Azusa Pacific Holds On To No. 25 in AFCA Poll; Regional Poll Due Monday

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1 Oct. 21, 2014 (Week 7) Contact: Bob Guptill / Azusa Pacific Holds On To No. 25 in AFCA Poll; Regional Poll Due Monday GNAC STANDINGS Conf. All W L W L H A N Azusa Pacific Central Washington Simon Fraser Western Oregon Humboldt State South Dakota Mines Dixie State LAST SATURDAY S SCORES *Dixie State 27 at Azusa Pacific 49 *Western Oregon 20 at Central Washington 24 *South Dakota Mines 31 at Simon Fraser 53 THIS SATURDAY S SCHEDULE *Azusa Pacific at South Dakota Mines, 1 p.m. *Central Washington at Humboldt State, 6 p.m. *Menlo at Dixie State, 6 p.m. *Simon Fraser at Western Oregon, 1 p.m. *Conference Game PORTLAND, Ore. With the first of three NCAA Super Regional III polls of the season due to be released next Monday, Azusa Pacific earned Top 25 rankings in a pair of national polls this week. The Cougars, who have won five straight games, remained at No. 25 in this week s AFCA poll and also earned a No. 24 ranking in the D2football.com Top 25. It s their first Top 25 ranking in the D2football.com poll since being ranked 17 th following a season-opening win over Grand Valley State, Mich. The Super Regional poll will determine which six teams advance to the NCAA playoffs beginning in November. With one loss each, Azusa Pacific and Humboldt State are both hoping to receive consideration in the regional poll for one of the six berths. The GNAC does not receive an earned access berth (See GNAC Miscellany, page 6). The Cougars (6-1 overall), who currently lead the GNAC with a 3-0 conference record, travel to Rapid City, S.D. Saturday for a contest with South Dakota Mines (1-6, 0-3). Humboldt State, which split its two games with Azusa Pacific winning the non-conference game before losing the conference counter, hosts Central Washington (4-3, 3-1). Western Oregon (3-4, 1-1) hosts Simon Fraser (2-5, 2-1) and Dixie State (0-7, 0-3) entertains Menlo in a non-conference game to complete Saturday s schedule. Watson First In Rushing, Revis Second in All-Purpose Azusa Pacific s Terrell Watson continues to lead all divisions nationally in rushing with 1,279 yards and 17 touchdowns. He needs just 118 yards to reach 5,000 career rushing yards. Watson also ranks third in scoring (102 points), averaging 14.6 points per contest, and fifth in all-purpose running averaging Watson s all-purpose average is 30 yards better than the current GNAC single-season record of set by Humboldt State s Lyndon Rowells in Western Oregon s Paul Revis, however, has an even better average and ranks second nationally with a yards per game mark. Revis is the GNAC leader in receiving (46-773) and also ranks fifth in kick return average ( ) and fourth in punt returns ( ). Another player this week with a No. 2 national rank is Central Washington defensive end Tovar Sanchez. Sanchez ranks second in tackles for losses, averaging 2.3 per contest. He had 4 ½ for losses totaling 20 in CWU s win Saturday against Western Oregon. Sanchez also ranks fifth nationally in sacks (1.36) just ahead of Alex Markarian of Humboldt State who ranks sixth with per contest. Other players ranked in the Top 10 in this week s NCAA Division II national statistical report include HSU s Ja Quan Gardner, fourth in kickoff returns (32.2), Jordan Herdman of Simon Fraser, fifth in tackles (13.1), HSU s Gianni Olivas, eighth in punt returns (16.8) and Dixie State s Jake Miller, eighth in tackles for losses (2.0).

2 From The Record Book If Saturday s Central Washington Humboldt State game comes down to an extra point, don t bet against the kicker. The game will feature two of the most accurate PAT kickers in GNAC history. CWU s Sean McDonald ranks first in GNAC history with a 98.4 percent conversion average. He s 32 of 32 this season and has made 61 in a row, equaling the third longest streak in GNAC. Matt Bruder of Humboldt State ranks second in GNAC history in PAT percentage converting on 97 percent. He s made 128 of 132, 25 of 26 this season. He had a streak of 78 earlier in his career, the second longest in GNAC history. Two for 2,000 Two Simon Fraser players surpassed the 2,000 yard career receiving mark in last Saturday s win over South Dakota Mines. Bobby Pospischil had eight catches for 110 yards and now ranks 11 th on the all-time list with 2,062 yards. Lemar Durant ranks 12 th with 2,021 after catching six for 58. They are the 13 th and 14 th GNAC players with 2,000 yards. Neither was their team s top receiver in the game as sophomore Justin Buren had nine catches for 123 yards. Going Long Tyrell Williams of Western Oregon, who ranks seventh in GNAC history with 2,398 receiving yards, had an 89- yard TD catch against Central Washington Saturday. That is the fourth longest in GNAC history. Three have been by Western Oregon receivers (95 by Trevor Gates vs. CWU in 2011, 94 by Tyler Davis vs. Dixie State in 2012). Chasing Records APU s Terrell Watson has scored 52 touchdowns in three seasons in the GNAC. The conference record is 54 by Johnny Spevak of Central Washington, who had 54 ( ). Including his freshman season in the NAIA, Watson has 67 touchdowns... Simon Fraser kick returner Earl Anderson has 31 returns for 630 yards this season increasing his career total to 1,803 yards, 54 shy of the GNAC record of 1,857 by Cache Morgan of Dixie State in 2011 and CWU s Isaiah Davis is the current GNAC career kickoff return average leader with a 25.3 average (32-811). By The Numbers 100 Yard Rushing Games (200): 6 Terrell Watson, HSU (3). 3 Ja Quan Gardner, HSU. 2 Trent McKinney, SDM (1); Nick Ricciardulli, HSU. 1 Myles Burton, DSU; Nathaniel Penaranda, WOU; Colton Peterson, DSU; Ishmael Stinson, CWU; Kevin Thompson, SDM; Jordan Todd, CWU; Cole Tudor, SFU. 300 Yard Passing Performances (400): 3 Ryan Bergman, WOU (2). 