West Liberty, W.Va. - The West Liberty University football team welcomes the University of Charleston for senior day on the hilltop. The Hilltoppers will recognize the 12 seniors who will play their final home game at West Family Stadium: #1 AJ Barmer, #3 Jelijah Morris-Smith, #4 Alex Dunlevy, #5 Zach Vincenti, #6 Jamiar Tate, #11 Delano Marcelus, #11 Kekoa Turangan, #12 Jordan Demus, #35 Tyler Waddell, #41 Trent Crawford, #61 Elijah Mike, #90 Carson Moore. The Hilltoppers enter the match up at 2-6 overall and 2-4 in Mountain East Conference play. Charleston is 8-0 overall and 6-0 in the MEC and is currently No.4 in the NCAA Super Region One. The Golden Eagles won last year's meeting 42-17 in Charleston. The Hilltoppers' last win in the series came on Sept.14, 2017 in a 9-6 defensive battle at West Family Stadium. UC leads the all-time series 18-14-1.Â
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Game Details:Â
Charleston vs West LibertyÂ
Saturday, 2:00 p.m.Â
West Family StadiumÂ
UC: 8-0. 6-0Â
WLU: 2-6, 2-4Â
UC Leads Series: 18-14-1
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Topper Leaders:Â
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Hunter Patterson: Leads the Mountain East Conference in yards per carry at 6.7, No.5 in yards per game 73, No.5 in points per game 6.8, No.7 in rushing yards 511 and all purpose yards 821 , 102.6 per game
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Ben Turner: No.2 in the MEC in receiving yards per game 81.3, yards per catch 20.3, No.6 in receptions 32, T-No.7 in receiving touchdowns 4
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Tyler Waddell: Leads the MEC in field goal percentage .100 , 5-5 on the season with a long of 40 yards
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Trent Crawford: Leads the MEC in forced fumbles 5 , No.3 in tfl 13, No.6 in total tackles 52, No.8 in tackles per game 6.5, T-No.7 in passes defended 6, T-No.11 in sacks 2.5
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Zach Vincenti: T-No.5 in the MEC in sacks 3.5, T-No.9 in tfl 7.5Â
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Delano Marcelus: No.4 in the MEC in sacks 5
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Grant Thompson: No.11 in the MEC in tfl 6.5, T-No.11 in sacks 2.5Â
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Taison Fa'Asuamanu: T-No.5 sacks in the MEC with 3.5Â
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DJ Johnson: T-No.4 in the MEC interceptions 3
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Golden Eagles Leaders:Â
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Chevron Wright: Leads the Mountain East Conference in rushing yards 1,539, No.1 in rushing touchdowns 28, No.1 in rushing yards per game 192.4, No.1 in all-purpose yards 197.9, No.1 in scoring 22.3 points per game, No.1 in points 178, No.1 in total touchdowns 29, No.2 in yards per carry 6.6Â
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Yves Bosmans: No.5 in the MEC in receiving touchdowns 5, No.8 in receptions 30Â
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Shamarr Wright: No.5 in the MEC in kick return yards 24.2Â
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Andre Chamblee: T-No.4 in tfl in the MEC with 9.0Â
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Nesta Owens: T-No.9 in sacks in the MEC with 3
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Dekavi Preston: No.3 in the MEC in passes defended 8Â
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Ra'shaa Morris & Louikenz Jules: T-No.4 in the MEC in interceptions with 3
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Marquis Herron & Cashaw Beasley: T-No.5 in the MEC in interceptions with 2Â
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Team Stats:Â
WLU Offense: Points per game 22.5, rushing yards per game 119.9, rushing yards per carry 3.8, total rushing touchdowns 10, passing yards per game 232.9, average per pass 6.29, total passing touchdowns 14Â
WLU Defense: Points per game 40.9, rushing yards per game 134.6, rushing yards per carry 3.6, total rushing touchdowns 12, passing yards per game 263.1, yards per pass 9.5, total passing touchdowns 27, sacks 23, forced fumbles 9, interceptions 7, fumbles recovered 9
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UC Offense: Points per game 41.3, rushing yards per game 276.4, rushing yards per carry 5.6, total rushing touchdowns 35, passing yards per game 179.3, yards per pass 9.2, total passing touchdowns 11
UC Defense: Points per game 18.3, rushing yards per game 107.9, rushing yards per carry 3.9, total rushing touchdowns 5, passing yards per game 207.6, yards per passÂ
6.7, total passing touchdowns 13, sacks 11, forced fumbles 3, interceptions 13, fumbles recovered 6
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Up Next:Â
West Liberty will travel to Fairmont State Nov.9 for a Noon kickoff at Duvall-Rosier Field
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