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1 2018 Football Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 8 at Duquesne L Sept. 15 at Youngstown State L 42-7 Sept. 22 Truman State L Sept. 29 Davidson* L Oct. 6 at Dayton* L Oct. 13 Butler* W Oct. 20 at Morehead State* 1 p.m. Oct. 27 Drake* 1 p.m. Nov. 3 at Marist* 11 a.m. Nov. 10 Jacksonville* noon Nov. 17 at Stetson* noon * - Pioneer Football League game All home games at Brown Field All Times Central Pioneer Football League Standings PFL Overall Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. San Diego Drake Marist Stetson Davidson Dayton Valparaiso Butler Morehead State Jacksonville Valpo Football Valparaiso (1-5, 1-2 PFL) at Morehead State (2-4, 1-2 PFL) Game #7: Saturday, Oct. 20, 1 p.m. CT Jayne Stadium (10,000 Astroturf GameDay Grass) Morehead, Ky. This Week in Valpo Football: The Valparaiso University football team will look to make it back-to-back wins this week as the team hits the road to face off with Morehead State. A victory would also give Valpo consecutive head-to-head wins for the first time in an all-time series that dates back to It s homecoming weekend for the host Eagles an event Valpo certainly wouldn t mind spoiling with a victory. Last Time Out: The Hoosier Helmet rivalry trophy will remain in Porter County for another 12 months after last week s win over Butler. Valpo started strong and finished strong playing its best quarter of the year in the first before outdoing the opening-quarter performance in the fourth. Valpo outscored its guests from Indianapolis 14-0 in each of those periods to pave the way for a victory. Valpo held Butler to 301 yards of total offense and went an eye-popping 14-of-18 on third down. Following Valpo Football: This week s game will air on ESPN+, which is available for subscribers for the price of $4.99 per month. If the hometown call is what you covet, the Todd Ickow description will be available on 95.1 FM Valparaiso, the TuneIn Radio App and online via TuneIn. Sports Information Director Brandon Vickrey will join Todd for the call. For the 13th straight year, WVUR (95.1 FM, Valparaiso) is home to all 11 Valpo football games in Links to live video, audio and stats will be available on ValpoAthletics.com. Head Coach Dave Cecchini: Now in his fifth season as the program s head coach, Cecchini has lifted Valpo football to new heights during his time in charge, turning a team that had won just three total games in the four seasons prior to his arrival - all against the same opponent - into one that finished with its first winning season since 2003 in Last year saw the program turn a corner as Valpo went 6-5 overall and 5-3 in Pioneer Football League play. Cecchini became the first Valpo coach since 2003 to earn PFL Coach of the Year honors. He was also named a finalist for the FCS Coach of the Year Award, the AFCA FCS Region 4 Coach of the Year and a finalist for the AFCA FCS National Coach of the Year. Valpo finished tied for third in the league standings after being picked to finish 10th of 11. The Valpo head coach enters this week with a record, both overall and in four plus years on campus. Prior to arriving in Northwest Indiana, Cecchini served as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Lehigh for four years. Series Notes: The Eagles own a commanding 19-4 lead in the all-time series, but Valpo snapped a streak of 10 straight head-to-head losses with a lopsided win over Morehead State last season. Before breaking through in 2017, Valpo had led with less than three minutes remaining in each of the previous three meetings, but Morehead State had pulled out victories. Valpo has lost five straight in Morehead, Ky. dating back to Sept. 16, 2006, a victory. Valpo is 2-8 all-time at Morehead State. Last year s win at Brown Field saw Valpo rack up 597 yards of offense and post its highest scoring output since Gessinger s Gone: When the second half of last week s game against Butler got underway, perhaps the game s biggest play happened in a hurry. It took 12 seconds,

