MARQUETTE, Mich. – Northern Michigan University Football open Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play this Saturday as they host #5 Grand Valley State University at 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon inside the Superior Dome.
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WEEKLY NOTES
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FOLLOW ALONG |
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Game program: http://nmuwildcats.com/sports/fball/2018-19/files/GVSU_FB_Program.pdf
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Live stats: http://nmuwildcats.com/sports/fball/2018-19/boxscores/20180915_azs6.xml
Audio: http://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/ce/wupt
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LAST TIME OUT
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NMU Football rushed for 337 yards on 61 carries to defeat The University of Texas of the Permian Basin 27-22 in the team's home opener last Saturday. The Wildcats took a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, then added a field goal in the second quarter and another touchdown in the third quarter. With the score 20-16, NMU scored with 4:50 left to play to secure their first victory of the season.
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MAYON APPROACHES A SCHOOL RECORD
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Senior Jake Mayon (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield East) is approaching a school record for rushing yards in a career with 3,112 yards and is just 731 yards away from the school record. In the season opener at McKendree, Mayon went for 173 yards and then followed it with a 224 yard performance against UTPB. The captain also has scored a touchdown in each outing this season.
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RUNNING HARD
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Jake Mayon leads the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and second nationally with 198.5 yards rushing per game. Sophomore Latrell Giles (Chicago, Ill. / Leo Catholic) is seventh in the league with 67 yards per game while sophomore Deandre Caldwell (Kankakee, Ill.) is 12th with 48 yards per game. As a team, NMU is second in conference with 310 yards rushing per game, which puts them sixth nationally.
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CONTROLLING THE GAME
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NMU dominated the time of possession in Saturday's contest, finishing the afternoon with the ball for 40:15 of the game. For the season, the Wildcat offense has possessed the ball an average of 37 minutes per game.
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THE 13-4 CONNECTION
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Latrell Giles and redshirt freshman Benjamin Loutsis (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) have connected for a touchdown in both games this season. In the opener, the pair connected for a 66-yard touchdown. On Saturday, the duo combined for a 15-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Loutsis is leading the NMU receivers with eight catches and 172 yards receiving.
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GETTING TO THE QB
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The NMU defense recorded their first sacks of the season in Saturday win, finishing with two sacks. Sophomore Logan McHone (Pleasanton, Calif./Valley Christian) posted a solo sack while redshirt freshman Jacob Dudeck (Manhattan, Ill./Lincoln Way West) and senior Abram Cook (Surprise, Ariz. / Valley Vista) teamed for another sack.
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NMU VERSUS GRAND VALLEY STATE. |
The Wildcats enter the weekend looking to avenge a loss from last season and look to end a three game losing streak to the Lakers. NMU is also looking for their second win over the Lakers since 2000.
