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Redshirt senior Joshua Wiechelt surpassed the 200-tackle plateau with a team-high 11 stops against Cal.

Box Score

California (Pa.) CAL 6-3 , 4-2

Gannon University GAN 6-3 , 3-3

California (Pa.) CAL

6-3 , 4-2

Final

Oct. 31, 2015

Gannon University GAN

6-3 , 3-3

Score By Quarters
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	F
CAL California (Pa.)	21	14	0	7	42
GAN Gannon University	0	7	7	7	21

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Game Recap: Football | 10/31/2015 7:47:00 PM | Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Football Team Falls to California (Pa.) on Senior Day (Video/Photos)

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Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	CAL	GAN
Total Yards	504	362
Pass Yards	263	254
Rushing Yards	241	108
Penalty Yards	18-164	13-107
1st Downs	23	25
3rd Downs	6-13	6-15
4th Downs	0-1	2-4
TOP	32:20	27:40

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play	Visiting Team Score	Home Team Score
1st Quarter
11:02 - CAL - Garry Brown 3 yd pass from James Harris (William Brazill kick) 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 3:58	7	0
07:59 - CAL - Kowan Scott 24 yd pass from James Harris (William Brazill kick) 4 plays, 31 yards, TOP 1:37	14	0
04:13 - CAL - Kowan Scott 89 yd pass from James Harris (William Brazill kick) 1 plays, 89 yards, TOP 0:12	21	0
2nd Quarter
13:14 - CAL - John Franklin 10 yd run (William Brazill kick), 7 plays, 57 yards, TOP 2:48	28	0
03:26 - CAL - James Harris 15 yd run (William Brazill kick), 8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 4:13	35	0
00:17 - GAN - Brock Jones 10 yd pass from Zach Phillips (Karch Holland kick) 9 plays, 53 yards, TOP 1:13	35	7
3rd Quarter
09:28 - GAN - Brock Jones 4 yd run (Karch Holland kick), 6 plays, 68 yards, TOP 2:37	35	14
4th Quarter
14:11 - CAL - Jimmy Wheeler 11 yd run (William Brazill kick), 8 plays, 70 yards, TOP 3:45	42	14
02:03 - GAN - Jesstin Hamm 3 yd pass from Zach Phillips (Karch Holland kick) 8 plays, 72 yards, TOP 2:20	42	21

Total Yards

CAL

504

GAN

362

Turnovers

CAL

GAN

First Downs

CAL

GAN

Total Possession

CAL

32:20

GAN

27:40

Game Leaders

#10 Liam Nadler

CMP

8
TD

0
YDS

98
INT

1

#6 Zach Phillips

CMP

14
TD

2
YDS

156
INT

3

#6 Zach Phillips

Avg

3.9
TD

0
YDS

67
GAIN

106

#10 Liam Nadler

Avg

2.1
TD

0
YDS

19
GAIN

43

#28 Tyler Johnson

Avg

3.8
TD

0
YDS

15
GAIN

17

#21 Brandon Mansell

No

10
TD

0
YDS

96
Long

24

#25 Brock Jones

No

4
TD

1
YDS

69
Long

40

#7 Jesstin Hamm

No

5
TD

1
YDS

47
Long

16

#3 Joshua Wiechelt

Tackles

11
TFL

0.0
Sacks

0.0
YDS

0

#51 Nico Mendieta

Tackles

9
TFL

0.0
Sacks

0.0
YDS

0

#9 Geremy Paige

Tackles

7
TFL

0.0
Sacks

0.0
YDS

0

Receiving Yards

#21

Brandon Mansell

Brock Jones

Jesstin Hamm

Brend.Klemensic

Passing Yards

Zach Phillips

156

Liam Nadler

Rushing Yards

Tackles

Joshua Wiechelt

Nico Mendieta

Geremy Paige

Mike Zanders

THE RUNDOWN

Score: California 42, at Gannon 24
Records: Gannon (6-3, 3-3 PSAC West), California (Pa.) (6-3, 4-2 PSAC West)
Location: Erie, Pa. - McConnell Family Stadium
The Short Story: The California (Pa.) football team exploded for 35 points during the opening 27 minutes and posted a 42-21 victory against Gannon Saturday afternoon at McConnell Family Stadium, ruining the Golden Knights' Senior Day.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

