GAME 2 - vs. Friends University, 6 p.m. www.GoSpires.com 2019 SAINT MARY FOOTBALL University of Saint Mary Sports Information • Tyler Scott • [email protected] • 913-758-6165 • 4100 South 4th St. • Leavenworth, Kan. 66048 Saint Mary Game Day Info Friends University Spires Date: September 7, 2019 Falcons 2019 Schedule (0-1, 0-0 KCAC) Kickoff: 6 p.m. CST (0-0, 0-0 KCAC) Site: Leavenworth, Kan. Wayland Baptist Stadium: Berkel Memorial Stadium Sat., Aug. 31 • L, 35-13 Capacity:1,500 Plainview, Texas - AWAY PPV Streaming: http://portal. stretchinternet.com/saintmary/ Friends Sat., Sept. 7 • 6 p.m. Berkel Memorial Stadium - HOME Saint Mary vs. Friends Bethany Sat., Sept. 14 • 7 p.m. Game Notes Lindsborg, Kan. - AWAY Avila Tonight marks the home opener for the University of Sat., Sept. 21 • 6 p.m. Saint Mary football team, against KCAC foe Friends Berkel Memorial Stadium - HOME University. The Spires are coming of a 35-13 loss to Wayland Baptist University on Aug. 31 in Plainview, Sterling Texas. Tonight is the season opener for Friends before Sat., Oct. 5 • 1:30 p.m. they return home to take on No. 4 Kansas Wesleyan Berkel Memorial Stadium - HOME University next week. Kansas Wesleyan Sat., Oct. 12 • 2 p.m. Last season the Spires fell just short to Friends by a Salina, Kan. - AWAY score of 44-38 in Wichita, Kan. Tabor The Spires have already used a trio at the quarterback Sat., Oct. 19 • 2 p.m. position, led by Jalil Grimes who threw for 79 yards Hillsboro, Kan. - AWAY last week against the Pioneers. Troy Temmink and Bryan Gudka also earned snaps with both combining McPherson for 23 yards through the air. Sat., Oct. 26 • 1:30 p.m. Berkel Memorial Stadium - HOME Already 0-1 on the young season, the Spires look to improve upon last year’s 4-6 overall record that saw Ottawa them finish sixth in the KCAC standings. Sat., Nov. 2 • 1 p.m. Ottawa Kan. - AWAY The Falcons finished 3-7 overall and in the conference Bethel last year, in a three way tie for seventh place. Running Sat., Nov. 9 • 1 p.m. back Noah Diaz led the ground attack for the Falcons Newton, Kan. - AWAY with 421 yards, while Brennan Whitaker was the leading passer at 2,178 yards and 20 touchdowns. Southwestern Sat., Nov. 16 • 1:30 p.m. Berkel Memorial Stadium - HOME WAYLAND BAPTIST RECAP QUICK FACTS School: University of Saint Mary Location: Leavenworth, Kan. Founded: 1923 Enrollment: 1,362 Nickname: Spires Colors: Navy Blue & Gold Conference: Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Stadium: Berkel Memorial Stadium President: Sister Diane Steele Vice President of Athletics: Rob Miller Website: gospires.com Instagram: usmspireathletics COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Jay Osborne Offensive Coordinator: Logan Fritz Defensive Coordinator: Tim Brooks Defensive Line: Anthony Piscitelli Wide Receivers: Kyle Dougherty Linebackers: Opetaia Tuiava Defensive Backs: Craig Brown Student Assistants: Mason Beach, Shane Kershner, PLAINVIEW, Texas. – The University of Saint Mary football team got out to a fast start in the first half against Wayland Jake Cloer, Abby Fritz, Keanu Popejoy Baptist University on Saturday, but the second half belonged to the Pioneers as they defeated the Spires 35-13 at Greg Sherwood Memorial Bulldog Stadium. The Spires are 0-1 to begin the season. SPORTS INFORMATION Saint Mary posted the first points of the game after driving SID: Tyler Scott down the field on 17 plays to add a field goal from CJ Erwin, Email: [email protected] for a 3-0 lead. Wayland Baptist would answer as they scored a touchdown on eight plays to take the 7-3 lead with 1:09 left Office: 913-758-6165 in the first quarter. Fax: 913-758-4383 The Spires used three different players at the quarterback po- Cell: 913-220-3885 sition and the top QB of the game for USM, Jalil Grimes would add a three yard rushing touchdown to regain the lead for the team. Saint Mary took a 10-7 lead at halftime. After forcing a punt by the Pioneers to open the second half, Erwin would connect on his second field goal of the game from 39 yards out to give the Spires a 13-7 advantage at the 11:46 mark. The rest of the half would go Wayland Baptist’s way, as they MEDIA scored 28 unanswered points. The next three possessions for the Spires after