Lebanon Valley opens its Middle Atlantic Conference slate with a big test, heading to #25 Delaware Valley for a battle of 2-0 teams. The red-hot Dutchmen offense will have to solve an Aggie defense that has allowed just 28 points in two games.

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

On the Radio
Saturday's game will be simulcast on the Flying Dutchmen Radio Network on Middletown's WMSS 91.1 FM 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] Game-time high of 67 degrees and sunny.

Making the Trip
Directions to Delaware Valley, courtesy of delval.edu. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors. Children under 12 are free.

If You Only Know Five Things...
1. RB Ben Guiles needs 56 yards to become LVC's third 3,000-yard rusher, and four rushing touchdowns to break Charlie Parker '10's record of 35. Guiles has 246 yards and five TDs in two games.
2. Lebanon Valley hasn't won at Delaware Valley since 2001, and has won just one of its MAC openers in the past decade (2009 vs. Wilkes).
3. QB Colt Zarilla, who made his first career start against DVC last year, has been excellent so far in 2011, completing 60% of his passes for 481 yards and six touchdowns.
4. Sophomore WR Joey Miller has caught three touchdowns in his first two career starts.
5. Lebanon Valley has not defeated a ranked team since 2000, when it beat Susquehanna on a last-second field goal.

Noting LVC's Offense vs. Grove City
LVC's offense still had plenty of punch at Grove City, racking up 410 yards of offense including 200 rushing yards ... LVC scored in each quarter and did not commit a turnover ... It was LVC's first turnover-free game since 2009 ... LVC went 4-for-5 in the red zone and converted 8 of 13 third-down chances, but was 0-for-3 on fourth down ... Three of LVC's four scoring drives were nine plays or more, including the final 12-play, 93-yard drive in the fourth quarter ... Colt Zarilla threw three touchdowns and 206 yards overall, going 16-for-24 ... Zarilla averaged 12.4 yards per completion ... Ben Guiles had his second straight 100-yard game and 13th of his career, rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown ... Tailbacks Conrad Heisey (46 yards), Blair Ransom (32 yards), and  Pete Panichi (19 yards) also carried the load ... Sophomore Joey Miller started his second straight game at wide receiver and caught two touchdowns, from 20 and 10 yards ... He has caught three in two games ... Miller ended up with 76 yards receiving on four catches ... Tim Picerno caught five balls for 58 yards ... Eight different receivers caught a pass, including Kelly Saylor and Darryl Sweeper, who had their first career receptions ... Tight end Matt Mankiewicz caught a touchdown for the second straight game ... Freshman Tyler Dean got his first career start at left tackle, replacing Nate Valdez.

Noting LVC's Defense vs. Grove City
LVC's defense held Grove City to just 187 yards of offense, including 51 yards rushing ... They held Grove City's Clayton Hall, who threw for 205 yards and ran for 72 more in 2010, to just 101 yards passing and 18 yards on the ground ... The Dutchmen held GC scoreless in the first half ... LVC had 10 tackles for a loss overall, spread among nine players ... LVC held Grove City to just 6-of-15 on third-down conversions ... LVC generated two turnovers, a fumble recovery by Jason Gigous and an interception by Kris Knutsen ... Kevin Smith and Wes Rockwell both had sacks ... Smith played significant time at nose tackle after starter Nick Bowne left the game on the first series ... Cory Homer led LVC for the second straight week with eight tackles, including 3.5 for a loss ... Clay Chaney had seven stops with one for a loss, as did Jerome Duncan, who crushed wide receiver Blaine Miller for a loss ... Gigous, Ryan Melley, Macke Hall, and Zach Halpin had pass break-ups.

Noting LVC's Specialists vs. Grove City
LVC's special teams have been among the MAC's best in the early going this season. They are ranked first in kickoff returns (26.1 ypr) and third in punting (36.6 ypp) ... The special teams had a relatively quiet game at Grove City, highlighted by a 38-yard kickoff return by Pete Panichi in the third quarter ... Colt Zarilla punted just once, sticking one at the Grove City 9-yard line ... Joey Miller had a punt return of 10 yards and Jake Zeigler took another for 8 ... Sean Fakete averaged 57.8 yards per kickoff ... He went 3-for-4 on PATs, missing his first one for the second straight week ... LVC did not attempt a field goal.

Guiles Nears 3,000 Yards, TD Record
Senior Ben Guiles has a chance to make history at Delaware Valley, sitting just 56 rushing yards shy of 3,000 for his career and three touchdowns from equaling the all-time record of 35. He would be the third LVC running back to hit 3,000 (joining Charlie Parker '10 and Rick Coleman '78), and he is also 162 yards away from surpassing Coleman for second on the yardage list. Last week, Guiles became the third Dutchman to score 200 or more points (he has 204 for his career), joining Parker and Adam Brossman '08.

