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FROSTBURG STATE (7-1, 6-1 MEC) vs ALDERSON BROADDUS (1-7, 1-6 MEC)

-When: Saturday Oct 30, 2021
-Where: Philippi, W. Va.
-Stadium: Multi-Sport Performance Stadium (2,500)
-Kickoff: 1 p.m.
-Live Video: (Alderson Broaddus Broadcast)
-Live Audio: (99.5 WDZN Cumberland)
-Live Stats: (Alderson Broaddus Live Stats)

SERIES BREAKDOWN
-All-Time Series: FSU Leads 1-0
-First/Last Meeting: 4/10/21 FSU 55-0
-Streak: FSU +1

GAME NOTES

PRIOR TO KICKOFF      
- The Frostburg State Bobcats will hit the road this weekend and travel to Philippi, W. Va. to take on the Battlers of Alderson Broaddus this week.

Frostburg enters the matchup vs Alderson Broaddus this week after a 49-14 victory over the Fairmont State Fighting Falcons in the eighth
week of the season.

Alderson Broaddus enters the matchup after winning their matchup last week against West Virginia Wesleyan on the road, 49-20.

SERIES HISTORY      
-Frostburg State leads all-time series: 1-0. The last matchup between these two programs was April 10, 2021 at Bobcat Stadium when the Bobcats took the victory while shutting out the Battlers, 55-0. Redshirt freshman Graham Walker tossed for three touchdowns and  173 yards, while senior Malik Morris racked up 116 yards and a touchdown. The defense only allowed 141 total yards of offense to AB while keeping them off the score sheet.

LAST TIME OUT ON EACH SIDE     
- Last time out for the Bobcats was a 49-14 victory on the road over the Fairmont State Fighting Falcons. After Fairmont State would find the end zone on the first drive of the afternoon, the Bobcats would lock in and only allow 7 more points to the Fighting Falcons for the rest of the afternoon. The Bobcat offense was run through senior Gavin Lavat, as he tied a conference and school record with a five touchdown afternoon.   

Redshirt freshman Graham Walker would find his way into the end zone for a rushing touchdown as well during the afternoon, and senior Lincoln Ikwubuo would also pull in a 34-yard touchdown pass from redshirt freshman Isaiah Lester late in the contest in the midst of the large scoring afternoon. The defense would hold the Fighting Falcons to only 186 yards of total offense in the victory.

- The Battlers went into a matchup with next week's opponent for the Bobcats in West Virginia Wesleyan, looking for their first win on the season. AB would go up 14-0 in the first quarter, but WVW would swing it back to a 14-14 deadlock by halftime with a strong second quarter. Once the third quarter began, the Battlers would take over the game with four scores, one from a 76-yard fumble recovery, two touchdown passes of 47 and eight yards, and a nine yard rush. Just for comfort, the Battlers would tack on a 25-yard punt return for a score in the fourth and go on to win the matchup 49-20 after one of their highest scoring marks since 2018.


PUSHING THEM BACK      
- Junior Luke Freeman ranks third in the MEC in the tackles for loss department after eight weeks with a stat line that reads: 12 solo, five assisted for a 14.5 total and 77 yards. Additionally, senior Hauns White ranks sixth in the MEC with nine solo, two assisted for a total of 10 and 53 yards. Senior Carl Igweh also sits at number two with a stat line of: 12 solo, eight assisted for a total of 16 and 99 yards.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK      
- In the past two weeks, Frostburg State has had an MEC player of the week on each side of the ball. Two weeks ago the Bobcats had the defensive and special teams players of the week in senior Carl Igweh and graduate student Zae Giles, while this week senior Gavin Lavat earned the honor after a five touchdown performance against Fairmont State.
 
GREAT HANDS      
- Senior Malik Morris sits at third in receiving leaders for the conference with 31 receptions for 608 yards, 6 TDs, with a 76.0 avg/g.

BRING THE PRESSURE      
- Frostburg State currently has three players within the top 10 for sacks amongst the MEC. Seniors Hauns White (5th, 6 solo, 3 assisted, 7.5 total) Carl Igweh (1st, 9 solo, 4 assisted, 11 total) and junior Luke Freeman (3rd, 6 solo, 3 assisted, 7.5 total) continue to pace the defensive side of things.