California (Pa.) ignited the fire immediately, matching 70 yards on nine plays during the opening drive. The scoring drive culminated with a three-yard touchdown pass from James Harris to Garry Brown 3:58 into the contest.
The visitors took over at the Gannon 31-yard line midway through the first quarter after an interception. The Vulcans then needed only four plays to increase the lead to 14-0.
It was the start of touchdowns on three consecutive drives for Cal. The Vulcans moved their lead to 28-0 after an 89-yard touchdown pass from Harris to Kowan Scott and 10-yard touchdown run by John Franklin III.
Cal grabbed its biggest lead of the afternoon at 35-0 after an eight-play, 65-yard drive that ended with Harris scoring on a 10-yard run at the 3:26 mark of the second quarter.
Gannon finally got on the board late in the first half. The Golden Knights assumed great field position at their 47-yard line following a three-yard punt.
Nine plays and three third-down conversions later, the Golden Knights reached the end zone on a 10-yard screen pass with 17 seconds left from redshirt freshman Zach Phillips (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park) to senior Brock Jones (Peninsula, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) who made an athletic move to stay inbounds. The extra point cut the deficit to 35-7 at the half.
Gannon continued the momentum by drawing first blood in the second half. Aided by two Cal personal fouls called on the same play when it was fourth-and-nine, the Golden Knights drove 68 yards in six plays. Jones accounted for the final four yards, bringing Gannon within 35-14 at the 9:28 mark of the third quarter.
Neither team was able to score again until Cal produced its final points 49 seconds into the fourth quarter. Jimmy Wheeler opened the last quarter with three rushes for 49 yards. The final play finished in the end zone from 11 yards out for a 42-14 lead.
An interception by sophomore Foster Reznor (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) set up Gannon's final points. Phillips proceeded to complete five consecutive passes, including a 40-yard pick-up on a screen pass to Jones. He then hit redshirt senior Jesstin Hamm (Harwood, Md./DeMatha Catholic) on a quick slant from three yards out with 2:03 remaining to account for the final 42-21 score.

GAME NOTES

Gannon celebrated Senior Day, honoring 18 seniors during pre-game festivities. The Senior Class included Matt Andry (Metairie, La./Jesuit), Matt Astorino (Edinboro, Pa./General McLane), Michael Benesh (Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward), Kyle DiPirro (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Mary's), Chris Dollard (Wilmington, Del./Alexis I. DuPont), Trenton Donald (Uniontown, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit), Hamm, Jones, Luka Markulin (Youngstown, Ohio/Liberty), Liam Nadler (Leipsic, Ohio/Leipsic Local), Alex O'Donnell (Toronto, Ontario/Riverside Military (Ga.) Academy), Tim Petro (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin), Chris Pike (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego), Nick Schmidt (Simi Valley, Calif./Grace Brethren), Joe Sobucki (Girard, Pa./Girard), Randy Toth (Auburn Township, Ohio/Kenston), Joshua Wiechelt (Depew, N.Y./Depew) and Rico Wright II (Los Angeles, Calif./Mira Costa).
The Golden Knights are ranked eighth in the initial NCAA Division II Super Region One rankings released Wednesday. It marked the program's first-ever appearance in the regional rankings.
Gannon produced advantages in first downs (25-23).
Cal held the upper hand in rushing yards (241-108), passing yards (263-254), total yards (504-362) and time of possession (32:20-27:40).
Phillips led Gannon in rushing with 67 yards. He gained 106 yards, but lost 39 yards on negative plays. The redshirt freshman finished 14-of-30 for 156 yards and two touchdowns through the air. Phillips threw for his first career touchdown during the second quarter.
Sophomore Brandon Mansell (New Brighton, Pa./Blackhawk) topped the Gannon receivers with a career-high 10 catches for 96 yards.
Wiechelt led all tacklers on both sides with 11 stops, including six via the solo variety.
Reznor made his first career interception during the fourth quarter.
Redshirt sophomore Nico Mendieta (San Ramon, Calif./California) tied a career-high with nine tackles.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Cal snapped Gannon's season-best three-game win streak while winning its second consecutive game.
Wiechelt reached the 200-tackle plateau for his career and needs five tackles to break into Gannon's all-time top 20.
Hamm has caught a touchdown pass in 14 of 15 games dating back to last season.
Jones became the third player in school history to score 200 career points, ending the contest with 204.
Hamm moved into a tie with Jansen Jones (2009-13) for sixth place all-time at Gannon with 176 career points.
Mansell returned six kickoffs for 106 yards, breaking the Gannon single-season record for kickoff return yards with 738. Justin Caliste held the previous record of 702 set in 2012.

UP NEXT

Gannon begins a two-game road swing that concludes the regular season Saturday, November 7 at Indiana (Pa.).
Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The game will also have major NCAA Tournament ramifications as Gannon sits eighth and IUP is ninth in the initial NCAA Super Region One rankings released this week.
Following the Indiana (Pa.) contest, Gannon concludes the regular season Saturday, November 14.
The Golden Knights are scheduled to play at East Stroudsburg during the final weekend with a 12:05 p.m. kickoff, but the opponent could change if East Stroudsburg wins the PSAC Eastern Division and advances to the conference title match.

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