2 - Trent McKinney, SDM; Jake Nelson, CWU; Ryan Stanford, SFU. 1 Hayden Gavett, DSU; Ben Longshore, DSU; Trey Shimabukuro, WOU. 100 Yard Receiving Performances: 4 Paul Revis, WOU. 3 - Tyrell Williams, WOU. 2 Greg Logan, CWU; Bobby Pospischil, SFU; Kent McKinney, CWU. 1 Kamakana Apelu, WOU; Lemar Durant, SFU; Marcus Sanchez, SDM; Nate Stephens, DSU; Cass White, HSU; Jesse Zalk, CWU; Daniel Ziegler, SDM; Justin Buren, SFU. Game Recaps For Oct. 18: Azusa Pacific 49, Dixie State 27 (at Glendora, CA): Terrell Watson rushed for 198 yards (his 21 st career 100-yard game) and tied a GNAC and school-record with five rushing touchdowns as the Cougars extended their win streak to five with a 22-point win before 5,302 fans at Citrus Stadium.Watson scored in the first half on runs of 11 and 3 yards, then added TDs on runs of 4, 1 and 1 in the second half as the Cougars broke open a close game, putting 28 points on the board after leading by just one point at the intermission Watson came into the game with 3,987 yards in three seasons in the GNAC, increasing his GNAC career total to 4,185. In four seasons, he now has 4,882 yards. He is the first GNAC running back to rush for 4,000 no other back has even had 3,000 - and needs 118 to increase his overall four-year total to 5,000 The Cougars finished the game with 286 rushing yards and seven touchdowns. Quarterback Chad Jeffries had 64 yards and a touchdown and also passed for 159 yards, completing 12 of 17 Tyree Davis had 131 return yards, 97 on three kickoffs and 34 on three punt returns Dixie State quarterback Ben Longshore completed 16 of 29 passes for 236 yards and three touchdowns. Nate Stephens had seven catches for 47 yards and 142 all-purpose yards, 32 on three rushes, 55 on three kickoff returns and eight on one punt return Steven Fanua led APU with 19 tackles, two for losses of eight. Defensive back Tyler Thornton had nine tackles. C.J. Broussard and Andre Myles each had interceptions, the only takeaways of the game by either team Defensive back Robert Metz led Dixie with 10 tackles and freshman DB Colton Olson had nine tackles. Central Washington 24, Western Oregon 20 (at Ellensburg, WA): Defensive back Isaiah Davis set up three of Central Washington s four scores, including the game-winning touchdown to lead the Wildcats to a four-point win before a Homecoming crowd of 4,729 at Tomlinson Stadium With the score tied in the fourth quarter, Davis returned a 41-yard punt 19 yards to the 29 after a sack by James Fakkema had pinned WOU at its own seven. Five plays later Jake Nelson completed a 14-yard TD pass to Jesse Zalk WOU closed CWU s lead to four points with 4:16 left on a 39- yard field goal by Jesse Correa. The Wolves then forced a out, but CWU countered with one of its own before surrendering the ball with just 10 seconds left on the WOU 2 In the second quarter, Davis had a 16-yard return to the WOU 44 which led to a 5 play-44 yard drive and a 14-yard Nelson pass to Kent McKinney for a 14-7 CWU halftime lead In the third quarter Davis interception at the WOU 39 set up a 39-yard Sean McDonald field goal After McDonald s field goal made it 17-7, Western Oregon tied the game within a span of 81 seconds as Correa kicked a 29- yard field goal and Ryan Bergman tossed a 89-yard TD pass to Tyrell Williams Bergman completed 24 of 41 for 412 yards. He was picked off three times. CWU s Nelson, who had three TD passes, completed 29 of 48 for 264 yards WOU s Paul Revis had

3 nine receptions for 161 yards his league-leading fourth 100-yard game of the season. Williams had five catches for 171 yards, recording his third 100-yard game this fall, Revis also had 99 yards on four kickoffs finishing with 261 all-purpose yards Zalk had 11 catches for 85 yards and McKinney had 10 for 104 yards. Davis finished the game with five punt returns for 88 yards, including a long of 27 Three players had 10 tackles DBs Breeon Moreno and Austin Spencer for the Wolves and CWU linebacker Kevin Hayes The game featured 20 tackles for losses 11 by WOU (linebacker Shane Kuenzi had 3 ½) and nine by CWU (4 ½ by defensive end Tovar Sanchez for losses of 20 yards). There were four interceptions one each by Roger Garrett of Western Oregon and by Blake Williams-Miller, DeAndre Baines and Davis for the Wildcats. Simon Fraser 53, South Dakota Mines 31 (at Burnaby, BC): Trailing in the final minute of the first half, Simon Fraser scored 33 unanswered points to defeat South Dakota Mines and improve its conference record to 2-1 Ryan Stanford tossed three second-half touchdowns and Lemar Durant scored on a 14- yard run to finish off a 7-play, 80-yard drive. Durant scored three touchdowns, two on passes from Stanford, who completed 28 of 36 passes for 372 yards and four touchdowns and wasn t intercepted Justin Buren had two of the TD receptions catching nine for 123 yards. Bobby Pospischil had eight for 110 yards and Durant had six for 58 yards Cole Tudor rushed for two touchdowns on the day, scoring from 12 and three yards in the opening two quarters. He finished the day with 93 yards on 18 rushes. Stephen Spagnuolo had 83 yards on 10 carries.. Trent McKinney had four total offense touchdowns sparking the Hardrockers to the early lead. He had TD passes of 13 yards to Xavier Matthews in the first quarter and of 5 and 35 yards to Marcus Sanchez and Patrick Berke in the second period. He also scored on an 11-yard run in the second stanza McKinney finished the game completing 19 of 28 passes for 210 yards and also rushed for 50 yards. Sanchez had 80 yards on five receptions.sd Mines, however, couldn