2015 Malone University Football Presented By: Game 5 Preview Notes (Homecoming) - Oct. 3, 2015 NCAA Div. II #13 Ashland Eagles (4-0, 4-0 GLIAC) at Malone Pioneers (0-4, 0-4 GLIAC) 2:00 pm | Tom Benson Stadium | Canton, Ohio Schedule/Results All-Time Series Sept. 3 Ohio Dominican* L 59-21 Ashland leads 3-0 Sept. 12 @ Michigan Tech* L 28-27 Sept. 19 @ Wayne State* L 56-21 Year-by-Year Results Sept. 26 Tiffin* L 27-24 (OT) 2014: @ Ashland 42, Malone 13 Oct. 3 Ashland* (Homecoming) 2:00 pm 2013: @ Ashland 27, Malone 20 Oct. 10 @ Northern Michigan* 1:00 pm 2012: Ashland 31, @ Malone 7 Oct. 17 Walsh* 6:00 pm Oct. 24 @ Lake Erie* 7:00 pm Homecoming 2015 Nov. 7 @ Findlay* 12:00 pm Nov. 14 Northwood* 1:00 pm Welcome back to all alumni in attendance and *GLIAC Contest congratulations to the 2015 Homecoming Court! Watch for the announcement of this year’s Stadium Renovations Homecoming King & Queen at halftime of today’s game! Tom Benson Stadium will undergo renovations throughout the 2015 season. All fans must enter through Gates 7 & 8 Coaches located adjacent to McKinley High School. Eric Hehman is in his sixth season as the Pio- All other entrances will be closed. neers’ head coach and has tallied an 11-46 record at Malone. Prior to arriving in Canton, Hehman spent the previous five years as head coach at Broadcast/Ticket Information NCAA Division III Greenville (IL) College where he Live Streaming Video led the Panthers to a 28-22 record and a berth in the 2009 NCCAA Victory Bowl. http://livestream.com/maloneuniversity Clint Scroggs - Play-by-Play Lee Owens is in his 12th season at Ashland. He Larry Ridgeway - Color Commentary has guided the program to an 83-41 mark and Live Stats three NCAA DII playoff appearances (2007, 2008, http://gliac.org/sports/fball/2015-16/ 2012) since he became the Eagles’ head coach in gameday/week_5 2004. As a collegiate head coach, Owens has tal- lied a 123-102 career mark, having spent nine Tickets years at the Univ. of Akron prior to becoming the Adults: $8.00 head coach at AU. Owens’ resume also includes Students/Senior Citizens: $5.00 stints as an assistant at Ohio State Univ. and as Children (12 & under): Free the head coach at Massillon Washington H.S. 2015 Malone Game Notes | www.malonepioneers.com | @maloneathletics Malone Notes Ashland Notes +The Pioneers suffered a narrow 27-24 home loss in +The 13th-ranked Eagles currently sit atop the GLIAC overtime to Tiffin University on Saturday…Malone South Division standings after opening the year with battled back from fourth-quarter deficits of 21-14 and road wins at Lake Erie and Walsh and then notching 24-21, sending the contest to overtime after big home victories against Ohio Dominican and Findlay connecting on a 30-yard field goal with three seconds +In last week’s game against the Oilers, Ashland led to play in regulation 26-14 at halftime…Findlay twice cut it to a one- +However, the Dragons pulled in front with a field possession game in the second half, but the Eagles goal in the extra period and then intercepted a fourth- answered with touchdowns each time en route to down pass attempt to secure the victory securing the 40-28 triumph +The Malone offense set season-highs for total yards +Ashland racked up 495 yards of offense on Saturday (427), rushing yards (274) and first downs (20) in the and currently ranks among the GLIAC leaders in points contest (38.5), total yards (502.5), passing yards (274.0), +The Pioneer defense also posted several season- rushing yards (228.5) and first downs (22.0) per game highs with its three sacks, seven tackles for loss and six pass break-ups +The Eagles’ defense has forced eight turnovers on +Malone has held a lead in all four of its contests this the season (six interceptions, two fumble recoveries) year, including a 14-9 halftime advantage against the and ranks sixth in the conference in yards allowed, yielding 384.3 per contest Dragons +The Pioneers are one of the least penalized teams in +Ashland leads the GLIAC in kickoff returns, averag- the GLIAC, ranking fourth in the conference (and ing 27.0 yards per run back. eighth in NCAA Div. II) with an average of just 33.5 penalty yards per outing. Ashland Players To Watch +RB Vance Settlemire: Although he missed a game Malone Players To Watch due to