JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY John Carroll Sports Information | 1 John Carroll Blvd | University Heights, OH 44118: Sports Information Director: Joe Ginley | 216.397.4676 | [email protected] 2021 JOHN CARROLLGraduate Assistant: Thomas StrasshoferFOOTBALL | 216.397.4276 | [email protected] GAME 3 NOTES:Student Assistants: Kyle marietta Kelly | [email protected], Logan Potosky | [email protected] GAME 3 | MARCH 26, 2021 | DON SHULA STADIUM | UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021 1 2021 Game Notes JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY John Carroll Sports Information | 1 John Carroll Blvd | University Heights, OH 44118: Sports Information Director: Joe Ginley | 216.397.4676 | [email protected] Graduate Assistant: Thomas Strasshofer | 216.397.4276 | [email protected] Student Assistants: Kyle Kelly | [email protected], Logan Potosky | [email protected] GAME 3 | MARCH 26, 2021 | DON SHULA STADIUM | UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH MARIETTA COLLEGE PIONEERS AT JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY BLUE STREAKS MEDIA INFORMATION Radio .............................................................................WJCU 88.7 FM Live Video ............................................................JCUSports.com/live Twitter: @jcusports Instagram: @jcusports Facebook: /jcusports SERIES HISTORY Meetings ......................................................................................................32 First Meeting ...........................................(11/23/1929, JCU 25-6) Most Recent Meeting.................... (10/26/2019, JCU 23-21) John Carroll Wins ................................................................................31 Last JCU Win ..................................................10/26/2019, (23-21) Marietta Wins ............................................................................................0 Last MC WIn ...................................................................................... Never Longest Winning Streaks In Series JCU ................................................. 24, (9/28/1996 to present) MC ..................................................................................................... Never Current Winning Streak ..................................................JCU, 24 Largest Margin of Victory JCU ........................................................80, (80-0 on 10/18/2014) MC ...................................................................................................... Never THE TEAMS Ties ........................................................................................................................ 1 The John Carroll Blue Streaks (1-1, 1-1 OAC) host the Marietta Pi- JCU Home Record in Series ...................................................16-0 oneers (1-0, 1-0 in OAC). This is the 33rd meeting all-time between the teams and the second home game of the season for the Blue Streaks. PLAYERS TO WATCH - JOHN CARROLL OFFENSE: THE COACHES Back at quarterback this season for the Blue Streaks is Jake Floriea. Last year, the senior completed 57% of his passes for 1,765 yards and 15 John Carroll: Rick Finotti touchdowns and ran for two scores. Last week against Baldwin Wallace, Alma Mater ..................................................Cleveland State ‘95 Floriea was an efficient 17/21 for 134 yards and a touchdown. Record at JCU/Seasons .....................................25-8 / 4th Record Overall/Seasons .....................................25-8 / 4th With All-OAC running back Michael Canganelli hanging his cleats up for Record vs. Marietta ..................................................................3-0 good, Matthew Buser and Demerius Goodwin will carry the rushing attack for John Carroll. Buser led the way last Friday with 76 rushing Marietta: Andy Waddle yards and a touchdown. The sophomore also found the end zone on a re- Alma Mater ............................................................Wittenberg '03 ceiving score for the first touchdown of the game for the Blue Streaks. Record at MC/Seasons .....................................27-44 / 8th Goodwin, a Morgan State transfer, had 67 yards and a touchdown as well. Record Overall/Seasons ..................................27-44 / 8th Record vs. John Carroll .......................................................0-7 On the receiving end, Devin Limerick had a nice debut in his new slot receiver position. The converted running back had a team-high 79 receiv- 2 2021 Game Notes JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY John Carroll Sports Information | 1 John Carroll Blvd | University Heights, OH 44118: Sports Information Director: Joe Ginley | 216.397.4676 | [email protected] Graduate Assistant: Thomas Strasshofer | 216.397.4276 | [email protected] Student Assistants: Kyle Kelly | [email protected], Logan