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#21/18 CAL U (1-1) vs. EAST STROUDSBURG (1-1)
• When: Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011
• Where: East Stroudsburg, Pa.
• Stadium: Eiler-Martin Stadium (6,00)
• Kickoff: 6 p.m.
• Live Radio: WCAL (91.9 FM) I WVPO (840 AM)
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SERIES BREAKDOWN
• All-Time Series: East Stroudsburg leads 3-2-1
• First Meeting: Nov. 16, 1968 - Tied at 28-28
• Last Meeting: Sept. 18, 2010 @ Cal U - Cal U won 45-20
• Streak: Cal U +2

CAL U NOTES
• Cal U returns to action this weekend with its first road game of the year following a 41-13 victory last Saturday against C.W. Post. Meanwhile, East Stroudsburg suffered a 28-13 loss at IUP last week after allowing two touchdowns in the third quarter.

• Senior Edwin Gowins ran for three touchdowns, classmate Thomas Mayo caught a pair of scores and the defense recovered four fumbles last week, as Cal U registered a 41-13 victory over C.W. Post. Mayo posted 180 yards and two touchdowns on only six receptions. As a team, the Vulcans finished with 235 rushing yards with Gowins tallying a team-high 93 yards. On the first Cal U drive of the game, quarterback Peter Lalich connected with Mayo for a 43-yard touchdown. Linebacker Brian Justice paced the defense with 12 tackles and registered 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack and one forced fumble.

• The Vulcans and Warriors are meeting for the fourth time in the last six years, but just the seventh time overall. Cal U has won each of the last two meetings, including a 45-20 victory last season.

• The all-time winningest coach in PSAC history, Denny Douds is in his 38th season as head coach of the Warriors. He is the fourth-longest tenured coach among those with 200 victories in all NCAA divisions and is one of 11 to spend his entire career at the same school. While at East Stroudsburg, he has guided the program to nine PSAC East crowns (last: 2003), three PSAC titles (last: 1982) and four NCAA Playoff appearances (last: 2009).

• After suffering only its second losing season since 2000, East Stroudsburg has opened the 2011 campaign with a 1-1 record. The Warriors feature an explosive aerial attack directed by senior quarterback Ray Wagner, who leads NCAA Division II with 349.0 passing yards per game. Wagner has passed for over 300 yards in back-to-back games, including an incredible 375 yards and six touchdowns in the first half of the season-opener against Pace (N.Y.). East Stroudsburg features two of the top receivers in the PSAC in sophomores Robert Bleiler and Dusty Reed, who have combined for 19 catches and 439 yards with four touchdowns in only two games. Junior Kendrick Williams is one of the most versatile players in the league, ranking third in the PSAC with 173.5 all-purpose yards per game after serving as the team's primary running back and kick returner. Defensively, East Stroudsburg ranks sixth in the conference in scoring defense (21.0 points per game) while ranking next to last in the league in rushing defense (219.5 yards per game). Linebacker Derek Brown leads the Warriors with 20 tackles (11 solo), while fellow linebacker Taylor Cave and defensive back Curtis Culbreath have combined for 29 stops (14 solo). Senior Cody Berry has posted a team-high 3.0 tackles for loss (TFL) and classmate Mike Bergey has recorded 2.5 TFL through the first two weeks. Freshman punter Jordan Bair ranks fifth in the league with an average of 38.7 yards per punt and sophomore kicker John Schubert leads the team with 15 points on nine PATs and two field goals.

• This weekend's game will feature a meeting of 200-win coaches in John Luckhardt (Cal U; 216) and Denny Douds (East Stroudsburg; 230) for the 38th time in all NCAA history and only the fourth time in NCAA Division II history. This marks the third-straight year since Luckhardt earned his 200th career victory that he has faced another 200-win coach - Mel Tjeerdsma (Northwest Missouri State, 2009) and Douds (2010).

