Lebanon Valley hosts Lycoming in a match-up of LVC's high-scoring offense against the Warriors' MAC-best defense. Lycoming is allowing just 12 points per game this season on the way to a 6-1 record; the Dutchmen are 5-2 overall.

Game Day Central Media Notes / Two Deep Live Stats Radio: Flying Dutchmen Radio Network (WMSS 91.1 FM / WWSM 1510AM) Webcast: WMSSFM.com

On the Radio
The game will be broadcast on the Flying Dutchmen Radio Network on WMSS 91.1 FM in Middletown and WWSM 1510 AM in Annville. John Wilsbach and Brian Keyser will call the action. The game will be streamed live and free at WMSSFM.com and GoDutchmen.com.

Weather Forecast
[Forecast] Very cold and a chance for a rare October snow storm: game-time high of 34, with a forecast for 4 to 8 inches of snow, heaviest during the game. North winds 10-15.

Ticket Information
Tickets are $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for non-LVC students. LVC students free. As part of Take A Kid To the Game Day, all kids 14 and under are admitted free.

If You Only Know Five Things...
1. The LVC-Lycoming game is “Take A Kid To the Game Day,” an NCAA initiative to promote football among youth players, and all kids 14 and under will be admitted free. Before the game, youngsters from local youth football organizations will be on the field to welcome the Dutchmen.
2. Lycoming has the MAC's top defense, allowing just 12.0 points per game. LVC, meanwhile, is one of the nation's top offenses at 37.6 points and 451.6 yards per game.
3. Ben Guiles, who is third in the nation in scoring, will become LVC's all-time scoring leader with his next touchdown. Guiles is also 27th nationally in all-purpose yardage (154.0 ypg).
4. In their five wins, the Dutchmen are +5 on turnovers. In its two losses,  they are -9.
5. LVC's student-athletes will wear pink shoelaces, donated by Good Samaritan Health System, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Take A Kid To The Game Day
Today is Take A Kid To the Game Day, with all children 14 and under receiving free admission. This annual event has fun and games for all kids with LVC student groups and The Dutchman, and youth football players will take to the field to help welcome the LVC players to the field.

Dutchmen Wearing Pink Laces For Breast Cancer Awareness
LVC's student-athletes will wear pink shoelaces against Lycoming in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The shoelaces were donated by the Good Samaritan Health System, which has also donated them to many high school football programs in Lebanon County. They serve as a reminder for women 40 and over to get a yearly mammogram.

Series History
The game is the 27th meeting all-time ... Lycoming leads the series 22-4, winning the first 21 games ... LVC has won four of the last five, however ... The first meeting was on Nov. 19, 1955, a 25-7 Lycoming win ... The two teams played in 1956, then did not play again until 1985 ... LVC won last year's tilt, 28-14, in Williamsports ... The Dutchmen are 2-11 at Arnold Field against the Warriors, last winning 31-21 in 2009 ... Coach Jim Monos is 4-13 against Lyco.

Noting LVC's Offense
The offense will be aided by the return of starting right tackle Zach Nace, who missed four games with a broken finger ... One other change as Yahya McIntyre is expected to start at wide receiver ahead of Joey Miller ... LVC will be hurt by the loss of WR/KR Jake Zeigler and RB/KR Pete Panichi, both out vs. Lycoming ... The LVC offense scored 33 points but turned the ball over five times in their 57-33 loss to Widener in week 8 ... Colt Zarilla was picked off three times while attempting a career-high 45 passes and going 25--for-45 for 261 yards and two touchdowns ... Leo Kyte was also 4-for-7 for 61 yards in the fourth quarter ... Ben Guiles strung together 108 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries, his third consecutive 100-yard game, fifth of the season, and 16th of his career ... Conrad Heisey and Blair Ransom also saw touches, with Heisey going 6-for-16 and Ransom 3-for-11 with a TD ... Kenny King scored his first career touchdown late in the game on his only carry ... Tim Picerno had his second 100+ yard game of the season, catching a career-high 12 passes for 106 yards ... Joey Miller had a touchdown on his only catch, a 38-yarder ... Matt Mankiewicz caught a wide-open score among his six catches for 83 yards, a career game for him ... McIntyre caught two passes for 20 yards ... LVC was 4-for-4 in the red zone, scoring touchdowns on all four chances ... LVC held a +5:30 time of possession advantage, their largest of the season.

