Game No. 6

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Western Oregon (3-3, 2-2 GNAC) at Central Washington (4-2, 3-1 GNAC)
Oct. 15, 2016 • Tomlinson Stadium (4,000) – Ellensburg, Wash. / 1 p.m. PT
 
Television: None
Radio: None
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Series: Central Washington leads 36-20
Last Meeting: Sept. 10, 2016; CWU 40-21 in Monmouth

Coaches:
Arne Ferguson (Western Oregon, 1991)
Western Oregon Record: 74-51 (12^th Season)
Career Record: Same
Career vs. Central Washington: 5-16

Ian Shoemaker (Grinnell, 1996)
Record: 16-11 (3^rd Season)
Career Record: Same
Career vs. Western Oregon: 3-2
 
 
• In a game that will open the second half of Great Northwest Athletic Conference play, Western Oregon travels to Central Washington on Saturday at 1 p.m.
• The GNAC plays a double round-robin style football conference schedule. Through the first cycle of games, Azusa Pacific leads the league with an undefeated 4-0 record. Central Washington is in second place at 3-1 and the Wolves sit third at 2-2.
• Saturday's game against CWU begins the final stretch where the Wolves will be on the road in three of their final four games.
• Arne Ferguson's teams are 0-10 against Central Washington away from Monmouth. This includes a 2009 neutral site game dubbed the "Battle in Seattle" played at CenturyLink Field, the home stadium of the Seattle Seahawks.
 
TICKETS – Tickets for Saturday's game may be purchased online through CWU Ticketing or by calling (509) 963-1429. Saturday is Homecoming for CWU, so Western Oregon fans are encouraged to purchase tickets early to ensure prime seating.
 
Fans may also purchase tickets for the last remaining home game (10/22 vs. HSU) online at WOUWolves.com/WOUtickets or by calling the WOU Ticket Office (503-838-8917).
 
 
1^st Down: Records are made to be broken. Paul Revis broke Cam Frickey's 20-year old single-game receptions record with 17 grabs and Brad Satran's 14-year old mark with 250 receiving yards last Saturday against Simon Fraser. The junior wide receiver notched his 12^th career game (second consecutive) with over 100 reception yards and his first over 200 yards. His efforts earned him his second career GNAC Offensive Player of the Week award.

2^nd Down: Junior linebacker Tyler Johnson had himself a bit of a day last Saturday against the Clan.  Johnson finished with six tackles, four solo tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks and an interception in the win over Simon Fraser. He helped the Wolves hold the Clan to 163 yards of total offense and negative eight rushing yards. He was named GNAC Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career.

3^rd Down: For the first time since 2000, both teams last Saturday finished with negative rushing yards (WOU -5, SFU -8). Western Oregon had not held a team to negative yards rushing since a 64-0 win over Humboldt State in 2007 where the Jacks had a game total of negative-55 yards on the ground.

4^th Down: Jacob Bannister went 3-for-3 on Saturday in PATs to remain perfect for the season (13-13).
 
 
Offense: MVP – Paul Revis; Top Performers – Andy Avgi, Keoni Piceno
Defense: MVP – Tyler Johnson; Top Performers - Austin Spencer
Special Teams: --
 
 
Central Washington outscored Humboldt State 35-0 in the second half to defeat the Jacks on the road, 42-17, last Saturday. The Wildcats improved to 4-2 on the year and 3-1 in the GNAC. Quarterback Justin Lane threw for 330 yards and three scores while only being sacked once. Over half of Lane's passing yards were thrown to Jesse Zalk, who had nine grabs for 171 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore running back Christian Cummings ran for 60 yards, while adding a rushing score.
 
Lane has thrown for 1,487 yards and 16 touchdowns while completing 58.3 percent of his passes this season for CWU. Zalk is the favored target with 591 yards on 33 grabs with seven touchdowns. Nine different Wildcats have caught at least one touchdown pass. Quincy Carter leads the run game stats with 257 yards despite missing the HSU game. Cummings follow just behind Carter with 213 yards for the season. Kevin Haynes leads the CWU defense with 55 total tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. Jackson Huerta has 50 tackles, 37 coming solo.

