By Tatiana Monsen
Game Information
Southern Virginia University (0-5, 0-4 NJAC) vs. No. 23 Rowan University (4-1, 3-1 NJAC)
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2015
Kickoff: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Coach Richard Wackar Stadium (Glassboro, N.J.)
Last Meeting
In the 2014 season the Knights lost to the Profs 25-6 in the first game between these two teams in Glassboro, New Jersey.
About the Knights
The Southern Virginia football team is coming off a loss against Montclair State at homecoming 45-0. They are looking for their first win of the season against the Profs.
Shawn Honeycutt leads the offense with 49.4 yards per game and has thrown two touchdowns. The running game has been controlled by Jared Watts who is averaging 38 yards per game. Lakeith Hopkins leads the Knights with two touchdowns this season. Bryan Lorenzen has caught one touchdown and has a total of 120 yards this season.
The Southern Virginia defense is led by Sam Mellor who has an average of 6.2 tackles per game and one sack on the season. Joshua Davis and Nick Watterson each have an average of six tackles per game.
About the Profs
Rowan University is ranked 22nd in the D3football.com poll and 23rd in the AFCA poll after their first loss of the season against Salisbury University 31-28.
The Profs are averaging 21 points per game and only allowing 12 points per game. Dante Pinckney has an average of 103.4 passing yards per game. Russ Forchion has 239 receiving yards and two touchdowns on the season. Withler Marcelin leads the offense with seven touchdowns and averages 124.4 rushing yards per game. Darren Dungee leads the defense with a total of 56 tackles this season.