t slow down the Clan offense which finished with 621 yards (240 rushing) and outgained Mines in the second half. The Hardrockers finished the game with 351 yards, 263 passing. SFU linebacker Jordan Herdman had 15 tackles, including 10 solos. He also had three tackles for losses of 18 and forced and recovered a fumble. Herdman had 26.8 percent of SFU s 56 tackles as no one else had more than four Linebacker Jake Hepp had 12 stops and linebacker Daniel Duarte had 11 for SD Mines. Neither team had an interception and both recovered two fumbles in the contest. SFU finished the contest with a 37:38 to 22:22 advantage in time of possession and converted on 11 of 15 third down plays. GNAC Football Players of the Week Week of Offense Defense Sept. 8 Terrell Watson, APU C.J. Broussard, APU Travis Hansen, HSU Sept. 15 Ja Quan Gardner, HSU Kevin Haynes, CWU Sept. 22 Tyrell Williams, WOU Travis Hansen, HSU Sept. 29 Trent McKinney, SDM Alex Markarian, HSU Steven Fanua, APU Oct. 6 Terrell Watson, APU Jordan Herdman, SFU Oct. 13 Terrell Watson, APU Breeon Moreno, WOU Oct. 20 Terrell Watson, APU Steven Fanua, APU Ryan Stanford, SFU Week of Specialty Teams Sept. 8 Paul Revis, WOU Sept. 15 Nikolai Karpun, SFU Sept. 22 John Keating, SDM Sept. 29 Cedrique Chaney, CWU Oct. 6 Chris Campbell, HSU Oct. 13 Jesse Zalk, CWU Jamie Cacciatore, APU Oct. 20 Isaiah Davis, CWU Players of the Week Week by Week Week of Sept. 1-7: Offense Terrell Watson, Azusa Pacific (RB, 6-2, 240, Sr., Oxnard, CA) rushed for 202 yards and three touchdowns as the Cougars upset nationally second-ranked Grand Valley State in double overtime in a CBS Sports Network national broadcast Thursday. In the overtime session, Watson, who had a career-high 42 carries, took the ball on all 11 of APU s snaps, including a crucial 11-yard gain on 3 rd -and-9 down to the one-yard line to set up the winning score. Defense C.J. Broussard, Azusa Pacific (CB, 6-0, 190, So., Clovis, CA) and Travis Hansen, Humboldt State (LB, 235, Sr., San Anselmo, CA Siskiyous/Nevada)... Broussard had eight tackles, forced and recovered a fumble in the red zone and had an interception near midfield returning it 24 yards to set up a go-ahead TD late in the third quarter in the Cougars win. He also had three pass breakups.... Hansen had six tackles, including three for losses of eight yards as the Lumberjacks rallied from a 14-3 deficit early in the second quarter to beat Texas A&M Kingsville and end a 13-game losing streak dating back to late in the 2012 season. He also forced a fumble and intercepted a pass as HSU held the Lone Star Conference team to 256 yards in total offense, including 98 rushing. Special Teams Paul Revis, Western Oregon (WR, 165, Fr., Scappoose, OR) had 265 all-purpose yards, including 129 on six kick returns and 27 on three punt returns in a loss to NCAA Division I Football Championship Series (FCS) Portland State. He also caught eight passes for 109 yards, including touchdown catches of 26 and 48 yards. The latter came with 46 seconds left pulling the Wolves to within seven points.

4 Week of Sept. 8-14: Offense Ja Quan Gardner, Humboldt State (RB, 5-7, 175, Fr., Ceres, CA Central Valley) rushed for 136 yards on just 16 carries as the Lumberjacks defeated AFCA 14 th ranked Azusa Pacific Gardner scored on touchdown runs of 54 and six yards in the first four minutes of the game as HSU bolted to a 30-3 halftime lead. Gardner leads the GNAC in rushing with 292 yards and ranks 10 th in NCAA Division II. Defense - Kevin Haynes, Central Washington (LB, 6-0, 230, Fr., Brush Prairie, WA Battle Ground) led the Wildcats with nine tackles and also had his team s only two interceptions in a home win over Dixie State as CWU held the Red Storm to 235 yards in total offense. The previous week Dixie gained 640 yards in an overtime loss at Colorado Mesa. Special Teams Nikolai Karpun, Simon Fraser (P, 6-0, 203, Jr., North Delta, BC Sands Secondary) averaged 47 yards on five punts including a long of 52 yards. After two weeks, Karpun is averaging 46.3 yards per punt, which is better than the GNAC all-time record of 44.9 by 10-year NFL veteran Michael Koenen who averaged 44.9 yards for Western Washington in Week of Sept : Offense Tyrell Williams, Western Oregon (WR, 6-4, 200, Sr., Salem, OR - Cascade) caught five passes for 119 yards, including touchdown receptions of 72 and five yards in the second quarter and eight yards in the fourth quarter. The latter score gave the Wolves a lead with 8:27 remaining in the game. Williams now ranks 10 th in GNAC history in career receiving yards with 2,129 yards and his average per catch of 16.8 ranks ninth. Defense Travis Hansen, Humboldt State (LB, 6-2, 235, Sr., San Anselmo, CA Siskiyous) helped the Lumberjacks hold Dixie State to 147 yards in total offense (76 rushing and 71 passing) in a 50-3 victory. It was the fewest amount of yards allowed by HSU since it limited Southern Oregon to 112 in 2005 and the 10 th lowest in GNAC history. Hansen had six tackles, including a five-yard quarterback sack. He also had a 67-yard interception for a touchdown late in the second quarter as the Jacks built up a 36-3 halftime lead. Special Teams John Keating, South Dakota Mines (P, 6-1, 222, Jr., Tucson, AZ Sabino) averaged 44.3 yards on six punts, including a long of 58. Three of his six punts were inside the 20. Week of Sept : Offense Trent McKinney, South Dakota Mines (QB, 6-0, 185, Jr., Mililani, HI) set a GNAC record with 503 yards of total offense in leading the Hardrockers to a win at William Jewell. McKinney rushed for 206 yards and four touchdowns becoming just the second quarterback in GNAC history to rush for 200 yards in a single game. He also completed 26 of 36 passes