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EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY GREYHOUNDS 2014 Weekly Press Release Week #11: Eastern N.M. vs West Texas A&M Lone Star Conference Playoffs Sponsored by Pepsi Saturday, November 15, 2014 • 12 p.m. MT Greyhound Stadium • Blackwater Draw 1991 • 2013 Lone Star Conference Champions • Two LSC South Titles • 27 Winning Seasons After Wins over Javelinas and War Hawks, Greyhounds and Buffaloes Meet Again Athletic Communications Contact Information Home Sweet Home Adam Pitterman (575) 562-4309 [email protected] The Greyhounds have won six of the last ten home Philip Pongratz (575) 562-4308 [email protected] games and are 7-6 at Greyhound Stadium under Head Websites Coach Josh Lynn. At home in 2014, Eastern is out- Goeasternathletics.com scoring the opposition by a 41.6-29.8 points per game Facebook.com/goeasternathletics average. Twitter.com/enmusports Jeremy Buurma has thrown for 693 yards and eight touchdowns at Greyhound Stadium this season, 2014 Greyhounds Schedule while E’lon Spight has rushed for 760 yards and ten 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 Buffaloes hold a 15-13 edge in the overall 7 Sat. Oct. 18 *Tarleton State Greyhound Stadium L, 42-59 series, and a 14-13 edge in the Wagon Wheel series, 8 Sat. Oct. 25 *Angelo State San Angelo Stadium L, 20-41 which began in the 1986 season. Eastern has won 9 Sat. Nov. 1 *West Texas A&M Greyhound Stadium W, 31-21 10 Sat. Nov. 8 Texas A&M-Kingsville Greyhound Stadium W, 61-8 the last two meetings, including a 31-21 victory two 11 Sat. Nov. 15 West Texas A&M Greyhound Stadium 12 PM weeks ago. Earlier this season, WT recovered their own kickoff to start the game, but a bad snap on the 2013 Greyhounds Results first play from scrimmage stalled the drive. Eastern Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time (MST) 1 Sat. Sept. 7 N.M. Highlands Greyhound Stadium L, 28-31 went on to seize a 21-0 lead and never looked back. 3 Fri. Sept. 13 Sul Ross State Cowboys Stadium W, 55-24 Last year, the Hounds rallied from a 21-point 2 Fri. Sept. 20 US Air Force JV USAF Academy, Colo. W, 42-35 4 Sat. Sept. 28 Incarnate Word Benson Stadium L, 26-33 deficit to defeat the Buffaloes for the first time since 5 Sat. Oct. 5 $*Tarleton State Greyhound Stadium L, 14-34 the 2004 season. Today marks the first non-Wagon 6 Sat. Oct. 12 *Angelo State San Angelo Stadium W, 29-28 7 Sat. Oct. 19 Northeastern State Doc Wadley Stadium W, 35-14 Wheel meeting since 1945. 8 Sat. Oct. 26 #*TAMU-Kingsville Greyhound Stadium W, 13-10 9 Sat. Nov. 2 *#15 West Texas A&M Kimbrough Stadium W, 39-38 10 Sat. Nov. 9 *Midwestern State Greyhound Stadium W, 40-21 In the Record Books 11 Sat. Nov. 16 *TAMU-Commerce Memorial Stadium W, 42-35 Last week, Spight posted the Greyhounds’ first Inside the Series (WTAMU Leads 15-13) 200-yard rushing game since the 2007 season. With Date Opponent Result 11/1/2014 @Blackwater Draw W, 31-21 1,479 rushing yards and 19 rushing touchdowns, 11/2/2013 @Canyon, Texas W, 39-38 10/20/2012 @Blackwater Draw L, 21-44 he has set the ENMU single-season records in both 10/22/2011 @Canyon, Texas L, 21-52 categories. With 3,287 rushing yards, the Hounds 10/10/2009 @Canyon, Texas L, 24-34 10/11/2008 @Blackwater Draw L, 27-51 are closing in on the team record of 3,444, also set 10/13/2007 @Canyon, Texas L, 31-62 10/14/2006 @Blackwater Draw L, 14-21 in the 2007 season. 10/8/2005 @Canyon, Texas L, 51-52 OT 10/9/2004 @Blackwater Draw W, 21-20 Eastern has scored 382 points this season, eclips- 11/8/2003 @Blackwater Draw L, 23-49 ing the record of 380, set in 2010. 