TEAMBUILDER MAC DYNASTY: LA SALLE EXPLORERS (NCAA 13)

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MAC (East) Conference Standings - Updated: Sep 30, 21013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Ohio	2-3	.400	1-0	97	114	W2
Buffalo	1-3	.250	1-0	67	95	W1
Miami University	2-3	.400	1-1	138	126	W1
UMass	2-2	.500	0-1	95	122	L2
Kent State	1-4	.200	0-1	77	141	L4
Akron	0-4	.000	0-1	38	153	L4
Bowling Green	0-4	.000	0-1	84	175	L4

MAC (West) Conference Standings - Updated: Sep 30, 21013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Northern Illinois #20	4-0	1000	1-0	147	82	W4
La Salle	3-1	.750	2.0	84	78	W3
Eastern Michigan	3-1	.750	1-0	110	92	W1
Toledo	1-3	.250	1-0	88	96	W1
Ball State	2-2	.500	0-1	97	85	L2
Western Michigan	1-3	.250	0-1	107	112	L2
Central Michigan	1-4	.200	0-1	82	140	L3

NCAA Football Leaders - Updated: Sep 30, 2013
PASS RATING	RTG	RUSHING YARDS	YDS
1. M. McIntosh, NIU	166.55	1. J. Greene, EMU	633
2. T. Van Tubbergan, WMU	156.3	2. B. Blankenship, OHIO	522
3. A. Boucher, MIA U	137.6	3. D. West LAS	374
4. K. Wenning, BALL	123.3	4. T. Durham, KENT	370
5. A. Howard, LAS	118.0	5. J. Chisholm, ZIPS	347
RECEIVING YARDS	YDS	BLOCKING	PCAKE
1. A. Bayer, BGSU	387	1. R. Blanco, LAS	19
2. C. Mussman, WMU	384	2. C. Pollard, LAS	19
3. T. Davis, CMU	354	3. L. Hansen, EMU	14
4. N. Harwell, MIA U	352	4. S. Macleod, EMU	13
5. W. Snead, BALL	333	5. S. Johnson, OHIO	12
KICK RETURNS	YDS	SOLO TACKLES	SOLO
1. B. Oliver, BUF	417	1. D. Polk, KENT	20
2. J. Chisholm, ZIPS	414	2. G. Wallace, MIA U	19
3. Q. Smith, UMASS	336	3. D. Evans, ZIPS	18
4. J. Wilson, CMU	327	4. B. Burris, MIA U	18
5. A. Samuel, BGSU	324	5. D. Durante, NIU	18
SACKS	SACK	INTERCEPTIONS	INT
1. G. Wallace, MIA U	4.5	1. D. Williams, UMASS	3
2. A. Presley, ZIPS	4.0	2. J, Faustin, NIU	3
3. C. Seeman, 23	3.0	3. C. Lammons, BUF	3
4. J. Williamson, CMU	3.0	4. A. Tharpe, UMASS	3
5. M. Pollard, EMU	2.5	5. A. Holmes, ZIPS	2

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LA SALLE DEFENSE EMBARRASES LOUISVILLE AT PAPA JOHN'S
Cardinals get the upset axe at home, 28-38

Oct. 5, Louisville KY - The vaunted La Salle defense was put to a big test against a giant school and it passed beyond expectations. The Explorers stopped the Louisville Cardinals dead on their tracks with a 28-38 victory in front of a disappointed sell-out crowd at Papa John's Stadium.

La Salle forced four turnovers including two interceptions and a 6-yard returned fumble by Jason Lester off Jeremy Wright for a touchdown. Those turnovers pushed its total to eight this season and no# 8 in the country. The defense limited Teddy Bridgwater to a season low 201 yards passing with 45% completion though he kind of made up for it by rushing for 106 yards. Andre Howard, however, was comfortable as the Explorers showed no intimidation from the start. Howard passed for 277 yards with 2 touchdowns, the last one which was a 17-yarder to tight end Keith Levins pulled La Salle away, 35-14, wth 4:38 left. Though Louisville came back with two of its own, the distance was too much for the Cardinals offense to come back.

No intimidation from the start as Draymond West began scoring with this 12-yard touchdown run.

Jason Lester about to return a fumble after a big hit from James Ewing took down Jeremy Wright.