for 297 yards and two touchdowns as Mines earned its first victory of the season and extended its string of consecutive quarters in which it has scored to 15. Defense Alex Markarian, Humboldt State (DE, 6-4, 275, Sr., Chino Hills, CA) and Steven Fanua, Azusa Pacific (LB, 6-1, 225, Sr., Milpitas, CA)... Markarian had four tackles, including 2 ½ quarterback sacks. He currently ranks fourth in the GNAC and 25 th nationally in sacks as he led a HSU defense which had a season-high 10 sacks in a win over Western Oregon improving to 4-0 on the season... Fanua had 13 tackles including five solos in a road win at Dixie State as the Cougars allowed the Red Storm just three second-half points outscoring them 21-3 in the final 30 minutes. Special Teams Cedrique Chaney, Central Washington (DB, 6-0, 197, Jr., Kelso, WA) blocked a punt which was picked up and returned 20 yards for a touchdown by Austin Pernell in the first quarter of the Wildcats 63-7 win against Simon Fraser. Later in the opening quarter Jackson Huerta blocked a punt and Chaney scooped it up and returned it five yards for a TD as the Wildcats built an early 21-7 lead. Chaney also had three tackles. Week of Sept. 29-Oct. 4: Offense Terrell Watson, Azusa Pacific (RB, 6-2, 240, Sr., Oxnard, CA) rushed for 256 yards, including a school-record 199 in the opening half, leading the Cougars to a win at Central Washington. Watson leads NCAA Division II in rushing with 881 yards, an average of per game. He has rushed for nine touchdowns, including two in the first half Saturday as APU built a 27-7 lead at halftime. Defense Jordan Herdman, Simon Fraser (LB, 6-2, 231, So., Winnipeg, MB) had 10 tackles, including 2 ½ for losses of four yards. He also forced a fumble, which was picked up by his brother Justin and returned 27 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter to give the Clan a 19-6 lead on the way to a victory. Jordan leads the GNAC in tackles with 60, and ranks 12 th nationally with an average of 12 tackles per game. Special Teams Chris Campbell, Humboldt State (P, 5-11, 175, Sr., Granite Bay, CA) averaged 48.4 yards on five punts, three times pinning South Dakota Mines inside its 20- yard line. He had a season-long of 61 yards. Campbell now leads the GNAC in punting averaging 42.3 yards. Oct. 5-11: Offense - Terrell Watson, Azusa Pacific (RB, 6-2, 240, Sr., Oxnard, CA) rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns and also caught two passes for 53 yards as the Cougars rallied from an early 14-0 deficit to defeat previously unbeaten and 24 th ranked Humboldt State and take over first-place in the GNAC. Watson surpassed the 1,000-yard mark, reaching that figure for the third year in a row. With five regular-season games remaining he already has 1,081 yards this season. Defense - Breeon Moreno, Western Oregon (CB, 5-10, 190, Jr., Clarksville, TN) had two key defensive stops in the Wolves win over Dixie State. He recovered a fumble at the WOU 38 to end a Dixie first-quarter drive and jump-start a 62-yard TD march by the Wolves that produced points on a 28-yard pass from Trey Shimabukuro to Paul Reeves. He later sealed the win for WOU with a interception at the four-yard line on a fourth-and-five play on the Red Storm s final possession of the game. He was also credited with one pass breakup in the game. Special Teams - Jesse Zalk, Central Washington (WR, 5-8, 160, So., Battle Ground, WA - Prairie) and Jamie Cacciatore, Azusa Pacific (K, 5-8, 175, Jr., Orange, CA)... Zalk had 210 all-purpose yards including 94 on two kickoffs (62 and 32) in CWU's win at South Dakota Mines. He also caught six passes for 116 yards and one touchdown. Cacciatore kicked field goals of 40 and 26 yards, converted on 7-of-7 extra points, averaged 39.6 yards on seven punts (including three inside the 20) and had four touchbacks among his 10 kickoffs in APU's home win over Humboldt State. Oct : Offense Ryan Stanford, Simon Fraser (QB, 6-3, 210, Jr., Phoenix, AZ) and Terrell Watson, Azusa Pacific (RB, 6-2, 240, Sr., Oxnard, CA)... Stanford completed 28 of 36 passes for 372 yards and four touchdowns and wasn t intercepted rallying the

5 Clan from a pair of second-quarter 11-point deficits to a win over South Dakota Mines. Stanford threw TD passes of 10 and 4 yards to Lemar Durant and 6 and 35 to Justin Buren. He also netted 14 yards on four rushes to finish with 386 yards in total offense as the Clan improved to 2-1 in GNAC contests... Watson rushed for 198 yards and tied his own school and GNAC record by scoring five touchdowns as the Cougars defeated Dixie State Watson now has 52 touchdowns in three seasons in the GNAC, two shy of the conference career record. He has also rushed for 1,279 yards this season and is college football s current all-division national leader. Defense Steven Fanua, Azusa Pacific (LB, 6-1, 225, Sr., Milpitas, CA) had 19 tackles, including 10 solos as the Cougars ran their record to 6-1 with their fifth straight victory. Fanua participated in one-third of the plays in which tackles were credited to the APU defense. Two of his tackles were for losses of eight yards. He also broke up a pass. Special Teams - Isaiah Davis, Central Washington (DB/KR, 5-10, 186, Jr., Bremerton, WA South Kitsap/Eastern Washington) set up three of the Wildcats four scores, including the game-winner in a Homecoming win over Western Oregon. With the score tied in the fourth quarter, he returned a 41-yard punt 19 yards to the 29 after a sack by James Fakkema had pinned the Wolves at their own seven. Five plays later Jake Nelson completed a 14-yard TD pass to Jesse Zalk. In the second quarter, he had a 16-yard return to the WOU 44 which led to a 5 play-44 yard drive and a 14-yard Nelson