Noting LVC's Defense
Jason Gigous returned from injury at ILB last week after missing the FDU-Florham game ... Widener tagged LVC for 57 points last week (43 of them generated by the offense), the most allowed by the Dutchmen since 2004 ... LVC allowed a season-most 505 yards of offense to the Pride, including a season-high 278 yards passing ... LVC had just two tackles for a loss, and did not record a sack against Widener ... The Dutchmen have not recorded a sack in four games, since Week 3 at Delaware Valley ... Cory Homer led all players with 12 tackles ... Clay Chaney had nine stops, with half a tackle for loss ... Ian Bond had a career-high seven tackles ... Dave Hallinan picked off his second interception of the season ... LVC generated four pass break-ups, by Hallinan, Jerome Duncan, Kevin Smith, and Nate Kauffman ... Widener scored five passing touchdowns in the game, which is as many as LVC had allowed in its previous four games combined.

Noting LVC's Specialists
LVC's kick return unit leads the MAC and is ranked 14th in the nation with a 23.9 yards per return average ... The kick return defense allowed its first kick return touchdown of the season last week, an 88-yarder by Widener's Laquan Robinson ... Andrew Burkholder blocked a punt that led to a late touchdown for LVC ... Kicker Sean Fakete was 3-for-5 on PATs and did not attempt a field goal, only the second time this season he hasn't been called on (LVC was 4-for-4 in the red zone, however) ... He also averaged 55.5 yards per kickoff ... Colt Zarilla punted three, averaging 35.0 yards per kick ... Ben Guiles busted out two big kick returns of 45 and 47 yards.
 
LVC Among National Stat Leaders
Lebanon Valley's name is all over the latest NCAA Division III statistical rankings. Ben Guiles is third in the nation in scoring (13.7 points per game), 27th in all-purpose yardage (154.0 ypg), and 31st in rushing yardage (107.0 ypg). Colt Zarilla is 19th in Division III in passing efficiency at 156.8. As a team, LVC in in the top 30 in multiple categories, including total offense (24th, 451.6 ypg), kickoff returns (14th, 23.9 ypr), and pass efficiency (17th, 158.0).

Guiles, Fakete Chasing Records
Already breaking the career rushing touchdowns mark, Ben Guiles became the total touchdowns record holder against FDU-Florham, scoring his 43rd combined rushing/receiving/return touchdown to surpass Adam Brossman '08. Guiles has a couple more records to go: he is just two points back of Brossman for the all-time scoring record of 266. The rushing yardage mark is also within reach - Guiles needs 260 yards to surpass Charlie Parker '10's 3,707 yards. Sophomore kicker Sean Fakete is also having a good season, and his 29 PATs are four shy of the single-season record of 33 set by Brittany Ryan '11 in 2009.

Seniors Make History
With the Oktoberfest Weekend win over FDU-Florham, LVC's senior class achieved something that hadn't been done in 35 years: they became the first senior class since the Class of '77 to win all four of their homecoming games. The Class of '77 won four straight from 1973 to 1976.

Senior Receivers Step Up
LVC's two senior receivers, WR Tim Picerno and TE Matt Mankiewicz, have entered the final weeks of their careers on fire. After a quiet start to the season, Picerno has burst out for two 100+ yard games in the last three weeks, including a 137-yard day at Albright and a 12-catch, 106-yard effort against Widener. In the FDU-Florham game he also caught two touchdowns. Mankiewicz, meanwhile, had a career game at Widener with six catches for 83 yards, including a wide-open touchdown catch.

The Turnover Battle
The Dutchmen have struggled with turnovers in their losses this year, giving away five each in losses to Delaware Valley and Widener. In those two games, the Dutchmen are -9; in their five wins, they are a combined +5.

Lycoming Quick Look
The Warriors have been defined by an outstanding defense that allows only 12 points and 197 yards of offense per game. Led by linebacker Kabongo Bukasa's 48 tackles and a huge season by tackle Anthony Marascio (13.0 tackles for a loss and 6.0 sacks), Lycoming has held opponents to 14 points or less in each of their last four games, and only Widener, in a 31-28 win in week 5,  scored more than two touchdowns. Offensively, quarterback Zach Klinger has thrown eight touchdowns and just one interception this season, and the twin rushing attack of Parker Showers and Craig Needhammer has combined for 939 yards and 12 touchdowns. Sophomore Warren Oliver has emerged as a top receiving threat in the conference with 438 yards on just 23 catches with five touchdowns.

Next Time Out
LVC will goes on the road for the final time this season to visit Wilkes next weekend. Lebanon Valley wraps up the regular season Nov. 12 against King's here at Arnold Field. LVC's senior class will be honored before the game.