Vs. Tarleton State (3-7) Lone Star Conference Crossover Game Saturday, November 13, 2010 • 11 A.M
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EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY GREYHOUNDS 2010 Weekly Press Release Week #11: Eastern N.M (4-6) vs. Tarleton State (3-7) Lone Star Conference Crossover Game Saturday, November 13, 2010 • 11 a.m. MST Memorial Stadium (7,000) • Stephenville, Texas 1991 Lone Star Conference Champions • 2 LSC South Titles • 27 Winning Seasons Greyhounds to Conclude Season Athletic Communications Contact Information in Stephenville, Texas Adam Pitterman (575) 562-4309 [email protected] The Greyhounds are headed to Stephenville, Texas, Sean Manzi (575) 562-2971 [email protected] for their 2010 season finale. Eastern has won its last six Rachel Browning (575) 562-2971 [email protected] season finales, dating back to a Nov. 4, 2004 meeting with Websites Western New Mexico that resulted in a 38-10 win. The Goeasternathletics.com Hounds’ last loss in a season finale came by a 17-14 score Facebook.com/enmusports Twitter.com/enmusports to Southwestern Oklahoma State on Nov. 15, 2003. The Hounds have never played Tarleton in the final game of 2010 Greyhounds Schedule (4-6/3-3) the season. Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time (MST) Eastern’s 345 points scored this season is second only 1 Sat. Aug. 28 Southern Nazarene Greyhound Stadium W, 51-29 to last season’s 374 points, in the Greyhound record books. 2 Sat. Sept. 4 #Angelo State San Angelo Stadium L, 38-41 3 Sat. Sept. 11 #Midwestern State Greyhound Stadium L, 17-44 4 Sat. Sept. 25 *TAMU-Commerce (HC) Greyhound Stadium W, 44-21 5 Sat. Oct. 2 *SW Oklahoma State Milam Field L, 10-21 6 Sat. Oct. 9 *Central Oklahoma Greyhound Stadium W, 49-31 About the Texans 7 Sat. Oct. 16 *East Central Norris Field L, 19-22 Since dropping five of their first six games, the Texans 8 Sat. Oct. 23 #Abilene Christian Greyhound Stadium L, 14-53 have steadily improved, winning three of their last six, in- 9 Sat. Oct. 30 *SE Oklahoma State Greyhound Stadium W, 55-10 10 Sat. Nov. 6 *Northeastern State Wadley Stadium L, 40-43 OT cluding games against Angelo State, Texas A&M-Commerce 11 Sat. Nov. 13 #Tarleton State Tarleton Memorial 6:00 p.m. and Incarnate Word. Tarleton also dropped tight games against Midwestern State and Texas A&M-Kingsville. 2009 Greyhounds Results Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time (MST) 1 Sat. Aug. 29 Colo. State-Pueblo Thunderdome L, 23-28 2 Sat. Sept. 5 Southwestern Okla. State# Milam Stadium W, 45-7 3 Sat. Sept. 12 SE Okla. State# Greyhound Stadium L, 47-49 Last Time in the Series 4 Sat. Sept. 19 Texas A&M-Commerce# Greyhound Stadium W, 76-56 The Greyhounds won the first 12 meetings against Tar- 5 Sat. Sept. 26 #2 Abilene Christian* Shotwell Stadium L, 33-44 leton, but Tarleton has won the last six, including a 30-20 6 Sat. Oct. 3 #23 Angelo State* Greyhound Stadium L, 23-47 7 Sat. Oct. 10 West Texas A&M* Kimbrough Memorial L, 24-34 decision last year Greyhound Stadium. ENMU charged 8 Sat. Oct. 17 #13 Tarleton State Greyhound Stadium L, 20-30 to a 13-0 halftime lead in Wesley Wood’s first start, but 9 Sat. Oct. 24 #7 TAMU-Kingsville* Javelina Stadium L, 31-38 the #13 Texans took the lead for good with a 16-point 10 Sat. Oct. 31 #22 Midwestern State* Greyhound Stadium L, 17-50 third quarter. Wood hit Chase Kyser with a 40-yard 11 Sat. Nov. 7 Incarnate Word Greyhound Stadium W, 35-30 touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, to pull within 23- Inside the Series (ENMU Leads 12-6) Date Opponent Result 20, but a late score from TSU provided the final margin. 10/17/2009 @Blackwater Draw L, 20-30 The Hounds last victory in the series came in Black- 10/18/2008 @Stephenville, Texas L, 21-42 10/20/2007 @Blackwater Draw L, 10-40 water Draw, on October 14, 2000, when Heath Ride- 10/21/2006 @Stephenville, Texas L, 0-48 10/15/2005 @Blackwater Draw L, 27-34 nour passed for 236 yards. Eastern led 27-20, when 10/13/2001 @Stephenville, Texas L, 14-55 James Stewart sealed the game with a 16-yard inter- 10/14/2000 @Blackwater Draw W, 34-27 10/16/1999 @Stephenville, Texas W, 27-13 ception return for a touchdown with 3:25 remaining. 10/17/1998 @Blackwater Draw W, 42-7 10/18/1997 @Stephenville, Texas W, 26-20 The Greyhounds last win at Tarleton came 10/19/1996 @Blackwater Draw W, 24-17 on October 16, 1999, by a 27-13 score . 