GAME #9
Western Oregon (5-3, 3-1 GNAC) vs. Azusa Pacific (5-3, 2-2 GNAC)
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 at 1 p.m. PT
Monmouth, Ore. - McArthur Field

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Western Oregon hosts a spooktacular GNAC matchup on Saturday, Oct. 31 when visiting Azusa Pacific comes to McArthur Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. PT with radio, television and live stat coverage available on WOUWolves.com.

TICKETS - Tickets for remaining WOU home games for 2015 are on sale at
WOUWolves.com/WOUtickets. The Wolves have three home games remaining at McArthur Field Oct. 31 vs. Azusa Pacific (1 p.m.), Nov. 7 vs. South Dakota Mines (3:30 p.m.) and Nov. 14 vs. Humboldt State (1 p.m.).

VS. AZUSA PACIFIC - APU leads the all-time series by a 5-4 count. Azusa Pacific took the series lead with a 19-18 victory at home last season.

LOOKING AT THE COUGARS - Azusa Pacific travels to Monmouth with a two-game winning streak highlighted by blowout scores. The Cougars handled Dixie State two weeks ago, 61-14, before trouncing South Dakota Mines, 56-27, in front of 6,039 crazed Homecoming fans. The victories evens up APU's league record to 2-2. Tailback Kurt Scoby has already eclipsed 1,000 yards rushing mark averaging 7.3 yards per attempt. His 1,043 rush yards and 10 touchdowns are both second best in the GNAC. Andrew Elffers has started at quarterback in the last two games. The Cougars are averaging 458.8 total yards per game while only allowing 362.2 yards to their opponents.

THE KUENZI MASH - Senior Shane Kuenzi led the WOU defense with 10 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles. He enters the week ranked third in the GNAC with 9.6 tackles per game and leads the GNAC with 0.38 forced fumbles per game. Kuenzi is ranked 16th in Division II with 6.1 solo tackles per game.

PASS OR TREAT - Fourteen different players have caught a pass for Western Oregon this season. Eleven of the 14 have caught at least three passes, led by Paul Revis with 33 grabs for 582 yards. Seven different players have caught at least one touchdown pass with Revis and Andy Avgi leading the team with four each.

NO BROOM FOR BRAXTON - Freshman Malik Braxton secured the Wolves' win over Simon Fraser with a GNAC record 99-yard touchdown run with 8:05 left in the fourth quarter. Braxton was named GNAC Offensive Player of the Week after he rushed for 176 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries, caught two passes for 10 yards and threw a pass for 23 yards and a touchdown. Braxton enters the week ranked seventh in the GNAC with 61.2 rushing yards per game.

FREAKY FOURTH - WOU has scored 87 points in the 4^th quarter while allowing only 53. The 34-point advantage is the largest of any quarter this year.

REVIS: RECEIVE, RETURN AND BE SCARY - Paul Revis led all WOU receivers with five receptions for 104 yards and two touchdowns. The sophomore enters the week ranked fifth in the GNAC with 136.9 all-purpose yards per game and third with 72.8 receiving yards per game. Revis is first in the GNAC and 10th in Division II with 15 yards per punt return. He is also ranked 28th in combined kick returns with 498 yards.

QBs ARE THE REAL TREAT - Quarterback Trey Shimabukuro returned to the WOU lineup and completed 5 of 10 passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns. Phillip Fenumiai started for the second consecutive week and accounted for 136 yards.

FUTURE MONSTER MASHES - Western Oregon continues its final home stand to close out the regular season with a Nov. 7 matchup against South Dakota Mines. The game will have a special start time of 3:30 p.m. after the Wolves host the 2015 NCAA Division II Cross Country West Regional at the Ash Creek Preserve beginning at 10 a.m.

2015 IN REVIEW

COMEBACK CUT DOWN BY JACKS: Humboldt State scored the first 19 points of the game and held off a Western Oregon comeback to post 29-20 victory in a rare week one GNAC contest. Western Oregon got on the board late in the first quarter when quarterback Trey Shimabukuro found Andy Agvi on a 16-yard touchdown pass with 4:02 left in the first half. The Wolves cut the lead to five when Shimabukuro found Paul Revis for a 33-yard touchdown strike before the Lumberjacks scored the next 10 points to close out the game. Shimabukuro completed 26 of 38 for 368 yards and three touchdowns to lead Western Oregon. Revis caught six balls for 116 yards and a score.

