Glenville, W.Va. – The Glenville State Pioneer football team hits the road in week eight of the season as they travel to Fairmont State University this Saturday, October 20^th for the annual "Battle for the Bit" rivalry game.

Glenville State (3-4, 3-3) racked up 383 total yards with 236 coming on the ground while West Liberty (2-5, 2-5) was held to 231 total yards of offense with just 86 rushing yards as the Pioneers defeated the Hilltoppers, 33-23.

It was the third conference win this season for GSC and the second straight victory. The Pioneers rushing attack was on full display Saturday. Glenville State rushed for 236 yards while throwing for 147 yards. The Pioneers won the time of possession as they held the ball for 31:55 while West Liberty had it for 28:05.

The Hilltoppers were just 8-of-19 on third downs while the Pioneers finished the day 5-of-14.

Mario Pender had another amazing performance for GSC as he rushed for 228 yards, his second straight game over 200 yards rushing, to go with three touchdowns. On the day Pender averaged 9.9 yards per carry.

Quarterback Jaylen McNair went 14-for-21 for 147 yards and two scores. Javon Butler hauled in five passes for 77 yards and a score while Gary Bacon caught two passes for 28 yards and a touchdown.

Defensively for the Pioneers, Dominic Cizauskas led the team with eight tackles, a tackle for loss, and three pass breakups. Tyler Patron, JT Ngangum, and Will Mayes all finished with seven tackles. Ngangum also had two sacks on day.

Keevin Gillard had six tackles and 2.5 sacks to go with 2.5 tackles for loss. Also for GSC, Ellis Lilly had five tackles while Daniel Robinson had six tackles and four pass breakups.

West Liberty was led by Charles Westbrook as he rushed for 91 yards on 23 carriers.

QB Zach Phillips went 6-for-24 for 63 yards a touchdown while rushing for 27 yards. Fellow quarterback Brenton Colabella went 15-of-22 for 82 yards.

Fairmont State (5-2, 4-2) comes into the game after defeating the Shepherd University Rams, 38-17.

The Falcons scored on each of their first three possessions and Shepherd went three-and-out on its first three possessions to create the 17-0 deficit.

Khalik Hamlin finished the day with 111 yards on 27 carries and three touchdowns for FSU. Takwan Crews-Naylor was 12-of-14 for 148 yards and one score.

The Fairmont State defense held Shepherd to just 56 yards rushing. Trevon Shorts had eight tackles and Josh Ballard had a pair of sacks for the Falcons.

This will be the 91^st meeting between the two rivals and is known as the 'Battle of the Bit.' Since 2000, the Pioneers hold an 11-7 record against FSU. However, GSC is 2-3 against FSU since joining the MEC. Fairmont State has won the last four meetings and beat the Pioneers last season in overtime, 18-15. The Pioneers last win against FSU came back in 2013, 31-14.

Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. from Duvall-Rosier Field.

Game Notes - Week Eight - Glenville State @ Fairmont State
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