EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY GREYHOUNDS 2014 Weekly Press Release Week #10: Eastern N.M. vs Texas A&M-Kingsville Lone Star Conference Playoffs Sponsored by Combs’ Properties Saturday, November 8, 2014 • 6 p.m. MT Greyhound Stadium • Blackwater Draw 1991 • 2013 Lone Star Conference Champions • Two LSC South Titles • 27 Winning Seasons After Wagon Wheel Win, Greyhounds to Open LSC Playoffs Against Javelinas Athletic Communications Contact Information Home Sweet Home Adam Pitterman (575) 562-4309 [email protected] The Greyhounds have won five of seven last five Philip Pongratz (575) 562-4308 [email protected] home games and are 7-6 at Greyhound Stadium under Websites Head Coach Josh Lynn. At home in 2014, Eastern is Goeasternathletics.com outrushing the opposition by a 322.5-106 yards per Facebook.com/goeasternathletics game average. Twitter.com/enmusports Jeremy Buurma has thrown for 553 yards and seven touchdowns at Greyhound Stadium this season, 2014 Greyhounds Schedule while E’lon Spight has rushed for 543 yards and six Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time (MST) 1 Sat. Sept. 6 N.M. Highlands Perkins Stadium W, 44-21 scores. 2 Sat. Sept. 13 Adams State Greyhound Stadium W, 42-14 3 Sat. Sept. 20 *Midwestern State AT&T Stadium L, 17-42 4 Sat. Sept. 27 $*TAMU-Commerce Greyhound Stadium L, 32-48 In the Series 5 Sat. Oct. 4 *TAMU-Kingsville Javelina Stadium W, 31-0 6 Sat. Oct. 11 McMurry Abilene, Texas W, 62-23 The Greyhounds snapped a five-game skid to 7 Sat. Oct. 18 *Tarleton State Greyhound Stadium L, 42-59 Texas A&M-Kingsville and have won back-to-back 8 Sat. Oct. 25 *Angelo State San Angelo Stadium L, 20-41 contests against the Javelinas for the first time in 9 Sat. Nov. 1 *West Texas A&M Greyhound Stadium W, 31-21 10 Sat. Nov. 8 Texas A&M-Kingsville Greyhound Stadium 6 p.m. team history. Earlier in the season, the Greyhounds 11 Sat. Nov. 15 LSC Playoff Greyhound Stadium TBA earned their first road win over TAMUK. The 31-0 decision marked the first time the Javelinas had been 2013 Greyhounds Results shut out at home since a 28-0 decision by Southwest Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time (MST) Texas (now Texas State, on September 14, 1983. 1 Sat. Sept. 7 N.M. Highlands Greyhound Stadium L, 28-31 3 Fri. Sept. 13 Sul Ross State Cowboys Stadium W, 55-24 The last time Texas A&M-Kingsville had been 2 Fri. Sept. 20 US Air Force JV USAF Academy, Colo. W, 42-35 shutout at all came in a 17-0 decision at Stephen F. 4 Sat. Sept. 28 Incarnate Word Benson Stadium L, 26-33 5 Sat. Oct. 5 $*Tarleton State Greyhound Stadium L, 14-34 Austin on September 22, 1984. 6 Sat. Oct. 12 *Angelo State San Angelo Stadium W, 29-28 7 Sat. Oct. 19 Northeastern State Doc Wadley Stadium W, 35-14 8 Sat. Oct. 26 #*TAMU-Kingsville Greyhound Stadium W, 13-10 In the Record Books 9 Sat. Nov. 2 *#15 West Texas A&M Kimbrough Stadium W, 39-38 Greyhound Fullback E’lon Spight enters tonight’s 10 Sat. Nov. 9 *Midwestern State Greyhound Stadium W, 40-21 game with 1,262 rushing yards and 15 rushing 11 Sat. Nov. 16 *TAMU-Commerce Memorial Stadium W, 42-35 touchdowns. He leads the conference in both cat- Inside the Series (TAMUK Leads 23-6) Date Opponent Result egories and is just 196 yards and three touchdowns 10/4/2014 @Kingsville, Texas W, 31-0 10/26/2013 @Blackwater Draw W, 13-10 for matching Michael Benton’s single-season team 11/10/2012 @Kingsville, Texas L, 13-33 record from the 2007 season (1,458 yards/18 touch- 11/12/2011 @Blackwater Draw L, 10-23 10/24/2009 @Kingsville, Texas L, 31-38 downs). 10/24/2008 @Blackwater Draw L, 32-35 10/27/2007 @Kingsville, Texas L, 35-38 10/28/2006 @Blackwater Draw W, 37-14 Up Next 10/15/2005 @Kingsville, Texas L, 14-26 10/23/2004 @Blackwater Draw L, 22-29 Next week, the Greyhounds will host either West 11/1/2003 @Kingsville, Texas L, 24-44 11/2/2002 @Blackwater Draw W, 37-34 Texas A&M or McMurry in the second round of the 10/27/2001 @Kingsville, Texas L, 14-35 LSC playoffs. 