NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Following a thrilling 27-24 win over Kentucky Wesleyan last week, the Walsh Cavaliers football team heads to West Virginia for the G-MAC finale against the Alderson Broaddus Battlers. Kickoff on Saturday (Nov. 9) is set for 1:00 PM from AB MultiSport Performance Stadium.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
The Opening Kickoff
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Walsh snapped a three-game losing streak as they rallied for a 27-24 win over Kentucky Wesleyan in the home finale last week. The Cavaliers scored 21 unanswered points and won the game with 13 seconds on the clock.
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Nick Gassman found
Quinn Thomas in the left corner of the endzone for the 11-yard game-winning touchdown. Gassman completed nine passes for 154 yards and three touchdowns with one interception.
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Koby Adu-Poku was named G-MAC Offensive Player of the Week after he accumulated 276 all-purpose yards. He caught four passes for 128 yards (scoring on two of them), ran the ball 16 times for 64 yards and had 85 yards of kickoff returns.
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Devin Kenerly had nine carries for 53 yards, including a 28-yard TD run in the third quarter.
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The offense set a season-high with 373 total yards of offense (199 passing/174 rushing).
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Morgan Trust earned G-MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors following a night of seven tackles, two TFL and 1.5 sacks. He leads the G-MAC with 8.5 sacks this season.
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This is the third matchup with Alderson Broaddus and the first that will occur away from Canton. The first three matchups have been in Canton, where Walsh is 2-0.
Countdown to Kickoff
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373: Total offensive output against Kentucky Wesleyan (season-high)
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219: Miles separating the campuses of Alderson Broaddus and Walsh
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139: Wins in program history
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26: Sacks by the Cavaliers defense this season (leads G-MAC)
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25: 2019 is the 25th season of Walsh football
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3: Third meeting between Alderson Broaddus and Walsh
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The Opposition
- Alderson Broaddus is 0-8 overall and 0-5 in the G-MAC this season. The Battlers dropped a 56-21 decision to Hillsdale last week.
- Joe Czelusniak leads the offense with 1,661 passing yards on 144 completions with 10 TD's and 14 interceptions.
- Nicolas Bishop leads the rushing game with 335 yards on 68 carries.
Walsh will head West to St. Louis for the season finale as they begin a series with the Missouri Baptist Spartans. The season finale will take place on Saturday (Nov. 16) at 1:00 PM.
