2016 MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL Mercyhurst Lakers (1-1, 0-0 PSAC West) vs East Stroudsburg Warrriors (1-1, 0-0 PSAC East) Saturday, Sept. 17 - 12 p.m. - Erie, Pa. Live Coverage: Jay Puskar (play-by-play), T.J. Keys (color commentary), WMCE 88.5 FM, WWW.WMCE.FM, 2016 - 36th Season MERCYHURST (1-1, 0-0 PSAC West) Sept. 1 at #6 Ashland L, 0-48 Sept. 10 at Kutztown W, 23-19 Sept. 17 EAST STROUDSBURG 12 p.m. Sept. 24 CLARION * 1 p.m. Oct. 1 at Gannon * 12 p.m. Oct. 8 at #11 Slippery Rock * 6 p.m. Oct. 15 EDINBORO * 12 p.m. Oct. 22 at Seton Hill * 4 p.m. THE GAME Oct. 29 CALIFORNIA (PA.) * 12 p.m. The Mercyhurst football team will play Nov. 5 at #9 Indiana (Pa.) * 1 p.m. THE SERIES its 2016 home opener when East 2013 - Mercyhurst 37, EAST STROUDSBURG 20 Nov. 12 LOCK HAVEN 12 p.m. Stroudsburg visits Tullio Field for a * PSAC West contest Pennsylvania State Athetic Conference interdivisional matchup on Sept. 17. Kickoff All times EST is set for 12 p.m. Location .................................................... Erie, Pa. The Lakers are coming off a 23-19 comeback win over Kutztown in non-conference Enrollment ....................................................4,005 action on Sept. 10. ESU lost that same day to then-eighth-ranked Indiana (Pa.), 73- Nickname.....................................................Lakers 42. Colors ............................................Blue and Green Stadium .................................. Tullio Field (2,300) Saturday’s matchup between Mercyhurst and Kutztown will be the second meeting Surface .................................................... FieldTurf between the two programs. The Lakers were victorious in the only other matchup Head Coach .................................Marty Schaetzle -- a 37-20 decision in 2013. Record at Mercyhurst...................................75-81 Sports Info Director ...............................Josh Reilly THE COACHES Phone ...........................................(814) 824-2525 Marty Schaetzle (Bucknell ’83) is in his 15th season as head coach for Mercyhurst. E-mail [email protected] He owns a 75-81 record. He is a three-time PSAC West Coach of the Year (2008, 2010, 2014) and has coached the Lakers to two PSAC West regular- EAST STROUDSBURG (1-1, 0-0 PSAC East) season championships (2010, 2012) and one PSAC overall title (2010). Prior to Sept. 1 at Brevard W, 49-14 #9 coaching at Mercyhurst, Schaetzle has held assistant coach positions at Bucknell, Sept. 10 INDIANA (PA.) L, 42-73 Shippensburg, Northern Arizona, Sonoma State, Arizona and Albany. Sept. 17 at Mercyhurst 12 p.m. Sept. 24 at Shippensburg * 1 p.m. Denny Douds (Slippery Rock ‘63) is in his 43rd year as head coach for East Oct. 1 CHEYNEY * 6:05 p.m. Stroudsburg. He has totaled a 257-182-3 as a varsity football coach. In his time at Oct. 8 at Millersville * 4 p.m. ESU, Douds has won nine Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championships Oct. 15 KUTZTOWN * 7:05 p.m. and made four NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the National Oct. 22 at Bloomsburg * 2 p.m. Semifinals in 2005. He has coached an NCAA Division II-record 442 games and Oct. 29 WEST CHESTER * 12:05 p.m. sits tied for 16th all-time in wins among all NCAA divisions (second among active Nov. 5 LOCK HAVEN * 1:05 p.m. coaches). Prior to joining the Warriors, Douds was an assistant coach at West Nov. 12 at California (Pa.) 1 p.m. Virginia. * PSAC East contest All times EST NEXT UP The Lakers will play their second consecutive home game when Clarion visits Tullio Location ..............................East Stroudsburg, Pa. Field on Sept. 24 for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division opener. Enrollment ....................................................7,000 Mercyhurst will also celebrate Homecoming Weekend at that time. Kickoff is slated Nickname..................................................Warriors for 1 p.m. Colors ..............................................Black and Red Stadium ............... Eiler-Martin Stadium (10,000) Clarion is currently 1-1 on the season after dropping a 35-20 PSAC interdivisional Surface ......................................................Artificial contest to Bloomsburg. The Golden Eagles will be in action on Sept. 17 with a 1 Head Coach ......................................Denny Douds p.m. matchup at Shippensburg. Record at East Stroudsburg ................257-182-3 Sports Info Director ...................... Greg Knowlden FOLLOW THE LAKERS Phone ...........................................