La Salle Explorers at Louisville Cardinals
Oct 5, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
La Salle Explorers (4-1, 2-0)	7	7	7	17	38
Louisville Cardinals (3-2, 0-0)	0	7	7	14	28

Team Stats Comparison
	LAS	LOU
Total Offense	416	376
Rushing Yards	139	175
Passing Yards	277	201
First Downs	18	17
Punt Return Yards	30	24
Kick Return Yards	105	147
Total Yards	551	547
Turnovers	0	4
3rd Down Converstion	5-17	4-11
4th Down Conversion	3-5	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-3-1	3-3-0
Penalties	8-50	6-41
Posession Time	15:58	16:02

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		LAS	LOU
0:17	(LAS) TD: West, 12 Yd run (Veney kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		LAS	LOU
3:47	(LOU) TD: Wright, 20 Yd pass from Bridgewater (Wallace kick)	7	7
0:00	(LAS) TD: Cruz, 30 Yd pass from Howard (Veney kick)	14	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		LAS	LOU
5:39	(LOU) TD: Foster, 3 Yd run (Wallace kick)	14	14
2:44	(LAS) TD: Lester, 6 Yd returned fumble (Veney kick)	21	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		LAS	LOU
6:57	(LAS) TD: Daniel, 1 Yd run (Veney kick)	28	14
4:38	(LAS) TD: Levins, 17 Yd pass from Howard (Veney kick)	35	14
4:22	(LOU) TD: Harris, 70 Yd pass from Bridgewater (Wallace kick)	35	21
1:36	(LOU) TD: Gaines, 22 Yd pass from Foster (Wallace kick)	35	28
0:00	(LAS) FG: Veney, 25 Yd kick	38	28

La Salle Explorers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Howard 25-44 277 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. West 20 27 6.3 1 B. Daniel 8 8 1.0 1 A. Howard 3 2 0.6 0 J. Thibodeaux 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Hampton 5 55 11.0 0 D. West 5 31 6.2 0 T. DeAngelis 4 72 18.0 0 B. Cruz 3 44 14.6 1 K. Levins 3 42 14.0 1 T. Patterson 2 16 8.0 0 D. Carter 2 14 7.0 0 J. Thibodeaux 1 3 3.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Daniel 2 49 24.5 0 T. DeAngelis 2 47 23.5 0 J. Thibideaux 1 9 9.0 0

Louisville Cardinals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Bridgewater 11-24 179 2 2 D. Foster 1-2 22 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Bridgewater 20 106 5.3 0 J. Wright 13 60 4.6 0 D. Foster 2 0 0.0 1 C. Gaines 1 10 10.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Parker 3 30 10.0 0 C. White 3 31 10.3 0 C. Gaines 2 31 15.5 1 J. Wright 1 20 20.0 1 M. Harris 1 70 70.0 1 C. Martin 1 9 9.0 0 D. Copeland 1 10 10.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C. Gaines 4 106 26.5 0 M. Harris 2 41 20.5 0

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LA SALLE MAKES IT 5 STRAIGHT
Chippewas bow out at the end to the Explorers, 21-14

Oct. 12, Mt. Pleasant MI - It has the making of tough battle at the Kelly-Shorts Stadium as diehard Chippewas fans braved the rain but their thoughts of an upset came short. La Salle defeated Central Michigan in the end, 21-14, for its fifth straight victory this season after losing to the UAB Blazers on opening day.

La Salle banked on a late touchdown pass from Andre Howard to Brian Cruz to pull the Explorers up by 2 scores. Cody Kater drove the Central Michigan near the end zone and found tight end Connor Odykirk to get close with time down to 1:32. James Thibodeaux then grabbed possession in the ensuing onside kick to seal the win for the Explorers, who are now 3-0 in MAC-West.

Bryan Daniel stood out the biggest among the Explorers, again in place of starter Draymond West who left the game early in the first with back spasm, rushing for 97 yards in 18 carries with a touchdown. He later consummated a screen play for his second visit to the end zone. But it was Howard, who finished with only 192 passing yards, that had a scintillating 42-yard run late in the fourth. That long red zone scramble set up Cruz for the touchdown. La Salle plays the Ball State Cardinals, 0-2 at the MAC, on October 19 at the McCarthy Field.

Bryan Daniel shines again with his first of two visits to the end zone.

