Football | 11/2/2018 8:10:00 AM

BLOOMSBURG (5-4, 4-2 PSAC East) at WEST LIBERTY (3-6, 3-6 Mountain East)
Saturday, November 3, 2018 - 1:00 PM
West Family Stadium - West Liberty, W. Va.

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SERIES HISTORY
First Meeting

LAST WEEK
Bloomsburg recorded eight sacks, forced four turnovers, and held Millersville to minus-8 rushing yards as the Huskies won their third straight game by taking care of the Marauders, 38-14, on a cold and rainy Saturday at Danny Hale Field at Redman Stadium in the final home game of the 2018 season. It marked just the second time since the 1997 season that a Bloomsburg team held an opponent to negative rushing yards in a game with the only other occurrence during the last 21 years coming on September 21, 2013 when the Huskies held Kutztown to minus-3 yards on the ground in a 31-12 victory over the Golden Bears. Chris Gary (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Wood) recorded two of Bloomsburg's eight sacks on the day and, in the process, became the school's all-time career sack leader. Jake Klinger (Berwick, Pa./Central Columbia) and AJ Simon (Tobyhanna, Pa./Pocono Mountain West) also recorded two sacks each while Nahzir Wilson (Philadelphia, Pa./New Foundations Charter) and Tom Pellegrino (Hackettstown, N.J./West Morris Central) had single sacks on the afternoon. Klinger's two sacks were part of a monster afternoon as he led the Huskies with seven total tackles, four-and-a-half tackles for a loss, two sacks, and a fumble recovery in the victory. The eight sacks were the most since recording eight, also against Millersville, back on October 1, 2016. All told, the Huskies held a 337-209 edge in total offense. Bloomsburg finished with 230 yards on the ground - the third consecutive game with at least 200 rushing yards - and added 107 yards through the air. Alex Gooden (Parkesburg, Pa./Octorara) led the ground game with 16 carries for 88 yards and one touchdown while Sillman chipped in with 65 yards on 15 totes. Erik Benjamin (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) completed 8-of-18 for 107 yards and one touchdown. Michael Allen (Oley, Pa./Fleetwood) caught three passes for 42 yards to lead the receiving corps. Bloomsburg was able to score 17 of its 38 points off of Millersville turnovers. Klinger had the lone Huskies' fumble recovery while Nate Monroe (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt), Marquis Seamon (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge), and Tyshaun Pollard (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin East) had interceptions with Monroe's being a pick-six on the second play from scrimmage. The defense also finished with 12 tackles for a loss and seven pass breakups - three by Logan Yohn (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown). In addition to the season-high eight sacks, the Huskies also were credited with nine quarterback pressures - three by Gary - as the line was in the Millersville backfield all afternoon.

Concord forced four West Liberty turnovers and scored a pair of special teams touchdowns to hand the Hilltoppers a 46-33 setback Saturday afternoon. West Liberty battled back from an early 16-point deficit to grab a brief lead in the opening minute of the second half but the Mountain Lions responded with 21 unanswered points to put the game out of reach. The loss overshadowed a sterling performance by Zach Phillips, who racked up more than 400 yards ot total offense. The junior quarterback completed 29-of-48 passes for a career-high 398 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 39 yards and another score. Nate Phillips, a true freshman, also impressed with six catches for 96 yards and two touchdowns while senior wide receiver Shane Phillips added 84 yards on six catches. D.J. Frisby ran for 90 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries to go along with two catches for 81 yards – including a 69-yard touchdown in the second quarter. The Hilltoppers finished with a season-high 510 yards of total offense to 408 for Concord, ran 84 plays to just 51 for the Mountain Lions and had a 25-16 advantage in first downs. Zach Phillips' 437 yards of total offense were the most by a West Liberty player since Dakota Conwell had 489 yards of total offense in a 59-51 loss to Notre Dame on October 22, 2015. His 398 passing yards were the most by a Hilltopper quarterback since Conwell threw for 435 yards against West Virginia State on November 12, 2016.

FIVE THINGS TO WATCH
- Saturday's game with West Liberty is Bloomsburg's first with that institution, but the fourth in school history versus a team from West Virginia. The previous three have all been on the road: a 33-0 win over Fairmont State in 2005, 24-21 over Shepherd in 2006, and a 32-26 loss to Concord in 2014, the last two in the NCAA playoffs. The all-time record for the Huskies in 82 games versus out-of-state teams is 45-35-2, with a mark of 26-11-1 at home and 19-24-1 on the road.

- The Huskies closed out the 2017 campaign with a 7-4 record - Bloomsburg's 19th consecutive winning season dating back to 1999. It is the third-longest streak in PSAC history, behind West Chester's 31 (1940-42, 1945-72) and Clarion's 22 (1964-85). The 19 straight seasons with at least six victories, however, continues a PSAC record. Bloomsburg has now posted a winning record in 23 of the last 24 years. Bloomsburg needs one win in its last two games to keep the streak intact.

- Chris Gary (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Wood) recorded two sacks on Saturday against Millersville to become the school's all-time leader in career sacks with 27.5. He broke Larry Webster's school record of 26 he set from from 2012-13. Entering the season, Webster was seventh in conference history with his 26 sacks.

- Bloomsburg has scored at least one point in 182 consecutive games dating back to a 21-0 home loss against Shippensburg on September 13, 2003. The Huskies have rattled off 117 consecutive road games with at least a point dating back to a 30-0 loss at Millersville on October 10, 1998.

- The Huskies are coming off of an eight-sack performance against Millersville last week and now faces a West Liberty team that is 160th out of 167 teams in the country in sacks allowed per game (3.89). After totaling just six sacks in the first five games, Bloomsburg has 21 sacks in the last four contests and is now 18th in the country in sacks per game (3.00).

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