TEAMBUILDER MAC DYNASTY: LA SALLE EXPLORERS (NCAA 13)

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ROAD GAME AT BATON ROUGE IS TOO MUCH
La Salle fails to solve LSU’s runners, loses 17-47

Oct. 27, Baton Rouge LA – La Salle allowed LSU 457-yard rushing offense and when that usually happens passing would never been a problem. The Explorers defense found that out. Zach Mettenberger found James Wright 3 times for 3 touchdowns and with the Tigers running backs running circles around La Salle’s defensive line, it was no doubt La Salle would not recreate the same magic when they upset Georgia Tech. The LSU Tigers routed the Explorers, 47-17.

James Wright outsprinting the La Salle secondary for his 2nd of 3 touchdown receptions.

Mettenberger only passed 19 times for 160 yards but was still good for 3 touchdowns. Spencer Ware ran for 215 yards in 27 carries, Alfred Blue for 117 yards and Michael Ford with 60 yards including 2 rushes to the end zone. La Salle's Jesse Parks finished with 262 yards passing including a long 75-yarder to John Singletary, who had 105 yards, for a touchdown.

La Salle resumes its MAC campaign with another road game against the Eastern Michigan Eagles on November 3, a must-win game both teams.

La Salle Explorers at LSU Tigers
Oct 27, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
La Salle Explorers (3-5, 2-2)	0	0	3	14	17
LSU Tigers (4-4, 1-3)	7	6	21	13	47

Team Stats Comparison
	LAS	LSU
Total Offense	363	617
Rushing Yards	101	457
Passing Yards	262	160
First Downs	16	27
Punt Return Yards	0	36
Kick Return Yards	196	77
Total Yards	559	730
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Converstion	5-15	4-10
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-1-0	10-4-4
Penalties	7-49	7-40
Posession Time	17:44	22:16

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		LAS	LSU
7:51	(LSU) TD: Wright, 8 Yd pass from Mettenberger (Alleman kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		LAS	LSU
8:23	(LSU) FG: Alleman, 17 Yd kick	0	10
0:21	(LSU) FG: Alleman, 12 Yd kick	0	13
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		LAS	LSU
7:18	(LSU) TD: Ford, 5 Yd run (Alleman kick)	0	20
5:01	(LAS) FG: Colbert, 45 Yd kick	3	20
4:14	(LSU) TD: Wright, 53 Yd pass from Mettenberger (Alleman kick)	3	27
1:29	(LSU) TD: Ford, 3 Yd run (Alleman kick)	3	34
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		LAS	LSU
9:10	(LSU) FG: Alleman, 40 Yd kick	3	37
8:46	(LAS) TD: Singletary, 75 Yd pass from Parks (Colbert kick)	10	37
7:13	(LSU) FG: Alleman, 37 Yd kick	10	40
5:34	(LAS) TD: West, 9 Yd run (Colbert kick)	17	40
4:41	(LSU) TD: Wright, 10 Yd pass from Mettenberger (Alleman kick)	17	47

La Salle Explorers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Parks 18-34 262 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. West 20 90 4.5 1 J. Parks 10 4 0.4 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. West 5 50 10.0 0 J. Singletatry 4 105 26.2 1 P. Bates 3 39 13.0 0 S. Dunbar 2 29 14.5 0

LSU Tigers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Z. Mettenberger 10-19 160 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Ware 27 215 7.9 0 A. Blue 12 117 9.7 0 M. Ford 10 60 6.0 2 Z. Mettenberger 2 39 19.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Landry 3 30 10.0 0 J. Wright 3 71 23.6 3