pass to Kent McKinney for a 14-7 CWU halftime lead In the third quarter his interception at the WOU 39 set up a 39-yard Sean McDonald field goal, Davis finished the game with five punt returns for 88 yards, including a long of 27. GNAC in NCAA Statistical Rankings GNAC teams and individuals ranked among the Top 20 in the latest NCAA statistical rankings: Team Institution Avg./Total Rank Total Defense Humboldt State th Rushing Offense Azusa Pacific th Passing Offense Western Oregon th Pass Def. Efficiency Humboldt State th Scoring Defense Humboldt State th Kickoff Returns Central Washington th Kickoff Returns Humboldt State th Punt Returns Simon Fraser th Punt Returns Humboldt State th Sacks Humboldt State nd Sacks Central Washington th Sacks Azusa Pacific th 4 th Down Off. Azusa Pacific nd 4 th Down Off. Central Washington th 3 rd Down Def. Humboldt State st 4 th Down Def. Humboldt State th Red Zone Off. South Dakota Mines th Red Zone Off.. Azusa Pacific th Red Zone Def. Azusa Pacific th Individual Player Avg./Total Rank Rushing Terrell Watson, APU st Receiving Paul Revis, WOU th Scoring Terrell Watson, APU rd All-Purpose Paul Revis, WOU nd All-Purpose Terrell Watson, APU th Punt Returns Gianni Olivas, HSU th Punt Returns Isaiah Davis, CWU th Kickoff Returns Ja Quan Gardner, HSU th Punting John Keating, SDM th Punting Chris Campbell, HSU th Punting Nickolai Karpun, SFU th Tackles Jordan Herdman, SFU th Sacks Tovar Sanchez, CWU th Sacks Alex Markarian, HSU th Tackles For Loss Tovar Sanchez, CWU nd Tackles For Loss Jake Miller, DSU th Passes Defended Devin Cecilani, WOU th Fumble Rec. Five with 2 17 th GNAC Career Leaders (All-Time & Active) All-Purpose 1. Brian Potucek, CWU ( ) Terrell Watson, APU ( ) Bobby Pospischil, SFU ( ) Nick Ricciardulli, HSU (2009, 12-14) Tyrell Williams, WOU ( ) Jordan Todd, CWU ( ) 2397 (Note: Watson had 795 all-purpose yards in 2011 prior to APU joining the GNAC and has career total of 5350) Total Offense 1. Mike Reilly, CWU ( ) 13, Ryan Bergman, WOU ( ) Terrell Watson, APU ( ) Ryan Stanford, SFU ( ) Jake Nelson, CWU ( ) 3633 (Note: Watson had 697 total offense yards in 2011 prior to APU joining the GNAC and has career total of 4908) Rushing 1. Terrell Watson, APU ( ) Nick Ricciardulli, HSU (2009, 12-14) Jordan Todd, CWU ( ) Joe Harris, WOU ( ) 1388 (Note: Watson had 697 rushing yards in 2011 prior to APU joining the GNAC and has career total of 4882) Passing 1. Mike Reilly, CWU ( ) 12, Ryan Bergman, WOU ( ) Ryan Stanford, SFU ( ) Jake Nelson, CWU ( ) 3208

6 Receptions 1. Johnny Spevak, CWU ( ) Bobby Pospischil, SFU ( ) Lemar Durant, SFU ( ) Tyrell Williams, WOU ( ) Chase Krivashei, HSU ( ) 128 Receiving Yards 1. Johnny Spevak, CWU ( ) Tyrell Williams, WOU ( ) Bobby Pospischil, SFU ( ) Lemar Durant, SFU ( ) 2021 Scoring 1. Garrett Rolsma, CWU ( ) Terrell Watson, APU ( ) Matt Bruder, HSU ( ) Jamie Cacciatore, APU ( ) Lemar Durant, SFU ( ) Jordan Todd, CWU ( ) 144 (Note: Watson scored 90 points in 2011 prior to APU joining the GNAC and has career total of 372) Tackles 1. Buddy Wood, CWU ( ) Tyler Thornton, APU ( ) Kraig Akins, WOU ( ) Jeremiah Maluia, HSU ( , 14) 209 (Note: Thornton had 18 tackles in 2011 prior to APU joining the GNAC and has career total of 257) Interceptions 1. Jason Patterson, CWU ( ) Tyler Thornton, APU ( ) 11 GNAC Teams in AFCA/D2Football.com Top 25 AFCA D2Football.com Team APU HSU APU HSU Pre-Season 22 nd Sept th th --- Sept. 15 NR (26 th ) NR (38 th ) Sept. 22 NR (31 st ) NR (33 rd ) Sept. 29 NR (36 th ) NR (28 th ) th Oct. 5 NR (30 th ) 24 th nd Oct th NR (30 th ) Oct th NR (30 th ) 24 th --- (NR Not rated in Top 25, but is among others receiving votes) GNAC GNAC MISCELLANY MISCELLANY GNAC COMPETES IN SUPER REGIONAL III: The GNAC competes in Super Regional III. Also part of the 44-team Super Regional III is the MIAA (Mid-America), the Great American Conference and the Northern Sun. Six teams from each of the four regions qualify for the playoffs. EARNED ACCESS: Earned access berths are awarded to conferences which have a team ranked in the Top 8 in their region. Six teams from each region qualify for the playoffs. The impact of earned access is that if a team is ranked seventh or eighth, but qualifies for the earned access berth, it would qualify for the playoffs, displacing a team ranked above it in the top six. The GNAC does not currently receive an earned access berth since only three of its seven football schools are full-fledged members of the GNAC. A minimum of six is required for a league to qualify for a berth. The first of three regional polls will be released next week. WHAT S LEFT ON THE SCHEDULE: November: 1 Western Oregon at Azusa Pacific, 6 p.m.; Lincoln (Mo.) at Central Washington, 1 p.m.; South Dakota Mines at Dixie State, 6 p.m.; Humboldt State at Simon Fraser, 1 p.m. 8 Azusa Pacific at Simon Fraser, 1 p.m.; Central Washington at Dixie State, 6 p.m.; Humboldt State at Western Oregon, 1 p.m.; Southwest Baptist at South Dakota Mines, 1 p.m. 15 Menlo at Azusa Pacific, 4 p.m.; Central Washington at Simon Fraser, 1 p.m.; Dixie State at Humboldt State, 1 p.m.; Western Oregon at South Dakota Mines, 1 p.m. Twitter Hashtags GNAC Azusa Pacific Central Washington Dixie State Humboldt State Simon Fraser South Dakota Mines Western Oregon GNAC Media Relations Information Director Bob Guptill bguptill@gnacsports.com Assistant Information Director Nathan Webber mwebber@gnacsports.com Office #DixieFB, #NCAAeh #GoRockers #WOUfootball Note: Bob Guptill handles football, volleyball, cross country, men s basketball, indoor and outdoor track and field and softball. Nathan Webber is in charge of men s soccer, women s soccer, women s basketball, baseball and men s and women s golf.