2 2018 Football Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN to be exact, for return specialist Bailey Gessinger to take the kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown to snap a tie and give Vapo a lead it would not relinquish. It probably also took around 12 seconds for the Pioneer Football League to decide its Special Teams Player of the Week as Gessinger garnered the honor, becoming the first Valpo player to win a weekly award this season. Of all the big plays that contributed to the win against Butler and there were many Gessinger s may have been the biggest. The kickoff return for a TD was the third of his career after he became the first player in program history with two kickoff returns for TDs in a single season in 2015, his freshman campaign. Gessinger is one of 15 players in the FCS nation with a kickoff return of 97 yards or more this season. It was the longest kick return by a PFL player since Marist s Lawrence Dickens went 100 yards on Nov. 7, 2015 vs. Stetson. Keep the Chains Moving: Before last week, no team in the FCS and only one team in FBS (Missouri) had racked up 14 third-down conversions in a game this season. Three teams moved the chains 14 times on third down last week in FCS, including Valpo at 14-of-18 against Butler. Yale (14-of-20 vs. Mercer) and South Dakota (14- of-22 vs. UNI) also had 14 third-down conversions last week. Of the four teams in the nation (FBS and FCS) who have a game with 14 third-down conversions this season, Valpo s was the most efficient with only four unsuccessful third-down tries. Nifty 50: Last week s game against Butler was Dave Cecchini s 50th as the team s head coach. The victory allowed him to become Valpo s winningest coach through the first 50 games of his tenure since Bill Koch coached his 50th game on Sept. 18, 1982 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Rivalry Win: Valpo has won the Hoosier Helmet back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 2004 and 2005 campaigns. In Dave Cecchini s five seasons as head coach, Valpo now holds a 3-2 record against Butler. The 18-point win was Valpo s largest margin of victory in the instate rivalry game since Oct. 14, 2000, when head coach Tom Horne s bunch came out on top Next Man Up: With the Valpo defense plagued by injuries last week against Butler, redshirt junior Matthew Messler and freshman Michael Scarsella both made their first career starts memorable ones. Messler made a critical interception with 6:54 remaining in the fourth quarter and returned it all the way to the Butler 2, before Scarsella s pick sealed the deal with 5:26 to go. Valpo has five interceptions as a team this season, led by Christian Campbell with two. Boxrucker Barreling In: Last week against Butler, Valpo junior Cody Boxrucker had three rushing TDs in a single game for the second straight season after he did so against Trinity International last year. He became the first Valpo player to rush for three touchdowns in a game against a Division-I opponent since Jake Hutson on Sept. 28, 2013 against Campbell. Boxrucker is up to 17 career rushing touchdowns. Scouting Morehead State: Morehead State went on the road and picked up a win over Davidson last week, snapping an eight-game road losing streak. Senior quarterback Lawson Page is the lone QB in the FCS nation with multiple games this season with 200+ passing yards and 100+ rushing yards. Redshirt freshman running back Jovan Smith, a Louisville transfer, is seventh among freshman rushers in the FCS nation at 68.7 yards per game. The Eagles, picked to finish seventh in the PFL Preseason Poll, are led by Rob Tenyer, who is in his sixth year as the team s head coach. Morehead State started PFL play with a loss to Butler on Sept. 29 before a defeat to league-leading San Diego on Oct. 6. Around the PFL Sunday, Sept. 29 Butler 24, Morehead State 21 Drake 41, Jacksonville 9 Marist 28, Dayton 17 Davidson 40, Valpo 35 San Diego 49, Stetson 10 Saturday, Oct. 6 San Diego 51, Morehead State 34 Columbia 34, Marist 24 Davidson 44, Jacksonville 37 Dayton 53, Valpo 20 Drake 36, Butler 6 Saturday, Oct. 13 Morehead State 35, Davidson 28 Marist 20, Jacksonville 17 Stetson 23, Drake 21 Valpo 35, Butler 17 San Diego 36, Dayton 34 Saturday, Oct. 20 San Diego at Butler, 11 a.m. Drake at Dayton, noon Davidson at Marist, noon Jacksonville at Stetson, noon Drake at Valpo, 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 Dayton at Butler, 11 a.m. Stetson at Davidson, noon Marist at Morehead State, noon Jacksonville at San Diego, noon Drake at Valpo, 1 p.m. (all times Central) Media Relations Information Requests to cover home football games should be made through Brandon Vickrey, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations, by contacting brandon.vickrey@valpo.edu or Press box seating is available at Brown Field for working media. Updated statistics and notes from both schools will be available to working media. During the week, all player and coach interview requests should be directed to Brandon Vickrey. Game-day interviews prior to the contest are not permitted. Coach Cecchini and requested players will be available following the game in the ARC interview room.