11/9/2002 @Canyon, Texas W, 27-16 11/3/2001 @Blackwater Draw W, 41-27 11/4/2000 @Canyon, Texas W, 49-21 11/6/1999 @Blackwater Draw W, 24-16 11/7/1998 @Canyon, Texas L, 10-13 11/8/1997 @Blackwater Draw L, 34-35 OT On the Run consecutive pass attempts without an had seven tackles with 2.5 for a loss, a interception. sack, batted down two passes and had a Against Texas A&M-Kingsville, Spight has posted three consecutive QB pressure. E’lon Spight posted the Greyhounds first 100-yard rushing games. The 186 yards of total offense given 200-yard rushing game since 2007. He Two weeks ago against Adams State, up by to Adams State was the lowest had 114 yards on just three cariies in the the Hounds rolled up 608 yards of total total since Southwestern Oklahoma second half and set new single-season offense, the highest total since September State managed 180 yards on September rushing records for yards and touch- 19, 2009 (736) in a 76-56 win over Texas 5, 2009. downs. The Hounds also shattered the A&M-Commerce. Eastern’s 442 rushing team mark for points in a season. yards marked the first 400-yard game E’lon Spight rushed for 161 yards and on the ground since September 15, 2007 Teams that are Special a touchdown against West Texas A&M against Easter Central (488 yards). Spight and is just 196 yards and three touch- continued to spark the offense with 142 Logan O’Brien leads the special downs from matching Michael Benton’s rushing yards, with included 125 yards on teams with nine tackles, with a team- single-season records from the 2007 sea- 24 carries in the first half. Aaron John- high four in punt coverage. Mitchell son. Jeremy Buurma hit six of his eight son hauled in a pair of touchdown passes. Cox, Bradley Beeston and O’Brien are pass attempts against WT and rushed for Jacob Johnson turned in a career game tied for the lead in kick coverage, with a career-high 81 yards with two touch- at New Mexico Highlands, with three five each. downs on the ground and one through the touchdowns and 178 yards on just four Mitchell Cox had a big game air. catches. He posted the first two scores against West Texas A&M with four Spight rushed for a career-best 196 of the game on receptions of 22 and 69 touchbacks on kickoffs, two punts yards on 40 carries at Angelo State. The yards and added a third, late in the half on downed iside the 20 and a 40-yard field 40 carries was the most by any Grey- a 49-yard grab. Over the last two games, goal. hound player since at least the 1998 he has five touchdown catches. Kevin Reaves had a 53-yard kick season. Spight crossed the century mark, with return against Angelo State, continuing Spight also had 193 rushing yards and 144 yards rushing on 28 carries with a his strong special teams play. three scores against Tarleton State, while touchdown. D’Maujeric Tucker’s 100-yard kick Aaron Johnson had a career-high 117 return against Tarleton State was his receiving yards and matched a career-best The Defense Doesn’t Rest second for a touchdown in his last two with two touchdown receptions. Spight seasons. It also was the fifth 100-yard return in team history and earned him has run for a Lone Star Conference best Jerell Bradford made a career-best LSC Special Teams Player of the Week 905 yards, this season 10 tackles against Texas A&M-Kings- Honors. Spight was the LSC Offensive Player ville, last week, while Elliot Peters Reaves was selected as the Lone Star of the Week after rushing for 189 yards had five quarterback pressures. Earlier Conference Special Teams Player of the and four touchdowns on just 27 carries in the season, Eastern posted the first Week after he blocked two field goals against McMurry. He is just the sixth shutout against the Javelinas since the at Texas A&M-Kingsville. It marked player since 1998 to have four rushing 1984 season. the first time a player blocked two kicks touchdowns in a game. Eastern turned in a strong perfor- in a game, since Nathan Uland at CSU- The Hounds rushed for 290 yards mance in the Wagon Wheel Game Pueblo in the 2009 opener. against Texas A&M-Kingsville. Jacob and limited the Buffaloes to a season- Johnson had another huge game with low 266 yards of total offense, which 110 yards and a touchdown on just three included just 35 yards and two first Buffalo Notes catches. His 75-yard scoring grab was the downs in the first half. longest of his career. The Greyhounds limited Angelo After dropping a 31-21 decision to Jacob Johnson caught eight of the State to 252 yards of total offense, 78 the Greyhounds, WT routed McMurry nine passes completed by Eastern against rushing yards and just two-for-eleven in the opening round of the LSC play- Texas A&M-Commerce for 159 yards on third downs.