7 2014 GNAC FOOTBALL STATISTICS WEEK 7 Team Statistics SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2X XP FG Saf Pts Avg 1. Central Washington Humboldt State Azusa Pacific South Dakota Mines Western Oregon Simon Fraser Dixie State TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yds Avg TD Avg. 1. South Dakota Mines Humboldt State Central Washington Azusa Pacific Western Oregon Simon Fraser Dixie State RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G 1. Azusa Pacific Humboldt State South Dakota Mines Central Washington Dixie State Simon Fraser Western Oregon PASSING OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 1. Western Oregon Central Washington South Dakota Mines Simon Fraser Dixie State Humboldt State Azusa Pacific PASSING EFFICIENCY G Att Cmp Pct Int Yds TD Effic 1. Central Washington South Dakota Mines Humboldt State Western Oregon Azusa Pacific Simon Fraser Dixie State SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2X XP FG Saf Pts Avg 1. Humboldt State Azusa Pacific Central Washington Western Oregon Simon Fraser Dixie State South Dakota Mines TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yds Avg TD Avg. 1. Humboldt State Azusa Pacific Central Washington Western Oregon Dixie State Simon Fraser South Dakota Mines RUSHING DEFENSE G Ru Yards Avg. TD Yds/G 1. Humboldt State Western Oregon Azusa Pacific Simon Fraser Central Washington Dixie State South Dakota Mines PASSING DEFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 1. Humboldt State Central Washington Azusa Pacific Dixie State Western Oregon Simon Fraser South Dakota Mines PASS DEF EFFICIENCY G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Effic 1. Humboldt State Central Washington Azusa Pacific Western Oregon Dixie State Simon Fraser South Dakota Mines

8 Individual Statistics ALL PURPOSE Team Cl G Ru Rcv PR KR Yds Avg. 1. Revis,Paul WOU FR Watson,Terrell APU SR Gardner,Ja'Quan HSU FR Anderson,Earl SFU JR Logan,Greg CWU SR Ricciardulli,Nick HSU SR Stephens,Nate DSU JR Williams,Tyrell WOU SR White,Cass HSU FR Zalk,Jesse CWU SO TOTAL OFFENSE Team Cl G Ru Pa Ply Tot. Yds 1. Bergman,Ryan WOU SR Nelson,Jake CWU SO McKinney,Trent SDSMT JR Stanford,Ryan SFU JR Webber,Robert HSU FR Jeffries,Chad APU SO Longshore,Ben DSU JR Watson,Terrell APU SR Gavett,Hayden DSU SO RUSHING Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD LG Avg. 1. Watson,Terrell APU SR Gardner,Ja'Quan HSU FR Ricciardulli,Nick HSU SR McKinney,Trent SDSMT JR Jeffries,Chad APU SO Todd,Jordan CWU JR Thompson,Kevin SDSMT SO Burton,Myles DSU JR Tudor,Cole SFU SR Harris,Joe WOU JR PASS EFFICIENCY Team G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff. 1. Nelson,Jake CWU McKinney,Trent SDSMT Webber,Robert HSU Bergman,Ryan WOU Jeffries,Chad APU Stanford,Ryan SFU Sanders,Evan SDSMT Longshore,Ben DSU Gavett,Hayden DSU Nickel,Tyler SFU PASSING YARDS Team G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg. 1. Bergman,Ryan WOU Nelson,Jake CWU McKinney,Trent SDSMT Stanford,Ryan SFU Webber,Robert HSU Longshore,Ben DSU Jeffries,Chad APU Gavett,Hayden DSU Sanders,Evan SDSMT Nickel,Tyler SFU RECEPTIONS Team Cl G No. Yds TD LG Avg. Game 1. Revis,Paul WOU FR Logan,Greg CWU SR Williams,Tyrell WOU SR Krivashei,Chase HSU SO Stephens,Nate DSU JR Pospischil,Bobby SFU SR Ridley,Rashad SDSMT JR McKinney,Kent CWU SO Zalk,Jesse CWU SO Apelu,Kamakana WOU FR RECEIVING YARDS Team Cl G No. Yds TD LG Avg. Game 1. Revis,Paul WOU FR Logan,Greg CWU SR Williams,Tyrell WOU SR McKinney,Kent CWU SO Stephens,Nate DSU JR Ziegler,Daniel SDSMT FR Pospischil,Bobby SFU SR Apelu,Kamakana WOU FR White,Cass HSU FR Ridley,Rashad SDSMT JR KICK RETURN AVG Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Long Avg 1. Gardner,Ja'Quan HSU FR Zalk,Jesse CWU SO Davis,Tyree APU SO Davis,Isaiah CWU JR Revis,Paul WOU FR Logan,Greg CWU SR Myles,Tarik APU SO White,Cass HSU FR Reed,Aubrey DSU JR Anderson,Earl SFU JR PUNT RETURN AVG Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Long Avg 1. Krivashei,Chase HSU SO Olivas,Gianni HSU SR Davis,Isaiah CWU JR Revis,Paul WOU FR Davis,Tyree APU SO Myles,Tarik APU SO Stephens,Nate DSU JR PUNTING Team Cl G No. Yds LG Avg 1. Keating,John SDSMT JR Campbell,Chris HSU SR Karpun,Nikolai SFU JR Kuhn,Jonathan CWU FR Bradt,Alexander WOU JR Cacciatore,Jamie APU JR Metz,Robert DSU JR