3 2018 Football Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN Player-by-Player Quick Hits Projected Offensive Starters - WR Griffin Norberg - Holds the impressive distinction of having four touchdown catches of 58 yards or more this season and accomplished the feat in four of the first five games. Leads the team with five TD catches Has 14 career touchdowns (12 receiving), one of four active Valpo players with 10+ TDs in their career. - LT Andrew Lundberg Has started every game this season and has been a fixture on the offensive line since the start of the 2016 season, missing just two games. - LG Eric Rentschler Computer engineering major who was named to the Academic All-PFL Second Team last season. Works in the Valpo IT Department. Local to Northwest Indiana as a Highland graduate. Has played in 31 straight games. - C Jack Jarnigan Has missed just one game since the start of the 2016 season. Off the field, works as a graduate assistant in Valpo s sports information department. - RG Tom Schofield Became the first Valpo offensive lineman to catch a pass since 2003 on Sept. 29 vs. Davidson. Has played in all 38 games during his collegiate career. Member of the 2017 All-PFL Second Team. - RT Shannon Taliaferro Has appeared in 23 straight games. - TE Mason Sutter Has played in all 38 games of his collegiate career. Has caught at least one TD pass in each of his four seasons and has five for his career Led the team with 82 receiving yards on five receptions on Oct. 13 against Butler, earning the team s Offensive Player of the Week award. - WR Jean Rene Had two TD catches on Sept. 29 vs. Davidson, becoming the first Valpo player to do so since Sept. 30, 2017 (Donny Navarro vs. Stetson). Is up to 15 career touchdowns (14 receiving). - WR JD Koehler One of 14 Valpo players with a reception this season. - QB Jimmy Seewald Junior already ranks in the Top 5 in program history with 4,396 career passing yards. Leapfrogged Dave Lass ( ) on Sept. 22 against Truman State, becoming the first Valpo player to enter the Top 5 in program history in career passing yards since Eric Hoffman ( ), who exited as the Valpo recordholder. - QB Chris Duncan Has thrown for five TDs and rushed for one this season in five games. - RB Kyle Cartales Tied with Norberg for the team lead with 30 points (five touchdowns) Set a career high with 116 rushing yards on Oct. 6 at Drake. Player-by-Player Quick Hits Projected Defensive Starters - DE Jesse Studyvin Back after missing last season with an injury. Recipient of Team Type 1 Foundation scholarship for individuals with Type 1 Diabetes and played against fellow recipient and Truman State quarterback Jaden Barr earlier this season President of Valpo s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. - NT James Reed High school teammates with Jesse Studyvin at Saint Pius X Named the Valpo Defensive Player of the Week for his performance on Oct. 13 against Butler, when he racked up a career-high eight tackles, second on the team in that game. - DT Jake Trumpower Has played in 21 consecutive games. - OLB Mike Wheeler Vice President of Valpo s Fellowship of Christian Athletes One of four returning starters at linebacker for Valpo. - OLB Austin Petrie Had a career-high 10 tackles in the season opener against Duquesne. Started his collegiate career as a running back before being converted to linebacker. - ILB Nick Turner Had his best showing of the season with 11 tackles on Sept. 22 against Truman State. The senior captain had the seventh double-figure tackle game of his career and the first since ending 2017 with three straight games with 10 tackles or more Off the field, is involved in a male empowerment group on campus that addresses Team Players of the Week (Players awarded only after team win) Duquesne Scout Offense: Trey Stablein Scout Defense: Cam Germain Scout Special Teams: Jaxon Peifer Youngstown State Scout Offense: Ben Nimz Scout Defense: Trey Psota Scout Special Teams: Carter Puckett Truman State Scout Offense: Spencer Locke Scout Defense: Jaxon Peifer Scout Special Teams: Jake Marinelli Davidson Scout Offense: Riley Edgerton Scout Defense: Trey Psota Scout Special Teams: Conor Beer Dayton Scout Offense: Kenny Brewer Scout Defense: Fletcher Christian Scout Special Teams: Trey Stablein Butler Offensive: Mason Sutter Defensive: James Reed Special Teams: Bailey Gessinger Scout Offense: Braden Russell / Ollie Reese Scout Defense: Jake Marinelli Scout Special Teams: Corey Shannon Morehead State Offensive: Defensive: Special Teams: Scout Offense: Scout Defense: Scout Special Teams: Drake Offensive: Defensive: Special Teams: Scout Offense: Scout Defense: Scout Special Teams: Marist Offensive: Defensive: Special Teams: Scout Offense: Scout Defense: Scout Special Teams: Jacksonville Offensive: Defensive: Special Teams: Scout Offense: Scout Defense: Scout Special Teams:

4 2018 Football Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN the issues minority males face in everyday life. - ILB Drew Snouffer Senior captain leads the PFL in tackles with 11.2 per game. Nobody else in the league has more than 9.5 tackles per game. - CB Christian Campbell Made his second interception of the season on Sept. 29 against Davidson, the fifth of his career. He returned the interception 25 yards, his second career return of 25+ yards and first since a 29 yarder in FS Jamari Booker Had 20 tackles on Sept. 29 against Davidson, becoming the fifth player in the FCS nation with 20 or more tackles in a single game this season. Also became the first Valpo player since at least 2002 with 20+ tackles in a single game. - SS Michael Scarsella The Valpo native and true freshman made his first career interception to highlight his first career start on Oct. 13 against Butler. - CB Cam Kelly Has appeared in all six games this season. Specialist Quick Hits Projected Starters - K Dimitrios Latsonas Placed his name in the Valpo record book with his performance in His 11 made field goals tied for fourth in program history, while his 35 successful PATs established a single-season Valpo record. He also tied the single-game record for made PATs with seven against Morehead State on Oct. 28. In addition, Latsonas booted 10 touchbacks on kickoffs. - P Alex Ng Also serves as a student assistant coach for the Valpo women s soccer team Has been a fixture at punter since his freshman season. - P Kyle Ulbrich Has averaged 36.6 yards per punt over 12 punts (long 49) this season. - RS Bailey Gessinger Had six kickoff returns for 133 yards and a long of 31 on Sept. 29 against Davidson, averaging 22.2 yards per return. The 133 kickoff return yards were his most since a career-high 150 on Nov. 12, 2016 vs. Jacksonville. That also marked the second-most return yards in a game by a PFL player this season Member of the 2017 All-PFL Second Team... Had his third career kickoff return for a TD on Oct. 13, going 97 yards against Butler. That helped him earn PFL Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 14. Preseason Accolades: Valpo had a trio of representatives on the 2018 Preseason All-Pioneer Football League Team. Senior linebacker Nick Turner, senior offensive lineman Tom Schofield and junior return specialist Bailey Gessinger all garnered preseason recognition. Turner was one of two Valpo players and four in the entire PFL to exceed 100 tackles last year. Schofield started all 11 games for an offensive line that helped Valpo finish tied for 10th nationally in fewest sacks allowed per game. Gessinger was on the preseason all-league team as a return specialist for the second consecutive year. Valpo was picked to finish tied for fourth in the 2018 PFL Preseason Poll, the team s highest predicted finish since the PFL combined into one division in Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 2 at Montana L Sept. 9 Duquesne L Sept. 16 at Trinity International W Sept. 23 at Drake* L Sept. 30 Stetson* W Oct. 7 at Campbell* L Oct. 14 Marist* W Oct. 28 Morehead State* W Nov. 4 at Jacksonville* L Nov. 11 at Butler* W Nov. 18 Dayton* W 8-7 * - Pioneer Football League game Final 2017 Pioneer Football League Standings PFL Overall Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. San Diego Drake Jacksonville Campbell Valparaiso Dayton Butler Marist Morehead State Stetson Davidson Oh Captain, My Captain: Valparaiso enters the 2018 season with four captains: junior quarterback Jimmy Seewald, senior linebacker Drew Snouffer, senior linebacker Nick Turner and senior defensive back Josmar Diaz-Martinez. Snouffer is the lone captain in his second season in that role. Wrapping Up 2017: Valpo football turned a corner a year ago, assembling its first winning season since 2003 while finishing in a three-way tie for third in the PFL after being picked to place 10th of 11 in the preseason poll. Valpo won four of its last five games and completed the season with 330 points scored, the second most in a single season in program history. Valpo also finished the year second in program history in yards of total offense with 4,398. Valpo defended Brown Field well, going 4-0 in PFL home games and winning four league home games in the same year for the first time ever.

