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Football John Potter, Media Relations Assistant

[PREVIEW] Senior Day finale against Central Washington

Eleven seniors play for final time at Hansen Stadium

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MEDIA INFORMATION
Date Sat., Nov. 16 | 6 p.m. MT
Location Sark Arslanian Field at Hansen Stadium (5,000) | St. George, UT
TV CEC-Television
Radio ESPN SportsRadio 106.1 FM
Online Audio/Video Dixie State All-Access
Live Stats DSU Live Stats
Ticket Info Purchase Tickets
Game Notes Dixie State Notes 
Twitter @DixieAthletics #DixieFB
DIXIE STATE - CWU SERIES
Series Central Washington leads, 10-1
At DSU Central Washington leads, 4-1
At CWU Central Washington leads, 5-0
First Meeting Aug. 30, 2006 - Central Washington, 44-38 (OT)
Last Meeting Oct. 12, 2013 - Central Washington, 27-24
DIXIE STATE RED STORM
Record 4-6, 4-5 GNAC
Ranking NR
Last Game Nov. 9, 2013 (lost at Azusa Pacific, 23-20)
Head Coach Scott Brumfield (Brigham Young, 1992)
Career: 10-32 (4th season)
DSU Record: Same
CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILDCATS
Record 6-4, 6-3 GNAC
Ranking NR
Last Game Nov. 9, 2013 (lost at Western Oregon, 32-26)
Head Coach John Picha (CWU, 1993)
Career: 6-4 (1st year)
CWU Record: Same


SENIOR DAY CLOSES OUT 2013 DIXIE STATE SEASON
Dixie State celebrates the football careers of 11 outstanding student-athletes this Saturday at Hansen Stadium, Nov. 16. At Sark Arlslanaia Field, the Red Storm of Dixie State battle Central Washington in the final GNAC meeting of the year. Saturday's game will kick at 6:30 p.m. Mountain with radio coverage on ESPN SportsRadio 106.1 FM with John Potter, Devin Dixon and Patrick Blake calling the action. Television on the Community Education Channel (Baja, channel 22) wil lbe covered by Ryan Forsey and Justin Forman.

THE SENIORS
Joe Don Duncan (Corona, CA/Notre Dame)
Jake Duncan (Corona, CA/Notre Dame)
Tim Ehinger (Torrance, CA/West Torrance)
Mitch Frei (Santa Clara, UT/Snow Canyon)
Sean Gibson (Herriman, UT/Riverton)
Nick Largent (Escalon, CA/Escalon)
Jordan Loo (Saint George, UT/Pine View)
Matt Porrazzo (Rescue, CA/Ponderosa)
Griff Robles (Spanish Fork, UT/Spanish Fork)
Xavier Smith (Moreno Valley, CA/Rancho Verde)
Kevin Speer (Tracy, CA/Tracy)

RED STORM VS. THE WILDCATS
Until the 2012 season, the all-time series had been entirely one-sided in favor of the Wildcats. The first eight meetings ended with CWU in the win column. Only three of those meetings saw final margin of CWU victory less than 10 points. The Red Storm got their only win in the series last year – a 29-21 win at Hansen Stadium on Oct. 6. Central got back on board winning the earlier meeting, as described below. The Wildcats lead the overall series 10-1.

LAST MEETING WITH CWU
Jesse Zalk scored the tying touchdown on a seven-yard reception with 2:28 left, then set up a 44-yard game-winning field goal by Sean McDonald with a 26-yard catch to the Dixie 29 with 14 seconds remaining as Central Washington rallied from a 17-3 halftime deficit to edge Dixie State, 27-24. CWU won despite being outgained by the Red Storm 479 to 341.

BOOTED AT THE BUZZER, AGAIN.
Jamie Cacciatore kicked a 25-yard field goal as time expired to give the Cougars a 23-20 win and their first GNAC football title in their second year in the conference. The winning drive came right after Dixie had tied the game with 1:51 remaining on a 44-yard pass from Griff Robles (Spanish Fork, UT/Spanish Fork) to Joel Davis (Natchez, MS/Natchez) ... Dixie never touched the ball again as Azusa Pacific drove 52 yards to APU's seven in seven plays.  Running back Terrell Watson who rushed for 123 yards on 28 carries had consecutive runs of 10, five, minus 4 and 12 prior to the game-winning three-pointer.  On his final carry, Watson broke the GNAC single-season rushing record increasing his season total to 1,582 ... Earlier in the quarter, Watson scored on a five-yard run to tie the game at 13-13 and equal the GNAC single-season record for most rushing touchdowns of 18 ... The Cougars then went ahead 20-13 on a three-yard run by Ronald Douglas with 2:39 remaining. Stewart had a career-high 271 passing yards, completing 23 of 34 without an interception. Robles had 337 yards in total offense, 74 rushing on 17 carries and 263 passing (19-32-3), recording his eighth consecutive 300-yard total offense game.  That is twice as many as anyone else in GNAC history.  The previous record was four by Mike Reilly of Central Washington in 2008.  Mitch Frei (Santa Clara, UT/Snow Canyon) was Robles' top receiver catching six for 86 yards.  Joe Don Duncan (Corona, CA/Notre Dame) had five for 45 yards ... Defensive back Justin Ence (St. George, UT/Pine View) led Dixie in tackles with 12. Linebacker Jake Duncan (Corona, CA/Notre Dame) had nine.

