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Gannon attempts to start 3-0 for the third consecutive season Saturday against Bloomsburg.

Football Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Football Team Hosts Relay For Life Game Against Bloomsburg Saturday Afternoon (Video/Game Notes)



GAME DAY CENTRAL
Bloomsburg University (2-0, 0-0 PSAC East) at Gannon University (2-0, 0-0 PSAC West)
  • When: Saturday, September 17, 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.
  • Parking: Free on-street parking
  • Directions: To McConnell Family Stadium I GPS Address: 430 Sassafras Street, Erie, Pa. 16507

GAME COVERAGE
ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN
  • All-Time Series: Bloomsburg leads 3-1
  • First Meeting: November 8, 2008 - Bloomsburg 38, at Gannon 10
  • Last Meeting: October 5, 2013 - Bloomsburg 38, at Gannon 14
  • Series Notes: Gannon has dropped its last two games against Bloomsburg and trails the all-time series 3-1. The Huskies will be making their first appearance at McConnell Family Stadium since a 38-14 victory on October 5, 2013. The Golden Knights' lone win in the series was a 10-7 overtime road verdict during the 2009 regular-season finale. The result knocked Bloomsburg out of the 2009 PSAC title game.

OTHER LINKS
RELAY FOR LIFE GAME
  • Saturday will be Gannon's Relay for Life Game at McConnell Family Stadium.
  • Fans can registering to form teams for Gannon's Relay for Life event on Friday, March 24th at the Gannon Recreation and Wellness Center. Registration costs $10, but fans are given the opportunity to fundraise the registration fee if they do not have the money on Saturday.
  • Each person who registers on Saturday will get a free 2016 event shirt as a thank you.
  • Fans who don't plan to participate can also receive a 2016 event shirt for a $10 donation.
  • Italian Ice will be available by the Knight statue for $2 per cup.
  • Also available for purchase will be Purple Gannon Koozies ($1), Purple Relay For Life bracelets ($2), Purple Beach Balls ($3), Temporary Tattoos ($1 for 2) and Cancer Awareness stickers ($1 for 2).
  • Fans will have the opportunity to enter a raffle for Splash Lagoon tickets. Cost for the raffle is $2 per ticket or $5 for three tickets.
  • Fans can also sponsor a duck for Ducky Derby with a $5 donation.
  • Relay For Life not only raises money for research, but also helps patients get rides to appointments and have a place to stay at Hope Lodges throughout the country. Donations and your involvement help many people. You can register online at www.relayforlife.org/pagannon.
  • Follow Relay For Life on Twitter @GURelayForLife and LIKE us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pagannonuniversity.

