Great Northwest Athletic Conference 6901 SE Lake Rd. Suite 1 Portland, OR Contact: Bob Guptill

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1 2012 Football Week #10 (Nov. 5, 2012) Great Northwest Athletic Conference 6901 SE Lake Rd. Suite 1 Portland, OR Contact: Bob Guptill W L PF PA W L PF PA Humboldt State Central Washington Western Oregon Simon Fraser Dixie State Azusa Pacific LAST SATURDAY: Azusa Pacific 23 at Dixie State 21; Western Oregon 32 at Central Washington 36; Humboldt State 37 at Simon Fraser 41. THIS SATURDAY: Simon Fraser at Azusa Pacific, 6 p.m.; Dixie State at Central Washington, noon; Humboldt State at Western Oregon, 1 p.m. POLLS: AFCA (Nov. 5) No GNAC team is ranked. D2Football.Com (Nov. 6) No GNAC team is ranked. Super Regional III (Nov. 5) 1. Minnesota State Mankato (10-0); 2. Henderson State (9-0); 3. Northwest Missouri State (9-1); 4. Harding (8-1); 5. Missouri Western State (9-1); 6. Minnesota Duluth (9-1); 7. Winona State (8-2); 8. Emporia State (8-2); 9. Sioux Falls (8-2); 10. Southern Arkansas (7-2). NATIONAL STATISTICS (Through Nov. 4): Team (Top 30): Scoring Defense 30. Central Washington Total Defense 29. Humboldt State Rushing Defense 26. Western Oregon Passing Offense 16. Simon Fraser Passing Defense 18. Humboldt State Pass Efficiency Defense 6. Humboldt State Kickoff Returns 23. Dixie State 22.9; 28. Central Washington Punt Returns 10. Simon Fraser Turnover Margin 22. Simon Fraser Individuals (Top 30): Total Offense 25. Trey Wheeler, SFU, All-Purpose 19. Nick Ricciardulli, HSU, Rushing 4. Nick Ricciardulli, HSU, 143.1; 27. Demetrius Sumler, CWU, Scoring 7. Demetrius Sumler, CWU, 10.8; 15. Lemar Durant, SFU, 9.8. Receptions 6. Lemar Durant, SFU, 8.2; 9. Bobby Pospischil, SFU, 8.0. Receiving Yards 3. Lemar Durant, SFU, Punting 10. Alexander Bradt, WOU, 42.7; 25. Matt Bruder, CWU, Kick Returns 25. Cache Morgan, DSC, Punt Returns 4. Tore Corrado, SFU, 16.9; 23. Tavoy Moore, CWU, 12.3; 25. Lucas Gonsalves, WOU, 12.2; 30. Victor Spencer, HSU, Interceptions 21. Bryce Peila, WOU, Sacks 7. Andrew Marshall, SFU, STELLAR GAMES: 200 Yards Passing: 8 Trey Wheeler, SFU. 6 Griff Robles, DSC. 5 - Ryan Robertson, CWU. 4 - Cody VonAppen, WOU. 3 - Alex Rump, HSU. 2 Kaleo Nawahine, DSC; Nick Owens, APU; Casey Mintz, HSU. 1 Ryan Bergman, WOU. 100 Yards Rushing: 8 Nick Ricciardulli, HSU. 4 - Terrell Watson, APU; Demetrius Sumler, CWU. 3 - Bo Palmer, SFU; 2 Johri Fogerson, CWU; Joe Harris, WOU. 1 Bryson Hodges, HSU; Jordan Todd, CWU; A.J. Johnson, DSC; Cody VonAppen, WOU. 100 Yards Receiving: 8 Lemar Durant, SFU. 2 Zack Fox, DSC; Tyrell Williams, WOU; Bobby Pospischil, SFU; Victor Spencer, HSU. 1 - Bo Palmer, SFU; Royce Spencer, WOU; Randon Willlard, DSC; Nick Perez, APU; Mitch Frei, DSC; Tyler Davis, WOU; Kyle Dravis, APU; Anthony Spain, CWU; Tommy Darcey, HSU. GNAC TEAMS OF THE WEEK: Aug. 27-Sept. 2 Montana State Billings (Women s Soccer). Sept. 3-9 Western Washington (Volleyball). Sept Northwest Nazarene (Men s Soccer). Sept Central Washington (Volleyball). Sept Central Washington (Football). Oct. 1-7 Western Oregon (Women s Soccer). Oct Simon Fraser (Men s Soccer). Oct Alaska Anchorage (Men s & Women s Cross Country). Oct Western Oregon (Volleyball). Oct. 29-Nov. 4 Western Washington (Women s Soccer). GNAC RED LION PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Offense Terrell Watson, Azusa Pacific (RB, 6-2, 235, So., Oxnard, CA) and Ryan Robertson, Central Washington (QB, 6-4, 202, Sr., Sammamish, WA Eastlake)... Watson rushed for 214 yards on 26 carries including a pair of touchdown runs of 44 and 10 yards. On APU s final drive of the game, he had 31 yards on three carries to set up a game-winning 24-yard field goal by Jamie Cacciatore with eight seconds left on the clock. Robertson completed 23 of 29 passes for 240 yards and three touchdowns and was not intercepted as the Wildcats moved into a tie for first place with Humboldt State with a win over Western Oregon. Robertson s 19-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Spain with 3:05 left gave CWU the victory. Defense Tyler Thornton, Azusa Pacific (SS, 5-8, 178, So., Bakersfield, CA Centennial) led the Cougars with 11 tackles, including seven solos and also had two interceptions as APU ran its win streak to three games after opening the season with seven losses. Special Teams Lucas Gonsalves, Western Oregon (WR, 5-9, 175, Jr., Kailua, HI St. Louis HS) had a 89-yard punt return with 9:12 left in the fourth quarter as the Wolves scored 22 consecutive points in the frame to take a lead before CWU got a late touchdown to pull out the victory. The punt return equaled the second longest in GNAC history. Honorable Mention Gabe Bruno, Central Washington; Sean Davis, Central Washington. FANTASTIC FINISHES: All three games