2016 Gannon Football Seniors
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Gannon will honors its seniors during pre-game festivities scheduled for approximately 11:40 a.m.

Football Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Football Team Hosts Millersville Saturday Afternoon for Senior Day and Military Appreciation Day (Video/Game Notes)



GAME DAY CENTRAL
Millersville University (2-8, 1-6 PSAC East) at Gannon University (4-6, 1-6 PSAC West)
  • When: Saturday, November 12, 2016
  • Where: Erie, Pa.
  • Stadium: McConnell Family Stadium (2,500)
  • Kickoff: 12 noon
  • Live Radio: Jet Radio (1400)
  • Live Audio via 90.5 WERG Stream: Click Here
  • Live Video (FREE): Click Here
  • Live Stats: Click Here

GAME INFORMATION
  • General Admission Tickets: $5 adults / $3 Non-Gannon students / $3 Senior Citizens
  • All Gannon students, staff and faculty are admitted free of charge by showing their school ID. Also, all veterans and their families will be admitted free of charge as part of Military Appreciation Day.
  • Parking: Free on-street parking
  • Directions: To McConnell Family Stadium I GPS Address: 430 Sassafras Street, Erie, Pa. 16507

GAME COVERAGE
MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY
  • As part of Military Appreciation Day, all veterans and their families will be admitted free of charge. Among the festivities is the signing of the national anthem by Captain Ray Patterson, as well as honorary captains for both teams. Military vehicles will also be stationed outside the front gate of McConnell Family Stadium.

ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN
  • All-Time Series: Series tied 1-1
  • First Meeting: September 18, 2010 - at Millersville 29, Gannon 26
  • Last Meeting: September 17, 2011 - at Gannon 47, Millersville 0
  • Series Notes: Gannon and Millersville have split two all-time meetings, but the two programs haven't met since 2011. The Marauders won the first match-up at home in 2010 by a 29-26 score, before the Golden Knights posted a 47-0 shutout at McConnell Family Stadium in 2011. Justin Caliste scored three touchdowns in less than three minutes during the last match-up on a 66-yard kickoff return, 70-yard rush and 85-yard punt return.

