Glenville, W.Va. – The Glenville State Pioneers were plagued by turnovers as they fell to the West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats on Senior Day at Morris Stadium, 27-20. In the final week of the 2017 season the Pioneers hit the road as they travel to the University of Charleston for a 1 p.m. matchup with the Golden Eagles.

Last week's game, Glenville State (4-6, 3-6) outgained West Virginia Wesleyan (5-5, 5-4) on offense as they totaled 365 total yards with 228 on the ground while the Bobcats totaled 335 yards on the afternoon.

The Pioneers had 28 total first downs to the Bobcats 15. Glenville State was flagged eight times for 64 yards while West Virginia Wesleyan was flagged 11 times for 91 yards. GSC also went 10-of-17 on third down conversions while WVWC finished just 4-of-14.

Jaylen McNair finished the day 16-of-30 for 137 yards and had four costly interceptions. Austin Ratliff was the team's leading receiver as he caught six passes for 46 yards. Dominique Gibson had a great day on the ground as he rushed for 119 yard to go with two touchdowns. Gibson now has rushed for over 100 yards in back-to-back game while he is also just 62 yards from 1,000 yard season. Thomas Boles chipped in with 69 rushing yards on 13 carries for GSC.

Defensively Cory Roberts led the Pioneers with eight tackles while Wil Mayes had six tackles and a forced fumble.

West Virginia Wesleyan was led by Ryan Deal as he went 13-of-25 for 215 yards and two touchdowns. Gabriel Moultrie led the Bobcats defense with 11 total tackles.

The University of Charleston comes into the matchup after falling to No. 2 Shepherd University Rams last Saturday, 49-12.

The Rams (9-0) led 14-6 late in the first quarter, but a one-yard run from Colar Kuhns just before the half made Shepherd's lead just 14-12 at the break. Shepherd, though, would go on to outscore the Golden Eagles (3-6) 35-0 in the second half.

Shepherd had 528 yards of total offense in the win and held Charleston to just 203 yards and eight first downs in the game.

UC quarterback Daniel Itza had 102 yards rushing, including a 71-yard touchdown run. He was 5-of-13 for 50 yards through the air. Jalen Nelson led UC on defense with eight tackles, including three for a loss. Zaire Lewis added seven stops, while Luke Sears and Jonte Pooler each tallied interceptions.

Glenville State holds the series advantage over UC 7-5 since 2005 and they are 2-2 since joining the MEC. GSC defeated the Golden Eagles last season at home 35-28.

Kickoff between GSC and UC will be at 1 p.m. from the University of Charleston Stadium. 

Game Notes Week 11: Glenville State @ the University of Charleston 
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