last Saturday were decided in the closing minutes. Azusa Pacific s Jamie Cacciatore kicked a 24-yard field goal with eight seconds left to cap off a 12-play, 75-yard drive in the Cougars road win at Dixie State. Anthony Spain had a 19-yard touchdown catch from Ryan Robertson with 3:05 left to earn Central Washington a home win against Western Oregon. Meanwhile, Simon Fraser rallied from a 24-0 deficit to defeat Humboldt State as Lemar Durant caught a 45-yard pass from Trey Wheeler with 4:06 remaining. The Clan matched the GNAC record for largest deficit overcome set by Humboldt State in 2001 when it overcame a 24-point deficit to defeat Western Oregon RECORDS: Humboldt State running back Nick Ricciardulli set a GNAC single-season rushing record Saturday netting 110 yards on 27 carries to increase his season total to 1,431 breaking the record of 1,417 set by 1

2 HSU s Lyndon Rowells last season. Ricciardulli also broke the GNAC record for most 100-yard games in a single-season recording his eighth of the year... Simon Fraser wide receiver Lemar Durant has 82 catches for 1,227 yards and needs nine catches and 215 yards Saturday to match the single-season records of 91 and 1442 set by Central Washington s Johnny Spevak during the 2008 campaign. GNAC SWITCHES TO SUPER REGIONAL III: The GNAC will compete in Super Regional III this fall after spending the past few years in Super Regional IV. Also part of the 44-team Super Regional III is the MIAA (Mid- America), the Great American Conference and the Northern Sun. The MIAA was also part of Super Regional IV last season. Six teams from each of the four regions qualify for the playoffs. Earned access berths are awarded to certain conferences which have a team ranked in the Top 10 in their region. With only five playoffeligible members, the GNAC does not receive an earned access berth. Azusa Pacific is a provisional NCAA member and is not eligible for the playoffs. GAME RECAPS AND NOTES Central Washington 36, Western Oregon 32 (at Ellensburg): Western Oregon was on the verge of setting a GNAC record for the largest fourth-quarter deficit overcome before Ryan Robertson directed Central Washington on an eight-play, 72-yard drive for the winning touchdown a 19-yard pass to Anthony Spain with 3:05 remaining. Prior to the TD pass, CWU freshman running back Jordan Todd had runs of eight, one, 16 and eight yards on the drive... CWU led after three quarters before the Wolves pulled ahead scoring three touchdowns in 6 ½ minutes. Royce Spencer started the comeback catching a six-yard pass from Ryan Bergman. Lucas Gonsalves returned a punt 89 yards for a touchdown. Running back Joe Harris tossed a 30-yard touchdown pass to Antoinne Wafer. Wafer then caught a two-point conversion pass from Bergman to give WOU a three-point lead... After CWU went ahead Western Oregon drove to CWU s 23-yard line before defensive end Gabe Bruno sacked Bergman for a 12-yard loss on third down. On the next play, defensive back Cedrique Chaney broke up a pass to seal the win for the Wildcats... Robertson finished the contest completing 23 of 29 passes for 240 yards and three touchdowns. Tavoy Moore had nine receptions for 63 yards and Spain had six catches for 97 yards. Todd netted 90 rushing yards on 18 carries... CWU outgained Western Oregon , including on the ground. Bergman completed 14 of 30 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Wolf offense. Wafer had four catches for 44 yards (not including the two-point PAT conversion which doesn t count statistically), while Tyrell Williams had three catches for 97 yards... Defensive end Kraig Akins and linebacker Michael Akins led the WOU defense with nine tackles each. Kraig had two sacks for losses of 10 yards and Michael had one for a loss of seven yards. DB Isaiah Davis and linebacker Louie Bruketta each had five tackles for CWU. Azusa Pacific 23, Dixie State 21 (at St. George, Utah): Terrell Watson scored on runs of 44 yards in the second quarter and 10 yards early in the fourth quarter, then set up Jamie Cacciatore s game-winning 24-yard field with eight seconds left gaining 31 yards on three rushes as the Cougars won their third straight game after beginning the season with seven consecutive losses... On the deciding drive, Watson had a four-yard run to Dixie s 24-yard line on a fourth-and-one play, then on second-and-10, gained 16 yards down to the Red Storm eight-yard line... Watson finished the contest with 214 rushing yards the third highest single-game total this fall in the GNAC on 26 carries. Quarterback Nick Owens completed eight of 16 passes for 145 yards as APU finished the game with 414 yards of total offense, 286 rushing and 148 passes... Dixie had 440 yards, almost evenly split between rushing (235) and passing (205). Quarterback