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Football 9/12/2019 9:04:00 PM Jon Montoya, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information

Hogs welcome Lobos for IBC Bank Hispanic Heritage Weekend

Kickoff set for 7 p.m. CT on the Javelina Sports Network sponsored by Mendoza's Pharmacy

The Matchup

Texas A&M-Kingsville remains at home for the second straight week to start the season for a matchup against former longtime Lone Star Conference foe Sul Ross State
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT and the contest will broadcast on the Javelina Sports Network sponsored by Mendoza's Pharmacy
The game is part of Hispanic Heritage Weekend sponsored by IBC Bank
This will be the 38th meeting between the schools and first meeting in 44 years
TAMUK last faced the Lobos on Oct. 18, 1975 and came away with a win at 50-26

Scouting the Lobos

SRSU lost its opener to fellow American South Conference foe No. 6/7 Hardin-Simmons on September 7 at 64-0
The Lobos compiled 96 total yards of offense as first-year quarterback Jorge Barrera went 9-for-19 as the signal caller for 54 yards
The SRSU defense forced two fumbles, both of which were recovered, and block a field goal in the loss
Eight different receivers were a target of Barrera's nine completions, with Matthew DeLeon pulling in the long reception at 15 yards
Williton Grear gathered 15 yards on the ground for SRSU on 18 attempts
Isaiah Jacobs finished with 12 tackles to lead the defense, including a half-tackle for loss
Zoland Simon finished with 1.5 tackles for loss, added five total
Levah Tarry and Jaylen Bussey each forced a recovered a fumble in the matchup
Treyton Bates was credited with the blocked kick on the second point-after attempt in the first quarter
Chad Cross was forced to punt 10 times in the game for an average of 36.8 to go with a long of 50 yards

Last Time Out

The Javelinas fell short in the season opener against Saginaw Valley State
After a scoreless first quarter, the Cardinals struck first with 3:37 remaining in the second as Ryan Conklin connected with Chad Gailliard for 44 yards
Conklin added a 30-yard strike to Nysir Minney-Gratz at the 1:10 mark of the stanza to put TAMUK in a 14-0 hole at the break
The Hogs found their way on the board in the third quarter as Cade Dyal found Devin Milburn from 22 yards out to cut the deficit in half
Milburn finished with nine catches for 120 yards and a score
SVSU tacked on two more touchdowns in excess of 70 yards, first a 79-yard bomb from Conklin to Casey Williams with 4:23 remaining in the third and a 71-yard pick-six from Marvin White at the start of the fourth
Luis Lopez added a 1-yard touchdown run at the 10:30 mark of the final frame
Conklin added his fourth score of the evening with a 13-yard scramble to shut the door on the Javelinas with 4:33 remaining in the game
Dyal finished with 191 yards on 18-for-33 in the pocket, adding a score and an interception
Kris Barnes led the ground game with 26 yards on eight rushes, while Lopez finished with 24 yards on six attempts
Alec Lewis led the defense with 12 tackles, including one for loss
Tre'Michael Tutt added nine takcles and a team-high two tackles for loss

Lone Star Conference in the National Rankings

Three LSC teams continue to place in the AFCA and D2Football.com rankings after the first week, with another two receiving votes in the AFCA poll
Tarleton got a bump up in the AFCA poll after defeating Division-I foe Stephen F. Austin
A&M-Commerce moved up a spot in both polls following an 83-0 throttling of Seleccion Nuevo Leon
Midwestern State also defeated a D-I foe in Northeastern State and moved up in both polls to No. 16
Angelo State and Eastern New Mexico are both receiving votes after starting the year 1-0

Familiar Territory

Saturday's contest against Sul Ross State (Division-III) marks the fourth contest in five seasons with Daren Wilkinson at the helm of the program against an opponent outside of NCAA Division II
Wilkinson currently owns a 2-1 record against non-Division-II foes, including a 1-1 mark against Incarnate Word (Division-I)
UIW took an 18-16 win in the 2015 meeting in San Antonio, while TAMUK returned the favor in 2016 with a 31-22 win at Javelina Stadium
The Hogs defeated Texas Wesleyan (NAIA) in 2018 at 52-10 in the first meeting against the Rams since 1945

Offensive Measures

Dyal, along with Koy Detmer Jr., combined for 32 completions on 62 attempts in the loss to SVSU
The duo were picked off three times in the contest and finished with 263 yards through the air
10 different receivers came away with a reception in the loss, led by Milburn's nine catches for 120 yards and one touchdown
Ty Chisum, back from an injury that sidelined him for the majority of the 2018 campaign, added four catches for 32 yards
Darrian Hambrick, a transfer from Mt. San Antonio College, added three grabs for 28 yards
Brent Hertel (3 rec - 28 yards) and Ryan Martinez (2 rec - 24 yards) follow up Hambrick, while Aaron Dilworth (7 rec - 18 yards) rounded out the Javelinas who finished with multiple grabs

Specialized Tools

Romario Perez, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas) made his collegiate debut with a perfect 2-for-2 on PATs, but missed his lone field goal attempt of 46 yards in the first quarter
Karch Kasper took over punting duties and finished with five punts for 201 yards, a 40.2 yard per punt average
Donte Ross and Amos Coleman III combined for 87 kick return yards as Ross had a long of 27 and Coleman III added a long of 34

As A Team Now

The Javelina defense limited SVSU to 259 yards through the air but were outgained on the ground 102 to 58
In total, the Cardinals forced five turnovers, including three interceptions and two fumbles
SVSU was held to seven punt return yards and another 56 kick return yards