Complete Game Notes

GAME INFORMATION
#22 Indiana (Pa.) (3-1) vs. Millersville (1-3)
Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 - 1 p.m.
Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium - Millersville, Pa.

SERIES INFORMATION
Series vs. IUP: 5-11
Series Streak: IUP, 3
First Meeting: 1988 (MU 27, IUP 24)
Last Meeting: 2009 (IUP 17, MU 3)

PROMOTIONS
- First 100 students receive Papa John's Pizza coupon and cup.
- Papa John's Pizza sold at the game.

TICKET INFORMATION
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Reserved Seat: $8
General Admission: $6
Senior Citizen: $3
Visiting Students with ID: $3
Children under 6: FREE
MU Students: FREE with valid ID
Faculty and Staff: FREE with valid ID

MEDIA INFORMATION
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GAME OVERVIEW
•  Millersville dropped its third consecutive game in a 61-6 defeat at Shippensburg last week but returns home to face nationally-ranked Indiana (Pa.) Saturday. Millersville's one victory came at home in the season opener, and IUP is coming off a heartbreaking, 26-24 defeat at the hands of California (Pa.) last week.
• Since scoring 41 points in the opener, the Marauders have been held to 27 points and two offensive touchdowns in the last three games. To make matters worse, starters Ted Stachitas (QB), Myron Myles (RB) and Chase Godfrey (RG) were all injured against Shippensburg and are not expected to play against IUP.  The Marauders were held to 44 rushing yards on 45 carries and totaled just 106 yards of total offense against Shippensburg. The running game has been held under 100 yards rushing in each of the last two games. That trend is not a good sign for the Marauders as IUP enters the game boasting the best run defense in Division II, allowing a meager 28.8 yards per game and 1.1 yards per carry. On the other side fo the ball, IUP owns a dominant running game, averaging 315 yards per game, which ranks fourth in Division II. Harvie Tuck ranks second nationally in yards per game with 180.3. Millersville, meanwhile, has allowed an average of  264.75 rushing yards per game, which ranks 150th out of 156 Division II teams.  Millersville's last three opponents have combined for 956 yards rushing, nine rushing touchdowns and 6.6 yards per carry.

SCOUTING THE MARAUDERS
• Millersville's offense hit a season low point last week at Shippensburg, totaling 106 yards of total offense. Since totaling 400 yards against W.Va. Wesleyan, Millersville has averaged just 198.0 yards per game and has managed two offensive touchdowns. Quarterback Ted Stachitas is questionable for Saturday's game with a foot injury but in the last two games, he's been held to two yards rushing on 11 carries and a long of 11 after totaling 199 yards (5.1 per carry) with a long of 53 in the first two games. Stachitas also passed for 246 yards and completed 25-of-44 passes in the first two games, but was 16-of-34 at West Chester and 0-of-3 at Shippensburg. Sean Quarterman played late against West Chester and the majority of the Shippensburg game. In his two appearances, he's rushed for 54 yards on 23 carries and completed 7-of-23 passes for 88 yards. His long completion was a 39-yard strike to Dominic Sanders at Shippensburg.
• Mike Jones is the team's most versatile offensive player. He leads the team with 16 catches on the season. He has two catches of at least 22 yards and also has both of the team's touchdown catches. Jones now has a team-best four total touchdowns this season, giving him two more scores in the first three weeks of this season than he had in his two previous seasons combined.
• Millersville has allowed more sacks than any other team in the PSAC with 19, resulting in 104 lost yards. The offense also has 33 punts, which is most in the PSAC . Jeff Lawson set the school record for punts in a season in 2011 with 80, and the Marauders are currently on pace for 91 this season.
• Anthony Kassab hit two field goals against Shippensburg with a long of 37. It was his first two field goals of the season and the third two-field-goal-game of his career.  The 37-yarder matched a career long.