Griff Robles had 299 yards 205 passing ( ) and 94 rushing on 14 carries. Myles Burton added 76 rushing yards on 17 carries. Zack Fox led DSC s receivers catching six passes for 72 yards... Strong safety Tyler Thornton had 11 tackles and also had two interceptions to key Dixie s defensive effort. Linebacker Spencer Danielson was also in double figures with 10 tackles. DB Cache Morgan had 10 tackles for Dixie, while linebacker Nick Largent had eight, including two for losses of two yards. Simon Fraser 41, Humboldt State 37 (at Burnaby, BC): Lemar Durant caught a 45-yard pass from quarterback Trey Wheeler to earn Simon Fraser a victory over Humboldt State in a game that saw both teams have double-digit leads... Humboldt State scored the game s first 24 points and led 24-0 until Simon Fraser got on the board with three seconds left in the first half on a five-yard pass from Wheeler to tight end Jamal Kett. That started a run of 34 consecutive points for SFU which outscored the Lumberjacks 27-0 in the third quarter to go ahead Humboldt, however, then got an 81-yard interception return from Tanner Webb early in the fourth quarter to pull within four points, then went ahead with 5:25 left as QB Casey Mintz tossed a 31-yard pass to Tommy Darcey... It, however, took the Clan just 79 seconds to respond going 63 yards in five plays for the winning touchdown... With four minutes remaining, Humboldt State still had an opportunity and it drove all the way to the SFU 3. The big play on that drive was a fourth-and yard pass by Mintz to Darcey down to SFU s 16. But after reaching the three, Simon Fraser s defense stopped HSU on three consecutive plays, taking the ball over at the 13 after Mintz fumbled the ball for a nine-yard loss... Humboldt State finished the game with a advantage in total offense as Nick Ricciardulli rushed for 110 yards, setting GNAC singleseason records for rushing yards (1,431) and 100-yard rushing games (8). Bryson Hodges had 105 yards on 13 carries. Mintz completed 10 of 21 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns. Darcey had four catches for 111 yards... Wheeler completed 19 of 40 for 245 yards and three touchdowns, earning his league-best eighth 200-yard game of the season. Durant had seven catches for 131 yards including his 15 th and 16 th touchdowns of the season, four shy of the GNAC single-season record of 20 set by Johnny Spevak of Central Washington during the 2008 campaign 2

3 ... Linebacker Casey Chin led Simon Fraser defensively with 11 tackles, while defensive end Dylan Roper had 10, including consecutive tackles from the 3 and 4 on Humboldt s final drive. He had four tackles for losses of 15 yards and also forced and recovered fumble. Alex Iezzi had a pair of fumble recoveries, returning both for touchdowns tying a GNAC single-season record in the process. PREVIOUS RED LION PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Week of Aug. 27-Sept. 2: Offense - Nick Ricciardulli, Humboldt State (RB, 5-8, 190, Jr., Poway, CA) rushed for 159 yards on 24 carries, scoring on touchdown runs of one and 74 yards in the Lumberjacks win over Colorado Mesa. Ricciardulli also had three receptions and finished with 162 all-purpose yards. His 74-yard jaunt equals the fifth longest in conference history. Defense Alex Markarian, Humboldt State (DE, 6-4, 245, So., Chino Hills, CA) had nine tackles including six solos and three quarterback sacks for losses of 16. Special Teams Kelly Morgan, Western Oregon (K, 5-10, 170, Sr., Sherwood, OR) kicked a 53-yard field goal the second-longest in GNAC history - and also connected from 30 yards and on both of his extra point attempts extending his streak to 58 in the Wolves loss to Grand Valley. He also averaged 65.6 yards on five kickoffs, two of which were touchbacks. Week of Sept. 3-9: Offense - Demetrius Sumler, Central Washington (RB, 5-10, 220, Sr., San Diego, CA Cathedral Catholic) rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to a GNAC record setting rushing performance in a win at Simon Fraser. CWU, which finished with 316 rushing yards, scored six touchdowns on the ground equaling the GNAC singlegame record. Defense Jeremiah Maluia, Humboldt State (DB, 5-11, 202, Jr., Compton, CA) forced two fumbles and also intercepted a pass leading to three touchdowns as the defending GNAC champions opened their conference season with a home win over Azusa Pacific. In the first quarter, he forced a fumble to set up Humboldt s first touchdown, a 26-yard pass from Alex Rump to Victor Spencer. Later in the period he had a 25-yard interception to set up a two-yard touchdown run by Nick Ricciardulli. Early in the third quarter he forced a fumble, which he returned 62 yards for a touchdown. He and the rest of the Jacks' secondary held Azusa