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SATURDAY: It's homecoming for the University of Mary as the Marauders return to play in front of the home crowd for the second time this season. U-Mary will host another talented Winona State University Warriors team on Saturday, September 22, in Bismarck, ND. Game time is set for 2:30 PM at the Community Bowl.

THE RECORDS: U-Mary is 3-0 overall and in the Northern Sun. WSU is 2-1 overall and in the NSIC.

LAST GAME: The Marauders scored 26 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to rally for a 43-24 win at Southwest Minnesota State University... The Warriors claimed a 42-32 home win over Northern State.

LAST YEAR: U-Mary finished 5-6 overall, 4-6 in the NSIC and 3-3 in the NSIC North… WSU finished 2011 7-4 overall and 7-3 in the NSIC.

“CATCH THE SPIRIT”! This is homecoming week at the University of Mary.
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MARAUDERS FOOTBALL IS ON THE RADIO! If you can't be at Saturday's game, there are several other ways to follow the Marauders. Rick Anthony and Jeff Groseclose will broadcast the game on KFYR 550 AM. The game is also streamed online at www.kfyr.com.
 
VIDEO STREAMING: Free video streaming of Marauders home and Northern Sun games is available at http://umary.nmtvsports.com/ or http://nmtvsports.com.
 
LIVE STATS: Live stats for this Saturday's game are available online at www.SMSUmustangs.com
 
MARAUDERS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: Every Sunday, catch highlights of home and away games on Marauders Weekly. Originating from KFYR-TV in Bismarck, ND, the 30-minute Marauders Weekly will air Sunday nights at 10:35 PM following The Night Report across the NBC North Dakota Sports Network (KFYR-TV, KMOT-TV in Minot, KUMV-TV in Williston, and KQCD-TV in Dickinson). Hosted by Scott Westerberg, Marauders Weekly can also be viewed online at www.kfyrtv.com/video_marauders.asp.
 
MYRON SCHULZ SHOW: Each Wednesday morning at 9 AM during the football season, Marauders head coach Myron Schulz appears on the “Marauders Midweek Power Hour” with Rick Anthony on ESPN 710 AM. It can be heard live online at www.espn710am.com.
 
TICKETS: Game tickets for Marauders home games are available at the door. Adult tickets are $8 while seniors, college students and youth 18 years old and younger are $4. U-Mary students with their M-card and children 5 and under are free.
 
THE MARAUDERS-WARRIORS SERIES/LAST MEETING: After narrowly nudging the Marauders last season, the Warriors hold a 2-1 edge in the series… 2007: Winona State won the first meeting between the two schools 32-27 at home. Two touchdowns by Bayland Rippenkroeger gave the Marauders a 14-12 lead but 10 straight Winona State points pushed the Warriors to an insurmountable lead. The Marauders held a 470-425 edge in yardage and a 20-16 advantage in first downs. Rippenkroeger ran for 102 yards and two scores and Mike Williams caught nine passes for 190 yards and two TDs. Blair Sandy threw for 344 yards. Peters caught five balls for 179 yards plus the two scores for WSU. Drew Aber threw for three TDs and 256 yards... 2010: Craig Bagnell passed for 251 yards and Jamal Lomax set the U-Mary career rushing record, but it took a blocked 43 yard field goal attempt on the final play of the game by John Oyloe for the Marauders to secure a 21-19 win at Winona State University and knock the Warriors out of post-season contention. Down early, the Marauders would score 21 straight points on touchdowns by Tyler Steffan, Terry Newsome and Bo Cole for a 21-7 U-Mary lead. WSU would score two touchdowns but couldn't convert its extra point attempts. The Warriors held a 26-19 advantage in first downs and a 449-369 advantage in yards but the Marauders forced the only two turnovers of the day… 2011: In a shootout featuring 971 yards of offense, the Warriors scored the winning touchdown with 51 seconds left in the game on a Rayon Simmons 1-yard run. Simmons finished with 203 yards rushing and scored four times. Down 14-0 early, the Marauders had taken a 43-39 lead on a Craig Bagnell to Tyler Steffan 5-yard scoring pass, the third time in the game the duo had connected for a touchdown strike. Steffan finished with eight catches for 100 yards. Bagnell threw for 372 yards and four scores. Josh Murray ran for 132 yards and one TD. U-Mary turnovers contributed to 17 points for the Warriors.

