NEWBERRY – Newberry closes the 2018 season with a trip to Mars Hill on Saturday afternoon.
The Wolves defeated the Lions 35-21 in their most recent trip to Madison County, snapping a four-game Mars Hill winning streak on its home field over Newberry. A win will give Newberry a winning season overall and in South Atlantic Conference play.
WHO: Newberry College at Mars Hill University
WHERE: Meares Stadium at Ammons Family Athletic Center on the campus of Mars Hill University in Mars Hill, N.C.
WHEN: 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 10
RECORDS: Newberry is 5-5, 3-3 in the South Atlantic Conference. Mars Hill is 3-6 with a 2-4 record in SAC play.
LIVE VIDEO: www.marshilllions.com
LIVE STATS: www.marshilllions.com
LIVE AUDIO: www.newberrywolves.tv, WKDK-AM 1240 in Newberry County, www.wkdk.com, WKDK app, "WKDK" on TuneIn Radio app
WEATHER FORECAST: Partly cloudy and cool with a high of 41 degrees. The winds wil come from the north-northwest at 10-15 miles per hour. The chance of rain is 10 percent.
SERIES HISTORY: Mars Hill leads 30-17, including a 17-5 mark in MHU home games. Newberry has won two straight in the series, but Mars Hill is 27-12 since the SAC began play in 1975 and has won 17 of the last 20 meetings in Mars Hill.
TICKETS: Available at the gate.
THIS WEEK'S TOP STORYLINES
- Newberry's defense has held its nine non-Division I opponents to an average of 93 yards below their total offensive output entering their game with the Wolves.
- The Wolves have given up four passing touchdowns all season, ranked second nationally behind the two allowed by No. 4 Ouachita Baptist. Newberry has given up just two passing touchdowns since Sept. 13. Catawba became the sixth Newberry opponent this season with a completion percentage of 50 percent or lower against the Wolves.
- Jamarcus Henderson passed Steve Jouse (Carson-Newman, 1999-2002) for second place in SAC history in both career sacks (30) and tackles for loss (58.5) Saturday, now behind only Kyle Kitchens (Catawba, 2014-17), and is tied for 26th in Division II history in tackles for loss.
- Inside linebacker Joe Blue passed Jeremiah Jones (1993-96), his position coach, for ninth in school history in total tackles vs. Catawba and now has 289 in his career. His 25.5 tackles for loss are 10th in school history.
- David Vereen has 15 passes defended, the 12th-most in Division II in 2018 and second-most in a single season by a Newberry player since becoming an official statistic in 2000.
- Markell Castle's 105 yards on five catches gave him 12 100-yard receiving games for his career, tying Newberry's all-time record set by Tymere Zimmerman (2003-06). Castle has 154 catches for 2,425 yards and 24 touchdowns, second to Zimmerman in all three categories.
- Castle and Shea Rodgers have each scored 156 points in their careers: Castle on 26 touchdowns and Rodgers on 21 field goals and 93 PAT's. They're each four points from the top 10 in school history and six points from ninth.
- Newberry had played 1,035 games over nearly 105 full seasons without ever having a final score of 40-10 until defeating Catawba by that score on Saturday afternoon.
- Newberry has played 10 games on Nov. 10 in its history, taking the field in six different cities, but has never played outside the Carolinas on this date.
MORE INFORMATION
For complete coverage, view game notes from the Newberry Athletic Communications staff, Mars Hill's game notes, or the South Atlantic Conference's Weekly Report.
IMPORTANT LINKS
Rosters: Newberry | Mars Hill
Stats: Newberry | Mars Hill
Schedule: Newberry | Mars Hill
Standings: SAC
