Week Two Game Notes (PDF)

ASHLAND STORYLINES
The Wayne State University football team begins its 2013 home schedule playing under the lights in the first collegiate night game in Tom Adams Field history.  The lights were installed in August of 2012.  The night game against Ashland is the lone night contest scheduled for the 2013 home season.

The last home night game in Wayne State history was Sept. 24, 1966, vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (played at the University of Detroit Stadium).  The Tartars lost 37-20.

The Warriors have won five straight home openers since dropping a 21-14 decision to Michigan Tech on Sept. 1, 2007.  WSU opened the 2012 season with a 35-31 victory over Lake Erie.  Overall, WSU went 3-2 at home during the 2012 campaign.  Wayne State is 12-5 at home in the past three seasons.

CARSON-NEWMAN RECAP
Wayne State fell in its season-opener on Thursday, Sept. 5, as the Warriors dropped a 55-28 contest at #17 Carson-Newman.
    
The host Eagles scored touchdowns on their first six possessions, including three straight scores after the Warriors had knotted the game at seven on a 21-yard scamper by Desmond Martin.
    
WSU put together an 11-play, 65-yard drive midway through the second stanza to pull within 21-14 as Jay Hayes hauled in a six-yard scoring toss from Carl Roscoe.  The Warriors converted three third-down plays on the scoring drive -- Michael Johnson had a 13-yard catch on a third-and-seven; Hayes grabbed a 32-yard strike on third-and-nine; then the scoring play to Hayes.
    
Following an exchange of fumbles and punts in the third quarter after the Eagles scored to start the half, Wayne State answered with a five-play, 54-yard drive culminating in a 41-yard TD pass from Sean Guinane to Dominique Maybanks on the play following an eight-yard reception by Trent Brodbeck on a fourth-and-five.
    
After the Warrior defense stopped the hosts on a fourth-and-one, the WSU offense drove 63 yards in 10 plays with Val Showers notching his first Wayne State touchdown with a six-yard catch on a fourth-and-four play.

C-N totaled 363 yards on the ground and 213 in the passing game for 576 yards of total offense.  WSU was limited to 79 rushing yards on 27 attempts, while passing for 333 yards on 26-of-46 and three touchdowns.

Roscoe was 14-of-23 for 200 yards in his first collegiate start. Guinane completed 12-of-22 for 133 yards and a pair of scores  Johnson led all receivers with seven catches for 112 yards.  

Ed Viverette led the Warrior defense with 13 tackles and two forced fumbles.  Moe Davenport, Ryan Hankins and Mike Laamanen each contributed 11 tackles for Wayne State.

CAPTAINS NAMED FOR 2013 SEASON
Wayne State has named its season-long captains for the 2013 campaign.  Leading the Warriors as captains are senior fullback Chet Privett, senior wide receiver Dominique Maybanks, senior linebacker Ed Viverette, senior defensive end Andrew Matt and junior center Thom Box.  Entering the Ashland contest, the five captains have combined to start 106 games and play in 153 games overall.
    
Privett is a three-year starter and has made starts in 34 of the 35 games he has played.  Maybanks is the Warriors' leading receiver from a season ago, making 36 catches for 411 yards and one touchdown.  He started all 10 games in 2012 and has played in 30 career games.  Box made eight starts at center as a sophomore after making 10 starts for Wayne State during its national championship run in 2011.  Viverette led the WSU defense with 100 tackles last season and has started every game the past two seasons.  Matt started all 10 games for Wayne State one year ago and has played in 30 career contests.  He led the team with three forced fumbles and tied for the team lead with three fumble recoveries last year.

FIFTEEN PLAYERS MAKE COLLEGIATE DEBUT
Fifteen Warriors made their collegiate debut at Carson-Newman, 14 were redshirt freshmen while place-kicker Majd Khytaz is in his third year with the program.
    
Seeing action at Carson-Newman were Rico Cowans, Valorian Cunningham, Anthony DeDamos, Jequarius French, James Hendrix, Idris Hobdy, Lairren Johnson, Robert Kelly, Jada Littlejohn, Sawyer McFadden, JT Pillars, Ed Reny, Brandon Tinsley and Aaron Weston.
  
Two other players also made their WSU debut having previously played in the Mid-American Conference -- Val Showers (Central Michigan University) and Kason Dickerson (Eastern Michigan University).

ON THE HEADSET
Paul Winters is in his 10th season as head coach of the Wayne State football program.  He has a 53-49 record in his Warrior tenure, including a 40-20 mark in his last five-plus seasons.  In the season opener, Winters became the all-time leader in Wayne State football history in games coached (102).
    