PAST MARAUDERS-WARRIORS MEETINGS
2007     WSU 32             U-Mary 27             Winona, MN
2010     U-Mary 21            WSU 19             Winona, MN
2011     WSU 46                U-Mary 43             Bismarck, ND

QUICK LOOK AT THE WINONA STATE WARRIORS: Consistently one of the top contending teams in the Northern Sun, Winona State is led by RB Rayon Simmons, who needs just 47 yards to set the Warriors all-time career rushing record. After cracking 1,000 yards in each of the last two seasons, Simmons sits at 3,817 career yards. The senior has cracked the century mark in a game 16 times with the Warriors winning 15. Strong up front, the Warriors have two juniors, Richard Lilla and Cory Christianson, have started since they were freshman. QB John Teigland throws to an experienced group of receivers as five returners caught at least 10 passes last year. Defensively, the Warriors return five players that earned postseason honors in 2012, led by Ryan Gerts, the league's defensive newcomer of the year last season. Through three games the Warriors are 22nd in the nation in pass defense, allowing 150 yards per game. Head coach Tom Sawyer is in his 17th season at Winona State and the Warriors have posted 15 straight winning seasons.

LAST WEEK: Down by a touchdown after three quarters, the Marauders exploded for 26 points in the final period of football at Southwest Minnesota State. Nick Jolliffee caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Craig Bagnell to even the score at 24-24. After the defense forced a 3-and-out by the Mustangs, the Marauders took over at their own 41. Four plays later in his first action of the season, Dariouse Gravely found a seam on the left side and burst 44 yards for the go-ahead touchdown. He finished the day with 150 yards rushing. U-Mary extended its lead when Bryan Sandy hauled in a six yard touchdown with 4:16 remaining. An interception by Craig Jeffrey sealed the win for the Marauders. His return to the SMSU 11 yard line set up a nine yard Evan Gross touchdown run with 2:53 in the game. Bagnell threw for 199 yards and three scores. He also ran for U-Mary's opening touchdown of the day. Three different players caught touchdowns. Gross ran for 74 yards. After running the ball for a combined 20 yards in the first two games, the Marauders generated 229 yards against the Mustangs.  Defensively U-Mary held SMSU to 345 yards. Grant Singer led the way with 11 tackles and 1.5 sacks. SMSU QB Tyler Peschong was 13-of-29 for 225 yards, three TDs and one inerception. Warrent Matthews totaled 79 yards rushing and 87 receiving.

THREE: This is the first time the Marauders have opened a season with three straight wins since string four consecutive victories together to start the 2005 season. That was the final season before beginning NCAA play in 2006.

150: Back in the lineup for the first time this season, Dariouse Gravely ran for 150 yards on 26 carries. He scored the game-winning touchdown on a 44 yard sprint in the fourth quarter. The total is a career high for Gravely, who's previous best was 108 yards at Minnesota Crookston last season.

20 TO 229: In the first two games of the season the Marauders combined for 20 yards rushing. U-Mary increased its season total by more than ten-fold at Southwest Minnesota State, gashing the Mustangs defense for 229 yards rushing. After missing the first two games of the season Dariouse Gravely ran for 150 yards. Evan Gross added 74. Both scored touchdowns.

BAGNELL MOVES INTO 2ND IN CAREER PASSING YARDAGE: Craig Bagnell passed Marauders Hall of Game quarterback Tim Garcia to move into second place on the Marauders all-time career passing yardage chart. He is just the third U-Mary quarterback to pass for 5,000 yards in a career. Bagnell is currently at 5,267 yards. Chris Schwab, another Marauders Hall of Famer, is the school's career record-holder with 7,786 passing yards between 1996-99. Garcia threw for 5,154 yards in two seasons (2002-03).

Name                                                Comp.            Att.        Yards        %        TD        INT
Chris Schwab (1996-99)    607            1136        7786        54        73            33
Craig Bagnell (2010-  )        374                643        5267        65        41            15
Tim Garcia (2002-03)            374                  609        5154        62        58            11
Paul Cronin (1994-95)            360                  680        4970        53        55            15
Blair Sandy (2003-07)            376                694        4451        54        38            18

CRAIG BAGNELL 300 YARD PASSING GAMES
409 yards vs. Augustana (9.8.12)
403 yards at Southwest Minnesota State (9.10.11)
372 yards vs. Winona State (11.5.2011)
359 yards at Concordia University (9.1.12)
319 yards at MSU Moorhead (10.29.11)
315 yards vs. Bemidji State (10.22.11)
BAGNELL BITES: U-Mary junior QB Craig Bagnell leads the NSIC in passing yards per game (322.3), touchdown passes (11), and total offense (327.3). He is third in pass efficiency (152.9)... In NCAA rankings, the Marauders team captain is 11th in passing yards, 15th in total offense and 28th in passing efficiency... In career numbers among active players, Bagnell is 9th in pass efficiency and 16th in both total passing yards and touchdown passes.   
STEFFAN CLIMBS THE CHARTS: All-American WR Tyler Steffan is climbing up the career record charts for the Marauders. After setting a single-season touchdown reception record last season after pulling in 17 scoring strike, Steffan is second all-time at U-Mary in touchdown receptions (25), fourth in receptions (128), third in receiving yardage (2,105) and fifth in career touchdowns (25).