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WEEK 10, 2012

JUST HOW BAD?
La Salle faces Eastern Michigan in an MAC doormat battle

Matchup Preview *|* November 3, 2012
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La Salle Explorers (3-5, 2-2, 1-3 Away)		Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-5,2-2, 2-2 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 4818 Total Yards 4003 3660 Total Offensive Yards 3064 2348 Passing Yards 940 1312 Rushing Yards 2124 28.3 Points Per Game 26.8 17 Passing TD 6 11 Rushing TD 18 145 First Downs 157 23 Red Zone Attempts 34 14-5 Red Zone TD-FG 16-9 82% Red Zone Percentage 73% Defensive Stats Comparison 4112 Total Yards Allowed 2880 2479 Passing Yards Allowed 1566 1633 Rushing Yards Allowed 1314 293 Points Allowed 252 21 Sacks 15 0 Fumble Recoveries 1 3 Interceptions 9 36.6 Points Per Game 31.5 42 Red Zone Attempts 31 18-14 Red Zone Attempts 23-6 76% Red Zone Percentage 93% Injury Report J. Pennington, FS Strained knee, Probable J. Haymon, SS Strained back, 4 weeks N. Olds, WR Foot fracture, 4 weeks

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LA SALLE SURVIVES A THRILLING 23-20 GAME OVER EASTERN MICHIGAN
Andre Howard was the last man standing

Nov 3, Ypsilanti MI – Andre Howard came off the bench for Jesse Parks and once again he did not disappoint. The freshman quarterback from Belleville NJ led a 4th quarter comeback with a 43-yard touchdown pass to Steven Harrison to put La Salle into the lead then after Eastern Michigan reclaimed the upper hand, Howard found Albert Hampton streaking for a 61-yarder to put the Explorers back on top for good to win 23-20.

Howard finished with 242 yards passing with 2 touchdowns outplaying counterpart Alex Gillett. The battle between Draymond West and Dominique Sherrer was as hot as expected with Sherrer with the latter on top with 122 yards against West’s 99 besides drawing first blood with a short 5 yard run to the end zone on the 2nd quarter. The Eagles starring Sherrer and Javonti Greene had a total of 267 yards rushing.

Howard gets excellent pass defense with this pass to Hampton for the win.

But it was a war to the end as both defense exhaust themselves to the limit with Howard, who came in for Parks late in the 2nd quarter, was the last man standing. Parks came down hard in a scramble in front of the goal line and hurt his elbow. The Eagles battle cry was simple, “Keep the ball on the ground” and for 3 quarters the Explores offense stood flat until Howard found his bearings.

The La Salle Explorers go back and play at the McCarthy Stadium against MAC heavyweight the Northern Illinois Huskies next week and team captain Richard Greer expects nothing but a capacity crowd.

La Salle Explorers at Eastern Michigan Eagles
Nov 3, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
La Salle Explorers (4-5, 3-2)	3	0	0	17	23
Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-6, 2-3)	0	10	3	7	20

Team Stats Comparison
	LAS	EMU
Total Offense	420	415
Rushing Yards	136	236
Passing Yards	284	179
First Downs	17	22
Punt Return Yards	17	9
Kick Return Yards	111	134
Total Yards	548	558
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	7-17	6-15
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-0-2	5-2-2
Penalties	4-25	6-30
Posession Time	19:22	20:38

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		LAS	EMU
3:05	(LAS) FG: Colbert, 28 Yd kick	3	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		LAS	EMU
7:15	(EMU) FG: Fulkerson, 36 Yd kick	3	3
1:06	(EMU) TD: Sherrer, 5 Yd run (Fulkerson kick)	3	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		LAS	EMU
8:22	(EMU) FG: Fulkerson, 33 Yd kick	3	13
2:37	(LAS) FG: Colbert, 27 Yd kick	6	13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		LAS	EMU
7:29	(LAS) FG: Colbert, 41 Yd kick	9	13
4:41	(LAS) TD: Harrison, 43 Yd pass from Howard (Colbert kick)	16	13
1:47	(EMU) TD: Brown, 16 Yd pass from Gillett (Fulkerson kick)	16	20
1:23	(LAS) TD: Hampton, 61 Yd pass from Howard (Colbert kick)	23	20

