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MARIAN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2012 #MUKNIGHTS Dr. Geoffre N. Sherman • Director of Sports Information • O: 317.955.6125 • F: 317.955.6121 • [email protected] muknights.com • twitter.com/MUKnights • facebook.com/marianuniversityknights • youtube.com/marianuathletics NAIA GAME OF THE WEEK - #2 MU VS #15 GVU #15 Grand VIew UnIVerSIty (3-1) VS. #2 MarIan UnIVerSIty (3-0) For the third time in two years and the sixth time in the program’s six years, the No. 2-ranked Knights Date: September 22, 2012 Kickoff: 1 p.m. (EDT) and No. 15-ranked Grand View University hook up in Location: St.Vincent Health Field (3,000) - Indianapolis, Ind. a top 25 clash dubbed the NAIA Game of the Week Radio: Knights Football Radio Network: Greg Rakestraw (p-b-p) & Isaac Jean (color) after a fan vote on Facebook. The Knights are 5-0 Internet Audio and Video: www.muknights.com all-time against GVU, including a 31-0 win in the first round of the NAIA playoffs in 2011. The Knights are riding an 18-game regular season winning streak that dates back to Oct. 16, 2010 when MU defeated Olivet Nazarene, 42-16, at St.Vincent Health Field. SCOUTING GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY The Vikings come into today’s game with a 3-1 record and their only defeat came at the hands of Drake University. MU and GVU met twice last sea- Location: ................................................Des Moines, Iowa Location: ...................................................Indianapolis, Ind. son with the Knights pulling out a 19-14 win at GVU Enrollment: ...................................................................2,300 Enrollment: ...................................................................2,550 and earning a 31-0 win in the NAIA playoffs. Nickname: ................................................................... Vikings Nickname: ..................................................................Knights GVU is marked by a strong rushing attack. Dorian Colors: ......................................................Scarlet and Gray Colors: ............................................Marian Blue and Gold Ballentine leads GVU with 188 yards rushing, while Conference:............................................ MSFA (Midwest) Conference:.............................................MSFA (Mideast) Jared Scruggs, Charlie Badgett and Garrett Fulbright Head Coach: ......................... Mike Woodley (5th year) Head Coach: ........................Ted Karras, Jr. (6th year) each have over 100 yards rushing in 2012. Overall Record: ............................................27-20 (.574) Overall Record: ............................................52-38 (.578) Ballentine is the Vikings’ quarterback and has completed Record at Grand View:.............................27-20 (.574) Record at MU: .............................................38-22 (.633) 52 percent of his passes (35-67), has been picked three 2011 Overall Record: ....................................8-4 (.667) 2011 Overall Record: .................................12-1 (.923) times and has thrown for 352 yards. He has just one 2011 MSFA Record: ......................................6-1 (.857) 2011 MSFA Mideast Record: ................5-0 (1.000) passing touchdown, however. Shane Pudenz also has taken snaps and has three touchdown passes in 2012. 2012 MARIAN UNIVERSITY SCHEDULE GVU has Taylor Goebel and Darius White on the Aug 25 at #RV Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) W, 35-0 Ward Field - Bourbonnais, Ill. edges. The duo has amassed 334 combined receiving Sept 1 vs. #11 Bethel University (Tenn.)# W, 31-7 Sawyers Stadium - Dyersburg, Tenn. yards and has four touchdowns. Sept 8 at Siena Heights University (Mich.)* W, 31-3 O’Laughlin Stadium - Adrian, Mich. Defensively, GVU is led by Joe Musselman. Mussel- Sept 15 BYE WEEK man has 34 tackles (20 solo) and has four pass break- Sept 22 #15 Grand View University (Iowa) 1 p.m. St.Vincent Health Field - Indianapolis ups. Dudley Bickham leads the team with 7.5 tackles- Sept 29 BYE WEEK for-loss, while Jon Higgins has four sacks in 2012. Oct 6 at Taylor University (Ind.)* 7 p.m. TU Stadium - Upland, Ind. The Knights are 5-0 all-time against the Vikings, includ- Oct 13 University of Saint Francis (Ind.)* 1 p.m. St.Vincent Health Field - Indianapolis ing a 31-0 win in the NAIA FCS first round last season. Oct 20 Concordia University (Mich.)* 1 p.m. St.Vincent Health Field - Indianapolis Oct 27 Menlo College (Calif.) 1 p.m. St.Vincent Health Field - Indianapolis MU BLOWS THROUGH SIENA HEIGHTS, 31-3 Nov 3 at #1 Saint Xavier University (Ill.)