    

• North Dakota (4-2, 2-0 Big Sky) 40, Sacramento State (1-5, 1-2 Big Sky) 7
• Northern Arizona (2-4, 1-2 Big Sky) 20, Montana State (2-4, 0-3 Big Sky) 14.
• Central Washington (4-2, 3-1 GNAC) 42, Humboldt State (3-3, 1-3 GNAC) 17
• Colorado Mines (4-2, 3-2 RMAC) 27, Azusa Pacific (5-1, 4-0 GNAC) 24

 
WOLVES DOWN D-1 HORNETS: Paul Revis' two first quarter touchdowns provided all the momentum that Western Oregon needed to score a 38-30 upset of Division I-FCS Sacramento State at Hornet Stadium. Revis opened scoring on a trick play, catching a 19-yard pass from Malik Braxton with 4:41 left in the first quarter. A minute later, Revis returned a punt 74 yards for the touchdown, putting the Wolves up 14-0. The Hornets added a pair of touchdowns and a field goal, but Braxton's 10-yard touchdown reception from Phillip Fenumiai allowed the Wolves a 21-16 halftime lead. Sacramento State was within two, 24-22, thanks to a 18-yard touchdown pass from Nate Ketteringham to Jaelin Ratliff with 14:03 left in the game, but the Wolves responded with a 36-yard touchdown pass from Nick Duckworth to Wesley Gray with 10:31 left and a Torreahno Sweet 30-yard scoring run with 5:11 left. Sacramento State scored a touchdown and a two-point conversion on their next possession and had a chance to tie the game late before Danny Hankins intercepted Ketteringham in the end zone with 19 seconds left to win it. Revis finished the night with 175 all-purpose yards, making seven catches for 64 yards and a touchdown and returning two punts for 111 yards and a score. Fenumiai completed 8 of 15 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown while Duckworth completed 6 of 9 for 73 yards and a score. Ketteringham completed 34 of 58 for 370 yards and three touchdowns for Sacramento State, but was also intercepted twice. Western Oregon won the game despite being outgained by the Hornets 465 to 341. Bo Highburger led the Western Oregon defense with 14 tackles, including one for loss, a sack and a forced fumble.
 
WOLVES DROP HOME OPENER TO CWU: Senior tight end Andy Avgi had two touchdown grabs and junior receiver Paul Revis caught 11 passes for 132 yards, but Central Washington scored 28 unanswered points in the second half to pick up a 41-20 Great Northwest Athletic Conference win on Saturday afternoon at McArthur Field. Avgi hauled in a 29-yard pass from junior quarterback Phillip Fenumiai in the first quarter and the duo synced up again late in the fourth quarter for a five-yard score. Fenumiai was 13-of-25 for 169 yards in a starting role and fellow junior Nick Duckworth amassed 177 passing yards for the Wolves (1-1, 0-1 GNAC) going 13-for-19 during action beginning late in the first half. Central Washington (1-1, 1-0 GNAC) quarterback Justin Lane threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns as the Wildcats outgained WOU 45-1 353 for the game. Three WOU played paced the defensive effort with 10 or more tackles. Bo Highburger led the team for the second consecutive game posting a game-high 15 tackles with five stops coming for loss. Tyler Johnson had 12 stops including a sack while Tafatolu Tafai had three stops for loss in his 11 total tackles. Kui Williams had a pair of sacks and Nathan Jones had a pick and two breakups in the secondary.
 
