Sept. 6, 2016 • Week 2 Contact: Blake Timm, Assistant Commissioner For Communications GNACSports.com • @GNACSports 503-805-8756 • [email protected] 2016 GNAC Football Standings #GNACFB in 140 @GNACSports FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS GNAC Overall #ThatStings Western Oregon never trailed as they W L Pct. W L Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak beat Division I-FCS Sacramento State 38-30. Paul Azusa Pacific 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 Won 1 Revis scored the game’s first two touchdowns, Humboldt State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 0-0 1-0 0-0 Won 1 setting the momentum for the Wolves.It was the Western Oregon 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 0-0 1-0 0-0 Won 1 first win for a GNAC program over a Division I team since 2011. Central Washington 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 Lost 1 Simon Fraser 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 Lost 1 #OnTheRopes Central Washington succeeded in keeping No. 17 (Division I-FCS) Portland State on LAST WEEK’S GAMES THIS WEEK’S GAMES the ropes for three quarters before giving up three Thurs., Sept. 1 Sat., Sept. 10 fourth quarter touchdowns in a 43-26 loss. Humboldt State 52, at Carson-Newman 45 Central Washington at Western Oregon, 1 p.m.* at Azusa Pacific 28, West Texas A&M 10 Azusa Pacific at Humboldt State, 6 p.m.* #OffensiveShootout Humboldt State and Carson- Simon Fraser at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m. Newman combined for 1,198 yards of total offense Sat., Sept. 3 in their 52-45 win at Carson-Newman on Tuesday. at Idaho State 47, Simon Fraser 3 Unlike Humboldt State games last year, 380 of their at Portland State 43, Central Washington 26 yards came in the passing game. Western Oregon 38, at Sacramento State 30 #GNACPlayStarts With this year’s double round- * - denotes GNAC games All start times local to game site. robin format, GNAC play begins with week with Central Washington visiting Western Oregon and Azusa Pacific heading to Humboldt State. GNAC Play Begins After Solid Week Against DI Foes #PollPosition Humboldt State retained their No. 13 If week one of the GNAC football season proved passes for 321 yards and three scores. position in the AFCA Division II poll and moved up to anything, it proved that it will be a battle to win the While not playing a Division I opponent, No. 10 in the D2Football.com Poll. Azusa PAcific is conference title. Humboldt State showed they did not lose much in the ranking as No. 24 on the AFCA poll. Conference teams went 3-2 in the opening from last year in a 52-45 win at Carson-Newman week, which included a trio of games against teams on Thursday. The two teams combined for 1,198 from Division I-FCS. Western Oregon put Division yards of total offense, led by a 370-yard passing Get Social II on notice on Saturday with their 38-30 victory at performance by Robert Webber. Sacramento State. The Wolves set the pace early Azusa Pacific also picked up a Thursday night Twitter Accounts/Hashtags and never let off the gas as Paul Revis scored the win over Division II competition, rolling after a slow for GNAC Football Programs game’s first two touchdowns. start to take a 28-10 win from West Texas A&M. The The Hornets, however, did mount a fourth ground game made the difference for the Cougars, GNAC @GNACSports #GNACFB quarter comeback and had a chance to tie the led by 118 yards and two touchdowns by Kurt Azusa Pacific @APUCougars game before Danny Hankins intercepted Nate Scoby on 17 carries. Cent. Washington @CWUAthletics #CWUWildcats Ketteringham in the endzone with 19 seconds left to Now the focus turns to GNAC play as the Humboldt St. @HSUJacks #GoJacks ice the win. league’s double round-robin format begins. And Simon Fraser @SFUClan #NCAAeh While not getting the notch in the win column, the matchups are already must-watch affairs. W. Oregon @WOUWolves #WOOHOO Central Washington gave nationally ranked Division Central Washington and Western Oregon open I-FCS Portland State all it could handle in both the day in Monmouth as the two teams that fared teams’ opener. The Wildcats led 26-21 going into best against Division I square off. The other GNAC the fourth quarter before the Vikings scored three game features Azusa Pacific at Humboldt State in touchdowns in the final 15 minutes to escape with a matchup of the two teams who have won the last the win. Jesse Zalk caught nine passes for 181 three GNAC titles. Simon Fraser continues its non- yards while quarterback Justin Lane completed 19 conference schedule