5 2018 Football Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. WR 2 Griffin Norberg Sr. 6 Ollie Reese Fr. Valparaiso University 2018 Two-Deep Week 8 - Morehead State Offense Defense Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 54 Jesse Studyvin R-Jr. 94 Nathan Orlandini So. LT 60 Andrew Lundberg R-Jr. 76 Alex Cotton R-Jr. LG 67 Eric Rentschler Sr. 66 Sam Vas So. C 65 Jack Jarnigan R-Jr. 70 Brady Sullivan R-Jr. RG 73 Tom Schofield Sr. 72 Solomon Kamara R-So. RT 75 Shannon Taliaferro Sr. 77 Terrance Roberts R-Jr. TE 84 Mason Sutter Sr. 40 Brannen Martin R-So. WR 1 Jean Rene Sr. 23 Bailey Gessinger Jr. WR 12 JD Koehler R-Jr. 3 Parker Fox R-Jr. QB 9 Jimmy Seewald Jr. or 14 Chris Duncan R-So. RB 44 Kyle Cartales Jr. 32 Cody Boxrucker Jr. NT 93 James Reed Jr. 97 Jeremiah Olojo So. DT 99 Jake Trumpower R-Jr. 91 Jordan Goebel R-So. OLB 18 Mike Wheeler Sr. 34 Cade Bishop R-Fr. OLB 36 Austin Petrie Jr. 38 Joey Poloskey So. ILB 49 Nick Turner Sr. 47 Matthew Messler R-Jr. ILB 24 Drew Snouffer Sr. 8 Laddie Skarecky So. CB 11 Christian Campbell R-Jr. 41 Henry Hebda So. FS 20 Jamari Booker Jr. 15 Isaac Lane R-Jr. SS 31 Michael Scarsella Fr. 15 Isaac Lane R-Jr. CB 5 Jalin LeAndre Sr. or 14 Cam Kelly So. Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. K 1 Dimitrios Latsonas Jr. 13 Kyle Ulbrich R-Fr. P 88 Alex Ng Sr. or 13 Kyle Ulbrich R-Fr. Special Teams Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. HDR 88 Alex Ng Sr. or 6 Ollie Reese Fr. RS 23 Bailey Gessinger Jr. LS 15 Doug Haugh R-Fr.