Lending A Hand
After last week's historic flooding in the Susquehanna Valley effected the lives of many in the LVC community, the football program lent a hand in helping with the clean-up. On Monday, the team gave up its off day from practice to help Dr. Phil Billings, LVC's former NCAA faculty rep, rehabilitate his home in Annville, and they also assisted Annville firefighters with efforts around town. They were among several LVC teams to help, including the field hockey, men's lacrosse, and men's basketball programs.

Win #400
The win over Grove City gave LVC its 400th victory in program history dating back to 1897. LVC is 400-537-37 all-time.

MAC Defeats PAC
The Middle Atlantic Conference decisively beat the Presidents' Athletic Conference as part of the PAC-MAC Challenge series, going 5-1 last week including LVC's 27-7 win at Grove City. Only FDU-Florham lost, to St. Vincent, although two games were unable to be played after Wilkes and King's were forced to cancel due to campus flood evacuations.

LVC Receives Votes In Top 25
After a 2-0 start, LVC earned four votes in the d3football.com Top 25 for the second straight week. After receiving two votes in the preseason poll, LVC has stayed on the radar of voters. Delaware Valley appeared at #25 in the poll for the first time this season. (See poll, page 4)

First Time For Everything
LVC put 11 first-time starters on the field in the opener against Gettysburg (excluding special teams), including six on defense with the entire secondary (CBs Jerome Duncan and Ryan Melley, SS Dave Hallinan, and FS Nate Kauffman) along with WLB Macke Hall and DE Wes Rockwell. The offensive line had four new faces (LT Nate Valdez, C Sam Colletts, RG Matt Clark, and RT Zach Nace), with Joey Miller starting at wide receiver. One other Dutchman - OLB Andrew Hurst - made a start at a new position, going from Mike (where he started twice last year) to Sam. Last week, freshman Tyler Dean made his first start at left tackle at Grove City.

Coming Home
Five Dutchmen will be making a hometown appearance of sorts, all calling towns in the northwest Philadelphia suburbs home. They are: Blair Ransom, a native of Horsham and Hatboro-Horsham product; Kenny Golden, who is from Pennsburg and went to Upper Perkiomen; Brendan Kozub, from Richboro and Council Rock North; Pete Panichi, a King of Prussia native and Upper Merion grad; and Wayne McNichol, who's from Upper Black Eddy and went to Palisades. Defensive assistant coach and former Dutchman defensive end Mike Evangelista '10 is also coming home; he's a native of Warminster.

Last Year vs. Delaware Valley
LVC had an afternoon to forget as #13 Delaware Valley blasted out to a 28-0 first-half lead on the way to a 38-6 win. The Dutchmen managed just 140 yards of offense and the Aggies rolled out 501 yards in all, led by Mark Hatty's 269 yards and 5 passing touchdowns. LVC handed Colt Zarilla his first career start at quarterback, but he was frustrated, going 8-for-17 for 98 yards with two picks and six sacks taken. Del Val had a pair of touchdowns by Vince Lochetto as Hatty threw for four touchdowns in the first half alone.

Delaware Valley Quick Look
The “Cardiac Aggies” are 2-0 by a combined two points, beating Muhlenberg 10-9 in overtime in Week 1 and holding off Washington & Jefferson 20-19 last week. The Aggies are ranked #25 by d3football.com. New quarterback Aaron Wilmer has been very good, throwing for 490 yards and two touchdowns, but scoring has been hard to come by for the Aggies, who have just four touchdowns in two games and average 103 yards rushing per game. Turnovers have been a problem - Del Val has given away three fumbles and two interceptions in two games. However, the Aggie defense has been outstanding, holding opponents to 14 points and 204 yards of offense per game. They've also gotten the ball back very quickly - Del Val holds a massive 36:52 to 23:08 time of poessession advantage.

Series History
The game is the 29th meeting all-time ... DVC leads the series 17-11, and the Aggies have won eight straight ... This will be the 27th consecutive year they have met, dating back to 1985 ... Head Coach Jim Monos is 6-12 against the Aggies ... The first meeting in the series was Nov. 13, 1965, a 34-18 LVC win ... LVC is 1-5 on Sept. 17 ... The Dutchmen haven't won in Doylestown since 2001 in a 56-48 shootout ... The only MAC-opening win came three years ago with a 28-21 win over Wilkes ... The Dutchmen haven't beaten a ranked team since their 2000 victory over Susquehanna, ranked #33 by Don Hansen's Football Gazette.

Next Week
LVC will return home to host Stevenson for the first time in a 1 p.m. start.