GAME NOTES WHEELING SCHEDULE / STAT LEADERS WHEELING WEEK IN REVIEW: West Virginia Wesleyan held Wheeling to just 36 Overall: 0-4; MEC: 0-4; Home: 0-2; Away: 0-2 OFFENSIVE LEADERS: total rushing yards in the Cardinals’ 33-19 Rushing: setback in Buckhannon. Wheeling’s Tucker Date Opponent Time/Result S. Alli .................43 att., 137 yds., 1 TDs, 3.2 avg. Strachan was 25-for-38 on 310 yards Sep. 7 WEST LIBERTY* L 33-30 Receiving: passing with three touchdowns and a trio of Sep. 12 at Fairmont State* L 53-10 R. LaFollette .30 rec., 320 yds., 1 TD, 10.7 avg. interceptions. Jake Keenan notched a game- Sep. 19 URBANA* L 41-26 J. Davidson ....20 rec., 229 yds., 4 TD, 11.4 avg. high 111 yards receiving on six catches with a Sep. 28 at W.Va. Wesleyan* L 33-19 J. Keenan ......... 15 rec., 281 yds., 2 TD, 18.7 avg. touchdown. Rich White recorded a game- Oct. 5 CHARLESTON* 1 PM Passing: high 10 solo tackles for the Cardinal defense. Oct. 12 MCKENDREE 1 PM Oct. 19 at Notre Dame (Ohio)* 1 PM T. Strachan ...90 of 155, 1072 yds., 8 TD, 9 INT CHARLESTON WEEK IN REVIEW: Oct. 26 FROSTBURG STATE* 1 PM DEFENSIVE LEADERS: Charleston shutout Valparaiso in the second Tackles: half as the Golden Eagles defeated the Nov. 2 at Glenville State* 12 PM R. White ..................... 32 (s), 6 (a), 38 (t), 1.0 TFL Crusaders 19-13. It marked the first time a Nov. 9 WEST VIRGINIA STATE* 12 PM J. Reese .......................20 (s), 3 (a), 23 (t), 6.5 TFL MEC team had defeated an FCS opponent. Nov. 16 at Concord* 12 PM Brant Grisel was 30-for-45 passing with 333 Sacks: yards and a touchdown to go along with two HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS J. Reese ...............................................4.0 - 28 yds. interceptions for the Golden Eagles. * Denotes MEC Game Interceptions: C. Canaday ............................................1 - 69 yds. OAC TO MEC: Both head coaches honed their skills playing Division III football in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). Wheeling Head CHARLESTON SCHEDULE / STAT LEADERS Coach Zac Bruney was a quarterback at Mount Union from 2000-03, while UC Head Overall: 3-1; MEC: 2-1; Home: 2-0; Away: 1-1 OFFENSIVE LEADERS: Coach Pat Kirkland played defensive back at Rushing: Muskingum from 1993-96. Date Opponent Time/Result T. McAllister .....25 att., 121 yds., 2 TD, 4.8 avg. Sep. 5 FAIRMONT STATE* W 42-39 Receiving: RELIABLE TARGETS: Sophomore wide Sep. 12 at Urbana* L 28-20 M. Strachan .. 35 rec., 544 yds., 5 TD, 15.5 avg. receiver Ryan LaFollette has been one of Sep. 21 W.Va. WESLEYAN W 34-29 X. Gordon ........16 rec., 283 yds., 1 TD, 17.7 avg. the most consistent wide receivers in Division Sep. 28 at Valparaiso W 19-13 Passing: II this year. He ranks second in the MEC and Oct. 5 at Wheeling* 1 PM ninth nationally with 7.5 receptions per game. Oct. 12 NOTRE DAME (Ohio)* 1 PM B. Grisel .........92 of 151, 1378 yds., 10 TD, 3 INT Charleston’s Mike Strachan leads the MEC Oct. 17 at Frostburg State* 7 PM (THU) DEFENSIVE LEADERS: and slots fourth in Division II with 8.8 per Tackles: game. Oct. 26 GLENVILLE STATE* 2 PM Nov. 2 at West Virginia State* 12 PM K. Williams ................11 (s), 25 (a), 36 (t), 3.5 TFL R. Collins ..................... 