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MILLERSVILLE (1-1) @ CAL U (2-0)
• When: Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021
• Where: California, Pa.
• Stadium: Adamson Stadium (6,500)
• Kickoff: 1 p.m.
• Live Video: PSAC Network (CUTV Feed) I CUTVSports1 (YouTube)
• Live Radio: WCAL (91.9 FM)
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GAME INFORMATION
• General Admission: $10 adults I $5 students I 12U FREE  ** NO TICKET PRESALE **
• Parking: $5
• Directions to Adamson Stadium I GPS Address: 170 California Road, Brownsville, PA 15417

SERIES BREAKDOWN
• All-Time Series: Cal U leads 13-3 I History
• First Meeting: 1930 - Cal U won 12-6
• Last Meeting: Sept. 16, 2017 @ Millersville – Cal U won 29-13 | Recap | Box Score
• Streak: Cal U +5

NOTES
• Cal U continues league crossover play on Saturday when it hosts Millersville. Last week, the Vulcans rolled to a 59-0 victory over Lock Haven at Adamson Stadium. Meanwhile, Millersville earned a 21-17 victory at Clarion despite totaling less than 200 yards of total offense.
 
• The Vulcans scored 48 points in the first half and posted their first shutout since 2018 with a 59-0 win against Lock Haven. Sophomore JaQuae Jackson erupted for 219 receiving yards and two touchdowns after totaling 150 yards in just the first quarter. Junior Noah Mitchell finished with 316 passing yards and three touchdowns on 19-of-27 attempts with no interceptions. Cal U recorded four turnovers and forced two turnovers on downs in the victory. Linebacker Gabe Miller led the team with nine tackles and defensive lineman Derick Korboi tallied 3.0 TFL.
 
• The Vulcans and Marauders are meeting for the fifth time in the last decade after previously only playing once from 1988-2011 (2006). Cal U has scored at least 45 points in three of the last four meetings.
 
• A former longtime assistant coach at Shippensburg, J.C. Morgan is in his fourth season as head coach at Millersville. He led the Marauders to consecutive two-wins seasons before the 2020 campaign was canceled. Morgan previously spent 13 years as an assistant at Shippensburg, spending his last three seasons as the offensive coordinator.
 
• Millersville was tabbed to finish seventh in the preseason PSAC East poll after returning 10 starters from the 2019 campaign. The Marauders are headlined defensively by sophomore linebacker Isaiah Onuschak, who was an All-PSAC East Second-Team honoree in 2019 after finishing second in the league with 111 tackles. He paces the team this fall with 23 stops, including a career-high 16 tackles last week at Clarion. Senior linebacker Christian Martir also eclipsed the century mark in tackles in 2019 and is tied for second on the team with 15 stops this season, plus paces the team with 3.5 TFL. Junior defensive back Tyler Patron-Penn was an All-PSAC East selection in 2019 after beginning his college career at Glenville State. Offensively, Millersville ranks next-to-last in the PSAC in both total offense and rushing offense while utilizing three different quarterbacks in two games. Freshman quarterback Jared Jenkins finished with 107 passing yards and 50 rushing yards on 15 attempts with two passing touchdowns last week at Clarion. Junior Mekhi Alexander leads the team with 11 receptions and 87 receiving yards, while six other players have made multiple catches this season. The Marauders are only averaging 75.0 rushing yards per game with no player on the roster totaling over 60 yards this season. On special teams, sophomore punter Zach Banta ranks third in the PSAC with an average of 41.1 yards per punt behind three punts of at least 50 yards.
 
• The Vulcans registered their first shutout since Week 8 of the 2018 season last week versus Lock Haven. Cal U leads the PSAC and ranks eighth in the country in scoring defense this year at just 7.0 points per game. The Vulcans have limited opponents to only a combined two trips inside the red zone and are one of seven teams in NCAA Division II yet to allow a red-zone score.
 
• Sophomore wide receiver JaQuae Jackson recorded a breakout performance versus Lock Haven last weekend. He set career highs with 219 receiving yards, two touchdowns and eight catches after entering the game with a total of 215 receiving yards in his career. Jackson, who was named PSAC West Offensive Athlete of the Week, currently boasts the most receiving yards in a game in NCAA Division II this season.
 
• Junior defensive back Kavon Morman has recorded a fumble recovery in each of the two games this season. A first-year starter, he tallied six tackles (three solo), 1.0 TFL and one fumble recovery in the shutout victory over Lock Haven last week. Morman made three starts at defensive back as a true freshman in 2018 before playing as a reserve and on special teams the following year.
 
• Freshman Anthony Beitko leads all PSAC kickers, and ranks second overall in the league, with 21 points through two weeks. He has converted all nine PAT attempts and four field goals with a long of 31 yards. Beitko is one of three kickers in the PSAC that has converted each of their field goals this year.
 
• Junior quarterback Noah Mitchell has posted consecutive 300-yard games to open the season. He ranks second in the PSAC with 617 passing yards while completing a career-high 64 percent of his attempts. Mitchell completed 19-of-27 passes for 316 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions while playing just two-plus quarters last week against Lock Haven.
 
• Last week, redshirt sophomore linebacker Gabe Miller led the team with nine tackles (four solo) while making his first career start. He also notched a strip-sack early in the fourth quarter that led to the final touchdown of the game. Miller appeared in 11 games as a true freshman in 2018 before missing the next two years due to injury and the COVID pandemic. His younger brother Josh Miller is a freshman linebacker at Cal U this fall.
 
• Junior Jermal Martin, Jr. registered a 62-yard punt return for a touchdown on his first career return last week against Lock Haven. He also set career highs with 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack against the Bald Eagles while making his 19th career start at defensive back. A team captain, Martin led the Vulcans and tied for fifth in the PSAC with four interceptions during the 2019 campaign.
 
• The Vulcans have featured three first-time starters on the offensive line this fall in senior Noel Brouse (left tackle), sophomore Jake Smetak (left guard) and junior center Bryce Perkins (center). Perkins and Smetak appeared in all 11 games as reserves and on special team in the 2019 season, while Brouse is a graduate transfer from UConn after a standout scholastic career in the Lehigh Valley.
 
• Cal U leads the PSAC and ranks among the top 15 in the country this season in passing defense, allowing just 107.5 yards per game. The Vulcans have yielded a total of 215 passing yards and only one passing touchdown in two games. The secondary returns just a single starter from the 2019 campaign, while the remainder of the unit entered the season with a combined three starts.
 
• The Vulcans rank among the league leaders in red-zone efficiency, scoring points on 10 of 11 trips inside the opponents' 20-yard line. Cal U scored on all five of its red-zone opportunities in the season-opener at Fairmont State before scoring four touchdowns on six red-zone trips last week against Lock Haven.
 
• Last weekend, junior defensive lineman Derick Korboi matched his 2019 season total with 3.0 TFL against Lock Haven. He also tied his career high of five tackles and registered a sack late in the first quarter. Korboi has appeared in all 24 games of his career while making 11 starts. The Upper Darby product ranks seventh in the PSAC with 1.8 TFL per game this fall.
 
• Senior running back Kyle Brunson ranks among the top 10 in the league this fall with 103 rushing yards and also paces the PSAC with three rushing touchdowns. Last week, he posted 85 rushing yards and two scores on 15 attempts, plus made three receptions for 23 yards. Brunson has now scored two rushing touchdowns six times in is career, as he previously totaled 18 scores while playing at Tiffin from 2016-19.