* 2 p.m. Deaton Field - Chicago, Ill. The Knights opened the 2012 season in much the same Nov 17 NAIA Football Championship Series TBD Campus Sites fashion as in 2011. They defeated ONU, 35-0, then went Nov 24 NAIA Football Championship Series TBD Campus Sites to Tennessee and blew out then-No. 11 Bethel, 31-7, be- Dec 1 NAIA Football Championship Series TBD Campus Sites fore a 31-3 win two weeks ago. MU had last weekend off. Dec 15 NAIA National Championship Game TBD Barron Stadium - Rome, Ga. Senior quarterback Adam Wiese was the story at Siena Heights after he had a strong passing perfor- ^ - denotes game televised on Hometown Sports Indiana mance. He went 21-for-31 for 301 yards, four touch- * - denotes MSFA Mideast League games downs and one interception. He hit four different re- - All game times are Eastern Standard Time ceivers with touchdown passes, including a 68-yard effort to running back Tevin Lake. HARTNETT HONORED AFTER CAREER EFFORT KNIGHTS IN THE 2012 NAIA TOP 25 POLL Lake, a sophomore, rushed the ball 19 times for 79 Redshirt freshman linebacker Ryan Hartnett was SPRING (04.18)....................................... 3 (313 points) yards, but the story was the passing of Wiese. Wiese named the MSFA Mideast League Defensive Play- PRESEASON (08.06) ............................. 3 (217 points) spread 301 yards to eight different receivers with fresh- er of the Week after a career game against No. WEEK 1 (09.10)...................................... 2 (301 points) man Anthony Jones Jr. catching four passes for 61 yards 11-ranked Bethel University on Saturday. WEEK 2 (09.17)...................................... 2 (301 points) and a 29-yard touchdown. Hartnett led the Knights with a game-high eight WEEK 3 (09.24)..................................................................... WEEK 4 (10.01)..................................................................... tackles (four solo), had two tackles-for-loss, a sack Defensively, junior Seth Vondersaar tallied a game-high nine WEEK 5 (10.08)..................................................................... tackles, including three solo stops. He also had another sack and a key drive-stopping interception in the first half. WEEK 6 (10.15)..................................................................... and two tackles-for-loss. Sophomore Courtney Dodd added Hartnett is the second straight defensive winner WEEK 7 (10.22)..................................................................... his first interception, while five other Knights added sacks. from Marian University and is the third overall hon- WEEK 8 (10.29)..................................................................... The defense continues to be one of the top in the oree this season. He is the 30th Knight honored as WEEK 9 (11.05)..................................................................... country as the Knights break into MSFA play. an MSFA Player of the Week in the six-year history FINAL (11.11) .......................................................................... of the program. POSTSEASON (12.18) ......................................................... 2011 MSFA Mideast leAgue chAMpionS • 2011 nAiA SeMiFinAliStS #MUKnIGHtS • 2011 MSFa MIdeaSt CHaMpIOnS tHe Grand VIew GaMe - SepteMber 22, 2012 - 2 LAKE AND PALMER EARN MSFA AWARDS THE KNIGhts’ defeNSE HOPES TO MAINTAIN Sophomore running back Tevin Lake and junior The nation’s top defense looks to repeat its success linebacker Robert Palmer picked up the season’s from 2011. MU finished 2011 as the nation’s best first MSFA Player of the Week honors. Lake earned scoring defense (7.4 ppg), the top rush defense (72.4 the honor for the third time in his career, while ypg) and the top total defense (208.9 ypg). MU was Palmer earned his first career defensive honor. also the second-leading pass defense (136.5 ypg). Lake rushed the ball 18 times for 105 yards and What was more impressive than the stats is the two scores in MU’s season-opening win. He also fact that out of the 13 games last season, the had three catches for 31 yards and a touchdown. Knights earned five shutouts, including four in the Palmer led MU’s defense to the 35-0 win with six first five games. MU did not allow a point at home tackles (three solo), a sack and a tackle-for-loss. until week six and did not allow a passing touch- 2012 NAIA NATIONAL TOP 25 - WEEK #2 The Knights held ONU to 41 total yards in posting down until the national quarterfinals. The Knights SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 their sixth shutout in the last 14 games. allowed opponents to rack up just four 200-yard 1st place rk. Lw School Votes Record Pts. passing games and only had three teams amass 1 1 Saint Xavier (Ill.)* 14 14-1 236 PRESEASON AWARDS 100 yards of rushing in 2011. 2 2 MarIan (Ind.)* 3-0 301 Four Knights were named Beyond Sports Net- MU allowed a total of 10 touchdowns in 2011 3 3 Georgetown (Ky.) 3-0 291 work Preseason First Team All-Americans head- but did it with just 26 total sacks. It was one of the 4 4 Morningside