Pacific to 132 net passing yards, and now rank No. 5 nationally in pass efficiency defense. Maluia also had two tackles. Special Teams Alexander Bradt, Western Oregon (LB, 6-1, 210, Fr., Salem, OR West Salem) averaged 47.4 yards on five punts, including a long of 73 that was just one yard shy of the GNAC record. Week of Sept : Offense - Nick Ricciardulli, Humboldt State (RB, 5-8, 190, Jr., Poway, CA) rushed for a career-high 204 yards on 33 carries, averaging 6.2 yards to lead the Lumberjacks to a home win against Simon Fraser. Ricciardulli scored a touchdown and broke a long run of 48 yards to set up another. He also caught two passes for 18 yards as the Jacks improved to 3-0. Defense - Cedrique Chaney, Central Washington (DB, 6-0, 188, Fr., Kelso, WA) saved four potential Western Oregon touchdowns in the Wildcats overtime win at Monmouth. Chaney had a GNAC-record tying three interceptions, two in the end zone and another at the Wildcat 11-yard line. He also forced a fumble deep in CWU territory in the fourth quarter which was returned 56 yards by defensive back Kevin Puckett to set up a 34-yard, five-play drive which culminated with a nine-yard touchdown run by Johri Fogerson to tie the game with 4:13 remaining in regulation. Chaney, who also had five tackles, got his first interception in the end zone on a thirdand-goal play from the 10-yard line, on Western Oregon s first drive of the game. In the second quarter, on a firstand-10 play from the 13, he earned another end zone interception to set up a CWU kneel down to end the first half. In the third quarter, he intercepted a pass on a firstand-10 from the 36-yard line to end another WOU drive. His fourth-quarter forced fumble came after Western Oregon had drove to CWU to set up a potential gameclinching score. Special Teams - Cache Morgan, Dixie State (KR/DB, 5-11, 190, Sr., West Jordan, UT Utah State) had three kickoff returns for 135 yards, including the second 100-yard return of his career to equal his own GNAC record. He also had a five-yard interception return and a total of six tackles from his defensive back position as the Red Storm beat Azusa Pacific to improve to 2-0 in GNAC play. Week of Sept : Offense Demetrius Sumler, Central Washington (RB, 5-10, 220, Sr., San Diego, CA Cathedral Catholic) rushed for 148 yards including touchdowns from three, four and 50 yards leading the Wildcats to a win against Azusa Pacific at Pop Keeney Stadium in Bothell. Sumler s second touchdown came with 3:56 left in the first half and his third touchdown came early in the third quarter opening up a 27-7 lead. Sumler also had two receptions for 11 yards. Defense Scotland Foss, Western Oregon (LB, 6-3, 235, Sr,, Albany, OR West Albany) had two interceptions, including one in the end zone with 24 seconds remaining, to seal the Wolves home win against Simon Fraser. The clinching interception came after Simon Fraser quarterback Trey Wheeler had completed seven consecutive passes driving his team from his own 22 to the WOU 14. Foss also had six tackles, including four primaries. Special Teams - Chris Campbell, Humboldt State (P/LB, 5-11, 230, Jr., San Diego, CA) averaged 42.3 yards on three punts including a fourth-quarter boot that traveled 48 yards before it hit the ground with backspin and remained in place at the DSC 4-yard line. Week of Sept : Offense Bo Palmer, Simon Fraser (RB, 5-9, 209, Sr., North Vancouver, BC) rushed for 145 yards on just 17 carries and scored four touchdowns leading the Clan to a home win over Dixie State. Palmer scored in each period from two yards in the first quarter, 37 early in the second period, 54 late in the third stanza and one midway through the fourth quarter as the Clan earned their first conference victory of the season. Palmer, who averaged 8.5 yards per rush, also caught four passes for 23 yards as SFU had a total of 463 yards in total 3

4 offense. Defense Isaiah Davis, Central Washington (CB, 6-0, 176, Fr., Bremerton, WA South Kitsap) had 10 tackles and broke up three passes (including two in the end zone) leading the Wildcats to a 31-3 win over ninth-ranked Humboldt State, which came into the contest ranked ninth nationally in scoring averaging 42.5 points. Davis also had 98 return yards, including 42 yards on five punt returns and 56 on two kickoffs. His 40-yard return on the game s opening kickoff set up a 56-yard, 11-play touchdown drive. Special Teams Alexander Bradt, Western Oregon (P, 6-1, 210, Fr., Salem, OR West Salem) averaged 42.8 yards on eight punts including a long of 54 in the Wolves 20-7 road win at Azusa Pacific Bradt currently ranks eighth nationally in punting averaging 44.1 yards per attempt. Week of Oct. 1-7: Offense Trey Wheeler, Simon Fraser (QB, 6-1, 190, So., Seattle, WA Liberty) completed 32 of 47 passes