their field goal would end with two punts and Video: Saint Mary Game Central an interception. Stats: gospires.com Grimes led the passing attack with 79 of the team’s 102 Crew: Jay Nower passing yards. Demontrel Wilson led the rushing attack with Facebook: @USMSpires 90 yards on 16 carries and Fred Daughtry caught four passes for 73 yards. Twitter: @SpireFootball Instagram: @usmspireathletics Matapua Tulafale led the Spires with eight total tackles and Rafael Sangines had six. GAME 2 - vs. Friends University, 6 p.m. www.GoSpires.com University of Saint Mary Spires (0-1, 0-0 KCAC) No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown 65 Jarret Mathes FR DL 6-1 236 Kansas City, Mo. 1 Jordan Longoria SR TE 6-2 248 Sugarland, Texas 68 Michael Gabbard SO OL 6-0 368 Horton, Kan. 2 Frank Chacon SO DB 5-11 180 El Paso, Texas 70 Jake Hughes SO OL 6-1 260 Creighton, Mo. 3 Jalil Grimes SO QB 5-11 155 Aurora, Colo. 71 Phil Aumua JR DL 5-10 263 Copperas Cove, Texas 4 Carlos Delgado SR DB 5-8 185 Covina, Calif. 72 Nathan Rideaux JR OL 6-3 329 Houston, Texas 5 Bryan Gudka JR QB 6-0 188 Kennesburg, Colo. 73 Trey Perkins SR OL 6-2 338 Gray, Ga. 6 Michiah Frayer SR LB 5-8 226 Kansas City, Kan. 74 Ben Robertson JR OL 6-4 300 Austin, Texas 7 CJ Lowery FR DB 5-6 157 Manhattan, Kan. 75 William Portillo FR OL 6-1 338 Palmdale, Calif. 8 Trey Espy SR DB 6-2 183 Olathe, Kan. 79 Ronnie Rogers JR OL 6-3 280 San Antonio, Texas 9 Elijah Creighton SR DB 5-10 172 Victorville, Calif. 80 Domingo Dahn FR WR 5-11 192 Dallas, Texas 10 Bryan Barnhart SR WR 5-9 188 Kansas City, Kan. 82 Gage Rush FR WR 5-10 154 Stewartsville, Mo. 11 David Burton SR LB 6-1 202 Olathe, Kan. 83 Joe Reyes FR WR 5-10 163 Fredonia, Kan. 12 Julian Love SR DE 6-4 234 Pasadena, Calif. 84 Michael Brown JR WR 6-2 218 Cedar Hill, Texas 13 Garrett Haskins SO WR 5-9 169 Wichita, Kan. 85 Reece Mettler FR TE 6-2 260 Keenesburg, Colo. 14 Zachariah Harris SO DB 5-8 157 Rockford, Ill. 86 Kyle Burge FR TE 6-1 242 Tonganoxie, Kan. 15 Troy Temmink FR QB 6-1 181 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 87 Kevin Goodrum FR DL 6-5 295 McDonough, Ga. 16 Ross Tisdell SO WR 5-8 178 Lathrop, Calif. 88 Dylan Wright FR TE 6-2 209 The Colony, Texas 17 Fred Daughtry JR WR 5-11 180 Tallahassee, Fla. 89 CJ Erwin SR K 6-2 164 Santee, Calif. 18 Nicholas Holmes JR DB 5-11 207 Lansing, Kan. 90 Dominic Dreger SO DL 6-2 247 Kansas City, Kan. 19 Rafael Sangines JR DL 6-3 270 Oceanside, Calif. 91 Cody Adams JR DL 5-11 238 Bixby, Okla. 20 Jacob Collins SR RB 5-7 178 Elk, Wash. 92 Brian Sione SR DL 5-11 326 Pago Pago, AS 21 Justus Crites SO LB 5-11 212 Waukomis, Okla. 93 Peter Sagapolutele SR DL 5-10 256 Kalihi, Hawaii 22 Reigis Canady FR DB 5-7 141 Kansas City, Mo. 94 Matapua Tulafale SR LB 5-10 195 Waipahu, Hawaii 23 Rhyler Estenbaum JR RB 5-9 185 Hardin, Mo. 95 Chris Capps SO DL 6-3 288 Piper, Kan. 25 Demontrel Wilson SO RB 5-10 250 Rayville, La. 96 Rylan Sigg SO DL 6-0 213 Smithville, Mo. 27 Hunter Patterson SO DB 6-1 203 Lenexa, Kan. 97 Adrian Luna SR DL 6-1 287 Reno, Nev. 30 Reece Fontana SR DB 5-9 174 Moreno Valley, Calif. 98 Clay Reed FR DL 6-2 268 Manhattan, Kan. 31 Jahlohn Law JR LB 6-1 190 Chicago, Ill. 32 Zachary Scott JR DL 6-1 260 Auburn, Calif. 33 Nic Roller JR RB 5-11 244 Bixby, Okla. Head Coach: Jay Osborne (10th season) 34 Dallas Taylor SR DB 6-3 180 Desoto, Texas Offensive Coordinator: Logan Fritz (6th season) 35 Daniel Nyandika SO LB 6-0 235 Mansfield, Texas Defensive Coordinator: Tim Brooks (6th season) 36 Fredrick Crawley SR LB 5-10 229 Rex, Ga. Defensive Line Coach: Anthony Piscitelli (2nd season) 38 Garrett Carter FR DB 6-2 190 Elk Grove, Calif. Wide Receivers: Kyle Dougherty (2nd season) 39 Shaun Rainey JR DB 6-0 169 Kansas City, Kan. Linebackers: Opetaia Tuiava (1st season) 40 Matthew Graham FR RB 5-9 180 Plattsburg, Mo. Defensive Backs: Craig Brown (1st season) 41 Cole Swanwick SO LB 6-2 253 Oswego, Kan. SID: Tyler Scott 42 Jacob Anae JR LB 5-10 245 Oahu, Hawaii VP of Athletics: Rob Miller 43 Natron Kendricks JR LB 5-11 253 Rayville, La. Assoc. AD: Lance Hinson 44 Thomas Quinn JR TE 6-3 276 Redland, Calif. 46 Chris Greene SO DL 5-11 240 Seehome, Wash. 49 Mike Moss SO DL 6-2 260 Cincinnati, Ohio 50 Malique Goedig JR OL 6-4 290 Sacramento, Calif.