[Kutztown Football] Homecoming, Hall of Fame Day this Weekend at KU

Mon Oct 22 12:39:51 EDT 2007

KU Football Fact Sheet #09-2007 - KU vs. EDIN

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Homecoming, Hall of Fame Day this Weekend at KU

The Game

        The Kutztown University football team will host Edinboro University
on Saturday, Oct. 27.  It will be Homecoming and Hall of Fame Day at KU.
Kickoff in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) crossover is
set for 1:05 p.m. at University Field.               

        Kutztown evened its record to 4-4 on the season and picked up its
first PSAC East win, improving to 1-2, with a 40-21 victory over Cheyney
last Saturday. The Golden Bears have wins against Clarion (35-13),
Shippensburg (28-16) and American International (55-20), with losses to
Southern Connecticut State (52-30), Slippery Rock (45-9), Bloomsburg (49-32)
and West Chester (21-0).

        Edinboro (5-3, 2-2 PSAC West) lost its second straight game last
Saturday, falling to California (PA) 26-8.  The Fighting Scots had five
straight wins before this two-game skid, defeating St. Anselm (58-3),
Bloomsburg (42-41), Cheyney (41-23), Shippensburg (33-18) and Lock Haven
(70-19).  The streak was halted vs. Indiana (PA) (27-7).  The Scots opened
with a 32-16 loss to West Chester.  

Homecoming and Hall of Fame Day

        Saturday will be homecoming for Kutztown University.  In addition to
the homecoming festivities, KU's six new Hall of Fame inductees will be
recognized at halftime.  This year's class, which will be inducted Friday
night, includes four whose achievements came in football.  They are James G.
Bennett '82, an all-conference offensive lineman on the 1980 PSAC East
Championship team; Timothy P. Clancy '92, the all-time leader in tackles in
KU history; the late Mike Kullman '91, an All-PSAC defensive back who went
on to play in the NFL and coach at KU; and Dr. Al Leonzi, longtime coach and
professor at Kutztown.  Also being inducted are Elizabeth A.
Thoryk-Longenecker '99, the only four-year All-American in KU athletics
history as a member of the women's swim team; and John Rozich '01, a
record-breaking catcher for the Golden Bear baseball team. 

Electronic Coverage

        The game will be broadcast live on WEEU, AM 830, based out of
Reading.  Mitch Gerhart and Matt Santos will call the action. The pre-game
show begins at 12:50 p.m.  A live Webcast will be available at kubears.com
via redzonemedia.com.  

        The game also will be televised by KUTV, with Mike Miller and Ashley
Hartman calling the action.  Viewers in Kutztown and Eastern Berks County
can see the game on Service Electric Cablevision (Channel 24) or Hometown
Utilicom (Channel 41).  The game will be replayed on Sunday at 6 p.m.,
Monday at 3 p.m. and Tuesday at noon.  Service Electric in the Lehigh Valley
(Channel 2) also is scheduled to show the game on Sunday, time to be
announced.

The Coaches

        Kutztown's second-year coach, Raymond Monica (North Alabama, '90),
is 8-10 in his career, after finishing 4-6 in his inaugural season. He has
already equaled his win total from 2006.  Monica came to the Golden Bears
from Division I-A Temple University, where he spent eight seasons as
defensive coordinator.  Prior to Temple, Monica coached for nine seasons at
the University of North Alabama, during which time the Lions won three NCAA
Division II national championships from 1993-95.   This will be his first
meeting with Edinboro.

        Scott Browning (Ohio State '81) is in his second season as head at
Edinboro.  Browning spent 20 seasons as an assistant coach, serving 10
seasons as offensive coordinator, with the Scots before taking over the
reigns.  He has an 11-8 record.  This meeting will be his first against
Kutztown as head coach.

The Series

        This is the seventh meeting between Edinboro and Kutztown, with the
Scots leading the series 4-2.  EU won the last meeting in 2005 (33-7) at
Edinboro.  The Scots had nine sacks and recovered a blocked punt for a
touchdown.  RB Ulyssee Davis had 56 yards and a TD on six carries and NG
Chris Amico had 2.5 for Edinboro.  RB Ty Dinnis had 58 yards on nine
carries, and QB Shane Martin, playing for an injured Kyle Spotts, was
12-of-20 for 143 yards and a TD.  The Scots won the last meeting at KU in
2004 (23-14).  KU's last win over Edinboro was in 2002 (14-10) and its only
win at University Field vs. EU was in the teams' first meeting in 1988
(34-22).  