for 378 yards and four touchdowns as the Clan matched the GNAC record for most points scored in a conference game in a home win against Azusa Pacific. Wheeler, who has had four of the five highest passing totals this fall in the GNAC (404, 378, 312 and 310), led SFU to a 654-yard offensive output in the contest. SFU matched Humboldt State s record for most points it accomplished in a win on Nov. 13, 2010 against the Clan. Defense Kraig Akins, Western Oregon (DE, 6-2, 280, So., Springfield, OR Thurston) had seven tackles, including two quarterback sacks as the Wolves held previously nationally 24 th -ranked Humboldt State to 230 yards in a win at the Redwood Bowl. Special Teams Austin Haslem, Dixie State (K, 5-9, 170, Fr., Philomath, OR) averaged 55 yards on kickoffs and also scored five points, kicking two extra points and a 27-yard field goal as the Red Storm beat first-place Central Washington Week of Oct. 8-14: Offense - Cody VonAppen, Western Oregon (QB, 5-10, 200, Sr., Kailua, HI) and Demetrius Sumler, Central Washington (RB, 5-10, 220, Sr., San Diego, CA Colorado) are the Red Lion Offensive Co- Players of the Week. VonAppen completed 16 of 27 passes for 424 yards and four touchdowns as the Wolves used a 21-point first quarter and a 28-point fourth quarter to cruise to a win over Dixie State. VonAppen had one of the most efficient games in GNAC history by a quarterback averaging a GNAC-record 26.5 yards per completion The previous record for yards per completion was 25.5 by WOU s Josh Riddell (13-332) against CWU in Sumler rushed for 226 yards and tied a GNAC record with five rushing touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to a Homecoming win before 5,120 fans at Tomlinson Stadium. Sumler scored on runs of one and 47 yards in the first quarter, 27 in the second quarter, eight in the third quarter and 37 in the fourth quarter moving into third place in the nation in scoring with 84 points. He also caught three passes for four yards. Defense - Colton Russi, Humboldt State (LB, 6-2, 240, Jr., Meadow Vista, CA) who was coming back from a leg injury that kept him out of the lineup for three games, made several big hits and led the Jacks in tackles with nine in a win over Azusa Pacific in earning Red Lion Defensive Player of the Week honors. Special Teams - Chris Campbell, Humboldt State (P, 5-10, 170, So, Granite Bay, CA) averaged 40.8 yards on eight punts, including a long of 51 yards in the Lumberjacks win over Azusa Pacific. Campbell placed two punts inside the 20-yard line and didn't have a touchback to claim the Red Lion Special Teams Player of the Week award. Week of Oct : Offense - Nick Ricciardulli, Humboldt State (RB, 5-8, 190, Jr., Poway, Calif.) rushed for 206 yards on only 18 carries, scoring three touchdowns and surpassing 200 yards for the third time this season and the second consecutive game to claim his third Red Lion Player of the Week award this fall. He was also the Jacks' leading receiver with four catches for 83 yards, including a 60-yard touchdown hook-up from quarterback Casey Mintz. Ricciardulli, who ranks third in NCAA Division II rushing with yards per game, has gone over the 100- yard mark in all but one of the Jacks eight games to equal a GNAC single-season record for most 100-yard rushing games of seven. Defense - Nick Grunsky, Azusa Pacific (SS, 5-10, 190, Jr., Folsom, CA Vista del Lago) had an interception at the Cougars 11-yard line with 12 seconds left to seal a upset of Central Washington. Just prior to the interception, he was credited with a pass breakup. Grunsky also earned eight tackles in the win in earning Red Lion Defensive Player of the Week honors. Special Teams - Gustave Benthin, Western Oregon (DL, 6-2, 285, Jr., Nampa, ID) blocked an 18-yard field goal attempt that would have tied the game with 6:30 left in the fourthquarter as the Wolves extended their win streak to five games with a road win at Simon Fraser earning him Red Lion Special Team honors. He also had seven tackles and assisted on a tackle for a loss. Week of Oct : Offense Lemar Durant, Simon Fraser (WR, 6-2, 226, So., Coquitlam, BC) caught 12 passes for 228 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Clan to a win over Dixie State and earn Red Lion Offensive Player of the Week honors. Durant tied a GNAC single-game record for most touchdown receptions and his yardage total was just eight yards shy of the GNAC singlegame record. He had TD catches of 10, 73, 27 and six yards, four of a GNAC single-game record six thrown by Clan quarterback Trey Wheeler. Defense - Ryan Moreno, Humboldt State (LB, 6-0, 207, Poway, CA) and Sean Barber, Azusa Pacific (LB, 6-1, 225, Jr., Edgewood, WA Puyallup)... Moreno scored the Lumberjacks first touchdown on a 20-yard interception return. The true