ABOUT THE SERIES
• While Millersville and IUP are both longtime members of the PSAC, the two programs did not meet until Nov. 19, 1988, which was a NCAA Division II playoff game that the Marauders won 27-24. IUP has won 11 of 16 meetings, though. Of the seven games played at Biemesderfer Stadium, Millersville is 3-4.
• Millersville's last victories in the series came in 2005 (28-9) and 2006 (17-14). IUP has since won three in a row and all three have been in convincing fashion. The Crimson Hawks have outscored the Marauders 125-6 in the last three games. Millersville did not score a touchdown in any of the three games.

SCOUTING THE CRIMSON HAWKS
• In a meeting of nationally-ranked teams, IUP led California 24-17 last week, but California scored 10 points in the final 52 seconds to edge the Crimson Hawks, 26-24. IUP rushed for 284 yards and averaged 5.3 yards per carry against California to move its per game average to 315.0 yards per game.
• The Crimson Hawks are averaging 5.9 yards per rush and have scored a PSAC-leading 16 rushing touchdowns. On the other side of the ball, IUP is incredibly stout against the run, holding opponents to a PSAC-best 28.8 yards per game and 1.1 yards per rush.
• Running back Harvie Tuck is having an outstanding season. He leads the PSAC in yards (180.3 per game) and touchdowns (7) while averaging 7.1 yards per carry. He rushed for 256 yards against California.
• IUP owns the top defense in the PSAC, allowing just 229.0 yards per game and 4.4 yards per pay.
• IUP's allowed just six points in its first three games, but those first three opponents have combined for one victory this season. Southern Connecticut and Lock Haven are 0-4, and Cheyney is 1-3 with a win over Lincoln.
• Head coach Curt Cignetti is in his second season at IUP, posting a 7-3 record in his first campaign. Prior to arriving at IUP, he spent four seasons as the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at Alabama under Nick Saban where he helped the team to the 2009 BCS Championship. Cignetti played his college football at West Virginia, serviing as a quarterback. His father, Frank Cignetti, is one of the all-time coaches in Division II history, going 182-50-1 with 15 PSAC West titles from 1986-2005.

THE LAST TIME OUT FOR THE MARAUDERS
•  Shippensburg entered Saturday's game with Millersville as the No. 1 offense in Division II. The Raiders continued to flex their offensive muscle by outgaining the Marauders 530-111 and rolling to a 61-6 victory at Seth Grove Stadium.
• Shippensburg (4-0, 2-0 PSAC East) has now won eight-straight games dating back to 2011 while Millersville (1-3, 0-2 PSAC East) dropped its third in a row. Since opening the season by scoring 41 points against W.Va. Wesleyan, Millersville has managed just two offensive touchdowns in the last three games.
• The Red Raiders boasted the best passing offense in the nation coming into the game, but it leaned on its running attack, racking up 304 yards and averaging a 6.6 yards per rush. Mike Frenette gashed Millersville for 190 yards and two scores on just 13 carries, averaging 14.6 yards per carry. Quarterback Zach Zulli was needed for only three quarters and completed 17-of-28 passes for 222 yards and four touchdowns.
• Millersville, meanwhile, totaled 44 rushing yards on 45 carries. Starting quarterback Ted Stachitas played in just two series and running back Myron Myles tallied one carry before both left the game with injuries. That left the Marauder offense in the hands of Sean Quarterman, who led the team in rushing with 33 yards, but was 6-of-21 passing for 62 yards and was sacked four times. Wide receiver Matt Egenrieder was held without a catch for the first time in 19 games.
ONE BIG BOOT
• Following the first series of the Sept. 22 game at Shippensburg, punter Jeff Lawson kicked the longest punt in school history. With the ball snapped from his own 19-yard line, Lawson booted the ball into the Shippensburg end zone for a touchback and an 81-yard punt. That kick out-distanced the previous mark by eight yards. George Rule owned the previous record, kicking a 73-yarder againts Wittenberg in 1979.