SATURDAY STORYLINES
  • Gannon is off to a 2-0 start for the third consecutive season. The Golden Knights were also 3-0 after the third week the last two campaigns.
  • Saturday's contest represents the first time in program history that the Golden Knights have been 2-0 and facing another 2-0 team.
  • Gannon leads the country in kickoff returns, averaging 52.7 yards on three attempts.
  • The Golden Knights top all Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) programs in scoring defense (14.5) and have allowed only three second-half points this season.
  • Bloomsburg was predicted to finish third in the PSAC Eastern Division according to the league's preseason coaches poll.
  • Head coach Brad Rzyczycki's club was predicted to finish fifth in the PSAC Western Division.
  • Last Saturday's 24-20 victory at Shippensburg must have seemed like deja vu as the Golden Knights rallied from a 19-0 halftime deficit for a 22-19 victory during their last trip to the Red Raiders' home turf on September 11, 2010.
  • Sophomore Zach Phillips (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park)' two touchdown passes against Shippensburg represented the first two of his career.
  • Redshirt sophomore Eli Quinter (Reading, Pa./Muhlenberg)'s nine-yard score during the second quarter was his first career touchdown reception.
  • Junior Foster Reznor tied a career-high with nine tackles against the Red Raiders.
  • Redshirt senior Christian Carpenter (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen) (11 tackles), sophomore Geremy Paige (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park) (8), senior Nathan Adams (Crozier, Va./Goochland) (7) and sophomore Anthony Howard (Temple Hills, Md./Bishop O'Connell) (Temple Hills, Md./Bishop O'Connell) (7) all had season-high marks in tackles.
  • Redshirt freshman Andrew Berger (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) recorded his first career sack during the fourth quarter.
  • Phillips' 84-yard touchdown pass to junior Will Davis (Parma, Ohio/Holy Name) during the third quarter represented the third-longest pass in program history.
  • Junior Karch Holland (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington) tied Matt Szczupakowski (2009-12) for fifth place all-time at Gannon with his 18th career field goal in the third quarter last week.
  • The Gannon defensive unit has allowed only three points during the second half of its first two games this season
  • Quad Law (Donora, Pa./Ringgold) continues to rise up Gannon's all-time receiving charts. Law ranks fifth all-time in career receptions (114), needing four to pass Abraham Ocasio (2011-14) and into fourth place. He ranks seventh all-time in receiving yards (1,342). Law can move past Wes Whiteside (2002-06) and into seventh place with 23 yards.
  • Mike Zanders II (Charlotte, N.C./Hopewell) sits seventh all-time at Gannon with 270 career tackles, needing four to move past Owen Rhodes (2000-03) and into sixth place. Zanders can jump into Gannon's all-time top five with 11 more stops.
  • 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 opens PSAC Western Division action Saturday, September 24 at defending PSAC champion Slippery Rock.
  • Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m.
  • The Rock has also opened its season 2-0 with victories against the University of New Haven (31-28) and West Chester (36-28).
  • Slippery Rock will honor its Hall of Fame inductees which include Gannon head wrestling coach Don Henry at halftime.
  • Following the Slippery Rock contest, Gannon returns to McConnell Family Stadium Saturday, October 1 for Homecoming Weekend against rival Mercyhurst.
  • Game time is scheduled for 12 noon.
  • The Golden Knights currently hold possession of the Niagara Cup after a 16-13 victory at Tullio Field last season.
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Players Mentioned

Andrew Berger

#93 Andrew Berger

DE
6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
Criminal Justice
Christian Carpenter

#1 Christian Carpenter

DB
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Interdisciplinary Studies
Will Davis

#81 Will Davis

TE
6' 5"
Junior
Business
Karch Holland

#46 Karch Holland

K
5' 9"
Junior
Biology
Anthony Howard

#25 Anthony Howard

LB
6' 0"
Sophomore
Quad Law

#8 Quad Law

WR
5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
Geremy Paige

#9 Geremy Paige

LB
5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Sport Management and Marketing/Entrepreneurship
Zach Phillips

#6 Zach Phillips

QB
6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Healthcare Management
Eli Quinter

#16 Eli Quinter

WR
6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
Entrepreneurship
Mike Zanders II

#31 Mike Zanders II

DB
5' 9"
Senior
Risk Management

Players Mentioned

Andrew Berger

#93 Andrew Berger

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
Criminal Justice
DE
Christian Carpenter

#1 Christian Carpenter

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Interdisciplinary Studies
DB
Will Davis

#81 Will Davis

6' 5"
Junior
Business
TE
Karch Holland

#46 Karch Holland

5' 9"
Junior
Biology
K
Anthony Howard

#25 Anthony Howard

6' 0"
Sophomore
LB
Quad Law

#8 Quad Law

5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
WR
Geremy Paige

#9 Geremy Paige

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Sport Management and Marketing/Entrepreneurship
LB
Zach Phillips

#6 Zach Phillips

6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Healthcare Management
QB
Eli Quinter

#16 Eli Quinter

6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
Entrepreneurship
WR
Mike Zanders II

#31 Mike Zanders II

5' 9"
Senior
Risk Management
DB