6 2018 Football Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN Numerical Roster Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School (Prev. School) 1-O Jean Rene WR Sr. Delray Beach, Fla./Wellington Community 1-S Dimitrios Latsonas K Jr. Westmont, Ill./Westmont 2-O Griffin Norberg WR Sr. Sunrise, Fla./Western 2-D Stacey Jones DB R-Fr. Wadsworth, Ill./Warren Township 3 Parker Fox WR R-Jr. Winamac, Ind./Winamac 4 Joe Mullen QB R-Jr. Elgin, Ill./St. Edward s (Tiffin) 5-O Ben Nimz QB Fr. Waukesha, Wis./Catholic Memorial 5-D Jalin LeAndre DB Sr. West Park, Fla./Hallandale 6 Ollie Reese WR Fr. Franklin, Tenn./Battle Ground 7 Trey Stablein WR R-Fr. Delaware, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty 8 Laddie Skarecky LB So. Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central 9-O Jimmy Seewald QB Jr. Livonia, Mich./Divine Child 9-D Bryce Leach DB R-Fr. Sacramento, Calif./Capital Christian 10 Aaron Antoniou LB Fr. Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale 11-O Trey Bilinski QB R-Fr. Nappanee, Ind./Northwood 11-D Christian Campbell DB R-Jr. South Bend, Ind./Washington 12 JD Koehler WR R-Jr. St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell 13-O Ryan Markoff QB R-Fr. Centerville, Ohio / Archbishop Alter 13-S Kyle Ulbrich P/K R-Fr. Mentor, Ohio/Mentor 14-O Chris Duncan QB R-So. Woodland Hills, Calif./Woodland Hills-Taft 14-D Cam Kelly DB So. Stamford, Conn./The Brunswick School 15-O Doug Haugh RB R-Fr. Redlands, Calif./Redlands Senior 15-D Isaac Lane DB R-Jr. Naperville, Ill./Bolingbrook 17 Deuce Larose RB So. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons 18 Mike Wheeler LB Sr. Fullerton, Calif./La Habra 20-O Cam Raupach RB Fr. Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley 20-D Jamari Booker DB Jr. Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood 21-O Elias Earley RB R-Jr. Land O Lakes, Fla./Carrollwood Day 21-D Jake Sommers DB Fr. Cleveland, Ohio/Avon Lake 22 Tramone Duncan DB So. Gastonia, N.C./Forestview 23 Bailey Gessinger WR Jr. Napanee, Ind./Northwood 24 Drew Snouffer LB Sr. Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington 25 Riley Allison RB Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 26-0 Anthony Maceo RB Fr. Portage, Ind./Portage 26-D Corey Shannon DB R-Fr. Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park 27 Eli Weeks DB Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central 28 Josmar Diaz-Martinez DB Sr. Miramar, Fla./Miramar 29 Kohlton Sherman DB Fr. Millington, Mich./Millington 30 Jaxon Peifer LB Fr. Normal, Ill./Normal Community 31-O Alex Kluck TE R-Fr. Cedarburg, Wis./Cedarburg 31-D Michael Scarsella DB Fr. Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso 32 Cody Boxrucker RB Jr. West Chester, Ohio/Badin 33-O Conor Beer WR R-Fr. Sidney, Ohio/Sidney 33-D Gowan Baldwin LB Sr. Kalamazoo, Mich./Hackett Catholic Central 34 Cade Bishop LB R-Fr. Lafayette, Ind./ William Henry Harrison 35 Gavin Twigg LB So. Acworth, Ga./Alltoona 36 Austin Petrie LB Jr. Livonia, Mich./Stevenson 37 Kellan McKeag LB Fr. Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley 38 Joey Poloskey LB So. Boca Raton, Fla./Olympic Heights 39 Trey Psota LB Fr. Bay Village, Ohio/Bay 40 Brannen Martin FB R-So. Reading, Ohio/Elder 41 Henry Hebda DB So. Brighton, Mich./Gabriel Richard 42 Payton Voitik DB Fr. Morris, Ill./Morris 43 Jake Marinelli LB Fr. Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake 44 Kyle Cartales RB Jr. Loxahatchee, Fla./Cardinal Newman 45-O Spencer Locke TE R-Fr. Aurora, Ill./West Aurora 45-D David Hebda DB So. Brighton, Mich./Gabriel Richard 47 Matthew Messler LB R-Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell 48 Sergio Gasperoni LB Fr. Shelby Township, Mich./De La Salle Pronunciation Guide Kyle Cartales: car-tahl-es Josmar Diaz-Martinez: DEE-as Bailey Gessinger: GUESS-ing-er Alex Helander: Hee-lun-der JD Koehler: Kay-lerr Dimitrios Latsonas: Lat-SO-nis Alex Ng: ING Jeremiah Olojo: Oh-LO-JO Jean Rene: Jeen Ruh-NAY Eric Rentschler: Wrench-ler Tom Schofield: SKO-field Drew Snouffer: Rhymes with cougher Trey Stablein: Stabe-line Jesse Studyvin: Stud-uh-vin Shannon Taliaferro: Tuh-lee-uh-fair-oh Kyle Ulbrich: All-brick Sam Vas: Rhymes with class Jimmy Zajac: ZAY-jack Aaron Antoniou: Ant-ton-new Coaching Staff: Dave Cecchini: Chuh-KEE-NEE Jason Miran: MEER-in Vinny Giacalone: JOCK-a-lohn Valpo by Class: Freshmen: 48 (17 redshirt) Sophomores: 20 (7 redshirt) Juniors: 25 (16 redshirt) Seniors: 13 (0 redshirt) Crusaders by State: Illinois: 29 Florida: 13 Michigan: 11 Indiana: 16 Ohio: 15 California: 8 Missouri: 3 Wisconsin: 4 North Carolina: 2 Tennesseee: 1 Pennsylvania: 1 South Carolina: 1 Connecticut: 1 Georgia: 1