ALL-TIME MARAUDERS CAREER LISTS
Receptions                                                Receiving Yards
Seth Meier (1996-99)                191        Jake Pfau (2001-04)                2682
Jake Pfau (2001-04)                161        Seth Meier (1996-99)                2421
Neil MacDonald (1995-96)    132        Tyler Steffan (2009-  )             2105
Tyler Steffan (2009- )            128        Neil MacDannald(1995-96)    2020
Chris Buchholtz (1990-93)    114        Chris Buchholtz (1990-93)    1857
    
Touchdowns                                                Receiving Touchdowns
Bobby Wagner (1992-93)        37        Jake Pfau (2001-04)                34
Jake Pfau (2001-04)                    34        Tyler Steffan (2009- )            25
Brian Kimball (1998-2001)        30        Seth Meier (1996-1999)        23
Jamal Lomax (2007-10)            30
AJ Street (1999-2000)                25
Tyler Steffan (2009-  )                25
Chris Buchholtz (1990-93)        24
25: Marauders football is in its 25th season. The first varsity season for U-Mary was played in 1988 and the team went 2-7. In its first 24 seasons, the Marauders have a combined record of 161-89-1, posted 16 winning seasons, advanced to national playoffs 10 times and claimed six conference titles.

26: The 26 points U-Mary scored in the fourth quarter against Southwest Minnesota State is the best single period output since posting 31 at MSU Moorhead in the third quarter last October.

26: The 26 points U-Mary scored in the fourth quarter against SMSU is the most the Marauders have posted in the fourth quarter since beginning NCAA play in 2006. The previous high was 21 against Minnesota Duluth in October 2011.

CLOSEOUT: This is the fourth and final week the Marauders will play a team from the NSIC South Division. After facing Winona State, U-Mary will play its remaining seven games against all seven members of the NSIC North Division.

MARAUDERS HALL OF FAME: WR Jake Pfau, the Marauders all-time record holder for career touchdown receptions and reception yardage, was inducted into the Marauders Hall of Fame Friday. Pfau (2001-04) was a two-time All-American and earned a spot on an NAIA Team of the Dacades for the 2000s. He becomes the 12th U-Mary football player inducted. Toby Schweitzer ('96), Jason Arenz ('98), Shane Walth ('99), Steve Clooten ('01), Bobby Wagner ('02), Jon Ahneman ('03), Eric Volk ('04), Chris Schwab ('06), Paul Cronin ('09), Tim Garcia ('09), Neil MacDannald ('09), Jake Pfau ('12).

SEEING RED: The Marauders red zone offense is fourth in the NSIC through three weeks, scoring 13-of-14 times after reaching the opponent's 20 yard line, including 10 touchdowns. U-Mary is third in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score 7-of-11 times, including just four touchdowns.

MY BALL: In three games the Marauders have collected nine turnovers. The Marauders defense recorded five takeaways against Concordia University, three against Augustana and one at SMSU. U-Mary has collected seven interceptions and recovered two fumbles. U-Mary won the takeaway battle in the first two games and is both games and is plus two on the season.

SHARE THE WEALTH - GAME VERSION: The Marauders offense knows how to spread the ball around. In the opening game of the year, seven different receivers caught passes and four caught scoring strikes. Even more players were involved in game two against Augustana as eight Marauders caught passes. Three different players accounted for the four touchdown passes. At SMSU, six players caught passes and three caught touchdowns.

SHARE THE WEALTH - SEASON VERSION: Nine players have caught passes for the Marauders this season. Seven have touchdown receptions.

STINGY: The Marauders run defense is allowing just 3.0 yards per carry, the 4th-lowest average per carry in the NSIC.

NOSE FOR THE BALL: Safety Scott Maldonado hit double digits in tackles the first two games of the year and is 13th nationally with 11.7 tackles/game. He has 35 tackles (19 solo), an interception, and a fumble recovery.

DOWN HILL: The Marauders become more productive as the game goes along. U-Mary has scored 17 points in the first quarter, 24 in the 2nd, 28 in the 3rd and 37 in the 4th.

HELMET LOGO: After about two decades of wearing plain shiny blue buckets, the Marauders will sport a new look this fall. The new orange and white helmet logo features a side-by-side block U and M inside an oval, with the U just slightly elevated above the M. The bright royal blue Marauders helmets provide great contrast to the orange and white of the letters. This is just the third different helmet sported by U-Mary. Beginning in 1987, the Marauders original football helmet was white with the signature University of Mary “M” in blue and orange. In the early 1990s, former head coach Tom Shea switched the Marauders look to the royal blue helmet worn by U-Mary through 2011. The three-color UM logo will also be used elsewhere on campus as a secondary logo to the orange and black Marauders head. Designed by Laura Scott, U-Mary's Coordinator for Graphic Design and E-Communications, the new UM replaces the thin interlocking UM.

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