9 SCORING Team Cl G TD XP FG 2X Pts Avg. 1. Watson,Terrell APU SR Gardner,Ja'Quan HSU FR Todd,Jordan CWU JR McDonald,Sean CWU SO Bruder,Matt HSU SR McKinney,Trent SDSMT JR Correa,Jesse WOU JR Revis,Paul WOU FR Williams,Tyrell WOU SR Cacciatore,Jamie APU JR FIELD GOALS Team Cl G FG FGA Pct. Avg. 1. Correa,Jesse WOU JR Bruder,Matt HSU SR Docherty,Tiernan SFU JR McDonald,Sean CWU SO Cacciatore,Jamie APU JR Giordani,Alex DSU FR Jones,Devon SDSMT SR SCORING (KICK) Team Cl G PATs FGs Pts Avg. 1. Bruder,Matt HSU SR McDonald,Sean CWU SO Correa,Jesse WOU JR Cacciatore,Jamie APU JR Docherty,Tiernan SFU JR Jones,Devon SDSMT SR Giordani,Alex DSU FR TACKLES Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Tot. Avg. Sack 1. Herdman,Jordan SFU SO 7 LB Haynes,Kevin CWU FR 7 LB Fanua,Steven APU SR 7 LB Haldane,Mitch CWU JR 7 LB Barnett,Mitchell SFU JR 7 LB Hepp,Jake SDSMT SR 7 LB Lata,Jay SDSMT SR 7 LB Akins,Kraig WOU SR 7 DL Christian,Zac DSU SR 7 DB Kuenzi,Shane WOU JR 7 LB Metz,Robert DSU JR 7 DB Miller,Jake DSU SR 7 DL Isherwood,Matt SFU SR 7 DB Thornton,Tyler APU SR 7 DB Johnson,Tyler WOU FR 7 LB Cliatt,Alexander SDSMT SO 7 DB Fakkema,James CWU SO 7 DL Buell,Cameron HSU SO 6 LB Sanchez,Tovar CWU JR 7 DL Thropay,Jonathan APU SO 7 DB Riebe,Lucas SDSMT JR 7 LB Broussard,C.J. APU SO 7 DB Manning,Errik APU JR 7 LB Hansen,Travis HSU SR 6 LB Latu,Pauli DSU SR 7 DL Baines,DeAndre CWU JR 7 DB Chaney,Cedrique CWU JR 7 DB Sharpe,Nick HSU JR 6 DB Carver,James SDSMT FR 7 LB Garrett,Roger WOU JR 7 DB Oram,Jake SFU SO 7 DB SACKS Team G Pos Solo Ast Yds Tot. Avg. 1. Sanchez,Tovar CWU 7 DL Markarian,Alex HSU 6 DE Miller,Jake DSU 7 DL Sarvinski,Silas HSU 6 DE Haldane,Mitch CWU 7 LB Ashby,Isaiah SDSMT 7 OLB Fakkema,James CWU 7 DL Hackett,Matthew APU 7 DE Puffer,Jamie SFU 7 DL Torsy,JB CWU 7 LB TACKLES FOR LOSS Team G Pos Solo Ast Yds Tot. Avg. 1. Sanchez,Tovar CWU 7 DL Miller,Jake DSU 7 DL Puffer,Jamie SFU 7 DL Lawrence,Kristian SFU 7 DL Akins,Kraig WOU 7 DL Herdman,Jordan SFU 7 LB Haldane,Mitch CWU 7 LB Ashby,Isaiah SDSMT 7 OLB Kuenzi,Shane WOU 7 LB Sarvinski,Silas HSU 6 DE INTERCEPTIONS Team Cl G Int Yds TD Long Game 1. Witham,Jacob DSU SO Haynes,Kevin CWU FR Baines,DeAndre CWU JR Broussard,C.J. APU SO Hansen,Travis HSU SR Christian,Zac DSU SR Chaney,Cedrique CWU JR Garrett,Roger WOU JR Moreno,Breeon WOU JR Isherwood,Matt SFU SR FUMBLES FORCED Team Cl G No. Avg. 1. Hansen,Travis HSU SR Broussard,C.J. APU SO Herdman,Jordan SFU SO Garrett,Roger WOU JR Thornton,Tyler APU SR Isherwood,Matt SFU SR Lata,Jay SDSMT SR RECOVERIES Team Cl G No. Avg. 1. Martin,Isaiah SDSMT SO Barnett,Mitchell SFU JR Lata,Jay SDSMT SR Garrett,Roger WOU JR Broussard,C.J. APU SO Haldane,Mitch CWU JR

10 2014 Scoring Summaries Sept. 4: Grand Valley Azusa Pacific GV Schipper 40 Field Goal APU Elffers 16 run (Cacciatore kick) GV Miskel 23 pass from Parling (Schipper kick) APU Watson 10 run (Cacciatore kick) GV = Schipper 40 Field Goal APU Watson 10 run (kick blocked) GV Ratay 1 run (Schipper kick) GV Schipper 37 Field Goal APU Watson 1 run (no try) Sept. 6: Central Washington Montana UM Greenberg 29 Field Goal UM Van 31 run (Greenberg kick) UM Schye 46 punt return (Greenberg kick) UM Van 9 run (Greenberg kick) CWU McKinney 13 pass from Nelson (McDonald kick) UM Van 85 pass from Smithwick-Hann (Greenberg kick) UM Greenberg 18 Field Goal UM Van 43 run (Greenberg kick) UM Nguyen 22 run (Sullivan kick) CWU Todd 32 run (McDonald kick) Menlo Simon Fraser SFU Kawamoto 29 pass from Stanford (Docherty kick) Menlo Daog 24 Field Goal Menlo Jones 9 run (Daog kick) Menlo Jones 72 pass from Dodson (Daog kick) SFU Milanovic-Litre 1 pass from Stanford (Docherty kick) SFU Durant 30 pass from Stanford (Docherty kick) Menlo Martey 78 pass from Neal (Daog kick) SFU Docherty 25 Field Goal Menlo Jones 12 pass from Dodson (Daog kick) Humboldt State Texas A&M Kingsville HSU Bruder 49 Field Goal TAMUK Thomas 72 pass from Mitchell (Lehnig kick) TAMUK Washington 96 kick return (Lehnig kick) HSU Abdullah blocked punt return (Bruder kick) HSU Gardner 17 run (Bruder kick) HSU White 12 pass from Webber (Bruder kick) HSU Bruder 43 Field Goal Dixie State Colorado Mesa CMU Hubbard 95 kick return (pass failed) CMU Sheehan 32 Field Goal DSU Hayden 14 run (Giordani kick) CMU Rankin 14 pass from Kaiser (Sheehan kick) CMU Dennis 14 pass from Kaiser (Sheehan kick) DSU Groskreutz 7 pass from Hayden (pass failed) DSU Peterson 5 run (Giordani kick) DSU Groskreutz 7 pass from Hayden (Giordani kick) CMU Sheehan 25 Field Goal DSU Burton 5 run (Giordani kick) CMU Perse 12 pass from Kaiser (Lindquist pass from Kaiser) DSU Giordani 25 Field Goal CMU Sheehan 40 Field Goal CMU Dennis 1 run (Sheehan kick) Western Oregon Portland State PSU Carter 10 pass from McDonagh (Gonzalez kick) PSU Gonzales 21 Field Goal PSU McDonagh 4 run (Gonzales kick) WOU Bergman 9 run (Correa kick) WOU Revis 26 pass from Bergman (Correa kick) PSU Closs 48 pass from McDonagh (Gonzales kick) PSU Richard 10 run (Gonzales kick) WOU Apelu 21 pass from Bergman (Correa kick) WOU Correa 