La Salle Explorers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Howard 14-27 242 2 0 J. Parks 4-6 42 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. West 19 99 5.2 0 J.Parks 9 26 2.8 0 J. Edwards 6 28 4.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Hampton 3 120 40.0 1 D. West 3 4 1.3 0 J. Singletary 2 37 18.5 0 T. DeAngelis 2 20 10.0 0 B. Cruz 1 13 13.0 0 S. Harrison 1 43 43.0 1 P. Bates 1 10 10.0 0 L. Harper 1 22 22.0 0 J. Nance 1 7 7.0 0 S. Dunbar 1 8 8.0 0

Eastern Michigan Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Gillett 15-25 179 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Sherrer 24 122 5.0 1 A. Gillett 18 65 3.6 0 J. Greene 3 14 4.6 0 R. Brumfield 2 23 11.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Brown 3 47 15.6 1 M. Redd 3 58 19.3 0 G. Hoskins 2 14 7.0 0 T. Russell 2 20 10.0 0 D. Scott 2 16 8.0 0 D. Sherrer 1 18 18.0 0 M. Boyd 1 4 4.0 0 Q. Jones 1 2 2.0 0

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MAC Week 10 Scoreboard
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
La Salle at Eastern Michigan, 23-20	A. Howard, 151.5 Rtg, 2 TD	D. Sherrer, 24 Car, 122 Yd, 1 TD	A. Hampton, 3 Rec, 120 Yd, 1 TD
Kent State at Akron, 31-21	S. Keith, 131.6 Rtg, 205 Yd, 2 TD	T. Durham, 25 Car, 100 Yd, 1 TD	K. Sconiers, 6 Rec, 69 Yd, 2 TD
Buffalo at MIami University, 34-21	A. Boucher, 99.3 Rtg, 216 Yd, 2 TD	B. Murie, 20 Car, 103 Yd, 1 TD	N. Harwell, 11 Rec, 131 Yd, 2 TD
Bowling Green d. Ball State, 31-24	K. Wenning, 100.7 Rtg, 250 Yd, 1 TD	J. Edwards, 18 Car, 87 Yd	C. Gallon, 5 Rec, 98 Yd, 1 TD
Northern Illinois d. UMass, 30-3	J. Lynch, 102.3 Rtg, 184 Yd, 1 TDF	A.Daniels, 24 Car, 120 Yd	M. Moore, 4 Rec, 73 Yd
Western Mich at Central Mich, 27-24	A. Carder, 118.0 Rtg, 282 Yd, 3 TD	R. Radcliff, 13 Car, 40 Yd	E. Monette, 12 Rec, 81 Yd, 2 TD

MAC (EAST) Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 4, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Buffalo	5-5	.500	4-2	296	257	W1
Miami University	5-4	.550	4-2	245	222	L1
Bowling Green	5-4	.550	3-2	222	221	W1
Ohio	4-4	.500	2-3	238	180	L3
UMass	2-8	.200	2-4	143	283	L1
Akron	2-8	.200	2-5	132	315	L1
Kent State	2-7	.220	1-4	132	240	W1

MAC (WEST) Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 4, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Northern Illinois	8-1	.880	5-0	314	136	W5
Western Michigan	7-3	.700	4-2	260	205	W1
Toledo	6-3	.660	4-2	288	217	W3
La Salle	4-5	.440	3-2	250	313	W1
Ball State	3-6	.330	2-3	194	289	L1
Eastern Michigan	3-6	.330	2-3	235	275	L3
Central Michigan	2-7	.220	1-5	166	266	L4