HOLD ON TO THE FOOTBALL      
- Freshman Payton Payne is fifth in the MEC in fumbles recovered with two this season and a yardage return total of 55, which includes the touchdown he scored from one against Concord this season.

THROUGH THE AIR      
- Redshirt freshman Graham Walker ranks fourth in the MEC in passing through eight weeks of the season, with a stat line of 91-172, 9 int, 52.9%, 1618 yds, and 16 TD and an average of 202.3/ypg.

ON THE RETURN      
- Graduate student Zae Giles sits in top three in kick return rankings in the MEC at number two. Through eight games, Giles has 15 returns for 352 yards, a touchdown a long of 91 yards and an average return of 23.5 yds.

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN    
- Senior Gavin Lavat is 266 yards away from taking the spot of all-time leading rusher for the Frostburg State University football program. Fellow senior Malik Morris is also 354 yards away from taking the spot of all-time leading receiver for the Frostburg State University football program.

SCOUTING FROSTBURG STATE    
- 7-1 Overall in 2021.
- First in MEC in scoring offense (36.0 avg/g), fourth in scoring defense (19.5 avg/g).
-  Fifth in total offense (378.8 avg/g), sixth in total defense (332.8 avg/g).
- Fourth in rushing offense (168.9 yds/g), first in rushing defense (87.3 yds/g).
- Fourth in passing offense (240.1 avg/g), tenth in passing defense (245.5 avg/g).
- First in MEC in sacks (40); fourth in MEC in sacks allowed (16).
- Ninth in time of possession in MEC (29:26 avg).
- Third in MEC in 3rd down conversion percentage (39-99, 39.4%).
- First in MEC in Opponent 4th down conversion (4-16, 25.0%)
- Fourth in red zone offense in MEC, (25-30, 83.3% / 20 TDs / 5-5 FGs)
- Leading the MEC in kickoffs, 49 for 2781 yards, avg 56.8, 40.0 net.
- Leading the MEC in punting, 38 for 1460 yards, avg 38.4, 36.7 net.

SCOUTING ALDERSON BROADDUS     
- 1-7 overall in 2021.
- Alderson Broaddus ranks eleventh in MEC in scoring offense (13.6 avg/g), eleventh in scoring defense (35.4 avg/g).
- Twelfth in total offense (230,0 avg/g), tenth in total defense (414.4 avg/g).
- Eleventh in rushing offense (74.1 yds/g), eleventh in rushing defense (186.3 yds/g).
- Tenth in passing offense (155.9 yds/g), seventh in passing defense (228.1 avg/g).
- Ninth in MEC in sacks for (14); tenth in MEC in sacks allowed (30).
- Twelfth in time of possession in MEC (26:18 avg).
- Fourth in MEC in 4th down conversion (11-19, 57.9%).
- Eleventh in MEC in penalties, 68 for 632 yards.
- First in MEC in red zone defense, (33-42, 78.6%, 26 TDs, 7-10 FGs).

ADDITIONAL ALDERSON BROADDUS NOTES     
- First year of football: 2013
- All-time program record: 36-52
- Program's best all-time single season was 2016: 9-2.
- School sponsors two football programs, an NCAA II program and a CSFL Sprint Football program.   
- Travis Everhart is in the midst of his second season at the helm of AB, after being hired in December of 2019 and has compiled a record of 1-10.
 
A VICTORY WOULD      
- Lift the Bobcats to 299-288-8 overall in 60 seasons.
- DeLane Fitzgerald his 59th victory at the helm of Frostburg State.

FSU SUCCESS MONTH BY MONTH     
The month of October has been a stellar month for Frostburg football, netting a winning percentage of 81% (0.812).

In fact, since the 2015 season, Frostburg is 26-6 in the month of October.

Follow along monthly as month-by-month winning percentage is tallied here.

Frostburg Month-By-Month Over The Last Five Seasons
Month    W-L
September    21-6
October    26-6
November    12-6

TEAM GAME STREAKS    

HOME WINS: 6
last loss: vs #14 Notre Dame (OH) (13-35) 11/2/19

ROAD WINS: 1
last loss: at #14 Notre Dame (OH) (21-23) 10/9/21

CONFERENCE WINS: 2
last loss: at #14 Notre Dame (OH) (21-23) 10/9/21

SCORING: 73
last shutout: at SUNY Brockport (0-46) 10/11/14

SCORING A TD: 66
last contest without a TD: vs Wesley (3-44) 9/12/15