10/14/1995 @Stephenville, Texas W, 28-7 10/15/1994 @Blackwater Draw W, 10-7 10/29/1983 @Stephenville, Texas W, 21-6 10/5/1965 @Portales, N.M. W, 20-12 10/5/1963 @Clovis, N.M. W, 33-6 10/6/1962 @Portales, N.M. W, 13-7 10/14/1961 @Portales, N.M. W, 42-20 a team-record 374 points and eclipsed The Hounds return All-Ameri- Buckle Your Seatbelts the team single-game scoring record in cans, Nathan Uland and Rodney As the 2010 season comes to a close, a 76-56 win over eventual LSC North Mitchell to the defense. Stevens is the Greyhounds’ spead attack has con- champion, Texas A&M-Commerce. So tsecond in the nation in tackles at tinued to live up to its’ billing, with Wes- far, the spread has led to 17 300+-yard 12.78 per game and is tied for fifth ley Wood recording the 17th game since passing days, three 400+-yard passing in interceptions with 0.67 per game. the start of the 2008 season with at least games, two 500+-yard passing games 300 passing yards against Northeastern and one 600+-yard passing game. State. Against Texas A&M-Commerce, Teams that are Special Wood threw for a career-best 437 yard Freshman Michael Cottingham has and five touchdowns, topping his 391- The Defense Doesn’t Rest kicked off 61 times for the Hounds for yard outing against Southern Nazarene. Against Northeastern State, Per- a 60-yard average with five touchbacks. The Hounds are 11th in the NCAA Di- ron Sellers made 15 tackles, with Two of his punts against Southern Naza- vision II in passing offense, 20th in to- 10 solos, one sack, two tackles for a rene were downed inside the 20-yard line tal offense and 20th in scoring offense, loss and forced a fumble. For his ef- and his longest punt covered 48 yards. while Wood is eighth in total offense. forts, he was selected as the LSC North Defensive Player of the Week. Taylor Cannon connected on 40 Against NSU, Jesse Poku reached Against Southeastern Oklahoma of 41 point after touchdown attempts the 10 reception mark for the third State, Tillman Stevens made a ca- this season and is 13-17 on field time since this season. He already is reer-high 18 tackles, got a sack and goal attempts, including a 43-yarder the ENMU record holder for receptions blocked a kick, while Matt Kalisch On 12 punt returns, Poku averaged and receiving touchdowns in a career registered a career-best 2.5 of the 9.4 yards, while Arvin Jackson is aver- and has three games in his career with Hounds’ season-high seven sakcs. aging 22.4 yards on kick return duties. three receiving TDs. Poku is tied for Against Southwestern Oklahoma, 13th in the country in receptions per Central Oklahoma and East Central, ENMU Football game. In six of their last seven games, the defense forced 13 three-and out The Greyhounds had posted seven ENMU has topped the 100-yard rush- possessions. Two weeks ago, Ste- ing mark, and registered 229 rushing vens was selected as the LSC Noth consecutive winning seasons entering yards against UCO, the highest total and D2Football.com Defensive 2005, and will be looking to return to since closing out the triple-option era Player of the Week, for his perfor- their winning ways. Eastern was the with 357 against Oklahoma Panhandle. mance against Central Oklahoma. top passing offense in the country in Darian Dale is tied for 34th in the na- The Greyhound defense got off to a 2009, setting numerous records. In the tion, with 6.2 receptions per game great start in 2010, registering five 2007 season, the Hounds spent sev- The offensive line has allowed sacks, 10 tackles for a loss, five in- eral weeks in the receiving votes sec- terceptions and 10 quarterback pres- just 2.5 sacks per game this season, tion of the AFCA poll after opening sures in the season-opener against down from 3.5 per game last season the season with four consecutive wins. and 4.72 allowed per game in 2008. Southern Nazarene. Kalisch garnered This season, the Hounds are allow- LSC North Defensive Player of the ing just 0.049 sacks per pass attempt. Week for his two-sack, 10-tackle per- formance against SNU, while Curtis Last season, the Greyhound Of- Jackson returned an interception for fense set or tied three all-encom- 77 yards for a touchdown. During passing NCAA records, eight NCAA the opening game, the Hounds forced Division II records, 26 Lone Star seven three-and -out possessions. Conference records and 21 team re- Against Angelo State, the Hounds cords (based on ENMU records avail- were called on to stop four fourth-down able). Among the broken records was attempts and they rose to the occassion NCAA plays per game (93.45), break- all four times.