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CAL U (6-3, 4-2) vs MERCYHURST (5-4, 2-4)
• When: Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015
• Where: California, Pa.
• Stadium: Adamson Stadium (6,500)
• Kickoff: 1 p.m.
• Live Video: SIDEARM Sports
• Live Radio: WCAL (91.9 FM) 
• Live Stats: Fan Stats | Media Stats

SERIES BREAKDOWN
• All-Time Series: Mercyhurst leads 4-3
• First Meeting: Nov. 1, 2008 @ Mercyhurst - Cal U won 17-6 I Recap I Box Score
• Last Meeting: Nov. 8, 2014 @ Mercyhurst - Mercyhurst won 59-49 I Recap I Box Score
• Streak: Mercyhurst +3

CAL U NOTES
• In the final week of divisional play, Cal U hosts Mercyhurst for Senior Day on Saturday. Last week, the Vulcans scored 35-unanswered points in a 42-21 victory at Gannon. Meanwhile, Mercyhurst won its second-straight game with a 41-13 victory against Seton Hill.

• The Vulcans scored 35-unanswered points in the first half and forced six turnovers to earn a 42-21 win at Gannon. Senior quarterback James Harris finished with 263 passing yards on 18-of-27 attempts and accounted for four touchdowns (one rushing). Senior wide receiver Kowan Scott led all players with 151 receiving yards on seven catches with two touchdowns. Junior defensive backs Jordan Bowman and Arnel Farmer, Jr. each led the team with seven tackles, while defensive linemen Errol Brewster and Justin Baker both registered 2.0 sacks in the victory.

• The Lakers have won four of the last five meetings against the Vulcans. The two programs never met until Mercyhurst joined the PSAC in 2008.

• The longest tenured coach in school history, Marty Schaetzle is finishing his 14th season as head coach at Mercyhurst. He has posted a 74-78 overall record with the Lakers and was named PSAC West Coach of the Year twice in his first three years in the league, including 2010 when the program set a school record for wins and captured the PSAC Championship.

• Mercyhurst has won back-to-back games following an injury to its returning starter at quarterback midway through the season. Junior Zach Emerick has passed for over 900 yards and eight touchdowns after taking the majority of the snaps over the last four weeks. Senior FJ Williams leads the team and ranks fourth in the PSAC with 825 receiving yards and is tied for sixth with eight touchdowns. Last year, he was an All-PSAC West First-Team selection after posting over 1,000 yards and 80 receptions at Seton Hill. Mercyhurst also features one of the most decorated running backs in the league in senior Brandon Brown-Dukes, who is a three-time All-PSAC West First-Team honoree. Brown-Dukes is the all-time leading rusher in program history with 3,613 rushing yards. Defensively, the Lakers have held their last two opponents to under 250 yards of total offense/game and a combined 103 rushing yards. Junior defensive back Tarique Ellis leads the team and ranks fourth in the PSAC with 85 tackles (67 solo) after transferring from Alderson Broaddus. Senior linebacker Joe Dever has tallied 78 stops (50 solo), 6.0 TFL and two interceptions, while classmate and defensive back Tevin Stewart leads the league with five interceptions and 119 interception return yards. On special teams, junior Dylan Kondis sits third in the PSAC with an average of 41.8 yards/punt with seven punts of over 50 yards and has made three-of-five field goals this season.

• The latest Super Region One rankings were released on Monday and the PSAC features four teams in the rankings with Cal U slotted ninth. The region consists of four conferences - PSAC, MEC, CIAA and NE-10 - and no league earns an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Playoffs. Starting this fall, the regional playoffs will feature seven teams and only the top team in the final regional rankings will receive a first-round bye.

• Senior wide receiver Kowan Scott enters the weekend ranked third in school history with 2,464 career receiving yards and need just 69 yards to eclipse Perry Kemp (1980-83) for the all-time school record. Last week, Scott set a career high with 151 receiving yards and matched his career best of seven catches. He has caught 15 touchdowns over the last two seasons with 12 going for at least 20 yards.

• The Vulcans were flagged a whopping 18 times for 164 yards at Gannon last week and have been penalized a combined 33 times for 329 yards over the last two games. The 18 penalties are the most in a game for Cal U since the 2005 season, while the yardage was one shy of matching the season high set against Clarion. The Vulcans have been flagged 96 times this fall for 917 yards, both the most in the PSAC.

• The Vulcans feature a group of nine seniors in 2015. The senior class has compiled a record of 29-12 and started a combined 121 games. Offensive lineman Jeremy Seaman and wide receiver Kowan Scott are tied for the lead among seniors with 28 career starts. The senior class is comprised of seven players who have been with the program for multiple years, including five redshirt seniors.

• Junior wide receiver Garry Brown eclipsed the 2,000-yard mark last weekend, as the Vulcans feature multiple 2,000-yard receivers at the same time for the first time in school history. He ranks sixth in the PSAC this season with a team-leading 50 receptions and sits sixth in the league with 762 receiving yards. Last year at Mercyhurst, Brown broke the single-game school record with 282 receiving yards on eight catches.

• Sophomore John Franklin III rushed for a touchdown last weekend to extend his streak of consecutive games with a rushing touchdown to nine. He now boasts the longest consecutive-game streak with a rushing touchdown since Antoine Bagwell rushed for a score in all 10 games during the 2005 season (21 rushing touchdowns). Franklin ranks fourth in the PSAC this year with 13 rushing touchdowns and 10th with 693 rushing yards.
 
• The Vulcans have vaulted up to the league lead with 17 interceptions this season after recording 12 takeaways (10 interceptions) the last two weeks. Prior to the last two games, Cal U totaled a combined 11 takeaways in seven games. Junior defensive backs Jordan Bowman and Aaron Terry are tied for second in the PSAC with four interceptions, while senior defensive lineman Errol Brewster is tied for the league lead with three forced fumbles.

• Last week, senior quarterback James Harris moved passed Kevin Russell (1982-84) for third place in school history with 6,734 career passing yards. Harris also ranks among the top five all-time with 49 touchdown passes and 6,660 yards of total offense. The former Wake Forest outfielder finished with four touchdowns last week at Gannon, including his first rushing score since the 2013 season.

• Freshman Jimmy Wheeler registered his second 100-yard game of the season at Gannon, finishing with 103 rushing yards and one touchdown on 12 attempts (8.6 yards/attempt). The team's primary kick returner, he ranks ninth in the PSAC with 139.7 all-purpose yards/game behind nearly 80 rushing yards/game. Wheeler sits second on the team with 552 rushing yards (6.5 yards/carry) despite missing the opening two weeks of the season.

• The Vulcans feature six players with at least 2.0 sacks this year after posting a combined 10 sacks in the last two games. Senior Errol Brewster and sophomore Justin Baker each registered 2.0 sacks at Gannon last week and Brewster now leads the team with 6.0 sacks this fall. Cal U is tied for third in the PSAC this season with 27 sacks.

• Cal U scored 35-unanswered points in the first half last week at Gannon before finishing with 42 points for the second-straight week. The Vulcans have scored at least 34 points in each of their wins (38.0 points/game) this season and have been limited to 21 points or fewer in each of their losses (16.3 points/game). Cal U has scored in the first quarter of every game this year and is out-scoring opponents by a 104-44 margin in the first quarter.

• Entering the final weekend of divisional play, there is a chance of a four-way tie for first place in the PSAC West standings. Slippery Rock would represent the division with a win on Saturday, while IUP would play in the championship with a win and a loss by The Rock. If a three-way tie (Clarion) would occur, Clarion would play in the championship and Slippery Rock would represent the West in the event of a four-way tie (Cal U).