MAC Football Leaders - Updated: Nov 4, 2012
PASS RATING	RTG	RUSHING YARDS	YDS
1. J. Lynch, NIU	146.5	1. D. Sherrer, EMU	1216
2. T. Tettleton, OHIO	131.3	2. A. Daniels, NIU	973
3. J. Licata, BUF	129.4	3. D. West, LAS	924
4. J. Parks, LAS	128.5	4. C. McDowell, TOL	850
5. A. Howard, LAS	126.8	5. J. Edwards, BALL	835
RECEIVING YARDS	YDS	BLOCKING	PCAKE
1. N. Harwell, MIA U	975	1. A. Lindeman, TOL	29
2. C.Wilson, CMU	920	2. L. Hansen, EMU	25
3. A. Bayer, BGSU	797	3. K. Burley, LAS	24
4. M. Michel, UMASS	744	4. R. McGrath, OHIO	24
5. E. Monette, WMU	657	5. M. Krempel, NIU	24
KICK RETURNS	YDS	SOLO TACKLES	SOLO
1. J. Chisholm, ZIPS	725	1. P. McIntyre, UMASS	47
2. J. Nance, LAS	674	2. W. Justice, LAS	38
3. D. Walker, UMASS	638	3. T. Martin, BALL	36
4. J. Greene, EMU	621	4. T. Freeman, BALL	35
5. B. Oliver, BUF	602	5. L. Batton, KENT	32
SACKS	SACK	INTERCEPTIONS	INT
1. F. Bishop, WMU	6.5	1. J. Bowers, MIA U	4
2. A. Baxter, NIU	5.5	2. N. Johnson, BUF	4
3. Z. Colvin, BGSU	5.5	3. A. Holmes, ZIPS	4
4. C. Way, BUF	5.5	4. D. Brown, MIA U	4
5. T. Freeman, BALL	5.5	5. C. Truss, BGSU	3

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AFTER WEEK 10

PAC-12 SHOWDOWN
USC notches a conference win against Oregon behind the arm of Barkley

HEART STOPPER!
#6 Arkansas couldn’t keep the opportunistic Golden Hurricane from the upset

BATTLE IN NOTRE DAME STADIUM
The Panthers barely overcome the tough crowd in Notre Dame Stadium
FLAWLESS!
Mississippi State rolls on, this time against SEC opponent Texas A&M

CONFERENCE CRUSH!
Auburn and Georgia prepare for war

FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL
Sooners seek to take control of the Big 12 as Oklahoma meets Baylor

NARROW ESCAPE
LSU triumphs over Alabama in a SEC riot

A BAD MOON RISING…
Perkins is determined to prove that the #2 Bulldogs belong in the Top 10

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Nov 4, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	South Carolina (32)	9	0	1496
2	2	Mississippi State (24)	9	0	1418
3	3	Texas (3)	9	0	1392
4	4	Kansas State(1)	9	0	1342
5	5	USC (1)	9	0	1294
6	7	Oklahoma	6	2	1014
7	8	Florida State	7	2	967
8	9	Georgia	7	2	930
9	11	Baylor	7	1	863
10	13	Wisconsin	7	2	783
11	14	Georgia Tech	8	1	765
12	10	Oregon	7	2	673
13	18	Miami	7	2	644
14	17	Michigan	6	3	640
15	20	Ohio State	8	2	530
16	6	Arkansas	6	3	497
17	21	Clemson	6	3	496
18	23	Michigan State	6	3	434
19	12	Alabama	6	3	409
20	24	West Virginia	6	3	373
21	16	Virginia Tech	6	3	373
22	15	North Carolina State	7	2	372
23	--	Tennessee	6	3	307
24	--	Auburn	6	2	278
25	--	Stanford	6	3	247

OTHER RECEIVING VOTES:
Northern Illinois (217), Louisville (182), Nebraska (171), LSU (169),
Iowa (150), Notre Dame (131), Boise State (105), TCU (74), Cincinnati (68)
DROPPED OUT:
Notre Dame (#19), Nebraska (#22), TCU (#25)


HEISMAN WATCH: TEXAS’ PRIDE
Bergeron makes a bid for the Heisman after leading the Longhorns to victory