• Cal U head coach John Luckhardt has established a winning tradition at Cal U and that tradition has carried over into games against teams from the PSAC East. In the last 10 seasons, the Vulcans hold a combined 21-5 record (.808) against PSAC East opponents.

• Playing the last two seasons under Mike Kellar at Concord, wide receiver Thomas Mayo developed into one of the premier wide receivers in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) and NCAA Division II. Since joining his former head coach at Cal U this year, Mayo is again among the national elite. The 6-2 Virginia native ranks eighth in the country with 130.0 receiving yards per game and is tied for first in the PSAC with 13 receptions. Last week, Mayo amassed 180 yards - the sixth-highest single-game receiving total in school history - on only six receptions with touchdowns of 43 and 50 yards.

• Former Cal U cornerbacks Tommie Campbell (Tennessee Titans) and Terrence Johnson (Indianapolis Colts) both made their professional debuts last weekend during Week 1 of the NFL season. Campbell made a tackle on special teams for the Titans in their 16-14 loss at Jacksonville. Former wide receiver/special teams standout Dominique Curry also made his season debut with the St. Louis Rams last week against Philadelphia after appearing in two games last year before suffering a season-ending injury.

• Following last week's win, Cal U moved up one spot to No. 21 in the AFCA Top 25 poll. The Vulcans have been ranked for 18-consecutive weeks, including all 14 weeks last season, dating back to the final poll of 2009.

• In the first two weeks of the season, 10 players have made their first career starts for Cal U. On offense, redshirt junior Peter Lalich made his first start since playing for Virginia in 2008, while seniors Rishaw Johnson (Ole Miss) and Thomas Mayo (Concord) also made their first starts for the Vulcans in their first game with the program. Junior Levi Pardee and sophomore Mike Williams also started on offense after seeing significant time as reserves last season. Last week against C.W. Post, senior running back Edwin Gowins made the start after playing at Stony Brook (N.Y.) the previous three seasons. On defense, junior Robby Green has started both games at safety after playing in 26 games (six starts) for Alabama in 2008-09. Cal U has debuted a pair of first-time starters at linebacker this season in redshirt freshman Spencer Lynn and sophomore Brian Justice and also feature a new kicker/punter in redshirt freshman Cody Nuzzo.

• The Vulcans have won 63 of their last 76 games (.829) overall, dating back to the start of the 2005 season. Cal U has posted a 43-6 (.878) record in regular-season games dating back to the 2006 campaign.

• The Vulcans feature a group of 21 seniors in 2011. The senior class has compiled a record of 34-9 and started a combined 228 games.

• Last week, Cal U amassed 516 yards of total offense with over 200 yards both rushing and passing in their 41-13 victory over C.W. Post. It marked the first time in almost a year (East Stroudsburg; 09/18/10) in which the Vulcans surpassed 500 yards of total offense, rushed for over 200 yards and scored more than 40 points in a game.

• After playing in just one game as a redshirt freshman last year, sophomore linebacker Brian Justice has quickly become one of the key defensive starters for Cal U in 2011. In the season-opener, the Florida native posted eight tackles against St. Cloud State (Minn.) in his first career start. Last week versus C.W. Post, he led the team with a career-high 12 tackles (four solo) and added 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack and one forced fumble.

• Cal U has won 17 of its last 21 games in the season's first month (August/September) under head coach John Luckhardt. Overall, the Vulcans have won 32 of their last 42 outings in August/September since 2002.

• Last weekend against C.W. Post, the Vulcans blocked two kicks in the same game for the first time since 2007 (Glenville State). In the first quarter, junior defensive back Rontez Miles blocked a punt that was recovered and returned 38 yards for a touchdown by classmate Mario Washington. It marked the first punt block returned for a touchdown since Trey Allen accomplished the feat at Shippensburg in the 2009 NCAA Playoffs. Later in the quarter, senior defensive lineman Thomas Mulabah recorded a block of a PAT attempt by the Pioneers. Since the 2005 season, the Vulcans have registered an impressive 28 blocked kicks despite tallying only one in both 2008 and 2010.