SENIORS' MOMENT
• Millersville's roster is led by 20 seniors. Of that group, 17 entered 2012 with starting experience. Lou Brown, Matt Egenrieder, Pat Maloney, Mike Jones, Brian Knell, Zack Riley, Jeff Lawson, Josh Hunter and Pat Cantrell are all multiple-year starters. As many as 13 seniors have started a game this season. The entire senior class has combined for 218 career starts. Riley, with 31, is the team leader.

GET IT GOING
• Millersville closed 2011 by averaging 143 rushing yards per game over the final four games after averaging a mere 76.1 in the first seven games. The Marauders opened 2012 with 243 yards rushing in week one against W.Va. Wesleyan and followed that with 149 against Mercyhurst.
• Since that quick start, though, the Marauders have reverted to the form of early 2011, totaling just 118 yards on 79 carries in the last two weeks.
• After four weeks, Millersville ranks 11th out of 16 teams in the PSAC with 125.3 rushing yards per game. Its five rushing touchdowns are tied for 10th most and the 2.9 yards per carry ranks 13th.
• Millersville has not had a 1,000-yard rusher since Juan Jones in 2005. Since then, the most rushing yards in a season was Brad Lantz's 902 in 2007. Since Colby arrived in 2008, Cardoza Jacks' 765 yards in 2008 is the most by any Marauder running back in a season. There have been 16 PSAC running backs total over 1,000 yards in that same stretch.

MAKING THE SWITCH
• Millersville flipped three players from offense to defense in the offseason, and two of them started the season opener and all three played. Lou Brown, who spent two-and-a-half seasons at wide receiver, moved to cornerback for the final five games of 2011. He finished the season with an interception and a recovered fumble. He was recruited as a corner, so it is his more natural position. So far this season, Brown has picked up right where he left off, picking off two passes including one against Shippensburg's Zach Zulli, who had previously thrown only one interception this season. Brown ranks fifth on the team in tackles with 20. He had a career-high seven stops against Shippensburg.
• Dean May has traveled a bumpy road for three seasons at Millersville. After redshirting in 2009, he was not on the team in 2010 and then suffered a serious knee injury that kept him out nearly the entire 2011 season. After working as a receiver for three seasons, coaches moved him to the hybrid outside linebacker/safety position in the spring, and he has worked his way to No. 1 on the depth chart ahead of players like Shakar Jones and Jake Allen, who have both played extensively in the past. May has 10 tackles in four games.
• Last season's starting quarterback, Dan Miller, is also moving to defense. Coaches recruited him as a cornerback, and he is back in the secondary but as a safety. Miller started the first 10 games of 2011 under center and led the team in total offense. Miller also has nine stops through four games.

PRODUCING DUO
• Millersville is more than happy to have Matt Egenrieder back on the field. The senior co-captain redshirted during the 2011 season but in 37 games, and 25 career starts has 92 catches and 1,251 yards receiving. Egenrieder ranked 10th in the PSAC in receiving yards while playing alongside All-PSAC East First Team pick Jamal Smith in 2010. He averaged an explosive 17.5 yards per catch that season. He's also totaled 1,310 kick return yards and averaged 18.2 yards per return in three seasons as the primary return specialist.  He is on pace to become just the 10th player in school history with 100 catches, and also need just 361 yards to move into 10th in career receiving yards.
• In Egenrieder's last 15 games, he's caught nine passes of at least 24 yards and four of more than 40. He's also recorded a catch in 27 of 29 games.
• Couple Egenrieder with Dominic Sanders, and the Marauders have two productive pass catchers. Sanders led the team with 41 catches and 424 yards in 2011 and he has 10 catches for 139 yards so far this season. He and Egenrieder combine for 2,018 receiving yards and 165 catches through week two. The Marauders haven't had such a productive duo enter a season together since Ryan Clift and Andy Neupauer in 2004. That duo finished with 3,477 career yards, totaling 1,486 of those in 2004.