9 (s), 15 (a), 24 (t), 1.5 TFL AERIAL ATTACK: Wheeling and Charleston Nov. 7 CONCORD* 7 PM (THU) feature two of the three best passing Nov. 16 at West Liberty* 1 PM Sacks: offenses in terms of yards. The Golden Eagles K. Randall .........................................4.0 - 26 yds. lead the MEC with 360.0 passing yards per HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS Interceptions: game, while the Cardinals rank third with * Denotes MEC Game J. Bell ......................................................... 2 - 2 yds. 279.0 per game. UC has been more efficient, throwing for 11 touchdowns and three interceptions, compared to the Cardinals STATISTICAL COMPARISON who have eight touchdowns and nine interceptions thrown. OFFENSE DEFENSE Wheeling .................................. Charleston Wheeling .................................. Charleston BALL CONTROL: Wheeling and Charleston 22.0 ..............Scoring/Game ................28.8 42.3 ..............Scoring/Game ................ 27.2 have the two-lowest average time of 50.0 ...... Rushing Yards/Game ..........59.5 315.3 ..... Rushing Yards/Game ....... 121.8 possession in the MEC this season. The Golden Eagles have held the ball for 28 150/76 .....Rushing Yards/Att. ....238/104 946/156 ..Rushing Yards/Att. .....487/152 minutes, 46 seconds per game, while the 70-129-6 ....Passing (C-A-I) .......94-154-3 40-62-3 .....Passing (C-A-I) .........71-141-3 Cardinals are only averaging 27 minutes and 268.7 .....Passing Yards/Game ........199.0 228.7 .....Passing Yards/Game ........ 223.2 one second per game. 318.7 ...... Total Offense/Game ........ 234.7 544.0 .... Total Offense/Game ........345.0 17.9 ............Kick Return Avg. .............. 17.0 18.2 ............Kick Return Avg. .............. 25.0 PASS RUSHER SHOWDOWN: Wheeling 21.0 ........... Punt Return Avg. .................2.1 -3.0 ........... Punt Return Avg. ............. 18.0 sophomore James Reese and Charleston 38% ... 3rd Down Conversion % ..... 35% 50% .. 3rd Down Conversion % ..... 35% junior Kenny Randall are tied for second in 27:05 .......Time of Poss./Game ....... 28:47 32:55 .......Time of Poss./Game ......... 31:13 the MEC with 4.0 sacks this season. Reese - 5 ..............Turnover Margin .................+ 0 got off to a fast start with 3.0 sacks in the opener versus West Liberty. FOLLOW the WHEELING cardinals ON... NEXT UP: The Cardinals will have their WHEELING vs Charleston first-ever Homecoming football game on Saturday, October 12 when they entertain @WUCARDINALS McKendree from the Great Lakes Valley @WUCARDINALS Saturday, October 5 - 1:00 p.m. Conference (GLVC) in a non-conference game. @WHEELINGU_FB Bishop Schmitt Field Kick-off is set for 1 p.m. .COM/WUCARDINALS Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling University Cardinals (0-4, 0-4 MEC) University of Charleston Golden Eagles (3-1, 2-1 MEC) # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 1 Jermichael Isom DB 5-9 175 So.. Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden City 32 Garrett Givens LB 6-2 225 Fr. Rogers, Ohio/Beaver Local 1 Mike Strachan WR 6-5 205 Jr. Freeport, Bahamas/Liberty Christian 35 Justin Hall LB 6-0 250 So. Latta, SC/Latta 2 Gerron Fryer DB 6-4 200 Sr. Cleveland, OH/Cleveland Heights 36 Quinard Thomas DB 5-11 185 Sr. Ashburn, GA/Shaw 2 Cody Anderson DB 5-11 195 So. Severn, Md./Archbishop Spalding 33 Jayvon Johnson LB 6-0 220 So. Upper Marlboro, Md./Largo 3 Elijah West LB 5-11 200 So. Niceville, FL/Niceville 37 Brian Cartwright DB 6-3 205 Fr. Stow, OH/Stow 2 Tyler Sprouse QB 6-3 215 So. St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell 34 Brady Kolb RB 6-1 240 Fr. St. Clairsville, Ohio/St. Clairsville 4 Tyreik Mcallister WR 5-11 180 Jr. Latta, SC/Latta 38 Oscar Gonzalez K/P 6-1 175 Jr. Canoga Park, CA/Canoga Park 3 Brandon Munoz DE 6-4 240 So. Halethorpe, Md./Mount Saint Joseph 35 Brice Anderson DB 6-0 175 Fr. Koppel, Pa./Beaver Falls 5 Kal-El Williams LB 6-1 240 Sr. Philadelphia, PA/Pinellas Park 39 Raymond Henry DB 6-0 170 Sr. Neptune, NJ/Neptune Township 37 Caleb Mitchell RB 6-0 200 Fr. Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville 4 Sy Alli IV RB 6-1 180 So. Pittsburgh, Pa./Obama Academy 6 Mason Kauffeld TE 6-2 220 So. Ashville, OH/Teays Valley 40 Tim McCutchen K/P 5-11 185 Fr. Hurricane, WV/Hurricane 4 Jonny Hayden DB 5-11 160 So. Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville 41 Samuel Serrano LB 6-0 210 So. Washington D.C./St. John’s 7 Michael Perry LB 6-2 225 So. Winchester, VA/Sherando 41 Ryan Perry DB 6-2 180 So. Lynchburg, VA/Brookville 5 Ryan Gorman LB 6-2 220 So. Millersville, Md./Mount Saint Joseph 42 DJ McKnight DL 6-3 230 Fr. Lithonia, Ga./Martin Luther King Jr. 8 Jay Palmer RB 6-0 220 Sr. Princeton, WV/Princeton 42 Sammie Mitchell DB 5-11 190 Jr. Memphis, TN/Fayette-Ware 5 Jaylon Baylor WR 5-10 160 Fr. Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North 50 Jalen Dickerson OL 6-1 325 So. Germantown, Md./St. John’s 9 Kenny Randall DL 6-4 300 Jr. Lindwood, NJ/Mainland Regional 45 Christian Van Horn DL 6-2 260 Jr. Charlotte, NC/Ardrey Kell 10 Eliah Goodman DE 6-4 250 Sr. College Park, GA/Hapeville Charter 47 Alex Bruce LB 6-0 240 Jr. Charleston, WV/Sissonville 6 Aaron Finch CB 5-10 170 So. Atlanta, Ga./Langston Hughes 51 Casey Bekemeier OL 6-4 255 Fr. Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central 11 Xzavion Gordon WR 5-11 185 So. Chapin, SC/Chapin 48 Sawyer Klingelhoffer DB 6-4 210R-So. Cincinnati, OH/Oak Hills 7 Jermaine Flowers DB 6-1 205 So. Upper Malboro, Md./Largo 53 Cade Raudebaugh OL 6-3 290 Fr. Wooster, Ohio/Norwayne 12 Brant Grisel QB 6-3 215 Sr. Apex, NC/Middle Creek 49 Jaleel Powell DB 5-10 180 Fr. Virginia Beach, VA/Ocean Lakes 8 Ricardo Henry WR 6-0 190 Jr. Meridian, Miss./Meridian 54 Rocco Francis DL 6-3 225 Fr. Pasadena, Md./Good Counsel 13 Tramell Carey DB 5-10 180 Sr.