GAME #4
Western Oregon (1-2, 0-1 GNAC) at No. 17 Portland State (2-0)
Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, at 2:05 p.m. PT
Portland, Ore. — Providence Park
 
LIVE COVERAGE LINKS
RADIO: KLOO 1340 AM (Play-by-play: Mark Gilman - Analyst: Jerry Gilman)
LIVE STATS: Vikings StatBroadcast
LIVE VIDEO: GoViks.com
TICKETS: WOU Pre-Sale, WOU vs. PSU tickets (PSU)
TWITTER UPDATES: @WOUWolves
 
Western Oregon will meet NCAA Division I FCS No. 17 Portland State on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 2:05 p.m. PT inside Providence Park. This is the second consecutive year WOU meets the Vikings in non-conference play.
 
TICKETS – WOU fans heading to Portland can pre-order tickets in the WOU seating section by calling the WOU Ticket Office at 503-838-8917. If you wait until game day, you can purchase tickets at the Providence Park box office. Prices range from $20-$65 for general admission. Tickets for remaining WOU home games for 2015 are on sale at WOUWolves.com/WOUtickets. The Wolves have five home games remaining at McArthur Field – Oct. 10 vs. North Alabama (1 p.m.), Oct. 17 vs. Central Washington (1 p.m., Homecoming), 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. PORTLAND STATE – This will be the 23^rd meeting between the Wolves and the Vikings. Western Oregon holds a 11-10-1 advantage in the all-time series. This will be the third meeting since 2008. Last year, PSU defeated the Wolves 45-38 at Hillsboro Stadium. Portland State has won the last seven meetings.
 
TOTAL YARDS ADVANTAGE DOESN'T EQUAL WINS – In each of the three Western Oregon games in 2015, the team with the total yard advantage has ended up on the wrong side of the scoreboard. The Wolves outgained Humboldt State by 98 yards, but could not comeback from a 17-0 deficit at the Redwood Bowl. In WOU's home win over Simon Fraser, it was the Clan that had a 442-294 total yard victory. Week three saw WOU outgain the Wildcats of Central Washington 331-300, but the hosts picked up the win.
 
SECOND HALF SCORING – WOU has scored 51 of its 70 points in the second half this season. In comparison, opponents have scored 17 points in the second half.
 
RED ZONE SUCCESS ON THE ROAD – Western Oregon has converted every scoring opportunity inside the 20-yard line away from McArthur Field. The Wolves were 2-of-2 in week one at Humboldt State (Andy Avgi 16-yard TD pass, Daniel Thomas 8-yard TD pass) and went 3-for-3 in the red zone at CWU (Phillip Fenumiai 5-yard TD run, Joe Harris 3-yard TD run, Thomas 6-yard TD pass.) In comparison, the Wolves went 0-for-2 inside the red zone against Simon Fraser at home.
 
NON-GNAC COUNTERS – Western Oregon has a 3-2 record in non-conference games against GNAC opponents, including last week's loss at Central Washington. There is one more GNAC non-counter on the 2015 sechedule – Nov. 14 at home against Humboldt State. In 2014, WOU defeated SFU and CWU while falling to HSU in league non-counters. The GNAC abandoned a true round robin conference schedule with the addition of its sixth team in 2014, South Dakota Mines. Presently, a team will play the GNAC schools twice during the year with only one of those games counting towards the conference title race. That format will again change in 2016 after S.D. Mines and Dixie State leave the league to join the RMAC
 
ALL-PURPOSE PAUL - Paul Revis finished with 145 all-purpose yards in the game. He had 76 yards receiving on seven catches and had three kick returns for 63 yards. Revis enters the week ranked fourth in the GNAC with 148 all-purpose yards per game and fourth in receiving at 77 yards per game.
 
KING TREY-MEHAMEHA - Trey Shimabukuro leads the GNAC and is 20th in Division II in passing yards at 298 yards per game. He is also ranked third in GNAC with an average of 273.7 yards of total offense per game. In the Division II stats, Shimabukuro is 18th in passing yards (894), 27th in passing touchdowns (7) and 28th in completions per game (22.33).
 
A KICK AHEAD - Punter Alexander Bradt ranks third in the GNAC and 32^nd in Division II with his average of 40.9 yards per punt.

WOLVES BY THE NUMBERS - Western Oregon leads the GNAC in total defense, allowing 347 yards per game. The Wolves are ranked second in the GNAC in pass defense (195 yards allowed per game) and pass efficiency defense (116.3). In the Division II stats, the Wolves are 24th in kickoff returns (24.62 yards per return).
 
LOOKING AHEAD – Western Oregon closes its current three-game road swing with a Friday night conference matchup at Dixie State.
 
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 each had 10 tackles.
 
HAIL HANKINS – WOU defensive back Danny Hankins was named GNAC Defensive Player of the Week 2. The Portland, Ore. native made eight tackles, broke up two passes and had a 99-yard pick-six in the final minutes to seal Western Oregon's 31-14 home win over Simon Fraser..

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-year 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.