at Texas A&M-Kingsville. Tourism Burnaby Is A Proud Sponsor Of The Great Northwest Athletic Conference GNAC Football Players of the Week OFFENSE Robert Webber, Humboldt State QB • 5-9 • 180 • Junior • Corona, Calif. Webber completed 24 of 33 passes for 380 yards and three touchdowns to lead Humboldt State to a 52-45 season-opening road win at Carson-Newman on Thursday. It was Webber’s second-best career performance as he threw his touchdown passes to three different receivers and hit eight different targets in all. Jesse Zalk, Central Washington WR • 5-8 • 164 • Senior • Battle Ground, Wash. In a hard-fought 43-26 loss to No. 17 (Division I-FCS) Portland State, Zalk finished with 271 all-purpose yards. He went off for a career-high 181 receiving yards, the fourth best individual performance in school history, and caught three touchdown passes, including one 63-yard reception. Zalk also returned five kicks for 90 yards. Also Nominated: Kurt Scoby (Azusa Pacific), Malik Braxton (Western Oregon). DEFENSE Jackson Huerta, Central Washington DB • 5-10 • 194 • Senior • Covington, Wash. Huerta finished with 15 tackles, including 14 solo tackles, and had a forced fumble (which resulted in an eventual touchdown) in the Wildcats 43-26 loss to Portland State. Also Nominated: Bo Highburger (Western Oregon), Mykal Walker (Azusa Pacific), Jordan Herdman (Simon Fraser). SPECIAL TEAMS Paul Revis, Western Oregon WR/KR • 5-9 • 165 • Junior • Scappoose, Ore. Revis returned two punts for 111 yards, including a first quarter punt 74 yards for a touchdown to help lead the Wolves past Division I-FCS Sacramento State, 38-30, and set the GNAC career record for punt return touchdowns (3). The junior scored the first two touch- downs of the game as he also caught a 19-yard scoring pass with 4:41 left in the first quarter. Revis finished with 175 all-purpose yards, including 60 receiving yards on seven catches. Also Nominated: James Clark (Humboldt State), Jamie Cacciatore (Azusa Pacific). Past GNAC Players of the Week Date Offense Defense Special Teams Aug. 29 - Sept. 4 Robert Webber, Humboldt State Jackson Huerta, Central Washington Paul Revis, Western Oregon Complete Player of the Week releases are available online at GNACSports.com. 2 GNAC Football Weekly Report • Sept. 6, 2016 • GNACSports.com • @GNACSports • #GNACFB Last Week Games HUMBOLDT STATE 52, AT CARSON-NEWMAN 45 AT PORTLAND STATE 43, CENTRAL WASHINGTON 26 JEFFERSON CITY, TENN. - Humboldt State came out on top of a shootout PORTLAND, Ore. - Central Washington gave Portland State a spirited battle between two high-powered offenses, scoring a 52-45 win over Carson-Newman for three quarters before the No. 17 (Division I-FCS) ranked Vikings rolled off at Burke-Tarr Stadium. After the Eagles scored the first touchdown of the game, three fourth quarter touchdowns to secure a 43-26 win over the Wildcats at the Lumberjacks rattled off 17 unanswered first quarter points, culminating on Providence Park. Central Washington struck first with Justin Lane finding Jesse a 12-yard touchdown run by Ja’Quan Gardner. Carson-Newman came back Zalk for a 32-yard touchdown pass three minutes into the game. Portland State to take a 28-24 lead late in the first half, but Robert Webber found Marjani scored a touchdown on their first series before the Wildcats bolted out to a 19-7 Ellison for a 56-yard touchdown pass to give Humboldt a 31-28 halftime lead. lead on Quincy Carter’s 16-yard run early in the second and Zalk’s 63-yard The teams were tied at 38-38 after three quarters and the game was tied 45-45 touchdown reception from Lane with 5:09 left in the half. The Vikings scored two before Gardner scored the game-winning touchdown on a 35-yard run with 44 touchdowns late in the period to take a 21-19 halftime lead. Zalk made it a 21-16 seconds left. Gardner led Humboldt State with 138 rushing yards and three CWU lead with his 63-yard touchdown reception early in the third before both touchdowns on 29 carries and also caught three passes for 86 yards. Webber defenses locked down for the rest of the period. Portland State took the lead for completed 24 of 33 for 380 yards and three touchdowns while Ellison caight good when Alex Kuresa found Maximo Espitia for a four-yard tocuhdown pass three passes for 76 yards and a touchdown. Antonio Wimbush led Carson- early in the fourth quarter and the succeeded to keep the Wildcats out of the red Newman with 148 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Noah Suber zone the rest of the game. Zalk finished with 271 all-purpose yards, catching completed 13 of 24 for 208 yards and a score.