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 4, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Marcus Lattimore	HB	South Carolina		at Tenn W (28-18): 25 Car 198 Yd TD, 3 Rec 42 Yd
Montee Ball	HB	Wisconsin		at MSU L (31-17): 9 Car 53 Yd 1 TD
Matt Barkley	QB	USC		at Oreg W (42-20): 19-35 231 Yd 14 Car 48 Yd, 3 Total TD
John Hubert	HB	KSU		at Ok St W (52-6): 6 Car 13 Yd, 3 Rec 62 Yd
Joe Bergeron	HB	Texas		at TTU W (34-27): 23 Car 144 Yd, 2 TD

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WEEK 11, 2012

BACK TO THE LION'S DEN
La Salle shifts focus to their next opponent, Northern Illinois

Matchup Preview *|* November 10, 2012
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Northern Illinois Huskies (8-1, 3-0 Away)		La Salle Explorers (4-5, 2-2 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 5087 Total Yards 5366 4146 Total Offensive Yards 4080 1891 Passing Yards 2632 2255 Rushing Yards 1448 34.8 Points Per Game 27.7 23 Passing TD 19 16 Rushing TD 11 204 First Downs 162 40 Red Zone Attempts 26 23-8 Red Zone TD-FG 14-7 73% Red Zone Percentage 80% Defensive Stats Comparison 2792 Total Yards Allowed 4527 1639 Passing Yards Allowed 2658 1153 Rushing Yards Allowed 1869 136 Points Allowed 313 18 Sacks 27 7 Fumble Recoveries 1 8 Interceptions 3 15.1 Points Per Game 34.7 31 Red Zone Attempts 47 17-10 Red Zone TD-FG 20-16 87% Red Zone Percentage 76% Injury Report T. Pitt, LG Bruised shoulder, Probable J. Pennington, FS Strained back, Probable J. Bass, ROLB Foot stress fracture, 2 weeks M. Santacaterina, ROLB Strained knee, 2 weeks Game Notes For the Huskies to have only allowed 5 sacks after 10 games shows why Jordan Lynch is on top of the MAC leader board. Center Logan Pegram will lead NIU's pass protection. Defense has its share too for allowing only 15.1 points per game. From the looks of it Jesse Parks and Richard Greer got their work cut out and need the same Georgia Tech prayer and magic to win this one.

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LA SALLE UPSETS NORTHERN ILLINOIS, 38-35
Cruz catches Parks’ desperate pass for the win

Nov. 10, Philadelphia PA - Brian Cruz ran forward and slanted awkwardly but just in time to catch Jesse Parks heave from 41 yards out then outsprinted Jimmie Ward to the end zone to give the La Salle Explorers another come-from-behind 38-35 victory and gain momentum in the MAC conference with only games against Central Michigan and Ball State remaining.

The Huskies were a little bit cocky from the start and seemed to be more unprepared than the Explorers, who were hoping another Georgia Tech miracle, and that told them as La Salle made 2 quick scores in the first 2 quarters while NIU’s offense was listless and cold.

Brian Cruz catches the long pass then outsprints Jimmie Ward for the deciding touchdown.

The Huskies woke up just in time with Jeff Lynch guiding Northern Illinois to the lead from 21-31 at the end of the 3rd quarter with long drives for 2 straight touchdown rushes, one each from Giorgio Bowers and Jamal Womble to grab the upper hand at 35-31 with 1:22 left. On the return play, Parks could not get a play going and opted for a short pass to Justin Nance then the senior quarterback scrambled twice for a 1st down but still unable to find an open Explorer. After a timeout and with 30 seconds on the clock, Parks found Cruz, a speedy sophomore from Ozark AL, outhustling a visibly exhausted Ward to the end zone.

Parks finished with 263 yards and 4 touchdowns. Lynch, the premier MAC quarterback, was 17 of 41 for 289 yards and 3 touchdowns but had a pass intercepted, a stunning 95-yard return touchdown by Raymond Donaldson. Womble outran Draymond West with 125 yards in only 15 carries with a touchdown.

La Salle remains at home for a November 15 mid-week meeting with the struggling Central Michigan Chippewas then travel to Muncie IN and play the Ball State Cardinals at the Scheumann Stadium for the season’s final game on November 24.