7 2018 Football Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN Valpo When... Leading after 1st Quarter: 1-1 Trailing after 1st Quarter: 0-2 Tied after 1st Quarter: 0-2 Leading at Halftime: 0-1 Trailing at Halftime: 0-3 Tied at Halftime: 1-1 Playing Overtime: 0-0 Leading after 3rd Quarter: 1-0 Trailing after 3rd Quarter: 0-5 Tied after 3rd Quarter: 0-0 Scoring First: 1-1 Opponents Score First: 0-4 Outrushing Opponents: 1-0 Outrushed By Opponents: 0-5 Outpassing Opponents: 1-2 Outpassed By Opponents: 0-3 More Total Yards Than Opponents: 1-0 Fewer Total Yards Than Opponents: 0-5 Winning the Turnover Battle: 1-1 Losing the Turnover Battle: 0-2 Even in Turnovers: 0-2 More Penalties than Opponents: 1-2 Fewer Penalties than Opponents: 0-2 Same Penalties as Opponents: Numerical Roster (cont.) 49 Nick Turner LB Sr. Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township 50 John Horan OL R-Jr. Oak Forest, Ill./ Oak Forest 51 David Drs OL Fr. Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg 52 Adrian Guzman DL Fr. Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso 53 Riley Edgerton OL Fr. Martinsville, Ind./Martinsville 54 Jesse Studyvin DL R-Jr. Barnhart, Mo./St. Pius X 55 Peyton Breese OL Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Christian Hills 56 Fletcher Christian DL Fr. San Diego, Calif./Helix 57 Liam O Connell DL Fr. Lincolnshire, Ill./Stevenson 58 David Mason III DL R-Fr. Canton, Mich./Salem 60 Andrew Lundberg OL R-Jr. Lisle, Ill./Naperville North 61 Adam Meyer OL Fr. Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley 62 Jordan Adkins OL Fr. Elkhart, Ind./Concord 63 Braden Russell OL Fr. Greenville, Ohio/Greenville 64 Bryce Biggs OL R-So. Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay 65 Jack Jarnigan OL R-Jr. Los Gatos, Calif./Los Gatos 66 Sam Vas OL So. Olmstead Township, Ohio/Olmstead Falls 67 Eric Rentschler OL Sr. Highland, Ind./Highland 68 Aaron Byrd OL Fr. Bradley, Ill./Bourbonnais 69 Alex Helander OL R-Jr. Dixon, Ill./Dixon 70 Brady Sullivan OL R-Jr. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead 71 Brendan O Doherty OL Fr. Bay Village, Ohio/Bay 72 Solomon Kamara OL R-So. Bolingbrook, Ill./Plainfield East 73 Tom Schofield OL Sr. Chicago, Ill./St. Rita 74 Jimmy Zajac OL R-So. Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew 75 Shannon Taliaferro OL Sr. Chicago, Ill./St. Patrick 76 Alex Cotton OL R-Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral 77 Terrance Roberts OL R-Jr. Chicago, Ill./St. Rita 78 Nasa Sete DL Fr. Mishawaka, Ind./Mishawaka Marian 79 Thomas Walsh OL R-Fr. Plainfield, Ill./Benet Academy 80 Brett Bittner TE R-Fr. Chicago, Ill./St. Laurence 81 Kenny Brewer WR Fr. Lansing, Mich./Waverly 84 Mason Sutter TE Sr. Woodstock, Ill./Woodstock 85 Patrick McNerney WR Fr. Huntington Beach, Calif./Crean Lutheran 88 Alex Ng P Sr. Royal Palm Beach, Fla./Wellington Community 89 Justin Helm LB Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./North Central 90 Isaac Velasco DL R-Fr. Naperville, Ill./Naperville North 91 Jordan Goebel DL R-So. Lansing, Mich./ Grand Ledge 92 Drew Gedrys DL So. McDonald, Penn./South Fayette 93 James Reed DL Jr. De Soto, Mo./Saint Pius X 94 Nathan Orlandini DL So. Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington 95 Murphy Osmond DL Jr. Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh North 96 Cameron Germain DL So. West Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer 97 Jeremiah Olojo DL So. Chicago, Ill./Lane Tech 99-D Jake Trumpower DL R-Jr. Fort Mill, S.C./Charlotte Catholic 99-S Carter Puckett LS R-Fr. LaPorte, Ind./LaPorte Head Coach: Dave Cecchini 5th season Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach: Jason Miran 5th season Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach: Ernest Moore 5th season Offensive Line Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Vinny Giacalone 5th season Special Teams Coordinator/ Tight Ends Coach: John Snyder 6th season Defensive Line Coach/Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Tony Rouse 5th season Linebackers Coach: Rob Tulcin 2nd season Running Backs Coach: Jerome Smith 1st season Outside Linebackers Coach: Zach Greiner 4th season Student Assistant: Jake Iery 2nd season Student Assistant: Jack Buckey 1st season

8 2018 Valparaiso Football Valparaiso Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 13, 2018) All games Team Statistics VALPO OPP SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS R u s h in g Passing P e n a lt y 8 6 RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 8 15 PASSING YARDAGE C o m p - A t t - I n t Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 27 : : 34 3RD-DOWN Conversions 30/76 35/73 3rd-Down Pct 39% 48% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/12 5/9 4th-Down Pct 50% 56% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (16-20) 80% (24-28) 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (14-20) 70% (19-28) 68% PAT-ATTEMPTS (18-19) 95% (22-25) 88% ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 3/2723 3/6149 Neutral Site Games 0/0 Score by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Valparaiso Opponents

9 2018 Valparaiso Football Valparaiso Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 13, 2018) All games Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g CARTALES, Kyle BOXRUCKER, Cody MARKOFF, Ryan EARLEY, Elias FOX, Parker MACEO, Anthony NORBERG, Griffin DUNCAN, Chris SEEWALD, Jimmy MARTIN, Brannen RENE, Jean ULBRICH, Kyle TEAM Total Opponents Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g DUNCAN, Chris SEEWALD, Jimmy BILINSKI, Trey MARKOFF, Ryan TEAM NG, Alex CARTALES, Kyle Total Opponents Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg GESSINGER, Bailey Total Opponents Interceptions no. yds avg td lg CAMPBELL, Christian MESSLER, Matthew SCARSELLA, Michael DIAZ-MARTINEZ, Jos Total Opponents Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg GESSINGER, Bailey RENE, Jean Total Opponents Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Total Opponents Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g NORBERG, Griffin SUTTER, Mason RENE, Jean CARTALES, Kyle GESSINGER, Bailey FOX, Parker LAROSE, Deuce EARLEY, Elias KOEHLER, JD REESE, Ollie SCHOFIELD, Tom KLUCK, Alex MARTIN, Brannen HAUGH, Doug Total Opponents