OTHER LINKS
SATURDAY STORYLINES
  • Gannon concludes the regular season Saturday afternoon against Millersville. The Golden Knights have won three of their last four regular-season finales, including their last two played at McConnell Family Stadium.
  • Head coach Brad Rzyczycki's club has played the fourth-toughest schedule in the country. The Golden Knights' first 10 opponents have a combined 54-34 record, winning 61.4 percent of their games. Virginia Union (67.1), North Greenville (65.3) have played the nation's toughest schedules.
  • Saturday will be Senior Day and Military Appreciation Day. Gannon will honor eight senior during pre-game festivities. The graduating class includes Nathan Adams (Crozier, Va./Goochland), Christian Carpenter (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen), Matthew Gawlik (Strongsville, Ohio/St. Ignatius), Quad Law (Donora, Pa./Ringgold), Tyler Johnson (North East, Pa./North East), Nico Mendieta (San Ramon, Calif./California), Nick Pipitone (Newmarket, Ontario/Huron Heights Secondary) and Mike Zanders II (Charlotte, N.C./Hopewell)
  • Millersville was picked to finish seventh in the eight-team PSAC Eastern Division according to the league's preseason coaches poll.
  • Gannon was predicted to finish fifth in the PSAC Western Division.
  • Zanders became Gannon's all-time leader in tackles during the second quarter last week, before finishing the game with 345 career stops. He surpassed the previous record of 341 held by K.J. Heider (1989-92).
  • Johnson and sophomore Marcus Jones (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) became the second duo to record 100 rushing yards in the same game this year. Redshirt sophomore Zach Phillips (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park) (181) and Johnson (155) performed the feat during a 31-9 home victory against Southern Connecticut State during the season opener. Multiple Gannon runners have now rushed for over 100 yards in the same game 18 times in program history.
  • Law's 110 kickoff return yards last week represented a career-high, eclipsing his previous mark of 105 set at California (Pa.) on October 26, 2013.
  • Carpenter and sophomore Anthony Howard (Temple Hills, Md./Bishop O'Connell) reached double digits in tackles for the second consecutive game. Howard did it for the sixth time this season while Carpenter accomplished the feat for the fifth time.
  • Junior Karch Holland (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington) moved past Brendan McNicholas (2003-06) and into fourth place all-time at Gannon last week with 190 career points. He also extended his streak of consecutive extra-point conversions to 41 dating back to last season.
  • Law jumped over Gannon Hall of Famer Darmel Whitfield (2001-04) into seventh place all-time at Gannon with 3,384 career all-purpose yards. He needs 15 yards to move past two players and into Gannon's all-time top five.
  • Gawlik moved into Gannon's all-time top five in career sacks during the second quarter at Clarion. His half sack pushed his career total to 16, tying George Allen (1999-02) and Chad Cressley (1991-95).
  • Law also ranks among the program's all-time best in receiving yards, sitting fifth all-time (1,820). Law can move past Lee Castana (1995-98) and into fourth place with 11 yards.
  • Carpenter received national coverage before playing a down as a Golden Knight. The redshirt senior defensive back was named to the D2Football.com All-America second team released in August. He transferred to Gannon prior to the 2015-16 academic year and redshirted last year. Carpenter was an all-conference first-team selection as a sophomore free safety at NCAA Division I Towson State before transferring after his junior campaign.
  • Gannon has recorded three consecutive winning seasons with a 6-5 mark last year, 6-5 record in 2013 and 9-2 mark in 2014. It represents the program's longest streak since producing a program-record four consecutive winning seasons from 1992-95. Gannon has recorded 13 winning campaigns in school history, including a stretch of five in six seasons from 1990-95.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon's 2016 season concludes with its contest against Millersville.
  • The Golden Knights are tentatively scheduled to open the 2017 campaign Saturday, September 2 at Southern Connecticut State.
  • Game time is tentatively set for 12 noon.
  • Gannon has defeated Southern Connecticut State during the last three regular-season openers.
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Players Mentioned

Jesstin Hamm

#7 Jesstin Hamm

WR
6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
Communication Arts
Christian Carpenter

#1 Christian Carpenter

DB
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Interdisciplinary Studies
Matthew Gawlik

#95 Matthew Gawlik

DE
6' 3"
Senior
Finance
Karch Holland

#46 Karch Holland

K
5' 9"
Junior
Biology
Anthony Howard

#25 Anthony Howard

LB
6' 0"
Sophomore
Tyler Johnson

#28 Tyler Johnson

RB
5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Sport and Exercise Science/Physical Therapy
Quad Law

#8 Quad Law

WR
5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
Nico Mendieta

#51 Nico Mendieta

LB
6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
Criminal Justice
Zach Phillips

#6 Zach Phillips

QB
6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Healthcare Management
Nick Pipitone

#97 Nick Pipitone

DE
6' 6"
Redshirt Senior
Business Entrepreneurship

Players Mentioned

Jesstin Hamm

#7 Jesstin Hamm

6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
Communication Arts
WR
Christian Carpenter

#1 Christian Carpenter

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Interdisciplinary Studies
DB
Matthew Gawlik

#95 Matthew Gawlik

6' 3"
Senior
Finance
DE
Karch Holland

#46 Karch Holland

5' 9"
Junior
Biology
K
Anthony Howard

#25 Anthony Howard

6' 0"
Sophomore
LB
Tyler Johnson

#28 Tyler Johnson

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Sport and Exercise Science/Physical Therapy
RB
Quad Law

#8 Quad Law

5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
WR
Nico Mendieta

#51 Nico Mendieta

6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
Criminal Justice
LB
Zach Phillips

#6 Zach Phillips

6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Healthcare Management
QB
Nick Pipitone

#97 Nick Pipitone

6' 6"
Redshirt Senior
Business Entrepreneurship
DE