NOTABLES FROM THE APU GAME:
•     Griff Robles (Spanish Fork, UT/Spanish Fork) was picked three times - his third highest total in a single game. He was intercepted four
    times twice in 2013 (Adams State, Azusa Pacific)
•     Justin Ence (St. George, UT/Pine View) set a career-high with 12 tackles
•     Mitch Frei (Santa Clara, UT/Snow Canyon) has the longest current streak of catching a TD in five straight games. The longest streak
    is six games from Joe Don Duncan (Corona, CA/Notre Dame) in weeks 1-6.

A WIN BY DIXIE STATE WOULD...
•     Be the first win on Senior Day at home since 2010 - an 18-15 win over Simon Fraser (Oct. 23)
•     Put the Storm at a .500 league record for the first time
•     Be the 3rd win in the month of November since the NCAA D-II transition in 2006; DSU is 2-12 in     
    November games

GNAC RED LION PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:
Offense – Terrell Watson, Azusa Pacific (RB, 6-2, 230, Jr., Oxnard, CA) and Ryan Bergman, Western Oregon (QB, 6-2, 175, Jr., Issaquah, WA)
Defense – Casey Chin, Simon Fraser (LB, 5-10, 214, Sr., Port Moody, BC – New Westminster)
Special Teams – Chase Krivashei, Humboldt State (WR/KR, 5-9, 165, Fr., Corona, CA - Centennial)
Honorable Mention – Sean Barber, Azusa Pacific; Jamie Cacciatore, Alaska Anchorage; Chris Tolbert, Simon Fraser; AJ Hull, Western Oregon.

GNAC NATIONAL RANKINGS:
Passing Offense – 16. Dixie State 314.8; 27. Western Oregon 290.5.  Total Defense – 22. Central Washington 319.1.  Rushing Defense – 12. Central Washington 95.7.   Passing Efficiency Defense – 24. Central Washington 110.0.  Scoring Defense – 14. Central Washington 17.3.  Kickoff Returns – 19. Central Washington 24.0; 27. Simon Fraser 23.2.  Punt Returns – 2. Simon Fraser 18.9.    Pass Sacks – 29. Central Washington 2.70. Punt Return Defense – 12. Central Washington 2.86.  
Individual: All-Purpose – 23. Chase Krivashei, HSU, 159.3. Rushing – 28. Jordan Todd, CWU, 109.6.  Passing – 12. Griff Robles (Spanish Fork, UT/Spanish Fork), DSU, 298.8; 19. Ryan Bergman, WOU, 288.9  Total Offense – 4. Griff Robles (Spanish Fork, UT/Spanish Fork), DSU, 371.3.  Receptions – 8. Chase Krivashei, HSU, 8.6; 17. JD Duncan, DSU, 7.1.  Receiving Yards – 21. JD Duncan, DSU, 104.5. Punt Returns – 20. Isaiah Davis, CWU, 13.3. Kickoff Returns – 7. Jesse Zalk, CWU, 31.1. Field Goals – 18. Matt Bruder, HSU, 1.2; 21. Chad Heerspink, SFU, 1.1.  Interceptions – 6. Isaiah Davis, CWU, 0.6.  Total Tackles – 7. Casey Chinn, SFU, 12.2. Solo Tackles – 7. Casey Chin, SFU, 6.8.  Forced Fumbles – 9. Kraig Akins, WOU, 0.4; 17. Keenan North, SFU, 0.33.  Fumbles Recovered – 8. Mitchell Barnett, SFU, 0.33. Passes Defended – 20. Isaiah Davis, CWU, 1.4.  

INDIVIDUAL STELLAR GAMES:
100-Yard Rushing Games: 8 – Terrell Watson, APU. 6 – Jordan Todd, CWU.  5 - Chris Tolbert, SFU. 3 – Griff Robles (Spanish Fork, UT/Spanish Fork), DSU; Joe Harris, WOU; Myles Burton (Berkeley, CA/Rodriguez), DSU.  1 – Devauntee Hoffman, WOU; Kyle Morris, HSU; Jamarie Sanders, HSU; Joe Harris, WOU.
200-Yard Passing Games: 10 – Griff Robles (Spanish Fork, UT/Spanish Fork), DSU.  8 – Ryan Bergman, WOU. 6 - Ryan Stanford, SFU. 5 - Kyle Morris, HSU. 1 – Spencer Phillips, HSU; Casey Mintz, HSU; Jake Nelson, CWU; Dasmen Stewart, APU.
300-Yard Passing Games: 4 – Griff Robles (Spanish Fork, UT/Spanish Fork), DSU. 3 – Ryan Bergman, WOU. 1 – Kyle Morris, HSU; Ryan Stanford, SFU; Casey Mintz, HSU.
300-Yard Total Offense Games: 8 – *Griff Robles (Spanish Fork, UT/Spanish Fork), DSU.  4 – Ryan Bergman, WOU. 2 – Kyle Morris, HSU; 1 – Ryan Stanford, SFU; Casey Mintz, HSU; Terrell Watson, APU.  *Ties GNAC single-season record.
100-Yard Receiving Games: 5 - Joe Don Duncan (Corona, CA/Notre Dame), DSU. 4 - Mitch Frei (Santa Clara, UT/Snow Canyon), DSU. 3 - Kelechi Nwadibia, HSU; Tyrell Williams, WOU;  Chase Krivashei, HSU. 2 - Lemar Durant, SFU. 1 - Michael Reeve, WOU; Jesse Zalk, CWU; Robert Borcky, SFU; Lucas Gonsalves, WOU; Antoinne Wafer, WOU; Dustin Hurd, WOU.

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