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Football vs Belhaven; Preview/Broadcast Information

10/21/2016 10:03:00 AM


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Live video provided by Jeff Young and the LC Convergence Media department.  HERE

Rich Dupree, Nathan Martin, and Al Quartemont live on 104.3 The Bridge or online via the TuneIn App or website, HERE

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Media Game Notes

Belhaven Blazers vs Louisiana College Wildcats
Wildcat Field (Pineville, LA)
Start Time: 6 p.m. CST
BU Record: 1-5
LC Record: 3-3 (1-1)

All-Time Series: Wildcats lead 5-2
Last Meeting:  Aurren Cooksey was the star of the afternoon, as he had the finest afternoon of his career against the Blazers on Saturday, carrying the ball 32 times for 181 rushing yards and a touchdown to lead the Wildcats to the 38-28 win.
    LC would get off to a fast start, taking a 17-0 lead early in the 1st half after a 4 yard touchdown reception by Jake Dunbar in the 1st quarter followed by a 30 yard field goal from Charles Firmin and a 3 yard touchdown  reception from junior receiver Cole Crook in the 2nd quarter.
    But Belhaven was able to steal some momentum from the Wildcats just before halftime, as Nathan Thomas scored on a 22 yard touchdown reception with just four second remaining until the half to cut the lead to 17-7 going into the locker room.
    After Kofi Bieniemy's  4 yard touchdown with 8:07 left in the 3rd quarter put LC up 24-7, the Blazers would mount a tremendous comeback, scoring 21 unanswered points over the next 11 minutes to take a 28-24 lead with 7:29 remaining in regulation on a 1 yard touchdown run from Marquis Hedge.
    Easton Melancon went 4-for-4 on the ensuing possession for the Wildcats, leading a 6 play, 61 yard go-ahead touchdown drive that gave the Cats a 31-28 lead with 4:51 remaining on the clock.Melancon finished the day 20-for-44 passing with 4 touchdowns while Cooksey's 181 rushing yards were the most ever by a Wildcat in their series history against Belhaven. Ledet, Jr. was the leader of an LC defense, that racked up five sacks on the day, and the linebacker collected seven total tackles and one sack.



The Wildcats return to Wildcat Field this week after a long trip to West Texas that resulted in the team's third loss of the season and second in as many weeks. LC had their least productive day of the season offensively against Sul Ross, resulting in their lowest point total of the year.  As a team the Wildcats were only able to gain 300 yards of offense and were held to 66 rushing yards in the game.  The turnover bug once again hurt the team as twice the offense would give the ball back to the Lobos inside the Sul Ross 10-yard line, ending promising scoring drives in the process.

With this week's opponent, the pass happy Belhaven Blazers, the Louisiana College defensive unit, specifically the secondary, will be but to their biggest test of the season.  Belhaven comes into the game as the conference's most prolific passing offense, averaging over 400 yards through the air per game.  They have attempted 378 passes through six games, over 110 more than LC, the next highest number of attempts in the conference.  Through the first four games of the year the LC defense had 18 takeaways including 10 interceptions, but in the last two games against Hardin-Simmons and Sul Ross they have only one, an interception on the last play of the first half against the Cowboys.   

The air raid offense of head coach Hal Mumme and quarterback Hunter McEachern will test the WIldcats defensive secondary this week.  If the front four are able to apply continuous pressure, with team sack leaders Cade Maxwell off the edge and Keidrick Vance inside, the Wildcats will be in a much better position to contain the Blazers than if McEachern is allowed to sit back and survey the field on each attempt.

After a hot start to the season scoring almost 200 points in the first four games, the Wildcats offense has struggled the last two weeks, only putting 35 points on the board in two games. The solution for the Wildcats has been a tough one to find, as Easton Melancon still ranks second in the ASC in passing, and Aurren Cooksey leads the conference with over 600 rushing yards.  One issue the Wildcats have struggled with all year has been turnovers.  LC has turned the ball over to their opponents on their opening possession in four of the six games this year.  In the last two weeks three different turnovers happened inside the opponents 10-yard line. 

This week the offensive staff adjusted the practice schedule and pace in hopes to spark the Wildcats and get the team off to a better start in the game against Belhaven. The Blazers rank last in the ASC in the three major defensive categories, scoring defense, passing defense, and rushing defense.  The Wildcats have multiple play makers on the field with every snap, that have a lot of playing experience, and the offense will rely on those play makers to set the tone early for the rest of the game and take advantage of each opportunity with the football.

LC takes on Belhaven this Saturday at Wildcat Field with kickoff scheduled for 6pm.  It is also Military Appreciation Day, and military personnel from all branches are encouraged to attend with their families, there will be a special presentation at halftime.  General admission tickets are available at the gate for $10 and gates open 90 minutes before kickoff.

 
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