10 2018 Valparaiso Football Valparaiso Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 13, 2018) All games PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts CARTALES, Kyle NORBERG, Griffin LATSONAS, Dimitrios BOXRUCKER, Cody RENE, Jean MARTIN, Brannen DUNCAN, Chris GESSINGER, Bailey SUTTER, Mason Total Opponents Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g DUNCAN, Chris CARTALES, Kyle SEEWALD, Jimmy BILINSKI, Trey BOXRUCKER, Cody MARKOFF, Ryan EARLEY, Elias FOX, Parker MACEO, Anthony NORBERG, Griffin MARTIN, Brannen RENE, Jean ULBRICH, Kyle TEAM Total Opponents Field Goals fg pct lg blk LATSONAS, Dimitrios FG Sequence Valparaiso Opponents Duquesne - (38) Youngstown State Truman State (39),(35) (28),(38),(18),(31) Davidson - - Dayton 23 (32) BUTLER - (39) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i blk NG, Alex ULBRICH, Kyle SEEWALD, Jimmy Total Opponents Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln LATSONAS, Dimitrios ULBRICH, Kyle Total Opponents

11 2018 Valparaiso Football Valparaiso Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 13, 2018) All games All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g G E S S I N G E R, CARTALES, Ky NORBERG, Gri RENE, Jean SUTTER, Maso FOX, Parker EARLEY, Elias B O X R U C K E R, MARKOFF, Ry MESSLER, Mat CAMPBELL, C SCARSELLA, DIAZ-MARTIN MACEO, Antho KOEHLER, JD LAROSE, Deuc REESE, Ollie SCHOFIELD, T KLUCK, Alex MARTIN, Brann DUNCAN, Chri SEEWALD, Jim ULBRICH, Kyle TEAM Total Opponents

12 2018 Valparaiso Football Valparaiso Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 13, 2018) All games Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 24 SNOUFFER, Drew BOOKER, Jamari PETRIE, Austin REED, James SKARECKY, Laddie CAMPBELL, Christian D KELLY, Cam LANE, Isaac TURNER, Nick WHEELER, Mike DIAZ-MARTINEZ, Jo BISHOP, Cade MESSLER, Matthew GOEBEL, Jordan STUDYVIN, Jesse POLOSKEY, Joey A SCARSELLA, Michael DUNCAN, Tramone ORLANDINI, Nathan TWIGG, Gavin HEBDA, Henry GEDRYS, Drew PEIFER, Jaxon OLOJO, Jeremiah BALDWIN, Gowan SHERMAN, Kolton KLUCK, Alex HEBDA, David FOX, Parker NORBERG, Griffin BOXRUCKER, Cody VELASCO, Isaac TRUMPOWER, Jake S LATSONAS, Dimitrio GERMAIN, Cameron KOEHLER, JD MCKEAG, Kellan LEANDRE, Jalin Total Opponents

13 2018 Valparaiso Football Valparaiso Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 13, 2018) All games Date Opponent Score Att. 09/08/18 at Duquesne L Sep 15, 2018 at Youngstown State L Sep 22, 2018 TRUMAN STATE L * Sep 29, 2018 DAVIDSON L * Oct 6, 2018 at Dayton L * Oct 13, 2018 BUTLER W Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g CARTALES, Kyle BOXRUCKER, Cody MARKOFF, Ryan EARLEY, Elias FOX, Parker MACEO, Anthony NORBERG, Griffin DUNCAN, Chris Total Opponents Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g DUNCAN, Chris SEEWALD, Jimmy BILINSKI, Trey MARKOFF, Ryan TEAM NG, Alex CARTALES, Kyle Total Opponents Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g NORBERG, Griffin SUTTER, Mason RENE, Jean CARTALES, Kyle GESSINGER, Bailey FOX, Parker LAROSE, Deuce EARLEY, Elias KOEHLER, JD REESE, Ollie SCHOFIELD, Tom KLUCK, Alex MARTIN, Brannen HAUGH, Doug Total Opponents Field Goals fg pct lg blk LATSONAS, Dimitrios PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts NORBERG, Griffin CARTALES, Kyle LATSONAS, Dimitrios BOXRUCKER, Cody RENE, Jean MARTIN, Brannen GESSINGER, Bailey SUTTER, Mason DUNCAN, Chris Total Opponents Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Valparaiso Opponents Record: Overall Home Away Neutral All games Conference Non-Conference Team Statistics VALPO OPP FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 8 6 RUSHING YARDAGE Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 8 15 PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards PUNTS-AVG TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 27:26 32:34 3RD-DOWN Conversions 30/76 35/73 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/12 5/9 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg CAMPBELL, Christian DIAZ-MARTINEZ, Josma SCARSELLA, Michael MESSLER, Matthew Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i blk NG, Alex ULBRICH, Kyle SEEWALD, Jimmy Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg GESSINGER, Bailey Total Opponents Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg GESSINGER, Bailey RENE, Jean Total Opponents All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g GESSINGER, Bai CARTALES, Kyle NORBERG, Griffi RENE, Jean SUTTER, Mason FOX, Parker EARLEY, Elias BOXRUCKER, C MARKOFF, Ryan MESSLER, Matth Total Opponents Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g DUNCAN, Chris CARTALES, Kyle SEEWALD, Jimmy BILINSKI, Trey BOXRUCKER, Cody MARKOFF, Ryan EARLEY, Elias FOX, Parker MACEO, Anthony NORBERG, Griffin Total Opponents Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 24 SNOUFFER, Drew BOOKER, Jamari PETRIE, Austin