Ronald Donaldson's 95-yard returned interception stunned the Huskies offense.

Northern Illinois Huskies at La Salle Explorers
Nov 10, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Northern Illinois Huskies (8-2, 5-1)	7	7	7	14	35
La Salle Explorers (5-5, 4-2)	10	14	7	7	38

Team Stats Comparison
	NIU	LAS
Total Offense	557	463
Rushing Yards	268	200
Passing Yards	289	263
First Downs	24	18
Punt Return Yards	33	37
Kick Return Yards	159	113
Total Yards	749	313
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Converstion	5-17	5-18
4th Down Conversion	3-5	3-3
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-3-0	2-1-1
Penalties	3-15	7-55
Posession Time	15:34	32:31

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		NIU	LAS
8:30	(LAS) TD: Singletary, 35 Yd pass from Parks (Colbert kick)	0	7
3:45	(LAS) FG: Colbert, 18 Yd kick	0	10
1;11	(NIU) TD: Womble, 12 Yd pass from Lynch (Sims kick)	7	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NIU	LAS
4:01	(LAS) TD: DeAngelis, 12 Yd pass from Parks (Colbert kick)	7	17
0:59	(LAS) TD: Donaldson, 95 Yd returned interception (Colbert kick)	7	24
0:30	(NIU) TD: Miller, 59 Yd pass from Lynch (Sims kick)	14	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NIU	LAS
1:54	(NIU) TD: Lewis, 33 Yd pass from Lynch (Sims kick)	21	24
0:21	(LAS) TD: Dunbar, 71 Yd pass from Parks (Colbert kick)	21	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		NIU	LAS
4:06	(NIU) TD: Bowers, 5 Yd run (Sims kick)	28	31
1:22	(NIU) TD: Womble, 4 Yd run (Sims kick)	35	31
0:30	(LAS) TD: Cruz, 49 Yd pass from Parks (Colbert kick)	35	38

Northern Illinois Huskies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Lynch 17-41 289 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Womble 15 125 8.3 1 A. Daniels 15 96 6.3 0 J. Lynch 9 12 1.3 0 G. Bowers 2 9 4.5 1 J. Brescarin 1 11 11.0 0 R. Sterling 1 7 7.0 0 D. Brown 1 6 6.0 0 J. Schepler 1 2 2,.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Lewis 3 49 16.3 1 J. Schepler 2 30 15.0 0 J. Womble 2 14 7.0 1 P. Ashford 2 27 13.5 0 L. Eakes 1 19 19.0 0 M. Moore 1 5 5.0 0 S. Evans 1 25 25.0 0 J. Wells 1 22 22,.0 0 A Sebastiano 1 10 10.0 0 C. Miller 1 59 59.0 1

La Salle Explorers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J Parks 19-29 263 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. West 24 129 5.3 0 J. Parks 18 40 2.2 0 J. Edwards 9 25 2.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. West 5 9 1.8 0 J. Nance 2 12 6.0 0 S. Harrison 2 16 8.0 0 S. Dunbar 2 80 40.0 1 A. Hampton 2 6 3.0 0 T. DeAngelis 2 23 11.5 1 J. Singletary 2 61 30.5 1 B. Cruz 1 49 49.0 1 L. Harper 1 7 7.0 0

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LA SALLE DEMOLISHES CENTRAL MICHIGAN, 55-17
The Explorers become bowl eligible after the win

Nov. 15, Philadelphia PA – La Salle became bowl eligible after demolishing Central Michigan, 55-17, in a snowing cold night at the McCarthy Stadium. The Explorers virtually finished off the Chippewas before halftime leading at 35-3. The Chippewas were never on the game, this being their 12th and last game and you can tell early on that their minds were set on the coming basketball season.

You cannot let a good guy down, Ryan Radcliff playing his last college game threw 2 quick touchdowns in the 3rd quarter, one to sophomore tight end and future star Titus Davis. Andre Howard, who came in for Jesse Parks early in the 2nd quarter after Parks hurt his wrist while scrambling, replied with one of his own with a short pass to Steven Harrison. Parks, who was MAC’s best offensive player last week, had already 85 yards in 10 rushes before going down.