Notable

        Kutztown is in the midst of a three-game homestand, its second
straight year with three-straight home games...KU has lost its last three
homecoming games, including vs. Edinboro in 2004...Kutztown will play all 11
games this season on artificial turf, a first for the program.against
Cheyney, Dontay Wilson became the first player this season to lead KU in
rushing yards in consecutive games.

Tracking the Golden Bears

        OFFENSE: Kutztown's offense racked up 371 yards and had seven
scoring drives against Cheyney.  After falling behind 7-0, KU rattled off 34
consecutive points to take control of the game.  RB Dontay Wilson (jr.
Stamford, CT/Stamford) notched KU's first 100-yard rushing game of the
season, gaining a career-high 152 yards on 23 carries, with two touchdowns.
Kyle Spotts (sr. Tamaqua/Tamaqua) completed 10-of-27 passes for 171 yards
and a TD.  He also scored on a QB sneak.  WRs Jason Uhlig (r-fr. Blue
Bell/Wissahickon) and Terrell Davis (jr. Kennett Square/Kennett) got their
first career starts.  Uhlig notched career highs with five catches for 91
yards, while Davis had his first four catches at KU for 70 yards and a TD.  

        The Golden Bears played the game without its two leading receivers,
Elfren Quiles (sr. New Britain, CT/New Britain) and Will Brown (fr. Trenton,
NJ/Ewing), as well as RB Ty Dinnis (so. Doylestown/Central Bucks West), who
was the team's leading rusher.

        Through eight games, KU's offense averages 397.8 yards per game,
including 138.1 rushing and 259.6 passing.  Spotts ranks second in the PSAC,
averaging 258.6 yards passing per game.  He has completed 141-of-272 passes
and has 19 touchdowns, with 10 interceptions.  He has completed passes to 12
different receivers this season.   Quiles leads the nation in receiving
yards, averaging 136.7 yards.  He has 48 catches for a KU record 957 yards
and seven TDs.  Brown had 225 yards and six scores on 21 grabs before being
sidelined.  Alex Zukus (r-fr. Tuscarora/Tamaqua) has 19 receptions for 229
yards and two TDs.  TE Dan Onorato (jr. Malvern/Malvern Prep) has 16 catches
for 145 yards and Uhlig has eight grabs for 137 yards.  Wilson leads the
team with 338 yards and three TDs on 72 carries.  Dinnis has 313 yards and
three scores on 89 rushes.  Cory McFadden (so. Freemansburg/Bethlehem
Catholic) has 223 yards and a TD on 55 rushes.  

        KU's offensive line, which ranks second in the PSAC East in sacks
allowed, consists of center Evan Reese (so. Centre Hall/State College),
guards Shane Kadlac (r-fr. Toms River, NJ/Toms River East) and Darrell
Martin (jr. Stroudsburg/Stroudsburg), and tackles Mike Casciano (sr.
Birdsboro/Twin Valley) and Tyler Romberger (so. Muir/Williams Valley).  

        DEFENSE: After allowing a game-opening TD to Cheyney, KU's defense
settled down to hold the Wolves off the board until late in the third
quarter.  By then, KU had taken a comfortable lead.  The Golden Bears
matched season highs with four takeaways and four sacks.  Safety Brian
Bingnear (sr. Boothwyn/Chichester) and CB Justin Gibbs (sr.
Pottstown/Pottstown) had interceptions, while LB Tom Cressman (sr.
Sellersville/Pennridge) and DT Craig Croman (so. Pine Grove/Pine Grove)
recovered fumbles.  DE Greg Rotkowski (fr. Macungie/Emmaus) had two sacks in
his first start.  Cressman and DE Kevin Branco (jr. Hellertown/Saucon
Valley) also had sacks.  Bingnear led the team with 11 tackles.  Safety Cory
Porrino (sr. Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain) had seven hits.  Cressman finished
with six hits and a forced and recovered fumble.  Safety Mike Gardier (so.
Dunmore/Dunmore) had four tackles and three pass breakups.