Meanwhile, in the battle of MAC-West heavyweights, Toledo maintained its dominance over Northern Illinois with a masterful 24-19 victory. Terrance Owens had two touchdown passes in the second quarter and the MAC champions Rockets used that big advantage while the Huskies failed to recover. In MAC-East, the Buffalo Bulls remained unbeaten after a comeback triumph over the Kent State Golden Flashes, 21-14. Alex Zordich scrambled and found Patrick Clarke on the end zone with 0:41 for the win.

La Salle Explorers at Central Michigan Chippewas
Oct 12, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
La Salle Explorers 5-1 (3-0)	0	7	7	7	21
Central Michigan Chippewas 1-6 (0-3)	0	0	0	14	14

Team Stats Comparison
	LAS	CMU
Total Offense	357	302
Rushing Yards	165	62
Passing Yards	192	240
First Downs	13	16
Punt Return Yards	45	24
Kick Return Yards	49	93
Total Yards	451	419
Turnovers	2	2
3rd Down Converstion	5-16	7-19
4th Down Conversion	1-3	1-4
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-3-0	3-2-0
Penalties	4-20	3-15
Posession Time	13:47	18:13

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		LAS	CMU
1:10	(LAS) TD: Daniel, 11 Yd run (Veney kick)	7	0
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		LAS	CMU
5:26	(LAS) TD: Daniel, 5 Yd pass from Howard (Veney kick)	14	0
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		LAS	CMU
5:13	(CMU) TD: Williams, 10 Yd pass from Kater (Walker kick)	14	7
4;19	(LAS) TD: Cruz, 10 Yd pass from Howard (Veney kick)	21	7
1:32	(CMU) TD: Odykirk, 12 Yd pass from Kater (Walker kick)	21	14

La Salle Explorers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Howard 15 32 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD B. Daniel 18 97 5.3 1 A. Howard 9 25 2.7 0 D. West 5 28 5.6 0 R. Bolen 3 14 4.6 0 L. Meyers 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Hampton 3 42 14.0 0 D. Carter 3 85 28.3 0 S. Harrison 2 24 12.0 0 B. Cruz 2 13 6.5 1 B. Daniel 2 1 0.5 1 T. Patterson 1 4 4.0 0 R. Bolen 1 1 1.0 0 K. Levins 1 22 22.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK A. Hampton 5 0 R. Blanco 3 1 C. Pollard 3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD L. Dudley 12 0.0 0 0 C. McClain 8 0.0 0 0 J. Sanders 7 0.0 0 0 J. Slaughter 3 0.0 1 0 K. Weber 1 1.0 0 0 M. Salas 1 1.0 0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Daniel 1 16 16.0 0 J. Thibodeaux 1 12 12.0 0 B. Cruz 1 21 21.0 0

Central Michigan Chippewas PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Kater 23-46 240 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Z. Tipton 24 68 2.8 0 A. Garland 2 12 6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Kroll 6 88 14.6 0 J. McConnell 5 53 10.6 0 C. Williams 4 29 7.2 1 C. Southworth 3 27 9.0 0 J. Fleming 2 14 7.0 0 T. Lombardo 2 17 8.5 0 C. Odykirk 1 12 12.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK A. Philips 6 0 J. Fleming 5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD A. Cunningham 10 0.0 1 0 T. Hamilton 7 0.0 0 0 D. Nalor 5 0.0 0 0 N. Mason 4 1.0 0 0 C. Lopez 1 1.0 0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Wilson 2 53 26.5 0 C. Williams 2 40 20.0 0

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WEEK 8, 2013

BACK TO THE LION'S DEN
La Salle shifts focus to Ball State

Matchup Preview *|* October 19, 2013
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Ball State Cardinals 2-4 (0-2), 1-3 Away		La Salle Explorers 5-1 (3-0) 2-1 Home
Offensive Stats Comparison 322.1 Total Offensive Yards 382.3 195.6 Passing Yards 209.5 126.5 Rushing Yards 172.8 18.3 Points Per Game 23.8 9 Passing TD 9 5 Rushing TD 8 108 First Downs 104 18 Red Zone Attempts 24 12-3 Red Zone TD-FG 14-6 83% Red Zone Percentage 83% Defensive Stats Comparison 426.1 Total Yards Allowed 354.5 214.1 Passing Yards Allowed 225.8 212.0 Rushing Yards Allowed 128.6 168 Points Allowed 120 17 Sacks 10 2 Fumble Recoveries 5 4 Interceptions 6 28.0 Points Per Game 20.0 23 Red Zone Attempts 21 12-6 Red Zone TD-FG 12-5 78% Red Zone Percentage 80% Injury Report D. Raffin, C Foot fracture, Out for season J. Smith, WR Strained knee, 5 weeks

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This dynasty is still looking good!
Congrats on beating Louisville, btw. Good job taking down the Cards.