WOU FALLS TO FCS MONTANA STATE: Division I-FCS Montana State limited Western Oregon to 190 yards of total offense Saturday, handing the Wolves a 55-0 loss at Bobcat Stadium. Despite the final score, the opening quarter proved a defensive battle with the Bobcats opening with a Gabe Peppenger 32-yard field goal as the first quarter expired. The floodgates opened in the second with Montana State scoring four straight touchdowns and took a 34-0 lead on Devon Tandberg's 37-yard field goal with 2:46 left in the first half. The Bobcats added a touchdown in the third quarter and two in the fourth. Nick Duckworth led three Western Oregon quarterbacks to play in the game, completing 10 of 17 passes for 57 yards. Wesley Gray caught seven passes for 36 yards while Steven Long carried nine times for 49 yards. Montana State's Tyler Bruggman completed 17 of 29 passes for 211 yards and three touchdowns. He was one of four Montana State quarterbacks to throw passes in the game. Mitch Herbert caught six passes for 100 yards and Gunnar Brekke carried 16 times for 52 yards. Tafatolu Tafai and Tyler Johnson each had six tackles to lead the Western Oregon defense.

WOLVES HOLD OFF NO. 24 HUMBOLDT STATE: After building a 34-7 first half lead, Western Oregon held off a torrid comeback by Humboldt State to escape with a 48-42 win over the Lumberjacks at the Redwood Bowl. The Wolves jumped out to a 23-0 lead late in the first quarter thanks to a pair of touchdowns runs by Malik Braxton and a 26- yard touchdown pass from Phillip Fenumiai to Andy Avgi. The Wolves made it a 34-7 lead on a 39-yard Jacob Bannister field goal before the Lumberjacks started to make their charge. Chase Krivashei scored on a 31-yard touchdown pass from Robert Webber and Ja'Quan Gardner scored on a two-yard run to come within 34-21 at the half. Western Oregon opened the third quarter by taking both touchdowns back on a 16-yard Braxton touchdown run and a 27-yard scoring pass from Fenumiai to Paul Revis. Humboldt State scored the final three touchdowns of the game to challenge late, coming within 48-42 on Webber's 17-yard touchdown pass to Marjani Ellison. Humboldt State had the ball to end the game, but could not convert in the red zone for the win. Braxton carried 23 times for 191 yards and three touchdowns to lead Western Oregon while Fenumiai completed 11 of 21 for 262 yards and three touchdowns. Webber set GNAC single game records with 502 yards passing and 44 completions. He passed for four touchdowns. Krivashei caught 13 passes for 187 yards and three touchdowns. Humboldt State outgained Western Oregon 579 to 539. Bo Highburger led WOU defensively with 16 tackles while Cameron Buell paced Humboldt State with eight tackles.

MISSED OPPORTUNITIES AGAINST NO. 14 COUGARS: Western Oregon outgained Azusa Pacific 424 to 373 and won the time of possession battle, but couldn't get the ball in the end zone as the Wolves fell to the Cougars 31-2 at McArthur Field. The Azusa Pacific defense proved quite strong, holding Western Oregon to 0 for 4 in the red zone. Western Oregon's only score came on a safety in the fourth quarter. Paul Revis led Western Oregon with six catches for 106 yards while quarterback Phillip Fenumiai completed 27 of 49 for 326 yards. Tyler Johnson led Western Oregon with 10 tackles.

RECORD-BREAKING REV AGAINST THE CLAN: A record-breaking performance by Paul Revis led Western Oregon to a 33-7 win over Simon Fraser at McArthur Field. Revis set a GNAC record with 250 receiving yards on 17 catches with a touchdown. He also had 62 kick return yards to finish with an impressive 312 all-purpose yards. That accounted for the majority of the Wolves' 401 yards of total offense. The WOU defense, meanwhile, limited the Clan to 163 yards of total offense and negative eight rushing yards. Revis had his lone score with 3:15 left in the first quarter, catching a 27-yard touchdown pass from Phillip Fenumiai. Nick Duckworth added three touchdowns in the second and third, finding Zach Suarez for an 11- yard pass with 6:23 left in the second and Andy Avgi for a pair short touchdown receptions in the third quarter. Torreahno Sweet closed scoring with a 2-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Simon Fraser's only score was a defensive one with Gabe Lopez returning an interception 51 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. Duckworth completed 26 of 39 passes for 277 yards and three touchdowns and was intercepted twice. Tyler Johnson and Austin Spencer each had six tackles for Western Oregon, with Johnson adding 2.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and an interception.