WOLVES CAPITILIZE ON SECOND HALF CHANCES AGAINST SFU: Western Oregon trailed Simon Fraser in nearly every statistical category except touchdowns and the final score as the Wolves beat the Clan, 31-14, at McArthur Field. Simon Fraser outgained Western Oregon in total offense 442 to 294, including 333 passing yards by quarterback Ryan Stanford, but the Wolves scored the final four touchdowns of the score to come back from a 14-6 deficit midway through the third quarter. The Wolves came within 14-12 on their next possession with Trey Shimabukuro finding Daniel Thomas for a 23-yard touchdown reception. Western Oregon took the lead for good when Shimabukuro found Wesley Gray for a 32-yard touchdown strike with 14:02 left and made it a 25-18 game when he found Kamakana Apelu for the 35-yard scoring pass. Danny Hankins punctuated the win when he intercepted Stanford with just over a minute left, returning the ball 99 yards for a touchdown. Shimabukuro completed 18 of 28 for 233 yards and three touchdowns for Western Oregon. Gray caught six balls for 69 yards and a touchdown. Shane Kuenzi had 10 tackles.

CWU'S SCORE BARRAGE SINKS WOLVES ON ROAD: Central Washington came home after two weeks on the road and scored 40 points in the first half to get past Western Oregon 40-19 at Tomlinson Stadium. After Phillip Fenumiai opened scoring with a five-yard run four minutes into the game, the Wildcats scored 40 unanswered points. Western Oregon scored two second half touchdowns, one on a Joe Harris three-yard run and a Daniel Thomas six-yard reception. Western Oregon outgained Central Washington on offense 331-300. Trey Shimabukuro led WOU by completing 23 of 46 for 293 yards and a touchdown. Paul Revis led six WOU receivers with 76 yards on seven catches.

WOLVES STYMIED AT PSU: The near upset that Western Oregon put together last year wouldn't be repeated as Portland State's vaunted defense held the Wolves in a 31-0 loss at Providence Park. The Wolves put together 224 yards of total offense, but the Vikings forced 12 punts and picked off WOU quarterbacks three times. Western Oregon held their own early, with the No. 17 (Division I-FCS) Vikings not scoring until Alex Kuresa scored on a two-yard run with 9:51 left in the first half. Western Oregon quarterback Trey Shimabukuro completed 18 of 35 passes for 182 yards with two interceptions. Maurice McSwain caught two passes for 52 yards and Daniel Thomas caught four balls for 44 yards.

HARRIS CARRIES WOU PAST DIXIE:A career day by running back Joe Harris led Western Oregon as they rolled to the 42-24 win over Dixie State at Hansen Stadium. Harris rushed for 90 yards on 18 carries and scored a career best three rushing touchdowns, all of which came after WOU interceptions. Dixie State took the early one, taking a 10-0 lead after one quarter. It was the Wolves' game from there, though, as they scored 42 straight points. Harris gave WOU the lead with his four-yard touchdown run with 2:54 left in the second quarter. Paul Revis made it a 21-10 game when he caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from David Sowards with four minutes gone in the third quarter. Western Oregon poured it on with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, two by Harris and an 81-yard punt return for a touchdown by Revis with 10:56 to go.

WOLVES GET PAST NO. 6 UNA -Two timely interceptions by Jonathan Breland proved to be momentum changers as Western Oregon upset No. 6 ranked North Alabama 24-22 at McArthur Field. Breland finished with two of the Wolves' three interceptions as they forced the Lions to turn the ball over five times in the driving rain. After the Wolves converted a fumble into a 39-yard Jesse Correa field goal, Breland picked Luke Wingo to start a seven-play, 37-yard drive that ended on Paul Revis' 15-yard touchdown pass to Devin Williams on a fake field goal with 4:08 left in the first quarter. Quarterback Phillip Fenumia'i used a 13-yard keeper to take the 17-16 lead and then found Andy Avgi for an eight-yard touchdown pass with 4:35 to go. The Lions marched to the Western Oregon 23-yard line before Breland stepped up to intercept Wingo with 1:04 left to close out the game. David Sowards completed 11 of 22 for 155 yards to lead Western Oregon while Fenumia'i completed 5 of 8 for 57 yards and rushed for 60 more yards on seven carries. Revis caught three passes for 90 yards.

CARDIAC WOLVES WIN AGAIN -For the second straight week, Western Oregon held off a late drive by their opponent to secure the win, this time a 31-25 GNAC victory over Central Washington at McArthur Field. Malik Braxton led the WOU offense as he carried for 131 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. Fenumia'i completed 13 of 19 passes for 176 yards and two touchdowns. Western Oregon's Shane Kuenzi led all defensive players with 11 tackles, including an assisted tackle on the fourth quarter stop.

WOLVES TAKE ROAD CLASH WITH CLAN - Once again, Western Oregon used heroics at the end to secure their fourth straight game in a 37-26 victory over Simon Fraser at Swangard Stadium. The Wolves led 31-26 in a close contest before Malik Braxton broke off a GNAC record 99-yard run for a touchdown with 8:05 to go close scoring. Braxton ran for 176 yards on 13 carries with two touchdowns. Shimabukuro, competing for the first time in four games, completed 5 of 10 for 127 yards and two touchdowns. Revis caught five passes for 104 yards. The teams were close to even in total offense with Western Oregon outgaining Simon Fraser 449 to 429.