23 Field Goal WOU Harris 3 run (Correa kick) PSU Penn 48 run (Gonzales kick) PSU Closs 36 pass from Penn (Gonzales kick) WOU Revis 48 pass from Bergman (Correa kick) Colorado Mines South Dakota Mines CSM Champagne 3 run (Llewellyn kick) CSM Spurgeon 49 pass from Dvorak (Llewellyn kick) CSM Safety CSM Llewellyn 30 Field Goal SDM McKinney 4 run (run failed) CSM Llewellyn 39 Field Goal CSM Dvorak 13 run (Llewellyn kick) SDM Broeker 8 pass from McKinney (run failed) CSM Champagne 1 pass from Dvorak (Llewellyn kick) CSM Gillis 17 pass from Dvorak (Llewellyn kick) SDM Vandervort 15 pass from McKinney (Jones kick) Sept. 13: Western Oregon Simon Fraser WOU Harris 4 run (Correa kick) SFU Tolbert 5 run (Docherty kick) WOU Williams 62 pass from Bergman (Correa kick) WOU Fenumiai 4 pass from Bergman (Correa kick) WOU Correa 38 Field Goal SFU Tudor 9 pass from Stanford (Docherty kick) WOU Revis 50 pass from Bergman (Correa kick) WOU Apelu 5 pass from Bergman (Correa kick)

11 Dixie State Central Washington CWU McKinney 46 pass from Nelson (McDonald kick) DSU Stephens 62 pass from Gavett (Giordani kick) CWU Zalk 15 pass from Nelson (McDonald kick) CWU Nelson 5 run (McDonald kick) CWU Todd 14 run (McDonald kick) CWU McDonald 24 Field CWU Todd 2 run (McDonald kick) CWU McDonald 31 Field Goal CWU Thornton 14 run (McDonald kick) DSU Peterson 15 run (Giordani kick) South Dakota Mines Black Hills State BHSU Paris 2 run (Carstens kick) BHSU Whalen 3 pass from Anderson (Carstens kick) SDM Broeker 3 run (Jones kick) BHSU Paris 33 pass from Anderson (Carstens kick) SDM Ziegler 19 pass from McKinney (kick failed) BHSU Eboreim 62 pass from Anderson (Carstens kick) SDM Jones 31 Field Goal SDM Ridley 28 pass from Sanders (Jones kick) BHSU Whalen 9 pass from Anderson (Carstens kick) SDM Crenshaw 14 pass from Sanders (Jones kick) BHSU Whalen 4 pass from Anderson (Carstens kick) Azusa Pacific Humboldt State HSU Gardner 54 run (kick blocked) HSU Gardner 6 run (Bruder kick) HSU Bruder 26 Field Goal HSU Ricciardulli 5 run (Bruder kick) APU Cacciatore 26 Field Goal HSU White 17 pass from Webber (Bruder kick) APU Henry 36 pass from Jeffries (Cacciatore kick) Sept. 20: Central Washington Western Oregon WOU Apelu 18 pass from Bergman (Correa kick) CWU Todd 24 pass from Nelson (McDonald kick) WOU Williams 72 pass from Bergman (Correa kick) WOU Williams 5 pass from Bergman (kick failed) WOU Penaranda 28 run (Correa kick) CWU Todd 11 run (McDonald kick) CWU Miller 46 interception (McDonald kick) WOU Williams 8 pass from Bergman (pass failed) CWU McQuad 26 pass from Nelson (McDonald kick) CWU Baines 54 interception (pass failed) WOU Correa 32 Field Goal Humboldt State Dixie State HSU Krivashei 6 pass from Webber (Ricciardulli pass from Webber) HSU Ricciardulli 6 run (Bruder kick) HSU Gardner 1 run (Bruder kick) DSU Giordani 32 Field Goal HSU Hansen 67 interception (Bruder kick) HSU White 4 pass from Webber (Bruder kick) HSU Gardner 1 run (Bruder kick) HSU Doctor 1 run (Bruder kick) Simon Fraser Azusa Pacific APU Henry 8 pass from Jeffries (Cacciatore kick) APU Cacciatore 37 Field Goal SFU Docherty 39 Field Goal APU Watson 4 run (kick failed) APU Henry 8 pass from Jeffries (Cacciatore kick) SFU Tudor 5 pass from Stanford (Docherty kick) SFU Pauls 8 pass from Stanford (Docherty kick) APU Safety APU Jeffries 6 run (Cacciatore kick) SFU Kett 5 pass from Stanford (Docherty kick) Wisconsin-River Falls South Dakota Mines SDM - McKinney 13 run (Jones kick) RF Udeh 3 run (Kusilek kick) SDM Broeker 2 pass from McKinney (Jones kick) RF Christianson 28 pass from Kusilek (Kusilek kick) SDM Sanchez 10 pass from McKinney (Jones kick) RF Kusilek 12 run (Kusilek kick) RF Udeh 13 run (Kusilek kick) RF Christianson 61 pass from Kusilek (Kusilek kick) SDM Crenshaw 1 pass from McKinney (Jones kick) RF Smethers 4 pass from Kusilek (Kusilek run) Sept. 27: Western Oregon Humboldt State HSU Kakitsuka 13 pass from Webber (Bruder kick) HSU Bruder 20 Field Goal WOU Correa 38 Field Goal WOU Revis 32 pass from Bergman (Correa kick) HSU Gardner 2 run (Campbell kick) WOU Revis 60 pass from Bergman (kick failed) HSU White 73 pass from Webber (Bruder kick) HSU Bruder 44 Field Goal HSU Gardner 17 run (Bruder kick) Simon Fraser Central Washington CWU Logan 3 pass from Nelson (McDonald kick) CWU Pernell 20 blocked punt return (McDonald kick) CWU Chaney 5 blocked punt return (McDonald kick) SFU Pospischil 26 pass from Stanford (Docherty kick) CWU Zalk 14 pass from Nelson (McDonald kick) CWU Zalk 7 pass from Nelson (McDonald kick) CWU Todd 8 run (McDonald kick) CWU Todd 17 run (McDonald kick) CWU Stinson 2 run (McDonald kick) CWU Stell 78 interception return (McDonald kick)