NEWBERRY – The Wolves enter Saturday's clash with Tusculum still in search of their first win of the season.

The Pioneers have won two straight over Newberry, including a 32-31 double-overtime thriller at Setzler Field two years ago. Newberry played well at No. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne last Saturday, entering the third quarter down by just one score, but the Bears pulled away in the second half for the victory. Saturday is the first of three consecutive games at Setzler Field for the Wolves, with Family Weekend and Homecoming on tap for the next two games.

WHO: Tusculum University at Newberry College
WHERE: Historic Setzler Field on the campus of Newberry
WHEN: 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 28
RECORDS: Tusculum is 1-2 with a 1-0 record against South Atlantic Conference competition. Newberry is 0-3 with a loss in SAC play.
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WEATHER FORECAST: Partly cloudy with a high of 91 degrees and light and variable winds. The chance of rain is 20 percent.
SERIES HISTORY: Tusculum leads 11-10 in a series that began in 1998. The Pioneers have a 6-4 edge in games played at Setzler Field.
TICKETS: Available at the gate.

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORYLINES

1. Newberry is led by three receivers with almost identical stat lines: Bobby Irby (13 rec, 150 yds, 1 TD), Deshun Kitchings (10 rec, 150 yds, 1 TD), and Tylik Johnson (11 rec, 149 yds, 1 TD).
    
2. With six tackles for loss over the last two games, defensive end Keito Jordon has moved from 11th to sixth in Newberry's all-time tackle for loss rankings. He now has 28.5 in his career, 1.5 of matching Jaquille Oden (2013-16) for fifth in school history.
    
3. Newberry is off to its first 0-3 start since 1995, when the team lost its first five contests but rebounded to finish 5-6, then went 7-4 the next season.
    
4. Tusculum is one of 13 Division II teams that has yet to record a sack in 2019 and has 13 tackles for loss this season. Newberry has five sacks and 22 tackles for loss (3.0 and 7.0, respectively, by Jordon), through three games.
    
5. A 40-yard field goal by Shea Rodgers with 2:55 left in the first quarter against Lenoir-Rhyne represented Newberry's first first-quarter points of the season.
    
6. During the 2017 and 2018 seasons, Newberry's leading passers (Nick Jones and Greg Ruff, respectively) combined for 153 completions and 1,762 yards with a completion percentage of .523. Currently, Dre Harris is on pace for 161 completions and 1,819 yards and is completing passes at a SAC-leading 60.2 percent clip.
    
7. Deshun Kitchings' 42-yard touchdown catch at Lenoir-Rhyne, in which he was tripped up by a defender just shy of the goal line but made the catch while falling to the turf, was named the No. 2 play of the week in Division II by the NCAA.
    
8. Newberry's loss at No. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne was the program's first road game against a top-10 opponent since Newberry fell at No. 7 Carson-Newman in 2007. Newberry is 0-7 against top-10 opponents on the road and at 2-5 Setzler Field in the Division II poll era (since 2000).
    
9. Tusculum's only home game so far in 2019 was a loss to then-No. 20 West Alabama. The Pioneers host No. 17 Wingate and No. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne the next two weeks.

MORE INFORMATION

For complete coverage, view game notes from the Newberry Athletic Communications staff, Tusculum's game notes and preview article, or the South Atlantic Conference's Weekly Report.

IMPORTANT LINKS
Rosters: Newberry | Tusculum
Stats: Newberry | Tusculum
Schedule: Newberry | Tusculum
Standings: SAC