Game 3 of the Night - Season 141
Previous GotN Prediction: North Dakota State 63 - East Stroudsburg 17
Result: North Dakota State 47 - East Stroudsburg 23
Intro/comments/match-up: Instead of the 95 to 70 edge for North Dakota State in passing attempts, East Stroudsburg actually finished the game with a 92 to 84 advantage. Unfortunately their quarterbacks only completed 42.4% of their attempts. North Dakota State primary thrower was even worse in completing just 35.7% of his throws. Luckily the secondary QB completed 60% of his passes. All those passes led to over 1,000 yards, but amazingly zero interceptions. The two teams statistics were pretty even and possibly even favored East Stroudsburg, but the only statistic that matters is the points.
Tonight's game should be billed as a battle for bragging rights within the state of West Virginia. Representing Northern Sun is West Liberty State as they take on Northeast-10's Fairmont State.
Team: West Liberty State
Coach: Jibe # of Seasons: 7
Roster Breakdown:
Seniors: 7
Juniors: 9
Sophomores: 17
Freshmen: 17
Offensive Formations: Shotgun, Trips
Defensive Formations: 3-4, Nickel
Key Wins: 44-33 over Missouri-Rolla, 41-24 over Central Arkansas, 38-20 over Albany State
Losses: N/A
Comments: Coach Jibe has a team that emphasize the running game, at least when compared to last night two teams. West Liberty has ran the ball with their running back 25 times so far while throwing 179 times. With only 16 upperclassmen team is going to be "light" somewhere. In this case the defense only has three seniors and two juniors.
Team: Fairmont State
Coach: Jamieh2009 # of Seasons: 6
Roster Breakdown:
Seniors: 16
Juniors: 10
Sophomores: 7
Freshmen: 17
Offensive Formations: Pro-set
Defensive Formations: 4-3
Key Wins: 49-0 over West Virginia State
Losses: N/A
Comments: Coach Jamieh2009 got Fairmont State into the playoffs for the first time in his tenure. Even though it was a one-and-done appearance, coach has his rebuilding job going in the right direction. With ten more upperclassmen, team is in better shape. On offense there are only two sophomores starting, both on the offensive line. Defense is even better with just one sophomore starting in the defensive backfield.
Tonight's Prediction: West Liberty State is the higher ranked team and the team has a longer streak of being managed by human coaches for a longer period of time. Fairmont State has the advantage in more upperclassmen. In a game that will need the winning team to score in the thirties, the "smart dog" is going with the upperclassmen factor and taking Fairmont State to win bragging rights 33-24.