Lee Owens holds a 65-34 record in his 10th season at the helm of the Ashland football team.  He led the Eagles to an 11-0 regular season record and the school's first GLIAC football championship in program history in 2012.

SCOUTING ASHLAND
The Eagles, ranked No. 21 in this week's AFCA Coaches poll, opened up their 2013 season with a 10-9 loss at #19 Indianapolis.  Ashland held a 9-7 lead in the second quarter after quarterback Austin Bruns scored on an eight-yard run.  Indianapolis would connect on a 37-yard field goal, however, with 7:01 remaining in the second quarter and neither team would score in the second half.
    
Bruns, a freshman, was 13-for-18 for 63 yards and also added 21 yards rushing for the Eagles in his first career start.  Junior running back Anthony Taylor rushed for 103 yards on 15 carries in the season-opener.  Fellow junior running back Jordan McCune added 76 yards rushing on 11 carries for Ashland.  Junior tight end Logan Slavinski led the team with three catches in Week 1.
    
The Eagle defense had three interceptions in their first game.  Junior linebacker Chris Harvey led the defense with 10 tackles.

ALL-TIME SERIES WITH ASHLAND
Wayne State is 6-22 in the all-time series with Ashland.  The Warriors have dropped three straight to AU and are 3-10 overall at home.  Winters is 2-7 against the Eagles, with both victories coming in Detroit.  WSU's last victory against the Eagles came in a 47-40 win on Oct. 3, 2009 in Detroit.  In that game, Joique Bell rushed for 272 yards on 32 carries with five touchdowns and scored the game-winning touchdown on a 45-yard pass from Mickey Mohner with 30 seconds remaining in the game.

IN THE POLLS
Ashland is ranked No. 21 in the AFCA Coaches poll in Week 1.  The Eagles also have a No. 19 ranking in the D2Football.com Top 25 poll after the first week.  AU is the top-ranked team in the poll with one loss.  There are only two GLIAC schools ranked in the top 25 in either poll.  Grand Valley has a No. 9 ranking in the D2 poll and No. 10 ranking in the AFCA Coaches poll.

COMCAST XFINITY
All five of Wayne State's home games will be broadcast on Comcast Xfinity Channel 900.  The broadcast team of Ryan Ermanni, Rod Beard and Joe Abramson will have the call from Tom Adams Field.  The Ashland-Wayne State telecast will be replayed at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18 and 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19.

WARRIOR ALL-ACCESS
All Wayne State football games can be heard on WDTK Radio (1400 AM/92.7 FM).  Fans can listen to the games online at wdtkam.com or watch the home games via Warrior All-Access for a $5.95 per game fee.  Sean Baligian and former WSU running back Josh Renel will handle the call in the booth, while Lisa Seymour will handle the sideline reporting for each contest.  

WINTERS ON WEDNESDAYS
Join Paul Winters and host Rod Beard every Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. on 1400 AM for an hour of Warrior football.  The radio show will also be streamed online at wdtkam.com.

TERLECKYJ RECEIVES PRESEASON HONOR
Senior placekicker/punter Stefan Terleckyj earned a preseason accolade prior to the start of the 2013 season as he was named to the Fred Mitchell Award Watch List for the third consecutive season.  The Fred Mitchell Award highlights excellence on the football field and in the community.
    
The Watch List for the Fred Mitchell Award includes 34 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), Division II, III, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) collegiate place-kickers that were nominated by their colleges for excellence on the football field and in the community.  He is one of 12 Division II kickers to receive the honor.

OTHER NOTABLE GAME NOTES FROM CARSON-NEWMAN
Junior Desmond Martin garnered his fourth career rushing touchdown at C-N.  His score near the mid-point of the opening stanza knotted the game at seven.
    
Senior Jay Hayes tallied his first collegiate touchdown with a six-yard reception on a third-and-goal which made it a 21-14 contest.  Three plays earlier, Hayes hauled in a 32-yard strike from sophomore Carl Roscoe, who was making his first collegiate start as the Warrior signal caller.  Late in the third quarter, junior quarterback Sean Guinane tossed a 41-yard scoring pass to Dominique Maybanks for his first career touchdown pass.
    
Junior Michael Johnson (a former running back at WMU) had his first collegiate 100-yard receiving game with game-high totals of seven catches and 112 yards.  
    
Senior Val Showers scored his first collegiate touchdown with a six-yard scoring catch in the fourth quarter.  Senior kicker Stefan Terleckyj extended his consecutive PAT streak to 50 by going 4-4 at C-N.  Guinane and Roscoe combined for 26 completions, tied for fourth most in school history.