freshman then forced Central Washington, which was trailing 14-7, to settle for a fourth-quarter field goal after breaking up a pass attempt on third down. He also made five tackles as the defending champion Jacks took command of the GNAC race with a victory... Barber had 11 tackles, including one for a loss, and also had an interception, leading Azusa Pacific to a 19-3 win over Western Oregon, which came into the game with a fivegame win streak. The win was the second straight for the Cougars after opening the season with seven losses. Special Teams Jamie Cacciatore, Azusa Pacific (K, 5-8, 175, Fr., Orange, CA El Modena) tied a GNAC singlegame record kicking four field goals (from 25, 18, 33 and 25 yards) to provide all his team s scoring prior to a touchdown in the final 11 seconds of the game. Cacciatore 4

5 leads the GNAC in field goals this season, making 12 of 17. Honorable Mention Griff Robles, Dixie State; Cache Morgan, Dixie State; Victor Spencer, Humboldt State; Tavoy Moore, Central Washington. SCORING SUMMARIES Aug. 30: Azusa Pacific UC Davis UCD Turay 2 run (Stuart kick) UCD Stuart 23 Field Goal UCD Sloat 37 pass from Wright (Stuart kick) UCD Stuart 37 Field Goal APU Cacciatore 31 Field Goal UCD Silveria 4 run (Stuart kick) UCD Turay 1 run (Stuart kick) UCD Williams 1 run (Stuart kick) Colorado Mesa Humboldt State HSU Spencer 36 pass from Rump (Bruder kick) HSU Ricciardulli 1 run (Bruder kick) CSU Cisco 3 run (Zemezonak kick) HSU Spencer 51 punt return (Bruder kick) HSU Ricciardulli 64 run (Bruder kick) CMU Cimolino 41 run (kick failed) HSU Bruder 43 Field Goal HSU Sharpe 32 interception (Bruder kick) CMU Cimolino 30 pass from Cisco (pass failed) Simon Fraser Pacific SFU Palmer 2 run (Berger kick) SFU Durant 2 pass from Wheeler (Berger kick) SFU Durant 7 pass from Wheeler (Berger kick) SFU Pospischil 84 punt return (Berger kick) SFU Palmer 2 run (kick failed) Pac Fukumoto 38 pass from Campbell (Villareal-Gomez kick) SFU Parker 4 run (Berger kick) SFU Crawford 13 run (Docherty kick) SFU Docherty 27 Field Goal Pac McKinney 22 pass from Minaya (Villareal-Gomez kick) Sept. 1: Dixie State Adams State Adams Van Voris 34 Field Goal DSC Johnson 33 run (kick failed) Adams Carl 1 run (Van Voris kick) DSC Meyers 22 Field Goal Adams Edwards 44 pass from Davies (Van Voris kick) Central Washington Texas A&M Kingsville TAMUK Stoll 23 Field Goal TAMUK Stoll 29 Field Goal TAMUK Woodson 14 run (kick failed) CWU Moore 15 pass from Robertson (Burke kick) TAMUK Woodson 14 run (kick failed) TAMUK Armstrong 2 pass from Poppell (Stoll kick) TAMUK Stoll 38 Field Goal TAMUK Willingham 48 pass from Poppell (Stoll kick) GV Green 21 run (Iaderosa kick) GV Williams 90 punt return (Iaderosa kick) GV Robinson 8 run (Iaderosa kick) WOU Haynes 3 run (Morgan kick) WOU Morgan 30 Field Goal GV Potts 5 pass from Parling (Iaderosa kick) WOU Morgan 53 Field Goal GV Robinson 5 run (Iaderosa kick) GV Hatcher 11 interception(kick failed) GV Judon 41 interception (Iaderosa kick) Sept. 8: Azusa Pacific Humboldt State HSU Spencer 26 pass from Rump (Bruder kick) HSU Ricciardulli 2 run (Bruder kick) HSU Wyatt 10 run (Bruder kick) HSU Ricciardulli 8 run (Bruder kick) APU Tuiasosopo 1 run (Cacciatore kick) HSU Maluia 62 fumble return (Bruder kick) APU Cacciatore 29 Field Goal APU Watson 5 run (Cacciatore kick) HSU Hiebert 6 pass from Rump (Bruder kick) Western Oregon Dixie State DSC Sklarsky 16 pass from Robles (Meyers kick) WOU Morgan 39 Field Goal DSC Meyers 24 Field Goal WOU Harris 29 pass from VonAppen (Morgan kick) DSC Robles 22 run (Meyers kick) DSC Fox 23 pass from Nawahane (Meyers kick) Central Washington Simon Fraser CWU Moore 18 pass from Robertson (Davis kick) SFU Durant 20 pass from Wheeler (Berger kick) CWU Sumler 30 run (Davis kick) CWU Fogerson 11 run (Davis kick) SFU Kett 3 pass from Wheeler (Berger kick) Sept. 15: Central Washington Western Oregon WOU Williams 56 pass from VonAppen (Morgan kick) WOU Haynes 11 pass from VonAppen (Morgan kick) CWU Akeo-Orr 5 pass from Robertson (Davis kick) CWU Fogerson 9 pass (Davis kick) CWU Fogerson 11 run (Davis kick) Simon Fraser Humboldt State HSU Hiebert 5 pass from Rump (Bruder kick) HSU Hodges 11 pass from Rump (Bruder kick) SFU Kett 6 pass from Wheeler (Berger kick) HSU Ricciardulli 1 run (Bruder kick) SFU Palmer 2 run (Berger kick) HSU Hodges 1 run (Hodges kick) SFU Davenport-Thuet 6 pass from Wheeler (Berger kick) HSU Spencer 75 pass from Rump (Bruder kick) HSU Cooper 26 interception (Bruder kick) Grand Valley State Western Oregon WOU Gonsalves 12 pass from VonAppen (Morgan kick) 5

