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Thiel College Tomcats [1-2 / 0-1 PAC] @ Geneva College Golden Tornadoes [2-0 / 0-0 PAC] Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 w 7 p.m. w Reeves Field w Beaver Falls, Pa. Game Four Series in Brief 2009 Schedule/Results Thiel plays its second night game in as many weeks Series . .10-22-3, Geneva leads when it visits soon-to-be President’s Athletic Current Streak . .L, 2 September Conference foe, Geneva, for a 7 p.m. bout at Reeves Sat. 5 Marietta L, 20-14 Field on Saturday. Last Meeting . .Sept. 27, 2008 Sat. 12 ALBiOn W, 20-10 Also for the second consecutive week, the Tomcats will (L, 31-17 at Greenville, Pa.) Sat. 19 * Washington & Jefferson L, 56-16 meet a 2-0 team which has enjoyed lopsided victories First Meeting . .1899 Sat. 26 Geneva 7:00 PM in its previous two outings. But, despite the familiar set- (W, 6-5) ting, Thiel will look to avoid a repeat of last week’s, 56- October 16, loss to Washington & Jefferson which dropped its record to 1-2. Sat. 3 *^ WeSTMinSTeR 1:30 PM Geneva, on the other hand, will enter the game on the On the Air Sat. 10 * Bethany 2:00 PM heels of an early bye week with its six-game win-streak Radio . .WPIC-AM 790 Sat. 24 * THOMAS MORe 1:30 PM Sat. 31 SAinT VinCenT 1:30 PM dating back to last season intact. Online . .www.ThielAthletics.com Under the direction of 17-year veteran Geno DeMarco, Announcers . .Hugh Ringer the Golden Tornadoes have shown signs of resurgence november thanks, by and large, to the offensive equilibrium Don Achenbach Sat. 7*Waynesburg 1:30 PM brought about by running back Gerard Muschette and Sat. 14 *! GROVe CiTy 1:30 PM quarterback David Girardi. Muschette has rushed for 221 yards through two games, while Girardi has thrown * Presidents’ Athletic Conference game for 408 yards and three scores. Statistical Comparison ^ Homecoming Conversely, Thiel has found most of its offensive success TC GC ! Senior Parent Recognition to be launched from the right arm of quarterback Points per game 16.7 36.5 Willie Bova. The senior signal caller has thrown for First downs 41 40 176.3 yards per game on the young season. Special teams have been the Tomcats’ strength through Rushing yards per game 73.0 161.0 the first three weeks of the 2009 campaign. Thiel fea- Passing yards per game 176.3 204.0 tures the PAC’s top ranked kickoff coverage unit (14.1 Total yards per game 249.3 403.5 yds/ret), the league’s third-rated punter in freshman Thiel Coaching Staff Tony Rozzi (39.4 yds/punt), and a reliable kicking game 3rd-Down conversions 20/48 9/28 Head Coach off the toe of sophomore John Madeline (5-5 PATs; 3- 3rd-Down defense 18/42 7/30 Kurt Reiser . .First Season 4 FGs). 4th-Down conversions 2/8 1/4 Volunteer Assistant Coach Thiel is 10-22-3 vs. the Golden Tornadoes all-time, in a 4th-Down defense 5/6 1/3 series that began in 1899. Geneva and Thiel played reg- Frank Amato . .16th Season ularly in the early part of the last century before discon- Total sacks/Yds 5/23 5/48 Defensive Line Coach tinuing the series in 1934. The series resumed for one Punts/Yds per punt 14/39.4 14/32.6 Justin Bell . .First Season game in 1955, then again for eight meetings between Penalties/Yds per game 9/28.7 17/76.5 1970 and 1981. Saturday’s meeting will be the fifth Quarterbacks Coach between the two teams since 2002. Current streak L1 W2 Bill Blankenship . .First Season Countdown to Kickoff Special Teams Coordinator / Receivers Coach 10 Quarterback Willie Bova (#10) has thrown for 5 Sophomore kicker John Madeline is a perfect Bill Brest . .12th Season five of Thiel’s six TD’s this season. 5-for-5 in PAT attempts so far this season. Secondary Coach 9 Heading into week four of the 2009 season, Thiel 4 The last time Thiel visited Reeves Field in 2006, it has been the least penalized team in the PAC, won a, 7-0, contest. The Tomcats have blanked Barry Oman . .Ninth Season committing only nine infractions for 86 yards. the Golden Tornadoes four times in series history. Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers 8 Senior WR Brendan Taylor ranks second in the 3 Thiel has won three of its five games at Geneva Corey Russell . .Second Season PAC in receptions per game, averaging eight since the 1970 season. grabs per contest. Running Backs Coach Freshman Tim Taylor’s two forced fumbles this 2 Jamie Schumacher . .First Season 7 Senior MLB Sam Swartzfager made seven season leads the league. stops last week, including two for a combined 20- The Tomcats have the PAC’s top-ranked kickoff Offensive Line yard loss. 1 coverage, giveing up only 14.1 yards per return. Kyle Smesko . .Third Season 6 OLB Bobby Shew is ranked sixth in the league in tackles made with 25. Three-Time Champions 1967 1972 2005 thiel college game notes THiel’S ReCORd wHen... Last time out... Walker ready to run winning the coin toss . .1-2 Washington & Jefferson proved to be a formidable OLB Clint Walker looks to follow up a breakout receiving the opening kick . .1-2 foe for the Thiel College football squad Saturday junior campaign by posting an even more impressive scoring first . .1-0 night, as the Presidents overpowered the Tomcats, 56- senior season. In 2008, Walker led Thiel with 68.0 leading after one quarter . .1-0 16, at Cameron Stadium. tackles (54 solo) including 4.5 for a loss. leading at the half . .1-0 leading after three quarters . .1-0 W&J outgained Thiel 537 yards to 231 and earned 27 The 6-0, 190lbs Madison, Ohio native has also proven scoring under 10 points . .0-0 first downs to Thiel’s 10 in front of 2,444 in what was his durability, having appeared in the Tomcats’ last 23 scoring between 10-19 points . .0-2 the Presidents’ Athletic Conference opener for both games. scoring between 20-29 points . .1-0 teams. scoring 30+ points . .0-0 The Tomcats kept it competitive in the contest’s early allowing under 10 points . .0-0 Villegas named PAC defensive PotW going, twice pulling to within eight points on a pair of allowing 10-19 points . .1-0 second quarter touchdowns. However, the Presidents Junior safety Bryan Villegas (Spring Hill, allowing 20-29 points . .0-1 Fla./Springstead) was named the Presidents’ allowing 30+ points . .0-1 shifted into high gear in the second half, outscoring Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week leading in time of possession . .1-1 Thiel 35-3 over the game’s final two quarters, includ- for his standout performance in the Tomcats’, 20-10, rushing for 200+ yards . .0-0 ing a 21-point fourth frame. victory over Albion on Sept. 12. Villegas made 10 allowing 200+ yards rushing . .0-0 Down, 14-0, Thiel scored its first points on a 48-yard passing for 200+ yards . .0-1 total tackles, including nine solo stops, while adding toss to Brendan Taylor (Girard, Pa./Girard) from allowing 200+ yards passing . .0-1 an interception, a fumble recovery and two pass quarterback Willie Bova (Port Allegany, Pa./Port gaining 400+ total yards . .0-0 breakups for Thiel as the Tomcats’ earned the “W” in allowing 400+ total yards . .0-1 Allegany) with 8:56 to go in the first half. The ensu- their home opener. penalized 50+ yards . .0-0 ing extra point attempt failed. Sophomore running back Ross Gargano (Sharon, Hess climbing the charts 2009 GAme HiGHS Pa./Kennedy Catholic) broke new ground for the Yds rushing . .75 . .W. Bova vs. ALB (9/12) 2009 Tomcats later in the period when he scored Senior RB Dan Hess became the sixth player in Thiel Yds passing . .206 . .W. Bova at MAR (9/5) Thiel’s first rushing touchdown of the season on a history to rush for 2,000 on Sept. 12 vs. Albion. One Long pass . .54 . .W. Bova vs. ALB (9/12) two-yard run that made the score 21-13. of the last remaining players from Thiel’s 2005 PAC Receptions . .14 . .B. Taylor at MAR (9/5) Kicker John Madeline (Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard) Championship team, Hess has scored 120 career Yds receiving . .119 . .B. Taylor at W&J (9/19) closed out the Thiel scoring in the third quarter with points and is the program’s sixth-leading all-time TDs rushing . .1 . .R. Gargano at W&J (9/19) rusher with 2,064 yards. The fifth-year senior needs TDs passing . .2 . .W. Bova (twice) a 44-yard field goal. just 92 yards to tie Thiel’s fith-leading rusher, Al TDs receiving . .2 . .D. Mackall at MAR (9/5) Linebacker Ryan Dawes (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds) McCartney, on the all-time list. McCartney rushed Interceptions . .1 . .Three players turned in his second-consecutive strong outing on Tackles . .10 . .B. Villegas at ALB (9/10) for 2,156 yards from 1965-69. the defensive side of the ball, making a team-leading Sacks . .1.0 . .Three players 7.5 tackles. “The Human Bowling Ball” also recorded the single- TFL . .3.0 . .R. Dawes vs. ALB (9/12) most successful rushing day in Tomcat history, record- Senior Sam Swartzfager (Shippenville, Pa./Keystone) ing 327 yards and 30 points at Saint Vincent on Nov. THiel QuiCK FACTS also had a solid night, making six stops including two 10, 2007.