10/28/2000 @Blackwater Draw W, 35-7 10/30/1999 @Kingsville, Texas L, 7-42 On the Run September 19, 2009 (736) in a 76-56 western Oklahoma in 2005. win over Texas A&M-Commerce. The 186 yards of total offense given E’lon Spight rushed for 161 yards Eastern’s 442 rushing yards marked up by to Adams State was the lowest and a touchdown against West Texas the first 400-yard game on the ground total since Southwestern Oklahoma A&M and is just 196 yards and three since September 15, 2007 against State managed 180 yards on Septem- touchdowns from matching Michael Easter Central (488 yards). Spight ber 5, 2009. Benton’s single-season records from continued to spark the offense with the 2007 season. Jeremy Buurma hit 142 rushing yards, with included 125 six of his eight pass attempts against yards on 24 carries in the first half. Teams that are Special WT and rushed for a career-high 81 Aaron Johnson hauled in a pair of yards with two touchdowns on the touchdown passes. Mitchell Cox had a big game ground and one through the air. Jacob Johnson turned in a career against West Texas A&M with four Spight rushed for a career-best 196 game at New Mexico Highlands, with touchbacks on kickoffs, two punts yards on 40 carries at Angelo State. three touchdowns and 178 yards on downed iside the 20 and a 40-yard The 40 carries was the most by any just four catches. He posted the first field goal. Greyhound player since at least the two scores of the game on receptions Kevin Reaves had a 53-yard kick 1998 season. of 22 and 69 yards and added a third, return against Angelo State, continuing Spight also had 193 rushing yards late in the half on a 49-yard grab. Over his strong special teams play. and three scores against Tarleton State, the last two games, he has five touch- D’Maujeric Tucker’s 100-yard while Aaron Johnson had a career- down catches. kick return against Tarleton State was high 117 receiving yards and matched Spight crossed the century mark, his second for a touchdown in his last a career-best with two touchdown with 144 yards rushing on 28 carries two seasons. It also was the fifth 100- receptions. Spight has run for a Lone with a touchdown. yard return in team history and earned Star Conference best 905 yards, this him LSC Special Teams Player fo the season The Defense Doesn’t Rest Week Honors. Spight was the LSC Offensive Dillon Metzger leads the special teams with seven tackles, with four on Player of the Week after rushing for Eastern turned in a strong perfor- kickoffs and three in punt coverage. 189 yards and four touchdowns on just mance in the Wagon Wheel Game Bradley Beeston leads the kick cover- 27 carries against McMurry. He is just and limited the Buffaloes to a season- age with five tackles, whileLogan the sixth player since 1998 to have low 266 yards of total offense, which O’Brien has four in punt coverage. four rushing touchdowns in a game. included just 35 yards and two first Reaves was selected as the Lone The Hounds rushed for 290 yards downs in the first half. Star Conference Special Teams Player against Texas A&M-Kingsville. Jacob The Greyhounds limited Angelo of the Week after he blocked two field Johnson had another huge game with State to 252 yards of total offense, 78 goals at Texas A&M-Kingsville. It 110 yards and a touchdown on just rushing yards and just two-for-eleven marked the first time a player blocked three catches. His 75-yard scoring on third downs. two kicks in a game, since Nathan grab was the longest of his career. After giving up 457 yards of total Uland at CSU-Pueblo in the Jacob Johnson caught eight of the offense including rushing yards 236 2009 opener. nine passes completed by Eastern yards in the first half against Tarleton against Texas A&M-Commerce for State, the Hounds limited Tarleton 159 yards and two touchdowns. Three State to 206 yards with 41 rushing Javelina Notes Greyhounds rushed for at least 50 yards in the second half. yards: Jordan Wells (94), Andrew Seth Bailey registered the first pick Since opening the season a 1-1 Lopez (73) and Spight (51). six of the season, at McMurry. He also record, Texas A&M-Kingsville has lost Jeremy Buurma had a five-game had seven tackles with 2.5 for a loss, a its last seven contests. The Javelinas de- streak with at least one touchdown sack, batted down two passes and had feated Colorado Mesa by a 17-14 score. pass, snapped against Midwestern a QB pressure. State. The Mustangs also snapped his The defense turned in a dominant streak of 82 consecutive pass attempts performance at Texas A&M-Kingsville LSC Notes without an interception. and limited the Javelinas to five plays Spight has posted three consecutive or less on 10 of their 13 possessions. After nine weeks of play, LSC teams 100-yard rushing games.