receiver Gerald Perry to pull ahead 25-21. The Big Blue drive was kept alive by clutch 35 yard and 16-yard completions from Stepina to Jordan Smith. Millikin had 422 yards of total offense gaining 261 passing and 161 yards rushing. Hope had 335 yards of total offense. Stepina extended his Millikin career passing records going 19-38 for 261 yards passing and two touchdowns. Smith had six catches for 101 yards and Perry had six catches for 68 yards. Sophomore Jazontae Howard was Millikin's rusher gaining 133 yards on 23 carries. Millikin senior punter Wyatt Fox was named the CCIW Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Hope. Fox had four punts for 175 yards (43.8-yard average), including one inside the 20-yard line. Millikin Head Coach Dan Gritti said the Big Blue cleaned up issues on both sides of the football during the bye week. The Millikin defense worked on tackling better after missing numerous tackles for a loss against Hope. The Big Blue offense worked on sustaining longer drives so they can be less dependent on the big play. North Park won their first game 28-13 over Anderson University on September 1. The game included a two-hour storm delay. Sophomore quarterback Grant Borsch completed 19 passes for 239 yards, tossing a pair of touchdowns along the way. Woodrow Corey caught eight passes for a game-leading 118 yards and a touchdown. North Park defense back Gary Anish was named to the D3Football.com Team of the Week after leading the Viking defense with 11 tackles and three interceptions.

Last season Millikin defeated North Park 30-15 in Chicago. Stepina ended the day 17-27- 1 for 249 yards and two touchdowns. Smith had six catches for 123 yards with two scores. Matt Brown led the Millikin defense with 12 tackles including two tackles for a loss. Quintaz Wright had six tackles including four tackles for a loss. Davion Jefferson had four tackles for a loss including 2.5 sacks.

Millikin Record Watch Nicco Stepina holds several Millikin career record, which he establish new marks each game. Career Passing Yards – 7,126 Career Touchdown Passes - 65 Career Pass Attempts – 937 Career Pass Completions – 534 Career Total Offense – 7,864

Career Receiving Leaders Gerald Perry ranks ninth with 1,608 yards. He needs 43 yards to move into eighth place. Jordan Smith ranks 12th all-time with 1,357. He needs 17 yards to move into 10th all-time.

Career Touchdown Receptions-While he might not get this record early in the season, Jordan Smith is only nine away from Jeff Query’s mark of 29.

Series Record: Millikin vs. North Park This is the 59th meeting between the two schools. The two teams have played annually since 1960 when North Park joined the CCIW. Series Record - Millikin leads the series, 52-6 Millikin Points vs. North Park 1,933 North Park Points vs. Millikin 554 Games Decided by 3 points or less - 7 Games Decided by 7 points or less - 9 Current Millikin win streak – Win 3 Last 10 games with North Park – 8-2 Biggest Millikin win - 2002 and 1961, 72-0 Biggest North Park win - 1968, 30-0

The Coaches: Millikin’s Dan Gritti and North Park’s Mike Conway Dan Gritti Overall: 41-28 (8th season) Record at Millikin: 12-9 (3rd season) Alma Mater: Vanderbilt University, 1995 Mike Conway Overall: 44-52 (10th season) Record at North Park: 23-38 (6th season) Alma Mater: Olivet Nazarene

2018 Millikin Football Schedule\Results Date: Opponent: Time: Aug. 31 at Hope College W 25-21 Sept. 15 *North Park 1 p.m. Sept. 22 at *Wheaton 6 p.m. Sept. 29 *Augustana 6:30 p.m. Oct. 6 *Carroll 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at *Carthage 1 p.m. Oct. 20 at *Elmhurst 1 p.m. Oct. 27 *Illinois Wesleyan 6 p.m. Nov. 3 *Washington U.-St. L 1 p.m. Nov. 10 at *North Central 1 p.m. Home games in bold *=CCIW Contest

2017 Millikin Football Schedule\Results Date: Opponent: Time: Aug. 31 Greenville W 76-3 9/9 at Rose-Hulman W 28-26 9/16 Bye Week 9/23 *North Central L 51-21 9/30 at *North Park W 30-15 10/7 *Wheaton W 35-31 10/14 at *Augustana W 28-25 10/21 *Carroll W 56-35 10/28 at Carthage L 45-27 11/4 *Elmhurst W 41-7 11/11 at *Illinois Wesleyan L 31-6 Home games in bold *=CCIW Contest

Broadcast Information The Millikin vs. North Park will be broadcast on ESPNDecatur (1050AM WDZ) and available online at nowdecatur.com. Millikin will provide live coverage of the game at athletics.millikin.edu. Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/millikin/football/ Live Video: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/millikin/