14 2018 Valparaiso Football Valparaiso Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 16, 2018) All games TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 09/08/18 at Duquesne Sep 15 at Youngstown State Sep 22 TRUMAN STATE Sep 29 DAVIDSON Oct 6 at Dayton Oct 13 BUTLER Valparaiso Opponents Games: 6 Avg/rush: 3.7 Avg/catch: 12.7 Pass effic: KR avg: 23.4 PR avg: 5.3 All purpose avg/game: Total offense avg/gm: Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 09/08/1 at Duquesne Sep 15 at Youngstown State Sep 22 TRUMAN STATE Sep 29 DAVIDSON Oct 6 at Dayton Oct 13 BUTLER Valparaiso Opponents Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 09/08/1 at Duquesne Sep 15 at Youngstown State Sep 22 TRUMAN STATE Sep 29 DAVIDSON Oct 6 at Dayton Oct 13 BUTLER Valparaiso Opponents

15 Quickie Statistics (Final) BUTLER vs Valparaiso (Oct 13, 2018 at Valparaiso, Ind.) BUTLER VALPO Score FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARD Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 25:14 34:46 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 9 14 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances BUTLER Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Brad Sznajder Scaccia, Anthony Will Marty Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Will Marty Receiving No. Yards TD Long Pace Temple Stephen Dennis Brad Sznajder Scaccia, Anthony Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Evan Giebel Valparaiso Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg CARTALES, Kyle BOXRUCKER, Cod MARKOFF, Ryan FOX, Parker Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack SEEWALD, Jimmy DUNCAN, Chris Receiving No. Yards TD Long NORBERG, Griffin SUTTER, Mason RENE, Jean CARTALES, Kyle Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB ULBRICH, Kyle SEEWALD, Jimmy Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long GESSINGER, Bail Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kavon Samuels Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Luke Sennett Eric Stepp Carter Raleigh Dalton Rogers Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long GESSINGER, Bail Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL BOOKER, Jamari REED, James SNOUFFER, Drew PETRIE, Austin Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 10:42 VALPO - NORBERG, Griffin 22 yd pass from SEEWALD, Jimmy (LATSONAS, Dimitrios kick), : :24 VALPO - BOXRUCKER, Cody 1 yd run (LATSONAS, Dimitrios kick), : nd 11:25 BUTLER - Pace Temple 5 yd pass from Will Marty (Bevelhimer, Drew kick), : :50 BUTLER - Pace Temple 4 yd pass from Will Marty (Bevelhimer, Drew kick), : rd 14:48 VALPO - GESSINGER, Bailey 97 yd kickoff return (LATSONAS, Dimitrios kick) :17 BUTLER - Bevelhimer, Drew 39 yd field goal, : th 07:04 VALPO - BOXRUCKER, Cody 5 yd run (LATSONAS, Dimitrios kick), : :47 VALPO - BOXRUCKER, Cody 2 yd run (LATSONAS, Dimitrios kick), 1-2 0:

16 Quickie Statistics (Final) Valparaiso vs Dayton (Oct 6, 2018 at Dayton, Ohio) VALPO UD Score FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARD Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 20:25 39:35 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 10 7 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Valparaiso Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg CARTALES, Kyle MARKOFF, Ryan BOXRUCKER, Cod DUNCAN, Chris Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack DUNCAN, Chris MARKOFF, Ryan Receiving No. Yards TD Long NORBERG, Griffin FOX, Parker GESSINGER, Bailey KOEHLER, JD Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB NG, Alex ULBRICH, Kyle Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long GESSINGER, Bail Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long GESSINGER, Bail RENE, Jean Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL PETRIE, Austin KELLY, Cam Dayton Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg COOK, Jack PROPHIT, Sean WARFIELD,Richie YINGER, Tucker Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack COOK, Jack Receiving No. Yards TD Long TRAUTMAN, Adam YINGER, Tucker HURD, Markus TUNNACLIFFE, M Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB SMITH, Sean Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long BUTZ, Kyle Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long CHISHOLM, Jake BUTZ, Kyle Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL LUTGENS, Andre KELLY,Christian Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 12:30 UD - SKIBINSKI, Ryan 9 yd run (BRUNI, Joseph kick), : :28 UD - WARFIELD,Richie 1 yd run (BRUNI, Joseph kick), : :40 VALPO - NORBERG, Griffin 58 yd pass from DUNCAN, Chris (LATSONAS, Dimitrios kick), : nd 14:07 UD - YINGER, Tucker 34 yd pass from COOK, Jack (BRUNI, Joseph kick), : :19 UD - BUTZ, Kyle 51 yd punt return (BRUNI, Joseph kick) :20 VALPO - MARTIN, Brannen 5 yd pass from DUNCAN, Chris (LATSONAS, Dimitrios kick failed), : :27 UD - BRUNI, Joseph 32 yd field goal, 4-1 1: :04 UD - BUTZ, Kyle 60 yd pass from COOK, Jack (BRUNI, Joseph kick failed), : rd 10:47 UD - WARFIELD,Richie 4 yd run (BRUNI, Joseph kick), : :02 UD - TEAM safety :25 UD - WARFIELD,Richie 12 yd run (BRUNI, Joseph kick), : th 01:06 VALPO - CARTALES, Kyle 11 yd run (LATSONAS, Dimitrios kick), :