injury, Settlemire has rushed for 407 yards on +RB Matt Blasiole scored three touchdowns and set 61 attempts (6.7 average) with four rushing TDs this a new Malone single-game rushing record on Saturday season…Last week, the junior picked up 210 yards on with 279 yards on 24 carries (11.6 average)…The 30 carries (7.0) and scored two TDs – the first on a sophomore eclipsed the mark in overtime, edging the five-yard run & the second on a 66-yard previous record of 277 yards that was set by Bernard pass….Settlemire currently leads the GLIAC in both Payton in a 2006 victory over Walsh…Blasiole currently rushing yards per game (135.7) and all-purpose yards leads the GLIAC and ranks fourth in NCAA DII with per game (169.7) eight rushing touchdowns on the season…He also +QB Travis Tarnowski threw for 270 yards and leads the conference (ranks 12th in the nation) with three scores against the Oilers…On the season, the 513 total rushing yards sophomore has completed 69 of 117 passes (59%) for +QB Will Szpor has completed a pass of 30 yards or 1061 yards with nine touchdowns more in each of Malone’s first four games…The senior +TE Adam Shaheen pulled in seven catches for 70 signal caller, who has connected on 43 of 74 pass at- yards against the Oilers and is AU’s leading receiver tempts this year for 667 yards, currently ranks fifth in this season with 24 catches for 314 yards and two the GLIAC with an average of 9.0 yards per pass at- scores…In all, Ashland has six players who have tempt…Szpor, now with 701 career pass attempts, eclipsed 100 yards receiving this year needs 12 more to move past Shane Nalepa for fourth +WRs Matthew Wilcox and Stewart Turner are on Malone’s all-time list both averaging over 23 yards per reception +WR Eian Elsass has registered a team-high 18 +DL Tim Lehr is tied for third in the GLIAC with 3.5 catches for 264 yards and a TD sacks +DB Lucas Haupt made 11 stops last week and now +LB Zach Olszewski paces the Eagles with 35 total has 36 total tackles on the season tackles +LB Ryan Weber has made a team-high 37 tackles +DB Dale Irby leads the GLIAC in kickoff return av- with a sack and two tackles for loss…Weber & Haupt erage at 30.4 yards per attempt rank seventh & ninth, respectively, among the GLIAC +P Austin Bruns is ranked second in Div. II with an leaders in tackles. average of 47.1 yards per punt. 2015 Malone Game Notes | www.malonepioneers.com | @maloneathletics Malone University 2-Deep Depth Chart QB 4 Will Szpor SR 6-2 200 DE 57 Austin Cary JR 6-2 245 QB 11 John Iacucci R-FR 6-2 220 DE 93 Jesse Correll R-JR 6-3 230 RB 45 Matt Blasiole SO 5-10 200 NG 96 Tyler Bowman JR 6-2 250 RB 41 Tyler Howell FR 5-10 175 NG 77 Carl Grady SR 6-1 250 RB 42 Jon Zimmerly R-SO 5-10 210 DT 9 Colton Hale JR 6-5 240 RB 41 Tyler Howell FR 5-10 175 DT 91 Drew Shreve R-FR 6-4 225 LT 75 Fred Clearman SR 6-4 290 LB 8 Fred Baker Jr. R-JR 6-0 230 LT 66 Blake Cary FR 6-2 256 LB 15 Romel Pollard R-FR 6-3 215 LG 60 Chris Henke JR 6-2 270 LB 52 Phil Fisher SR 6-0 225 LG 78 JD Stamper FR 6-2 270 LB 49 Charles Dickens SR 6-0 220 C 58 Greg Martinez JR 5-11 300 LB 47 Ryan Weber SO 5-11 205 C 55 Sione Veikoso SR 6-0 290 LB 54 Dan Mower R-SR 6-0 225 RG 72 Brenson Ennis R-JR 6-4 295 LB 2 Ricarlo Bell JR 6-3 240 RG 78 JD Stamper FR 6-2 270 LB 35 Matt Ramsey FR 6-3 220 RT 73 Joe Turner R-SO 6-3 290 CB 25 Jordan Johnson SO 6-0 170 RT 66 Blake Cary FR 6-2 256 CB 12 Darien Giles JR 5-10 177 TE 89 Camden Baucke R-FR 6-2 250 SS 6 Lucas Haupt SR 5-11 175 TE 87 Rodney Lewis FR 6-2 225 SS 26 Cameron Pitts FR 5-11 192 WR 81 Eian Elsass R-SO 6-1 180 FS 13 James Pawlyk JR 5-11 190 WR 10 Garrett Beech R-FR 5-10 175 FS 17 Lamon Mathison FR 6-0 180 WR 3 Damien Russell SR 5-10 180 CB 5 Daniel Tepe SO 5-11 185 WR 19 Ashton Dulin FR 6-2 190 CB 29 Obrem. Oppong SO 5-11 185 KOR 17 Lamon Mathison FR 6-0 180 P 85 Riley Escalle R-FR 6-3 185 KOR 19 Ashton Dulin FR 6-2 190 P 21 Devin Wallace FR 6-1 145 PR 25 Jordan Johnson SO 6-0 170 K 21 Devin Wallace FR 6-1 145 PR 19 Ashton Dulin FR 6-2 190 K 85 Riley Escalle R-FR 6-3 185 LS 40 Tom Watt JR 6-2 230 LS 35 Matt Ramsey FR 6-3 220 2015 Malone Game Notes | www.malonepioneers.com | @maloneathletics 2015 Malone University Football Roster # First Last YR Pos HT WT Hometown High School/Previous School 2 Ricarlo Bell Jr.