Millikin University vs. North Park University Week 2—September 15, 2018 (As of September 10, 2018) DEFENSE Pos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School DT 94 Alexzander Clark*** 5-11 330 Sr. Sauk Village, Ill./Bloom Trail 91 Christopher Vogt 6-0 250 Fr. Warrenton, Mo./Warren County R-3 DT 99 Davion Jefferson** 6-3 240 Jr. Kankakee, Ill./Kankakee 90 Jake Robinson*** 6-2 240 Sr. Fenton, Mo./Rockwood Summit DE 1 Quintaz Wright** 6-1 230 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central 16 Jordan Telez 6-0 200 Fr. New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln Way West DE 38 Gabe Xayathone** 6-0 220 Sr. South Charleston, Ohio/Southeastern 52 Josh Belcher* 6-0 200 Sr. Goreville, Ill./Goreville LB 35 Matt Brown** 5-11 215 Jr. Champaign, Ill./Champaign Central 33 Jevon Connor 5-8 150 Fr. Cordova, Tenn./Cordova LB 5 Nikia Averitte*** 5-11 230 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central 55 David Blissit 5-8 200 So. St. Louis, Mo./Soldan International LB 36 Kyle Ramos** 5-10 180 Sr. Midlothian, Ill./Bremen 34 Jequan Harrell* 5-10 200 So. Blue Island, Ill./Eisenhower CB 19 Joshua Scudder 5-10 170 Jr. Bolingbrook, Ill./Waubonsie Valley 20 Bobby Brake 6-1 170 So. Albion, Ill./Edwards County S 42 Tatum Teicher* 6-0 160 So. Ballwin, Mo./Parkway West 25 Ashton Sandy 5-8 165 Fr. McDonough, Ga./Ola DB 9 Israel Smith* 5-9 170 So. Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook 29 Adam Hayes* 5-11 200 So. Lockport, Ill./Plainfield Central CB 23 Keshawn Marshall* 5-8 175 So. Centralia, Ill./Centralia 18 Marcus Valentine 5-10 170 So. Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook

OFFENSE Pos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School T 73 Rodney Baker** 6-2 320 Jr. Cahokia, Ill./Althoff Catholic 65 Deion Sims 6-3 260 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Acad. Health Science G 72 Sauvignon Hayes* 5-11 295 So. McDonough, Ga./Ola 71 Kameron Foster 6-0 255 Fr. Hammond, Ind./Morton C 75 Connor Brewer*** 6-2 265 Sr. Springfield, Ill./Rochester 67 Justin Mysliwiec 6-0 265 Fr. Westmont, Ill./Hinsdale Central G 69 Jackson Delfosse** 6-0 340 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame 78 Alex Vogt 6-0 290 Fr. Warrenton, Mo./Warren County R-3 T 62 Josh Mysliwiec** 6-0 265 Jr. Westmont, Ill./Hinsdale Central 56 Brandt Williamson 6-1 260 Fr. Westville, Ill./Westville TE 88 Blake Patchett*** 6-4 250 Sr. Campus, Ill./Herscher 45 Rory Arnold* 6-1 230 Sr. Wayne, Ill./Marmion Academy RB 6 Jazontae Howard* 5-6 160 So. Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook 26 Ladavion Severado* 5-10 170 So. Westville, Ill./Westville QB 2 Nicco Stepina*** 6-0 180 Sr. Casey, Ill./Casey Westfield 14 Cal Pohrte 6-2 210 So. New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln Way West WR 12 Jordan Smith** 6-4 195 Jr. Shelbyville, Ill./Shelbyville 87 Leigh Nutall 6-0 155 Fr. Brownsburg, Ind./Brownburg WR 7 Gerald Perry** 5-11 170 Sr. Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven 4 Marquis Yarbrough* 5-11 160 So. Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette WR 82 Patrick Cooper* 6-0 180 So. Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township 83 Tyrice Hines* 6-2 200 So. St. Louis, Mo./Parkway West

SPECIALISTS P 27 Wyatt Fox*** 6-4 205 Sr. Shelbyville, Ill./Shelbyville K 28 William Raibley 6-0 200 Fr. Evansville, Ind./Harrison

North Park vs. Anderson – North Park Two-Deep 9/1/18 North Park Offense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School

