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Football Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Football Team Travels to No. 10 Slippery Rock Saturday Night For Battle of Unbeatens (Video/Game Notes)



GAME DAY CENTRAL
Gannon University (3-0, 0-0 PSAC West) at No. 10 Slippery Rock University (3-0, 0-0 PSAC West)
  • When: Saturday, September 24, 2016
  • Where: Slippery Rock, Pa.
  • Stadium: Mihalik-Thompson Stadium (10,000)
  • Kickoff: 6 p.m.
  • Live Radio: Jet Radio (1400)
  • Live Audio via 90.5 WERG Stream: Click Here
  • Live Video: Click Here
  • Live Stats: Click Here

GAME INFORMATION
  • General Admission Tickets: $10 chairback reserved and reserved bench seat | $8 adults general admission / $5 Gannon students with ID / $3 age six through high school | Free under six years old
  • Parking: Parking is available in the lots surrounding the stadium | Parking spaces are $5 in all tailgating lots (directly below stadium) | Campus Map: Click Here
  • Directions: To Mihalik-Thompson Stadium I GPS Address: 1 Morrow Way, Slippery Rock, Pa. 16057

GAME COVERAGE
ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN
  • All-Time Series: Gannon leads 6-5
  • First Meeting: October 29, 1949 - Gannon 15, at Slippery Rock 0
  • Last Meeting: October 3, 2015 - Slippery Rock 41, at Gannon 14
  • Series Notes: Gannon has dropped its last two games against Slippery Rock, but still leads the all-time series 6-5. The two programs have split eight meetings since Gannon joined the PSAC prior to the 2008-09 academic year. The Golden Knights are 3-3 all-time at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Slippery Rock escaped with a 31-28 victory during Gannon's last contest on the Rock's turf in 2014.

OTHER LINKS
SATURDAY STORYLINES
  • Gannon is off to a 3-0 start for the third consecutive season.
  • The 2014 campaign represents the only 4-0 start since the program was reinstated in 1989.
  • Gannon owns the second-hardest cumulative schedule (.750) in the country. The Golden Knights' first three opponents are 5-1 against teams other than Gannon while their final eight opponents hold a combined 16-6 record. IUP is the only NCAA Division II team with a harder schedule (.778) at this point.
  • Two-time defending Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) champion Slippery Rock is ranked 10th in the latest National Football Coaches Association (NFCA) Top 25 Poll.
  • The Rock owns the nation's longest home winning streak at 18 games. Its last defeat at home came against Bloomsburg via a 49-41 score on November 10, 2012.
  • Gannon is 17-17 in night games over the last 16 seasons, including a 5-3 night record under current head coach Brad Rzyczycki. The Golden Knights out-scored Edinboro 49-42 at McConnell Family Stadium during the only night game last season.
  • Rzyczycki's club was predicted to finish fifth in the PSAC Western Division.
  • Last Saturday's overtime contest against Bloomsburg was the Golden Knights' first since a 10-7 victory at Bloomsburg on November 7, 2009. It was Gannon's first overtime home game since a 26-23 win against Northern Michigan on September 24, 2005.
  • Junior Karch Holland (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington) was named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Special Teams Player of the Week after moving past Jarrett Kier (1999-02) and into 11th place all-time at Gannon in career scoring with 153 career points.
  • Redshirt senior Quad Law (Donora, Pa./Ringgold) jumped past Abraham Ocasio (2011-14) and into fourth place all-time at Gannon with his 120th career reception last week. He also moved past Wes Whiteside (2002-06) and into seventh place in career receiving yards with 1,390.
  • Senior Mike Zanders II (Charlotte, N.C./Hopewell) was named PSAC Western Division Defensive Player of the Week after surging into Gannon's all-time top five in tackles last week with his 282nd career stop.
  • Redshirt senior Tyler Johnson (North East, Pa./North East) set a career-high with three touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime when he recovered a fumble in the endzone.
  • Zanders II's season-high 12 tackles were his most since having 16 at Southern Connecticut State during the 2015 season opener.
  • Senior Matthew Gawlik (Strongsville, Ohio/St. Ignatius) entered Gannon's all-time top 15 in career sacks (11.5) during the fourth quarter. He needs two more to jump into the top 10.
  • The Gannon defensive unit has allowed only 10 points during the second half of its first three games this season. Seven points came last Saturday's after a bad snap on a punt gave Bloomsburg a one-yard scoring drive.
  • 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 returns home Saturday, October 1 for Homecoming Weekend at McConnell Family Stadium.
  • The Golden Knights' opponent will be rival Mercyhurst with a start time of 12 noon.
  • Gannon currently owns possession of the Niagara Cup, the rivalry's traveling award, after posting a 16-13 victory last year at Tullio Field in front of a nationally-televised audience.
  • Following the Mercyhurst contest, Gannon continues a stretch of rivalry games Saturday, October 8 at Edinboro.
  • Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m.
  • The Gannon-Edinboro contest can be seen live on the SPORTSfever Television Network and ESPN3.
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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
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
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

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
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
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