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LA SALLE DOWNS BALL STATE, IMPROVES WIN STREAK TO 6
West's 220 lifts Explorers over Cardinals, 23-10

Oct. 18, Philadelphia PA - Draymond West was unstoppable and the La Salle Explorers zoomed to their sixth consecutive victory. The Explorers improved to 6-1 this season at the expense of a hapless Ball State squad. The capacity crowd at the McCarthy Field was expecting a showdown between MAC's two premier running backs. They were delighted at the West spectacle, 220 yards in 34 carries with one touchdown.

Jahwan Edwards was hurt early and Keith Wenning took the cudgels for the Cadinals but was ineffective as the La Salle defense contained the star quarterback for three quarters. By the time Wenning dove Jack Tomlinson to the end zone with 5:35 remaining, La Salle was way ahead. Andre Howard had his own with a screen pass play to score West on the second quarter but was sacked thrice and intercepted once.

Draymond West gets help on this screen play enroute to a touchdown.

La Salle' next game promises to be a humdinger as the Explorers travel to DeKalb IL to meet the Northern Illinois Huskies at the Huskie Stadium on October 26. The Huskies came back after losing to the Toledo Rockets and routed the Western Michigan Broncos at the Waldo Stadium, 42-21, for a 5-2 record.

Meanwhile position requirement for a wide receiver was finally filled with the names of Tyrone Anderson, 6'0 from Tiffin OH, and Chris Johnson, 6'1 from Newark NJ. Both Anderson and Johnson were at the stands at the McCarthy Field as visitors, however speedy hopeful Kevin Lester of Pikeville KY remains uncommitted.

Ball State Cardinals at La Salle Explorers
Oct 19, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Ball State Cardinals (2-5)	0	0	3	7	10
La Salle Explorers (6-1)	6	14	0	3	23

Team Stats Comparison
	BALL	LAS
Total Offense	342	478
Rushing Yards	57	208
Passing Yards	285	270
First Downs	13	23
Punt Return Yards	9	21
Kick Return Yards	91	38
Total Yards	442	537
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Converstion	4-14	6-17
4th Down Conversion	1-3	1-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-0-1	7-1-3
Penalties	10-84	9-54
Posession Time	12:54	19:04

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		BALL	LAS
4:54	(LAS) FG: Veney, 18 Yd kick	0	3
0:42	(LAS) FG: Veney, 29 Yd kick	0	6
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		BALL	LAS
4:15	(LAS) TD: West, 9 Yd run (Veney kick)	0	13
2:18	(LAS) TD: West, 34 Yd pass from Howard (Veney kick)	0	20
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		BALL	LAS
4:12	(BALL) FG: Cummings, 25 Yd kick	3	20
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		BALL	LAS
6:16	(LAS) FG: Veney, 28 Yd kick	3	23
5:35	(BALL) TD: Tomlinson, 67 Yd pass from Wenning (Cummings kick)	10	23

Ball State Cardinals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT K. Wenning 25-50 285 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Edwards 7 52 7.4 0 B. Scott 4 2 0.5 0 K. Noel 1 2 2.0 0 J. Tomlinson 1 5 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD W. Snead 7 76 10.8 0 J. Tomlinson 6 102 17.0 1 D. Orr 5 56 11.2 0 J. Edwards 2 12 6.0 0 C. Ryan 2 16 18.0 0 Z. Fakes 1 8 8.0 0 B. Scott 1 3 3.0 0 K. Noel 1 12 12.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD B. Jones 12 0.0 0 0 A. Bailey 12 0.0 0 0 C. Calloway 10 0.0 0 0 N. MIles 4 1.0 0 0 N. Ollie 2 1.0 0 0 D. Smith 1 1.0 0 0 C. Pauling 0 0.0 1 0

La Salle Explorers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Howard 19-33 270 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. West 34 220 6.4 1 B. Daniel 2 18 9.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Hamoton 4 30 7.5 0 D. West 4 57 14.2 1 T. Patterson 3 67 22.3 0 D. Carter 3 42 14.0 0 T. DeAngelis 2 50 25.0 0 B. Daniel 1 3 3.0 0 K. Levins 1 4 4.0 0 S. Harrison 1 17 17.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD W. Justice 10 0.0 0 0 J. Sanders 5 0.0 0 0 M. Taylor 5 0.0 0 0 N. Lyles 2 1.0 0 0 M. Grant 1 1.0 0 0