WR 84 Hunter Hinkel 6-0 175 Sr. Valparaiso, Ind./Wheeler 87 Brandon Vinson 5-11 183 So. Schaumburg, IL/J.B. Conant LT 74 Justin Williams 6-4 320 Jr. Chicago, IL/Steinmetz 51 Jacob Hardie 6-3 250 So. Chicago Ridge, IL/H.L. Richards LG 64 George Corey 6-0 250 Sr. Des Plaines, IL/Maine East 60 Herman Rodriguez 6-0 250 Fr. Miami, FL/Southwest Miami C 63 George Tafua, Jr. 6-0 265 Jr. Pago Pago, AS/Fagaitua 65 Shane Theobald 6-2 275 Fr. Tampa, FL/Howard W. Blake RG 55 Rush Asing 6-0 260 So. Kailua, HI/Damien 60 Herman Rodriguez 6-0 250 Fr. Miami, FL/Southwest Miami RT 71 Zach Sandlin 6-3 250 Sr. Pflugerville, TX/Hendrickson 51 Jacob Hardie 6-3 250 So. Chicago, Ridge, IL/H.L. Richards WR 3 Woody Corey 5-8 185 So. Des Plaines, IL/Maine West 14 Malik Powell 5-9 175 Jr. Hollywood, FL/McArthur WR 13 Sid Smith IV 5-7 175 Jr. Oakland, CA./Skyline 11 Micah Lowe 6-0 200 Jr. Columbus, OH/Westerville Central QB 19 Grant Borsch 5-10 180 So. Walkerton, IN/John Glenn 2 Jason McGovern 6-3 205 Fr. Saline, MI/Saline RB 24 Jeremiah Madden 5-10 185 So. Waukegan, IL/St. Joseph (Kenosha) 20 Justice MacNeal-Young 5-10 195 Jr. Schaumburg, IL/Schaumburg WR 6 Travis Dworzynski Brian 5-10 180 Sr. Belvidere, IL/Belvidere North 7 Mena 6-1 186 So. Wesley Chapel, FL/Wesley Chapel TE 81 Na’im Smith 6-0 200 Jr. Wesley Chapel, FL/Wesley Chapel

North Park Defense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School DE 17 Uati Pati 6-3 235 Jr. Pago Pago, American Samoa / Marist/Tafuna 93 Joey McIntyre 6-2 230 Fr. Valparaiso, Ind. / Valparaiso DT 91 Harold Alexander 5-7 250 Jr . Chicago, IL / Depaul College Prep 99 Lubens Jean -Paul 6-1 293 Fr . Lake Worth, Fla. / Santaluces DT 98 Patamo Soa 5-11 320 So . Waimanalo, Hawaii / Punahou 57 Issac Martinez 6-1 265 Fr. Wheeling, Ill. / Wheeling DE 53 Quentin Voce 5-11 215 Sr. Chicago, Ill. / St. Patric k 42 Dillion Sunday 5-11 215 Jr. Aiea, Hawaii / Radford LB 9-D Uluao Letuli 5-9 210 Sr . Pago Pago, American Samoa / Marist/Tafuna 43 Mathew Faufata -Pedrina 5-10 200 Fr. Kapolei, Hawaii / Damien Memorial LB 46 Arnaldo Landrau 5-11 205 Fr. Bayamon, Puerto Rico / University Gardens 40 Yoan Castellanos 5-11 205 So. Hialeah, Fla. / Hialeah Gardens LB 10 -D Gary Anish 5-11 200 Jr. Chicago, IL / Depaul College Prep 32 Ja -Qwayvieous Jones 6-0 188 Fr. Jupiter, Fla / Jupiter Community DB 1 David Simmons Jr. 6-2 185 Sr . Indianapolis, Ind. / Southport 21 Oshay Reynolds 5-6 165 So. Chicago, Ill. / Roosevelt DB 22 Dalton McKay 6-0 175 Jr . Cedar Park, Tex. / Vista Ridge 47 Dacari Sibley 6-0 175 Fr. Oak Park, Ill. / Oak Park River Forest FS 7-D Ryan Howson 5-11 195 Jr . Hoffman Estate, Ill. / Hoffman Estates 25 Trent Taveres 6-3 175 So . Kamuela, Hawaii / Honokaa SS 6 Tyrell Smith 5-8 175 Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla / Palm Beach Central 28 Sidney Francois -Friis 5-10 185 Sr. Munich, G ermany / McArthur

Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School PK 18 Alexis Santillan 5-11 180 Jr. Oswego, IL/Oswego East 86 Tyler Pangelinan 5-11 170 Fr. Barrigada, Guam/John F. Kennedy P 80 Alexis Santillan 5-11 180 Jr. Oswego, IL/Oswego East 10 Gary Anish 5-11 200 Jr. Chicago, IL/Depaul College Prep LS 95 Seth Swanson 6-2 200 Jr. Skokie, IL/Niles North 9 Devin Gallo 5-11 175 Fr. New Port Richey, FL/River Ridge