9/21/2023 10:00:00 AM
GAME NOTES (PDF) | SCHEDULE PAGE (LIVE STATS, LIVE VIDEO, AUDIO)
MOREHEAD, Ky. —
Morehead State Soccer is about for its Pioneer League debut Saturday because the Eagles fly up north to face St. Thomas. Kick-off on St. Paul, Minnesota’s far west facet is about for two p.m. ET
The sport could be heard on the Eagle Sports activities Radio Community with WIVES-96.3 FM serving as flagship station. Chuck Mraz and Jason Blanton present the radio name. Followers also can hear it on MSUEagles.com, WGOH-100.9 FM/1370 AM and WMST-106.9 FM/1150 AM. The sport will stream reside on Midco Sports activities Plus (subscription required).
The Eagles enterprise to the Land of 10,000 (seemingly nearer to 100,000) lakes for a first-ever assembly with latest Pioneer League foe St. Thomas. The Tommies joined the league final season however weren’t on the Eagles’ schedule for 2022.
THE SERIES
File vs. St. Thomas: 0-0
First Assembly: 9/23/23
Final Assembly: Similar
Eagles’ File vs. UST in Morehead: 0-0
Eagles’ File vs. UST in St. Paul, Minn.: 0-0
Streak: N/A
GAME NOTES
• After two video games (and three weeks into the season), MSU ranks tenth within the nation in FCS in fewest penalties. The Eagles have solely been caught with 9 penalties to this point.
• Quarterback Carter Cravens earned the PFL’s first Offensive Participant of the Week honor for 2023. Cravens accomplished 21 passes for 236 yards and three touchdowns in his first profession begin and in addition rushed for a team-high 82 yards towards West Virginia State.
• Junior kicker Nathan Hazlett is on the Fred Mitchell Award preseason watch record for the second consecutive season. The Award is offered yearly to the nation’s prime place-kicker in FCS, Division II, Division III, NAIA and NJCAA for excellence on the soccer subject and locally. Hazlett is an ideal 4-of-4 on subject targets with 5 PATs. He was 3-of-3 on subject targets at Mercer.
• Morehead State leads the PFL and ranks fifth amongst all FCS groups in time of possession, at 35:43 per recreation. The primary quarter has been significantly fruitful, the place the Eagles held the possession for greater than 11 minutes towards WVSU and 12 minutes at Mercer.
• With 266.0 yards per recreation, quarterback Carter Cravens ranks twenty first nationally in complete offense. Whereas averaging 211 passing per outing, Cravens additionally leads the speeding assault with 54.5 yards per recreation.
• Receivers Kyle Daly and Ryan Up each caught TD passes at Mercer. Each co-lead the offense with eight catches, with two of Upp’s in the long run zone. Isaiah Davis leads the receivers in yards per catch. He has simply three catches however averages 19.3 on these balls.
• Defensive again Cooper Krezek comes into the sport with 13 solo stops in 2023 amongst his 14 tackles. Kezek has accomplished nearly the whole lot nicely on protection in his profession, with 229 profession tackles, 15.5 TFLs, 16 go break ups and three blocked kicks.
• Working again Caleb Ramseur leads the PFL in kickoff returns. The junior school switch averages 24.1 per return, which ranks nineteenth amongst all FCS return males.
• Linebacker Jahleel Holmes is the Eagles’ main tackler, with 17 stops on the season. In his 4 seasons, Holmes now has 128 profession tackles.
• MSU’s season captains are Nathan Hazlett, James Louis and Cooper Krezek.
• Morehead State has 50+ new gamers on the roster for 2023.
• Junior working again James Louis and junior defensive again Cooper Krezek had been honored on the official preseason All-Pioneer Soccer League group.