6 Dixie State Azusa Pacific APU Cacciatore 32 Field Goal DSC Robles 39 run (kick blocked) APU Petty 25 pass from Tuiasosopo (kick blocked) DSC Morgan 100 kickoff return (kick failed) APU Watson 5 run (Cacciatore kick) APU Cacciatore 23 Field Goal APU Cacciatore 26 Field Goal DSC Fox 14 pass from Nawahine (kick failed) DSC Chapman 32 fumble return (kick failed) Sept. 22: Azusa Pacific Central Washington CWU Sumler 3 run (kick blocked) CWU Fogerson 4 run (Davis kick) APU Watson 65 run (Cacciatore kick) CWU Sumler 4 run (Davis kick) CWU Sumler 50 run (Davis kick) APU Martens 54 pass from Tuiasosopo (Cacciatore kick) APU Cacciatore 43 Field Goal CWU Fogerson 37 pass from Robertson (Davis kick) CWU Todd 5 run (Davis kick) Simon Fraser Western Oregon SFU Kawamoto 29 pass from Wheeler (Berger kick) SFU Berger 22 Field Goal WOU Spencer 59 pass from VonAppen (kick blocked) WOU Harris 20 pass from VonAppen (kick blocked) SFU Durant 33 pass from Wheeler (kick failed) WOU VonAppen 1 run (Morgan kick) Humboldt State Dixie State HSU Ricciardulli 2 run (Bruder kick) HSU Kirkman 4 pass from Rump (Bruder kick) HSU Hodges 4 run (Bruder kick) HSU Ricciardulli 3 run (Bruder kick) DSC Fox 3 pass from Robles (Meyers kick) HSU Ricciardulli 24 run (Bruder kick) HSU Hodges 2 run (Bruder kick) HSU Kakitsuka 16 pass from Mintz (Bruder kick) DSC Burton 42 run (kick blocked) Sept. 29: Humboldt State Central Washington CWU Nielsen 10 pass from Robertson (Davis kick) CWU Davis 32 Field Goal HSU Bruder 43 Field Goal CWU Logan 7 pass from Robertson (Davis kick) CWU Sumler 68 run (Davis kick) CWU Sumler 9 run (Davis kick) Dixie State Simon Fraser SFU Baumbach 7 pass from Wheeler (Docherty kick) SFU Palmer 2 run (Docherty kick) DSC B. Johnson 19 pass from Robles (Haslam kick) SFU Palmer 37 run (Docherty kick) DSC A.J. Johnson 9 run (Haslam kick) SFU Durant 23 pass from Wheeler (Docherty kick) SFU Palmer 54 run (Docherty kick) DSC Hoskins 3 pass from Nawahine kick (Haslam kick) SFU Palmer 1 run (Docherty kick) DSC Willard 43 pass from Nawahine (Haslam kick) Western Oregon Azusa Pacific WOU Williams 35 pass from VonAppen (Morgan kick) WOU VonAppen 36 run (Morgan kick) WOU Morgan 37 Field Goal WOU Morgan 23 Field Goal APU Struiksma 20 pass from Owens (Cacciatore kick) Central Washington Dixie State DSC Haslam 27 Field Goal DSC Willard 4 pass from Nawahine (Haslam kick) CWU Sumler 33 pass from Robertson (Davis kick) CWU Puckett 100 interception (Davis kick) CWU Sumler 22 run (Davis kick) DSC Porrazzo 56 pass from Robles (kick blocked) DSC Johnson 1 run (pass failed) DSC Robles 2 run (Haslam kick) Western Oregon Humboldt State WOU Tuigamalala 8 interception (Morgan kick) WOU Harris 15 run (Morgan kick) WOU Gonsalves 3 pass from VonAppen (Morgan kick) HSU Ricciardulli 12 run (Bruder kick) WOU VonAppen 16 run (Morgan kick) WOU VonAppen 3 run (Morgan kick) HSU Deadwiler 12 pass from Mintz (Bruder kick) WOU VonAppen 17 run (Morgan kick) Azusa Pacific Simon Fraser SFU Docherty 33 Field Goal APU Watson 1 run (Cacciatore kick) APU Cacciatore 21 Field Goal SFU Kett 6 pass from Wheeler (Docherty kick) APU Trifeletti 29 pass from Owens (Cacciatore kick) SFU Palmer 12 run (Docherty kick) SFU Durant 14 pass from Wheeler (kick blocked) SFU Palmer 5 run (pass failed) APU Perez 34 pass from Owens (Cacciatore kick) SFU Docherty 18 Field Goal SFU Miller 32 interception (pass failed) APU Perez 70 pass from Owens (Cacciatore kick) SFU Durant 37 pass from Wheeler (Docherty kick) SFU Palmer 75 pass from Wheeler (Docherty kick) SFU Palmer 67 run (Docherty kick) SFU Blum 9 run (Docherty kick) APU Martens 20 pass from Owens (Cacciatore kick) Oct. 13: Simon Fraser Central Washington CWU Sumler 1 run (Davis kick) CWU Sumler 47 run (Davis kick) CWU Davis 21 Field Goal CWU Sumler 27 run (Davis kick) CWU Spain 7 pass from Robertson (Davis kick) SFU Docherty 28 Field Goal SFU Durant 44 pass from Durant (Docherty kick) CWU Sumler 8 run (kick blocked) CWU Sumler 37 run (Davis kick) CWU Todd 16 run (Davis kick) Humboldt State Azusa Pacific APU Schick 8 pass from Owens (kick blocked) APU Hackett 19 fumble return (Cacciatore kick) HSU Deadwiler 8 pass from Mintz (Bruder kick) 6

7 HSU Wyatt 20 run (Bruder kick) APU Watson 3 run (Cacciatore kick) HSU Deadwiler 36 pass from Mintz (Bruder kick) HSU Bruder 42 Field Goal Dixie State Western Oregon WOU Williams 71 pass from VonAppen (Morgan kick) WOU Haynes 25 run (Morgan kick) WOU Moore 6 pass from VonAppen (Morgan kick) DSC Aron 65 pass from Robles (kick blocked) WOU Davis 94 pass from VonAppen (Morgan kick) DSC Alisa 1 pass from Robles (Haslam kick) WOU Morgan 19 Field Goal DSC Frei 39 pass from Robles (Haslam kick) WOU Harris 15 run (Morgan kick) WOU Williams 37 pass from VonAppen (Morgan kick) WOU Foss recovered fumble in end zone (Morgan kick) WOU Lane 22 pass from Shimabukuro (Morgan kick) WOU Shaw recovered fumble in end zone (Morgan kick) Oct. 20: Western Oregon Simon Fraser WOU Harris 2 run (Morgan kick) SFU Durant 5 pass from