West Liberty,W.Va. - The West Liberty University football team welcomes West Virginia Wesleyan to the hilltop this Saturday as they celebrate homecoming at West Family Stadium. This is the 67th meeting all-time between the two programs WLU holds a 41-24-1 advantage in the series and the Hilltoppers have won five in a row and eight of the last nine, including the 2023 match up 24-7 in Buckhannon. The Bobcats are the Toppers fourth most common opponent trailing only Fairmont State 89 meetings, Glenville State 84 meetings and Concord 82. 

Since 2009 the Hilltoppers are 8-5 in homecoming games, their last win came in 2021, 52-31 over Fairmont State. 

 

Game Details: 

West Virginia Wesleyan vs West Liberty 

Saturday, 1 p.m. 

West Family Stadium 

WVW: 0-6, 0-4 

WLU: 1-5, 1-3 

67th meeting 

WLU leads all-time: 41-24-1 

Last meeting: WLU 24-7 (2023) 

 

Topper Leaders: 

• Hunter Patterson is No.2 in the Mountain East Conference in yards per carry (7.3), No.6 in rushing yards per game (71.4), T- No.4 in rushing touchdowns (4), No.9 in all-purpose yards (94.8), T- No.5 in total touchdowns (6)

• Ben Turner leads the MEC in receiving yards per game (81.7), No.3 in yards per catch (22.3), T-No.4 in receiving touchdowns (3) 

• Trent Crawford is No.2 in the MEC in TFL (9.5), No.3 in total tackles (41), No.1 in forced fumbles (4)

• Zach Vincenti is T-No. 7 in the MEC in sacks (2), T- No.8 in TFL (6.0)

• Taison Fa'Asuamanu is No.5 in the MEC in sacks (3), T-No.9 in TFL (5.5) 

• DJ Johnson is T-No.3 in the MEC in interceptions (2) 

• Josh Vigne is No.2 in the MEC in punt return yards (7.4) 

• DJ Johnson the reigning Mountain East Conference special teams player of the week has the longest punt in the MEC this season 70 yards, last week at UNC-Pembroke

 

Bobcat Leaders: 

• Nathan Payne is No.9 in the MEC in passing (110.0) with 4 TD's and 2 INT's

• Quinton Pulley is No.10 in the MEC in passing (92.6) with 4 TD's and 5 INT's 

• Wesley Sweeney is No.25 in the MEC in receiving (30.8) 

• Nathan Payne is No.10 in the MEC in total-offense ( 116.2)

• Immanuel Scott No.7 in the MEC in all-purpose yards (99.2)

• Jaden Swiger is No.7 in the MEC in TFL (6.5)

 

Team Stats: 

• WLU Offense is No.7 in the MEC in scoring (24.2 ppg), No.7 in total offense (363.8), No.6 in rushing offense (130.7), No.6 in passing offense (233.2)

• WLU Defense is No.10 in the MEC in scoring (46.8 ppg), No.9 in total defense ( 443.2), No.4 in rushing defense ( 143.7), No.10 in passing defense (299.5), WLU is No.2 in sacks (16), No.2 in forced fumbles (7), No.1 in fumbles recovered (8)

• WVW Offense is No.8 in the MEC in scoring (16.2 ppg), No.9 in total offense (257.8), No.9 in rushing offense (77.8), No.8 in passing offense (180.0)

• WVW Defense is No.9 in the MEC in scoring (44.2 ppg), No.10 in total defense (461.0), No.10 in rushing defense ( 220.0), No.7 in passing defense ( 241.0)

 

Up Next: 

The Hilltoppers will travel to face Glenville State next Saturday, Oct.26 for a 1 p.m. kickoff from I.L & Sue Morris Stadium