Lebanon Valley (3-1, 1-0 MAC) at #13 Delaware Valley (3-1, 1-0 MAC)
Saturday, Oct. 11 - 1 p.m. - James Work Memorial Field - The 26th Meeting
Radio: WWSM 1510 AM
Webcast: WMSSFM.com
Live Stats: GoDutchmen.com

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Lebanon Valley hopes to build on the momentum of their first victory over Wilkes in 16 years as it visits #13 Delaware Valley in a clash of first-place teams.

Live Stats On GoDutchmen.com
Live stats for every home football game (and selected away games, including today's) will be available at
GoDutchmen.com.

On the Radio
All 10 of this season's games will be heard live on WMSS 91.1 FM or, this week, WWSM 1510-AM. Brian Keyser and Ryan Zvorsky '09 will call the action against Del Val. Every game can also be heard online at GoDutchmen.com and www.wmssfm.com.

Five Things to Know About Lebanon Valley...
1. Charlie Parker is two touchdowns shy of tying the all-time LVC mark of 23 rushing scores.
2. Lebanon Valley, as a team, averaged 5.6 yards per rush against Wilkes.
3. LVC has not defeated a ranked opponents since 2000 (#33 Susquehanna, as ranked by Don Hansen's Football Gazette).
4. Lebanon Valley has the MAC's top total offense with 369.8 ypg, but has struggled to score with the fifth-ranked scoring offense at 23.5 ppg.
5. LVC's red zone offense ranks last in the MAC at 50 percent (8 of 16).

Five Things to Know About Delaware Valley...
1. The Aggies have upset #3 Wesley and #6 Salisbury already this season.
2. Quarterback Mike Isgro has thrown for 740 yards and 11 TDs with just two picks in four games.
3. Del Val's secondary has held opponents to just 121.5 yards per game in the air.
4. Feature back Matt Cook is averaging 113.8 yards per game this season.
5. DVC has allowed a MAC-worst 44.9 percent on third-down conversions this season.

LVC 28, Wilkes 21
Junior Charlie Parker ran for a school-record 267 yards to help Lebanon Valley hold on to beat Wilkes University, 28-21, last week. The Dutchmen got their first win over Wilkes since 1992, snapping a 13-game win streak by the Colonels in the series. LVC also continued its best start since 1979, when it began 4-0. LVC picked apart Wilkes' run defense to the tune of 333 yards. Parker ran 44 times for 267 yards and a pair of touchdowns, tying him with Rick Coleman with 21 career TD's. His 267 yards broke Ken Wilson's long-standing school record of 241 yards set against McDaniel in 1989. Freshman Ben Guiles added 66 yards on 10 totes. Caleb Fick was solid, completing 11 of 25 for 171 yards and two touchdowns. LVC rolled out 504 yards of total offense to Wilkes' 269. The Colonels coughed up five fumbles, with Jeff Ochoa coming up with two recoveries as LVC's defense came up with big play
after big play to stop Wilkes early.

Noting Parker's Historic Game
Charlie Parker was named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week and was selected to the d3football.com Team of the Week ... Parker's big day moved him up two spots on the LVC all-time rushing list. With 2,364 career yards, he is now second behind Rick Coleman, who had 3,106 ... Parker
surpassed Pete Henning (2,203 yards) and Ken Wilson (2,305) during the Wilkes game ... Parker also tied Coleman for career rushing touchdowns with 21 and is now two behind Wilson's program record ... Parker set a single-game record for carries with 44, surpassing Steve Vajda's 40 in 1990 ... The 267 yards was only the third 200-yard game by a Dutchman, with the other two (241 and 204 yards) set by Wilson.

The Hands Team
LVC is +6 on turnovers this season, recovering 10 fumbles overall, including five at Wilkes, while coughing the ball up just four times. Quarterback Caleb Fick has helped as well, tossing just two interceptions this season.

Red Zone Struggles
While LVC has the MAC's top-rated offense in terms of yardage (369.8 ypg), the Dutchmen rank fifth in
scoring offense at 23.5 points per game. Although the big pass play has consistantly been there (Joe Brennan and Matt Donley have combined for five touchdown catches of over 25 yards this season), LVC has struggled in the red zone, converting eight of 16 tries for point, the worst percentage in the MAC. Both of Fick's interceptions this year have come inside the 20, and LVC is 1-of-4 on field goal tries.

Scouting Delaware Valley
The Aggies, ranked 13th in this week's d3football.com Top 25 poll, have earned their reputation as giantkillers with wins over #3 Wesley and #6 Salisbury this season. The Aggie offense is tops in the MAC in both scoring (29.8 avg) and rushing (175.5 avg) while their average of 360.5 yards of total offense ranks second. They racked up 359 yards in last week's 34-19 win at King's, including 220 on the ground. Junior quarterback Mike Isgro heads the unit and was outstanding at King's, completing 12 of 15 passes (80 percent) for 139 yards and four touchdown tosses. He also rushed 57 yards on 13 carries. The rushing attack is led by tailback Matt Cook, who has 455 yards and four touchdowns on 102 carries. Defensively, the Aggies are first in the MAC in passing (121.5 avg) and second in total yardage (298.5 avg) while permitting 23.8 points per outing.

Last Year
Delaware Valley racked up 599 yards of total offense and at one point scored 35 straight points as the Aggies rolled over Lebanon Valley , 49-13, at Arnold Field last season. The Aggies' Mike Isgro passed for 268 yards and a touchdown and also ran for 57 more. LVC was held to only 162 yards of offense, 56 of those yards coming on their first drive of the game. Freshman quarterback Caleb Fick was 11-of-19 for just 84 yards, and sophomore Charlie Parker ran for 24 yards on 10 tries.

Series Notes
Today's game is the 26th meeting all-time between LVC and DVC ... Del Val has won the last five ... LVC's last win was a 33-26 overtime effort at home in 2002 ... The two teams first met on Nov. 13, 1965, a 34-18 win for the Dutchmen ... Jim Monos is 6-9 against the Aggies ... In the past five meetings, Del Val has outscored LVC 197-76 ... LVC is 9-6-1 all-time on Oct. 11.

Drive Stopping
If you consider the concept of a “drive stop” - that is, the play the defense makes to force the offense into either punting or turning the ball over on downs, by fumble, or by interception - the LVC defense has had a penchant for big plays this season. Of 27 drive stops, nine have been by tackle, and 18 were by sack, fumble, interception, or pass break-up.

Next Week
The Dutchmen return home for Oktoberfest Weekend against defending MAC champion Widener at 1 p.m.