Potosky | [email protected] GAME 3 | MARCH 26, 2021 | DON SHULA STADIUM | UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH ing yards against Baldwin Wallace. Keyshawn Colmon also returns af- ter having a stellar 2019 campaign. The junior caught 16 passes for 276 D3FOOTBALL.COM TOP 25 (2019, Final) yards and four touchdowns. He added five receptions for 36 yards last week. # Team Rec. Pts. PLAYERS TO WATCH - JOHN CARROLL DEFENSE 1. North Central (Ill.) (25) 14-1 625 2. UW-Whitewater 13-2 575 With three starters lost to graduation on the vaunted "Men of May- 3. Mount Union 11-1 561 hem" defensive line, Harrison Richardson will look to fill the void this 4. St. John's 12-2 552 season. The senior defensive end was second on the team in tackles for 5. Wheaton (Ill.) 12-1 538 loss with 10 and in sacks with 5.5 back in 2019. Ross Valenti will also 6. Mary Hardin-Baylor 12-1 497 be counted on after having six tackles with two for a loss against BW. 7. Muhlenberg 13-1 490 8. Delaware Valley 11-2 444 Hunter Orlando will have an increased role quarterbacking the 9. Salisbury 11-1 432 defense from his middle linebacker position. The junior was third on the 10. Chapman 10-1 356 team in stops with 58 and is the leading returning tackler. Orlando had 11. Wesley 10-2 284 a nice start to the season with seven stops last Friday. 12. Union 11-1 279 13. John Carroll 9-1 275 Nate Leopold and Tyshawn Jones will lead the Blue Streaks' second- 14. Wartburg 10-2 270 ary this season. Leopold, a junior, was named Second Team All-OAC in 15. St. Thomas 8-2 251 2019 and led all JCU defensive backs in tackles with 53 and two inter- 16. Susquehanna 10-1 240 ceptions. Jones, a senior, also snagged two picks and recorded 40 17. Central 10-2 234 tackles with two forced fumbles while picking off his 10th career pass 18. Redlands 9-2 187 against the Yellow Jackets last Friday. 19. Linfield 8-2 180 20. Bridgewater 10-1 157 PLAYERS TO WATCH - MARIETTA OFFENSE 21. Hardin-Simmons 8-2 152 22. UW-Oshkosh 8-3 144 The Pioneers present an efficient rushing attack, led by sophomore 23. Bethel 8-2 126 Bryce Agnew. In week two against Baldwin Wallace, Agnew rushed 24. Aurora 9-2 94 for 97 yards and three touchdowns; he is the only player in the OAC to 25. Brockport 9-3 37 have recorded more than one rushing touchdown in a single game this season and his three TD mark leads the conference as well. Agnew has Dropped out: No. 23 Berry; No. 25 UW-La Crosse. an average of 5.71 yards per carry, good for ranks 23rd in Division III. Others receiving votes Agnew replaced former two-time First Team All-OAC rusher Tanner UW-La Crosse 32; Berry 29; Case Western Clark, who finished his Pioneer career with 2,874 rushing yards, 422 Reserve 28; Hope 10; Texas Lutheran 10; Ithaca 9; receiving yards and 37 total touchdowns (32 rushing, 5 receiving). Middlebury 7; Huntingdon 4; Washington U. 4; Ste- venson 3; Hanover 3; Western New England 2; WPI Senior tight end Bobby Cashaw is the offense's lone returning All-OAC 2; Trinity (TX) 1; Washington & Jefferson 1. selection (Second Team). Last season, Cashaw collected 17 passes for 144 yards and a pair of scores. Against Baldwin Wallace, he caught two The D3football.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of sophomore starting quarterback Ethan Brown's eight completions. of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and Brown, a former Dublin Coffman standout, made his first career start media members from across the country, and is against Baldwin Wallace last Friday. published weekly. Points are awarded on a 25-24- 23-22-etc. basis. An additional three of Brown's completed passes fell into the hands of fellow sophomore Dre Baldwin, the team's top receiver. Baldwin also OAC teams in bold has a touchdown reception and his 28.33 yards per catch are second in the conference. In 2021, Baldwin has been tasked of filling the shoes of former Second Team All-OAC receiver Andrew Barker (35 receptions, 602 yards, 8 touchdowns). 3 2021 Game Notes JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY John Carroll Sports Information | 1 John Carroll Blvd | University Heights, OH 44118: Sports Information Director: Joe Ginley | 216.397.4676 | [email protected] Graduate Assistant: Thomas Strasshofer | 216.397.4276 | [email protected] Student Assistants: Kyle Kelly | [email protected], Logan Potosky | [email protected] GAME 3 | MARCH 26, 2021 | DON SHULA STADIUM | UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH PLAYERS TO WATCH - MARIETTA DEFENSE AFCA TOP 25 (2019, Final) Senior defensive back Tay Pryor (First Team) and junior defensive lineman Drake Neuberger (Honorable Mention) are the only two All-OAC performers on the defense to return to the Pioneers in 2021. # Team Rec. Pts. 1. North Central 14-1 1,325 In 2019, Neuberger led the OAC with three fumble recoveries, a mark 2. UW-Whitewater 13-2 1,268 that ranked ninth in the nation. In the first game