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MAC (West) Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 19, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
La Salle	6-1	.850	4-0	166	130	W6
Toledo	3-4	.420	3-1	156	150	W2
Northern Illinois	5-2	.710	2-2	221	155	W1
Western Michigan	3-4	.420	2-2	186	201	L1
Eastern Michigan	4-3	.570	2-2	197	186	L2
Ball State	2-5	.280	0-3	120	191	L5
Central Michigan	1-6	.140	0-3	121	189	L5

MAC (East) Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 19, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Ohio	5-3	.620	4-0	207	147	W5
Buffalo	4-3	.570	4-0	143	143	W4
Miami University	3-5	.370	2-2	209	219	L1
U Massachusetts	4-3	.570	2-2	151	181	W1
Bowling Green	1-5	.160	1-2	129	224	L1
Kent State	1-7	.120	0-4	116	196	L7
Akron	0-7	.000	0-3	80	284	L7

The front line both defense and offense has been the key to La Salle's success at this point.

MAC Football Leaders - Updated: Oct 19, 2013
PASSING YARDS	YDS	RUSHING YARDS	YDS
1. A. Boucher, MIA U	1750	1. J. Greene, EMU	1113
2. C. Kater, CMU	1556	2. B. Blankenship, OHIO	968
3. A. Howard, LAS	1527	3. A. Daniels, NIU	793
4. M. Schilz, BGSU	1463	4. D. West, LAS	749
5. T. Owens, TOL	1423	5. S. Bedell, UMASS	655
RECEIVING YARDS	YDS	BLOCKING	PCAKE
1. A. Bayer, BGSU	598	1. R. Blanco, LAS	33
2. D. Foster, OHIO	535	2. C. Pollard. LAS	28
3. B. Reedy, TOL	506	3. A. Hampton, LAS	26
4. W. Snead, BALL	470	4. S. Macleod, EMU	24
5. C. Mussman, WMU	446	5. L. Hansen, EMU	23
FIELD GOALS MADE	FGM	TOTAL TACKLES	TACK
1. R. Stein, ZIPS	15	1. G. Wallace, MIA U	59
2. M. Kyysinski, MIA U	11	2. D. Evans, ZIPS	58
3. J. Walker, CMU	10	3. W. Justice, LAS	57
4. N. Hill, KENT	10	4. T. Ishmael, WMU	53
5. M. Sims, NIU	9	5. J. March, ZIPS	52
SACKS	SACK	INTERCEPTIONS	INT
1. G. Wallace, MIA U	5.5	1. D. Nunley, MIA U	6
2. N. Lyles, LAS	4.0	2. A. Tharpe, UMASS	5
3. N. Ollie, BALL	4.0	3. C. Lammons, BUF	3
4. K. Weber, LAS	4.0	4. A. Cunningham, CMU	3
5. A. Presley, ZIPS	4.0	5. J. Faustin, NIU	3

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WEEK 9, 2013

CAN THEY BE BEAT?
Will the Huskies defense stop the Explorers

Matchup Preview *|* October 26, 2013
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La Salle Explorers (6-1, 3-1 Away)		Northern Illinois Huskies (5-2, 4-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 3449 Total Yards 3349 395.4 Total Offensive Yards 359.9 218.1 Passing Yards 146.5 118.4 Rushing Yards 143.2 23.7 Points Per Game 31.5 10 Passing TD 8 9 Rushing TD 18 127 First Downs 143 31 Red Zone Attempts 31 35-9 Red Zone TD-FG 19-6 77% Red Zone Percentage 80% Defensive Stats Comparison 352.7 Total Yards Allowed 298.1 234.2 Passing Yards Allowed 154.8 118.4 Rushing Yards Allowed 143.2 130 Points Allowed 155 18.5 Points Per Game 22.1 12 Sacks 15 6 Fumble Recoveries 6 6 Interceptions 8 23 Red Zone Attempts 20 12-6 Red Zone TD-FG 12-2 78% Red Zone Percentage 70% Injury Report T. Pitt, LG Strained knee, Probable J. Lynch, QB Broken wrist, Out for Season