GLENVILLE, W.Va. - Glenville State Football will head to West Liberty on Saturday to take on the Hilltoppers in an MEC clash. The Pioneers won the last meeting between the two squads last season 35-14.
COACHES SHOW
Listen to this week's Coaches Show with Mike Kellar (19:55-29:55) on YouTube!
GAME INFORMATION
Saturday, October 7 | 1 p.m. | West Family Stadium
Glenville State at West Liberty
Watch on MEC.TV | Live Stats
WEST LIBERTY HILLTOPPERS
The Hilltoppers enter (1-4, 1-3 MEC) after picking up their first victory of the season last week on a last-second touchdown pass at Concord.
Roger Waialae is in his 19th season as Head Coach of the Hilltoppers. He is now up 93 career wins which ranks 2nd all-time in WLU history behind Joe Bartell who won 118 games en route to his WLU Hall of Fame career. Waialae has put together strong squads since taking over, winning 11 games and going unbeaten through the WVIAC portion of the schedule in 2009. WLU also made it to the NCAA DII Quarterfinals that season. In total, he has coached 17 NCAA DII All-Americans and 60 First Team All-Conference selections.
Rudy Garcie has thrown for 1,535 yards and 11 touchdowns on 58% passing. The Hilltoppers own the #1 passing offense in the MEC at 319.2 passing yards per game. The rushing attack is led by Khadeem Richards with his 144 yards on 56 carries and one touchdown. Garcia has found the endzone on the ground as well. Rashawn Harvey (42 REC, 523 YDS and 7 TD) and Chris Charles (39 REC, 450 YDS and 3 TD) lead the receiving core and are a big part of the Hilltoppers number one passing offense.
On the defensive side of the ball, Trent Crawford leads the team in tackles by a long shot with 35. The next Hilltopper, Cam Rice, has 21. Rice has been a disruption in the backfield all season though, recording almost double-digit TFLs with 9.5. Brennen Bailey and John Brown have both recorded an interception as well.
GLENVILLE STATE PIONEERS
The Pioneers come in (2-2, 1-2 MEC) and are currently on a two-game losing streak. GSU fell to Charleston at home last week 52-17.
The offense is averaging 26.5 PPG and 321 yards of total offense per game heading into this week's matchup. Anthony Garrett is up to 717 passing yards and six touchdowns on the season. Alfred Menjor has 229 rushing yards on 69 carries to lead the running game. Saeed Galloway has added 119 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. There are now four receivers with 100 or more yards with the top receiver being Orion Bonner (19 REC, 237 YDS and 2 TD).
Seth Arnold is 8th in the league in tackles with 35 and has played one less game than all of those ahead of him. Arnold is also first on the team in TFL with four. Jamair Diaz has been a presence in the backfield getting pressure as he's tied for the team lead in sacks at 1.5. Seven separate Pioneers have recorded an interception and Mark Shepherd has three pass breakups as well.
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