(570) 422-3312 Every Laker home game can be heard on Erie-area radio at WMCE 88.5 FM and E-mail ................................... [email protected] WWW.WMCE.FM on the internet. Jay Puskar will handle play-by-play duties. T.J. Keys is set to assist on color commentary. East Stroudsburg at Mercyhurst - Sept. 17, 2016 LAST TIME WE MET - Mercyhurst at East Stroudsburg - Nov. 16, 2013 LAST TIME WE MET Running back Richie Sanders ripped off 298 all-purpose yards, coming off a stretch November 16, 2013 of missing 18 consecutive games, to lead the Lakers to a 37-20 PSAC interdivisional Eiler-Martin Stadium (East Stroudsburg, Pa.) victory against East Stroudsburg. Mercyhurst Lakers 37, East Stroudsburg Warriors 20 Mercyhurst 10 10 7 10 - 37 Sanders had 14 carries for 104 yards and one touchdown, one reception for 22 East Stroudsburg 7 7 0 6 - 20 yards, and four kickoff returns for 155 yards. His TD was a 74-yard run. Tm Q Time Play The Mercyhurst run game was potent in other areas: Allen Jones II had 14 rushes for ES 1 12:41 Tippett 1 run (Groff kick) 104 yards while Brandon Brown-Dukes finished with 13 carries for 55 yards. M 1 9:02 Wakefield 32 field goal M 1 1:05 Hyland 4 pass from Vendemia (Wakefield kick) M 2 14:38 Sanders 74 run (Wakefield kick) MU quarterback Anthony Vendemia completed 14 of 19 passes for 185 yards and ES 2 2:37 Van De Cruz 1 run (Groff kick) one touchdown. His TD pass was thrown to defensive lineman Matt Hyland, who was M 2 :00 Wakefield 40 field goal brought in on a goal-line formation. Wide receiver Jaquan Williams added five grabs M 3 8:28 Jones 59 run (Wakefield kick) for 76 yards. ES 4 12:02 Van De Cruz 1 run (kick failed) M 4 2:23 Wakefield 32 field goal For the Laker defense, defensive back Colin Kimball made two interceptions. Fellow M 4 1:20 Jones 8 run (Wakefield kick) DB Deonte Huggins had an interception. Linebacker Pat Behm totaled 15 tackles TEAM STATISTICS MU ESU and defensive lineman Serge Augustin recorded two sacks and one forced fumble. FIRST DOWNS 20 16 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 44-269 28-99 Kicker Steve Wakefield converted three field goals for MU -- one from 40 yards and PASSING YDS (NET) 185 221 two from 32. Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-14-0 33-18-3 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-454 61-320 For the ESU offense, quarterback Matt Soltes threw for 221 yards, completing 18 of Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 32 passing attempts. He was intercepted twice. Running back Robert Healy ran 12 Punt Returns-Yards 2-26 3-23 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-155 7-185 times for 66 yards. Wide receiver Robert Bleiler made eight catches for 106 yards. Interception Returns-Yards 3-7 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-37.0 5-43.6 Defensive lineman Sam Trunzo and linebacker Cody Simcox had 12 tackles apiece Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0 for the Warriors. Trunzo made 2 1.2 sacks while SImcox managed a sack and fumble Penalties-Yards 6-45 7-60 recovery. Defensive back Anthony Singler had 10 tackles and linebacker Darius Possession Time 33:45 26:15 Jackson finished with two sacks. Third-Down Conversions 4 of 11 3 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 LAKERS’ LAST TIME OUT - Mercyhurst at Kutztown - Sept. 10, 2016 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-7 5-16 Momentum shifted with four blocked kicks by the Lakers, enabling quarterback Doug Altavilla to throw for one touchdown and run in another, as the Lakers earned a 23- RUSHING: MU-Sanders 9-121; Jones II 14-104; Brown- 19 comeback victory over Kutztown in PSAC interdivisional action. Dukes 13-55; TEAM 2-(minus-3); Vendemia 6-(minus-8). ESU-Healy 12-66; Soltes 10-24; Van De Cruz 5-8; Tippett MU blocked three punts -- one of which was returned for a touchdown -- and knocked 1-1. down an extra-point attempt. In the end, the Lakers climbed back from a 13-0 first- quarter deficit. PASSING: MU-Vendemia 14-19-0-185. ESU-Soltes 18-32- 2-221; Wilson 0-1-1-0. Blocks were recorded by linebackers Avery Jones and Nick Slonac and defensive RECEIVING: MU-J. Williams 5-76; Groene 3-52; Sanders backs Akeel Marsh and Dante Redwood. Marsh’s block was the precursor to a two- 1-22; Rock 1-15; Matarazzo 1-10; Miller 1-6; Hyland 1-4; yard blocked-punt touchdown return by fellow defensive back Kyle Briggs. Brown-Dukes 1-0. ESU-Bleiler 8-106; Schnaars 4-50; Healy 3-36; Tippett 2-21; Wilson 1-8. The Lakers fell behind, 13-0, before Slonac erased an extra-point opportunity after the host Bears’ second touchdown. Defensive back Rocky Owens tried to return the INTERCEPTIONS: MU-Kimball 2-7; Huggins 1-0. ESU-None. blocked kick for a defensive two-point conversion, but was unsuccessful. The other SACKS (UA-A): MU-Augustin 2-0. ESU-Trunzo 2-1; Jackson two Laker blocks -- by Jones and Redwood -- were partial punt blocks. 2-0; Simcox 1-0; Thomson 0-1. Trailing 13-0, Mercyhurst scored 10 straight points, including three on a 34-yard field TACKLES (UA-A): MU-Behm 12-3; Wild 4-3; Davis 6-0; goal by kicker Dylan Kondis.