RACK 'EM UP
• Senior Pat Maloney has been among Millersville's leading tacklers going on four consecutive seasons, and has piled up 198 in his career. His numbers have improved each season, jumping from 43 as a true freshman to 78 as a junior. He was averaged 10.6 per game as a sophomore until he was injured after game five. Maloney led the PSAC in tackles at the time of his injury.
• Last season, he also led the Marauders in tackles for loss with 9.0 and sacks with 4.0. He aims to become just the sixth player since defensive stats started being recorded in 1973 to lead the team in tackles in back-to-back seasons. Matt Sutjak most recently performed the feat in 2008 and 2009. The last Marauder linebacker to do so was Lee Rizzotto, who did it from 1997-99.
• So far in 2012, Maloney is second on the team  with 24 stops. He also has a quarterback sack to his credit.
• Maloney's 13 tackles against Mercyhurst were a game high, giving him eight games with double-digit tackles in his career. He has also led the team in tackles in seven of the last 14 games that he has played.

FIRST IN A WHILE
• Jordan Rigby became the first Millersville defensive player to be named PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week in over five years Sunday after intercepting two passes and returning one for a touchdown in the week one win over W.Va. Wesleyan.
• His 19-yard interception return for a touchdown turned the tide of Saturday's game. Millersville trailed 10-7 in the third until Rigby's interception return put the Marauders on top to stay. He picked off Nate Montana twice, totaling 26 return yards. He also hurried Montana once, broke up another passes and tallied five tackles including a half-tackle for loss.
• His INT return was the first by a Marauder since Dan McClellan's in the 2008 season opener at Bentley.

THREE BY ONE
• Running back Mike Jones totaled a career-high three touchdowns in week one against W.Va. Wesleyan. One came on a reception and the other two were rushing. In his 12 previous games as a Marauder, Jones had scored just two touchdowns, and his first quarter, 1-yard run against Wesleyan was his first TD since scoring on a 74-yard run against Shippensburg on Oct. 30, 2010. It was also the first three-touchdown performance by a Marauder since Jamal Smith totaled three touchdown catches against Lock Haven on Sept. 11, 2010.

LIVING ON THE EDGE
• Marauder defensive end Reggie Slaton is having a breakthrough season. His 31 tackles rank first on the team and 14th in the PSAC.  His 2.0 sacks are also 12th in the PSAC and his 7.5 tackles for loss are not only a team best, but rank third in the PSAC. 
• Maintaining his current averages put him on pace for 86 tackles, 5.5 sacks, and 21 tackles for loss. No Marauder has had more than 93 stops since Joe Hollister won the PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year award in 2004, and no player has had more more than seven sacks since Lee Rizzotto totaled 13 in 1999.

SPECIAL SPECIAL TEAMS
• As a team, Millersville ranks third in the PSAC in kick returns  after averaging 27.6 yards on 22 returns. Of players with more than four returns, David Coates is third in the league in average at 32.6 on 16 returns. His 97-yard touchdown return against West Chester is the second-longest return in the PSAC this season and was one of just six returns for touchdowns. He also had a 61-yard return against against Wesleyan and a 60-yard return against Shippensburg.
• Coates has five returns of at least 40 yards this season. The TD return at West Chester was the first of his career and the second TD of his career. It was also the first touchdown on a kickoff return since Jamal Smith's against LIU Post in 2010. It also came within three yards of matching the school record for the longest return. Coates now leads the PSAC in return yards (519) and kick returns (16).
• Coates is averaging 4.0 kick returns per game--more than any other player in Division II. He ranks 10th nationally in average.
• Coates is well on his way to a record-setting season. The school record for kickoff returns in a season is 32 by Terrance Trogdon in 1991. Kevin Cannon (1994) owns the kickoff return yards record with 760. Coates is on pace for 44 returns and his 32.4 average puts him at 1,426 kick return yards by the end of the season.