Wheeler (Docherty kick) SFU Docherty 26 Field Goal WOU Morgan 32 Field Goal SFU Durant 15 pass from Wheeler (Docherty kick) WOU Harris 25 run (Morgan kick) WOU Morgan 35 Field Goal Central Washington Azusa Pacific APU Cacciatore 36 Field Goal CWU Davis 27 Field Goal APU Watson 14 run (Cacciatore kick) APU Douglas 73 run (Cacciatore kick) CWU Sumler 1 run (Davis kick) CWU Sumler 9 pass from Robertson (Davis kick) APU Dravis 53 pass from Owens (Cacciatore kick) Dixie State Humboldt State HSU Ricciardulli 13 run (Bruder kick) HSU Deadwiler 8 pass from Mintz (Bruder kick) DSC Frei 59 pass from Robles (kick blocked) HSU Ricciardulli 60 pass from Mintz (Bruder kick) HSU Ricciardulli 16 run (Bruder kick) DSC Haslam 24 Field Goal HSU Wyatt 3 run (Bruder kick) DSC Robles 54 run (Haslam kick) HSU Bruder 41 Field Goal HSU Bruder 26 Field Goal HSU Wyatt 10 run (Bruder kick) HSU Bruder 44 Field Goal HSU Wyatt 60 run (kick blocked) DSC Morgan Defensive PAT Oct. 27: Simon Fraser Dixie State DSC Fox 5 pass from Robles (Haslam kick) SFU Palmer 2 run (Docherty kick) DSC Frei 6 pass from Robles (kick blocked) SFU Durant 10 pass from Wheeler (Docherty kick) SFU Kett 5 pass from Wheeler (Docherty kick) DSC Johnson 24 pass from Robles (pass failed) SFU Durant 73 pass from Wheeler (Docherty kick) SFU Durant 27 pass from Wheeler (Docherty kick) DSC Fox 6 pass from Robles (Robles run) DSC Frei 4 pass from Robles (Aron pass from Robles) SFU Kett 37 pass from Wheeler (kick failed) SFU Durant 6 pass from Wheeler (Durant pass from Wheeler) DSC Morgan 97 kick return (kick blocked) SFU Palmer 1 run (Docherty kick) DSC Robles 5 run (kick blocked) SFU Gayton PAT return Azusa Pacific Western Oregon APU Cacciatore 25 Field Goal WOU Morgan 37 Field Goal APU Cacciatore 18 Field Goal APU Cacciatore 33 Field Goal APU Cacciatore 25 Field Goal APU Watson 4 run (Cacciatore kick) Central Washington Humboldt State CWU Sumler 4 run (Davis kick) HSU Moreno 20 interception (Bruder kick) HSU Ricciardulli 1 run (Bruder kick) CWU Davis 29 Field Goal Nov. 3: Azusa Pacific Dixie State APU Flores 3 pass from Bones (Cacciatore kick) DSC Frei 12 pass from Robles (Haslam kick) DSC Willard 14 pass from Robles (Haslam kick) APU Watson 44 run (Cacciatore kick) DSC Johnson 10 run (Haslam kick) APU Watson 10 run (kick failed) APU Cacciatore 24 Field Goal Western Oregon Central Washington CWU Sumler 4 pass from Robertson (Davis kick) CWU Davis 32 Field Goal WOU Morgan 38 Field Goal CWU Moore 12 pass from Robertson (Davis kick) CWU Robertson 1 run (Davis kick) WOU Royce 1 pass from Bergman (Morgan kick) CWU Safety CWU Davis 42 Field Goal WOU Spencer 6 pass from Bergman (Morgan kick) WOU Gonsalves 89 punt return (Morgan kick) WOU Wafer 30 pass from Harris (Wafer pass from Bergman) CWU Spain 19 pass from Robertson (Davis kick) Humboldt State Simon Fraser HSU Kakitsuka 28 pass from Mintz (Bruder kick) HSU Hodges 6 run (Bruder kick) HSU Bruder 23 Field Goal HSU Hiebert 6 pass from Mintz (Bruder kick) SFU Kett 5 pass from Wheeler (Docherty kick) SFU Iezzi 32 fumble return (Docherty kick) SFU Wheeler 1 run (Docherty kick) SFU Iezzi 53 fumble return (kick failed) SFU Durant 42 pass from Wheeler (Docherty kick) HSU Webb 81 interception (kick failed) HSU Darcey 31 pass from Mintz (Bruder kick) SFU Durant 45 pass from Wheeler (Docherty kick) 7

8 2012 SCHEDULE AND SCORES AUGUST: 30 - Azusa Pacific 3 at UC Davis 41; Colorado Mesa 19 at Humboldt State 38; Simon Fraser 51 at Pacific 14. SEPTEMBER: 1 Central Washington 7 at Texas A&M Kingsville 35; ; Dixie State 9 at Adams State 17; Grand Valley 48 at Western Oregon Azusa Pacific 17 at Humboldt State 42; Central Washington 56 at Simon Fraser 28; Western Oregon 10 at Dixie State Dixie State 24 at Azusa Pacific 22; Central Washington 21 at Western Oregon 14; Simon Fraser 21 at Humboldt State Azusa Pacific 17 at Central Washington 41; Humboldt State 49 at Dixie State 13; Simon Fraser 16 at Western Oregon Western Oregon 20 at Azusa Pacific 7; Central Washington 31, Humboldt State 3 (at Bothell), 6 p.m.; Dixie State 28 at Simon Fraser 41. OCTOBER: 6 Azusa Pacific 38 at Simon Fraser 66; Central Washington 21 at Dixie State 29; Western Oregon 42 at Humboldt State Humboldt State 24 at Azusa Pacific 20; Simon Fraser 10 at Central Washington 51; Dixie State 20 at Western Oregon Central Washington 17 at Azusa Pacific 24; Dixie State 18 at Humboldt State 57; Western Oregon 20 at Simon Fraser Azusa Pacific 19 at Western Oregon 3; Central Washington 10 at Humboldt State 14; Simon Fraser 58 at Dixie State 47. NOVEMBER: 3 Azusa Pacific 23 at Dixie State 21; Western Oregon 32 at Central Washington 36; Humboldt State 37 at Simon Fraser Simon Fraser at Azusa Pacific, 6 p.m.; Dixie State at Central Washington, noon; Humboldt State at Western Oregon, 1 p.m. 8