ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Lebanon Valley football team will be in action one last time this season as the Dutchmen head to Collegeville on Saturday to take on Ursinus College in the Centennial-MAC Bowl Series. Kick-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Patterson Field against the Bears.
 
Tickets for the game can be purchased in advance here. Prices are set by the Centennial and Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) offices and are $11 for adults and $4 for students (age 6-high school). The prices include a $1 service fee. College students with a valid ID, children 5 and under, and any Special Olympics Athletes are free.
 
The Dutchmen enter the postseason with a 6-4 overall record and are the third seed in the series after going 6-3 in conference play, losing their three games by a combined five points. They were the only team to defeat MAC Champion, Eastern University, by a score of 24-21 on a Brian Dym walk-off field goal back on Sept. 20. They were also the only other team in the conference, besides Eastern, to defeat the MAC's top seed in the Bowl Series, Delaware Valley University, as the Dutchmen went on the road a week after the Eastern victory to defeat the Aggies 21-18. It was the program's first win over DVU since 2013. A week later, they dropped a heartbreaking 23-21 decision to the MAC's second seed in the series, Misericordia University, on a touchdown on the final play of the game. The Dutchmen began the year battling eventual Centennial Conference Champion Franklin & Marshall College in a close 31-21 defeat.
 
Ursinus enters the postseason with a 6-4 overall record and is the Centennial's third seed after losing out on a three-way tiebreaker with Carnegie Mellon University and Dickinson College. They are coming off a 27-20 victory over CMU last weekend on Senior Day at Patterson Field after dropping a 47-22 decision at Dickinson the week before. The Bears have two common opponents with the Dutchmen this season, as they defeated Alvernia University 41-17 in Reading on Sept. 5 to begin the year and dropped a 52-20 decision to F&M in Collegeville on Oct. 25.
 
LVC is playing in the Bowl Series for the third time in the past four seasons. They played Muhlenberg in 2022 and 2023, dropping a pair of tough games against the Mules. The Bears are making their fourth appearance in the Bowl Series and first since 2023 after making the NCAA Tournament last year. Ursinus is 3-1 all-time in the series, defeating Stevenson in 2023, King's in 2022, and Misericordia in 2018. Their lone loss came at Lycoming in 2021.

The Dutchmen are outscoring teams 267-198 this season and have used a strong mixture of running and passing to outgain opponents 3758-3114 in total yards of offense. LVC is averaging 192.3 passing yards and 183.5 rushing yards per game with 17 passing touchdowns and 15 rushing touchdowns. The Dutchmen have also scored four touchdowns by the defense and special teams units.
 
Logan Klitsch has thrown for 1,679 yards and 13 touchdowns this season with 138 completions on 230 attempts. The quarterback has also run for 549 yards and six touchdowns on 124 attempts. He has averaged 4.4 yards per run with a long of 63. Carter Speyerer has seen some action as the backup quarterback, throwing two touchdowns and completing nine out of 19 passes for 135 yards. He has also rushed the ball 14 times for 69 yards. Owen Stouse has also seen action as the signal caller in two games. He has completed half of his six passes for 21 yards and rushed for 44 yards on nine carries. Bryant leads the rushing attack with 815 yards on 135 carries. The senior has averaged 6.0 yards per attempt, 90.56 yards per game, and has scored seven touchdowns on the ground in nine games. Avrey Grimm has been a great complement to Bryant in the backfield, rushing for 387 yards and two touchdowns on 82 carries. He averaged 4.7 yards per carry and 38.7 yards per game.
 
LVC has spread the ball around with 16 different student-athletes recording at least one reception this year. The top target has been Alex Vassallo, who has caught a team-high 27 passes for 348 yards, including a team-high four touchdowns. Trey Freeman has caught 25 passes for 330 yards and two touchdowns. Adam Acker has scored four touchdowns and has 18 receptions for 267 yards. Tommy Delgado has 17 receptions for 216 yards, Ethan Heisey has 16 receptions for 210 yards, and Drew Campbell has 12 receptions for 98 yards. Blake Weaver has two touchdowns on two receptions for 71 yards, while Cameron Hirshman, Dion Bryant, and William Ryan have all caught one touchdown pass.
 
The defense has been led by Carter Foust at safety. The senior has 54 total tackles, four interceptions, including one for a touchdown, five pass breakups, and one forced fumble. J.D. McCallion leads the team in tackles with 60 as a linebacker and has broken up four passes. Luke Pollack has 48 tackles in nine games from the linebacker position. The senior has 3.0 tackles for a loss and 1.0 sack for nine yards. He also has two breakups, two quarterback hurries, and two fumble recoveries. Luke Ordway is having a strong season at defensive end with 42 tackles, including 5.0 tackles for a loss and 2.0 sacks for eight yards, nine breakups, and three hurries. Alex Brown has 39 tackles, including 4.5 for a loss, and four pass breakups. Jacob Karkoska added 35 tackles, including 2.5 sacks for 21 yards, a pass breakup, and a hurry. Ryan Sisko has two interceptions, 34 tackles, three breakups, and one forced fumble. Jordan Blauch has 33 tackles, including 2.5 sacks for 15 yards, two breakups, and two hurries, while Aonghas Evanick adds 28 tackles, including 2.5 sacks for 26 yards, and two hurries. Ryan Fink has three interceptions, including one return for a touchdown, 27 tackles, two breakups, and one forced fumble. Sheadan Makosy leads the team with 5.0 sacks for 36 yards and has 26 tackles with three pass breakups and one forced fumble. James Jackson has 20 tackles and two pass breakups. Nevin Carter and Nahseem Cosme have intercepted a pass each, while Carter has blocked two kicks. Jonathan Hannevig has also blocked two kicks, while Montgomery Sensenig has one blocked kick.
 
Dym has made six field goals on 12 attempts, including two walk-offs. He has a long of 47 and is 32-for-34 on extra points. The senior has kicked the ball off 19 times and averages 58.9 yards per kick with four touchbacks. Garrett MacClay has 28 kickoffs with a 63.3-yard average and 10 touchbacks. Maxwell Wisensale has punted the ball 30 times with an average of 39.7 yards per punt. He has a long of 69 with four touchbacks, nine fair catches, six inside the 20, and four punts of 50 yards. Freeman has seen most of the action of punt returns with 45 yards on eight returns. Hannevig has 29 yards on two punt returns, while Hirshman returned a blocked punt 21 yards for a touchdown. Makih Cooper has returned 11 kickoffs for 208 yards for an average of 18.91 yards. Taijay Brown has eight returns for 146 yards with an 18.25 average, while Freeman has a 13.50 average on four returns for 54 yards.

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