Game:            Walsh University                                                  1-4 (1-3 GLIAC)   
                        at Malone University                                             0-5 (0-4 GLIAC)
Date:              Saturday, October 12, 2013
Kickoff:           2:00 p.m. EDT at Fawcett Stadium
Broadcasts:  ESPN 990 AM, www.espn990.com
                        1:40 p.m. EDT pre-game (Clint Scroggs – play-by-play, Larry Ridgeway – color)
Live Stats:     http://livestats.prestosports.com/malone/
Live Video:    http://www.malonepioneers.com/showcase
TV Replay:    Big Time Sports – 6pm on Oct. 12, 4pm on Oct. 13 (Stark/Wayne Counties: Time Warner 989, Massillon Cable 128; Tusc./Carroll/Holmes: Time Warner 4)
Tickets:         $6.00 adults; $3.00 students/senior citizens; children 12 and under are free

Special Events At This Week's Game:
Homecoming
CSE Credit Union / Chick-fil-A Game
White Out (wear white to the game!)

Pioneer Nights at Chick-fil-a: Meet the Pioneer football team, coaches and cheerleaders on Friday nights prior to home games.  This Friday (Oct. 11), the Malone defensive linemen will be at Chick-fil-a on Dressler road from 6 to 7pm.  Click here for more info.

Archived Radio Broadcasts: Miss any of the first five games?  Listen to archived radio broadcasts by visiting www.malonepioneers.com/showcase and clicking on the "Media Archive" Tab.

Series:       
The Cavaliers hold a 12-6 advantage in the annual battle for the John Bankert-Dick Gallagher Memorial Trophy.  Although the Pioneers had won three straight meetings from 2006-2008, Walsh has posted victories each of the last four years, including a 34-7 triumph last season.  Malone is 2-6 all-time as the "home" team.

Coaches:
Malone – Eric Hehman is in his fourth season as the Pioneers' head coach and has tallied an 8-28 record at Malone.  Prior to arriving in Canton, Hehman spent the previous five years as the head coach at NCAA Division III Greenville (IL) College where he led the Panthers to a 28-22 record and a berth in the 2009 NCCAA Victory Bowl.
Walsh – Ted Karras Jr. is in his first year as the head coach at Walsh University.  Karras took over for Jim Dennison, who had guided the Cavaliers since the football program began play in 1995.  Karras has compiled a 63-43 career record in 11 seasons as a head coach and spent the previous seven years at Marian (IN) University, having led the Knights to 12-1 record and an NAIA National Title in 2012.

Last Season's Records: Malone 1-9 (1-9 GLIAC), Walsh 3-8 (2-8 GLIAC)

Malone Notes: The Pioneers' fourth-quarter comeback attempt fell just short last Saturday in a 34-30 road loss to Tiffin University…Malone fell behind 27-10 before fighting back with 20 fourth-quarter points…The Pioneers racked up 529 total yards on Saturday, marking the program's highest offensive output since posting 669 yards in its 2009 season finale against Olivet Nazarene (IL)…Malone also totaled 33 first downs in last week's game, the second highest single-game total in program history (37 vs. Walsh in 2007)…Malone currently ranks seventh among the GLIAC's 15 schools in rushing with an average of 208.8 yards on the ground per game… The Pioneer offense has tallied 14 touchdowns and two field goals on its 17 trips into the red zone this year… Malone has forced at least one turnover in 12 consecutive games…The Pioneers rank fifth in the conference in time of possession (30:11) but are 14th in penalties, having been flagged 40 times this year for 308 total yards.

Malone players to watch:  RB Bryce Pratt rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries last week (7.1 average) while also snagging two catches for 11 yards, including a 10-yard TD reception...Through the Pioneers' first five games, Pratt has carried the ball 81 times for 490 yards (6.0 average) and three touchdowns…Pratt's average of 98.0 rushing yards per game ranks ninth in the GLIAC…RB Justin Davis also made a significant impact in Saturday's game, picking up 98 rushing yards and a TD on 20 attempts (4.9 average) to go with four catches for 56 yards…In all, Davis has totaled 246 yards on 59 rushes (4.2 average) with four scores…QB Brandyn Eckhart provided a spark for the Malone offense during Saturday's game, leading the squad on three fourth-quarter TD drives…In four games this year, Eckhart has completed 13 of 30 passes for 169 yards and a score while gaining 148 yards on the ground with two rushing TDs…DB Demarco Donaldson forced a fumble and posted a team-high 11 tackles against the Dragons….Donaldson has now forced five fumbles on the year which is the highest total in all of NCAA Division II…He also ranks third in the GLIAC in tackles with an average of 12.8 per contest (64 total).

Walsh Notes: After suffering a narrow 35-34 loss to Edinboro (PA) in week one, the Cavaliers opened GLIAC play with a 25-14 victory over Northwood (MI)…However, Walsh has since lost three straight, most recently falling at home to NCAA DII #23 Ohio Dominican University by a final score of 33-20…The Cavaliers held a 14-13 lead at halftime of Saturday's contest before ODU fought back for the win by outscoring Walsh 20-6 over the final two quarters…Under Karras, the Cavaliers' offense has taken on a new look, moving away from the power running game of the Dennison era and now spreading the field and throwing the ball more frequently…Walsh currently ranks fifth in the GLIAC in passing, averaging 269.8 yards through the air per game...Although the Cavs rank 15th in the conference in scoring (20.6 points per game), the squad has had success moving the ball, ranking fourth in first downs with 23.6 per contest…The Cavs defense has yielded 481.2 yards per outing, but has also forced nine turnovers through the first five games.

Walsh players to watch: First-year starting QB Paul Kempe has already left his mark on the Cavalier record book after running the new-look Walsh offense for just five games…Prior to the start of the year, Walsh's school record for pass attempts was 40…Kempe has eclipsed this mark in each of the Cavs' first five games…He has already broken the Walsh single-season records for pass attempts (249) and completions (136) and is on track to challenge several other passing marks…Kempe's average of 234.2 passing yards per game ranks eighth in the GLIAC while his seven TDs are the third most in the conference…Kempe is also the Cavs' leading rusher with 200 yards and a pair of scores on 73 attempts…WR Jerald Robinson, a transfer from the University of Michigan, has helped fill the void that was left when 2012 All-GLIAC WR Anthony Schrock was lost early in the year to injury…Robinson has notched 21 catches for 273 yards and four touchdowns…WRs Darryl Gary, Brody Tonn, and Krishawn Hogan have each posted at least 19 catches and 130 receiving yards…DB Pat White, a transfer from Michigan State, paces the Cavalier defense with 43 tackles…DE Andrew Roy, a 2012 All-GLIAC selection, has recovered a fumble and made 29 tackles, including seven tackles for loss and three sacks.

2013 Rosters
Malone  |  Walsh

2013 Stats
Malone  |  Walsh