The Explorer defense has since regrouped and stamped their dominance and with less than a minute added insult to injury with a returned fumble touchdown by Nicholas Lyles after Kevin Banks took Radcliff down hard. Earlier Radcliff was sacked twice, once by Banks and by Andrew Barry, his 6th for the season, then was intercepted by Richard Greer. Draymond West rushed twice to the end zone and sat out the final quarter with 94 yards in 18 carries. The La Salle Explorers will play their season finale at the Scheumann Stadium against Keith Wenning and the Ball State Cardinals on November 24.

Jesse Parks blew the game wide open with a touchdown pass to Justin Nance in the closing minutes of the 1st quarter.

Central Michigan Chippewas at La Salle Explorers
Nov 15, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Central Michigan Chippewas (2-9, 1-7)	0	3	14	0	17
La Salle Explorers (6-5, 5-2)	21	14	0	20	55

Team Stats Comparison
	CMU	LAS
Total Offense	353	514
Rushing Yards	13	289
Passing Yards	340	225
First Downs	15	25
Punt Return Yards	27	38
Kick Return Yards	228	78
Total Yards	608	630
Turnovers	3	1
3rd Down Converstion	5-17	8-18
4th Down Conversion	0-3	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-1-1	7-5-2
Penalties	4-30	8-55
Posession Time	15:27	24:32

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CMU	LAS
5:44	(LAS) TD: West, 13 Yd run (Colbert kick)	0	7
3:28	(LAS) TD: West, 1 Yd run (Colbert kick)	0	14
0:28	(LAS) TD: Nance, 24 Yd pass from Parks (Colbert kick)	0	21
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CMU	LAS
6:39	(LAS) TD: DeAngelis, 12 Yd run (Colbert kick)	0	28
4:25	(CMU) FG: Harman, 31 Yd kick	3	28
0:45	(LAS) TD: Hampton, 13 Yd pass from Howard (Colbert kick)	3	35
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CMU	LAS
6:32	(CMU) TD: Davis, 9 Yd pass from Radcliff (Harman kick)	10	35
3:52	(CMU) TD: Williams, 54 Yd pass from Radcliff (Harman kick)	17	35
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CMU	LAS
9:25	(LAS) FG: Colbert, 35 Yd kick	17	38
6:18	(LAS) TD: Harrison, 8 Yd pass from Howard (Colbert kick)	17	45
3:40	(LAS) FG: Colbert, 33 Yd kick	17	48
0:43	(LAS) TD: Lyles, 33 Yd returned fumble (Colbert kick)	17	55

Central Michigan Chippewas PASSING C/A YDS TD INT R. Radcliff 27-62 340 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Z. Tipton 3 37 4.1 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Fleming 9 84 9.3 0 T. Davis 7 132 18.8 1 Z. Tipton 3 19 6.3 0 J. Kroll 3 30 15.0 0 J. Harris 2 14 7.0 0 C. Williams 2 57 28.5 1 J. McConnell 1 4 4.0 0 A. Rice

La Salle Explorers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Howard 16-33 162 2 0 J. Parks 3-6 63 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. West 18 94 5.2 2 J. Edwards 12 68 5.6 0 J. Parks 10 85 8.5 0 B. Daniel 7 26 3.7 0 J. Nance 2 11 5.5 0 T. DeAngelis 1 12 12.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD S. Dunbar 3 22 7.3 0 D. West 2 9 4.5 0 P. Bates 2 32 16.0 0 J. Singletary 2 10 5.0 0 A. Hampton 2 28 14.0 1 T. DeAngelis 2 49 24.5 0 J. Nance 2 36 13.0 1 S. Harrison 1 8 8.0 1 B. Daniel 1 11 11.0 0 J. Edwards 1 9 9.0 0