                Through seven games, Kutztown's defense averages 381.4 yards
allowed per game, including 163.2 rushing and 218.1 passing.  Cressman paces
the team with 72 tackles, including seven for loss and two sacks.  He has
recovered three fumbles and has two interceptions.  Bingnear is right behind
Cressman with 71 stops.  He has three interceptions and four breakups.
Gibbs has notched 52 tackles and has two interceptions and six breakups.
Gardier has 47 tackles, with four for loss and two sacks, along with five
breakups.  Porrino has chipped in 41 tackles with four for loss and two
picks.  DE Leroy Azubuike (sr. East Stroudsburg/East Stroudsburg South) has
five sacks and eight tackles for loss among his 33 hits.  He did not play
against Cheyney.  Branco is second on the team with four sacks and has eight
tackles for loss.  

                SPECIAL TEAMS: Ryan Nye (jr. Bernville/Holy Name) was
everywhere on special teams vs. Cheyney.  He scored on a fake field goal run
of 3 yards, booted field goals of 33 and 26 yards, kicked four PATs,
averaged 36.0 yards on five punts, kicked off eight times and had a pair of
tackles on those kickoffs.  Chris Diaferio (fr. Collingdale/West Catholic)
had a 25 yard kickoff return.  

        Nye leads the PSAC with a 42.1 punting average.  He is 2-for-3 on
field goals, with a long of 33, and 5-for-6 on PAT kicks.  Wilson averages
26.9 yards on 22 kick returns.  He had a TD return of 94 yards against
Shippensburg.  Dinnis averages 3.4 yards on eight punt returns.  Spotts is
KU's holder, while Pat Healey (r-fr. Washington Twp., NJ/Washington Twp.)
serves as the long snapper.

Scouting the Edinboro Fighting Scots

        Edinboro is coming off a 26-8 loss to nationally ranked California
(PA). The Scots outgained the Vulcans 310-298, but were hampered by three
costly turnovers. QB Trevor Harris was 31-of-53 for 263 yards and a TD.  He
also ran for 32 yards.    Rich Cerro caught eight passes for 89 yards and a
score.  LB Y'Hoshua Murray had 16 tackles to lead the team.  

        Since scoring 70 points against Lock Haven, Edinboro has scored just
15 points in the last two games.  The Scots average 436 yards per game,
including 144.1 rushing and a PSAC-best 291.9 passing.  Harris is the PSAC's
leading passer, averaging 270.2 yards per game.  He has completed 198-of-294
passes for 2,162 yards.  He has 21 TDs and has been picked off just five
times.  Cerro has 41 receptions for 480 yards and four TDs.  Ryan Rybicki
has 298 yards and five TDs on 34 catches.  Houston Brown leads the ground
game with 424 yards and seven scores on 81 rushes.  Ulysee Davis has 267
yards and three TDs on 43 rushes.  

        Edinboro's defense allows 362.4 yards per game, including 134.5
rushing and 227.9 passing.  LB Greg Sondag leads the team with 57 tackles,
including five for loss and two sacks.  Murray has 54 hits, while safety Dan
Skelton has 48 stops, with three interceptions and five breakups.  NG Chris
Amico has 4.5 sacks and 12 tackles for loss.

        Justin Gomes is 2-for-5 on field goals, with a long of 28.  J.D.
Rogers averages 32.5 yards on 24 punts.  David Bostic has returned 12
kickoffs for an average of 24 yards.  Nick Marino has returned six punts for
9 yards.  

Kelly's Sports, Ltd. 

Player of the Game

        Dontay Wilson is this week's Kelly's Sports, Ltd., Player of the
Game.  Wilson ran for a career-high 152 yards, including TDs of 1 and 47
yards.  

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Josh Leiboff

Kutztown University Sports Information

Phone: (610) 683-4182

Fax: (610) 683-4676

Email: leiboff at kutztown.edu

Website: http://www.kubears.com

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