Sept. 8, 2003
BELLINGHAM, Wash. -
THIS WEEK: Western Washington University Vikings (0-1) vs. Western Oregon University Wolves (1-0) at McArthur Field (Grass - 2,500 capacity) in Monmouth, Ore., on Sat., Sept. 13, at 1 p.m., in a non-conference contest.
Western lost its season and home opener last Thursday, 44-27, to St. Cloud State MN, ranked No.8 in the American Football Coaches Association NCAA Division II Coaches Poll.
Western Oregon began its season last Saturday with a 23-22 double-overtime road win in a non-conference game at Humboldt State.
Western finished 6-4 last year, extending its school-record string of non-losing seasons to 12 (previous best was six). Its second-place finish in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference snapped a string of three straight league titles for the Vikings, who had won five conference championships in seven years.
Western Oregon is coming off a 5-5 season.
SERIES HISTORY: 39th meeting. Western leads in the series, 23-15-0. Western has won four of the last five meetings, taking a 20-17 victory in three overtimes at Monmouth last year. Western Oregon's last win was 20-16 at Monmouth in 2000. Western holds an 11-8-0 series advantage at Monmouth. The series began in 1930.
RADIO: KBAI (930 AM-Bellingham) is broadcasting all Western football games live this season with sports director Doug Lange handling the play-by-play duties for the eighth consecutive season. Providing the color commentary for the sixth straight year is former Viking quarterback Jason Stiles. The pre-game show, hosted by Mark Scholten, begins at 12:35 p.m. The KBAI broadcast can be picked up via the Internet at wwuvikings.com.
The contest also can be heard live on KCCS Radio (1220 AM-Salem, Ore.) with Russ Blunck making the call.
2002 RESULTS: Western finished 6-4 and placed second in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference standings (2-1).
Western Oregon was 5-5 and tied for third in the GNAC at 1-2.
WESTERN REPORT: The Vikings rolled up 523 yards of offense in the loss to St. Cloud State. Included in that were 421 passing yards, the fourth-highest total in school history. Starting quarterback Steve Nichols, a junior, completed 24-of-39 attempts for 349 yards and two touchdowns, and senior Josh Shimek was 4-of-5 for 72 yards in a first-half appearance. In 2002, they each threw for more than 1,000 yards, the first time in school history that had occurred.
Sophomore wide receiver Andy Olson had seven receptions for 154 yards, including touchdown catches of 42 and 32 yards. Senior wide receiver Ryan Van Diest also had seven catches, for 123 yards, the third 100-yard game of his career. Senior slotback Nate Kuhns added five receptions.
Sophomore Duncan Sherrard, the GNAC Freshman of the Year in 2002, led Western's rushing attack with 69 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. Sherrard had a team-high 687 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground in 2002. The offensive line features two returning starters - sophomore center Loren Winter and senior guard Jon Pagan.
Junior strong safety Rob White led Western in tackles (99) and interceptions a year ago and kept up the pace in the season-opener, making 11 tackles and getting the lone Viking interception. Sophomore Brett Snyder-Ferguson made his first career start at free safety against St. Cloud State, getting nine stops and knocking down two passes.
Senior Lann Olson, who was second on the team in tackles last season with 88, including a team-best 11 for loss, plays in the middle of a linebacking corps that also includes returning starters Brett Thompson, a senior, and Jesse Looker, a junior. Leading the defensive line is senior end JeVarian Gamble, who had six tackles against St. Cloud State. Sophomore end Joey Joshua earned Western's only sack last week and also knocked down a pass.
Junior Michael Koenen, a consensus first-team All-America punter last season, averaged 41.7 yards on three attempts last week. Koenen, who sent three kickoffs for touchbacks, also was 2-of-3 on field goals and converted three extra points. He is No.11 among school career scoring leaders with 152 points.
WESTERN OREGON REPORT: After going 5-5 in 2002, Western Oregon opened its 2003 season with a 23-22 double-overtime victory at Humboldt State, stopping the Lumberjacks on a two-point conversion for the final margin. The Wolves, who had just two first downs in the opening half, trailed, 10-2, entering the fourth quarter.
Much of their offensive success came through the air, as junior Denny Bies completed 30-of-39 passes for 264 yards, going 9-of-10 for 79 yards on the final drive of regulation to force overtime. Bies was a second-team all-GNAC pick last season, throwing for 2,088 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Bies has an outstanding receiving tandem to throw to in seniors Mike Hinshaw and Brad Satran, who have combined for over 200 receptions, 3,500 yards and 31 touchdowns in their careers. Satran had 56 catches for 873 yards a year ago and had 10 receptions for 111 yards in the victory over Humboldt State. Hinshaw, a first-team Daktronics West Region selection last year and a three-time All-America sprinter in track and field, had 48 receptions for 841 yards and eight touchdowns in 2002. He caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Bies with 14 seconds left in the fourth quarter last week to force overtime.
Senior running back Ivan McCrae was out of football eight years before returning to earn second-team all-GNAC honors last season while rushing for 628 yards and nine touchdowns, including a 125-yard effort against the Vikings. The 28-year-old McCrae scored the second-overtime touchdown last week that put the Wolves ahead for good.
On defense, Western Oregon is anchored by a line that returns three players who received GNAC honors last season. Junior Jeff Charleston was a first-team all-league pick, and had 11 tackles in the victory over Humboldt State. Junior Lucas Garcia was a second-team selection, and sophomore Ronnie Kelly was GNAC co-Freshman of the Year.
Senior linebacker Tayt Tolman was a second-team all-league pick a year ago, making 85 tackles, and sophomore safety Chad Boyd led the team in interceptions with three.
The kicking game is strong, as senior placekicker Andrew Keippela has been an all-GNAC pick the last two seasons, and was second nationally in NCAA Division II last year in field goals made, going 14-of-23. McCrae averaged 12.4 yards a punt return last year. Senior Lucas Taroli averaged 40.3 yards per punt last year and has a career mark almost exactly the same at 40.1.
NOTES: Western has never had a 0-2 start in the Smith era and has had just one since 1984 (1988) ... The point differences in Western's last three trips to Monmouth. Ore., have been three (won 20-17 OT, 2002), four (lost 20-16, 2000) and five (won 41-36, 1998) ... Five of the last six meetings between the Vikings and Wolves have been decided by five points or less, and even in the one blowout, a 46-14 Viking victory in 2001, the teams were virtually even in total offense (Western 268, WOU 257).
Koenen had three of his six kickoffs go for touchbacks against St. Cloud State. He also connected on field goals of 47 and 45 yards, but missed a 29-yarder, and averaged 41.7 yards on three punts ... The Vikings are 18-6 at home over the last four seasons with winning streaks of 11 and seven games during that stretch. They have lost their last three contests at Civic Stadium, the first time that has happened since 1986-87 when they dropped four in a row.
INJURY REPORT: The status of senior defensive tackle Brad Mann remains indefinite after he missed the opener because of a hamstring pull. Cornerback Ocie Moore was lost for the season after tearing his ACL in a practice session prior to Western's season opener.
TOUGH SCHEDULE: Smith calls Western's 2003 schedule "the most challenging" in school history. The Vikings play three NCAA I-AA schools, two of which, UC Davis and Northern Colorado, are beginning their first year of provisional status after being longtime NCAA II powers. There are two games against teams from the rugged North Central Conference, St. Cloud State and Nebraska-Omaha, which has had seven straight winning seasons. As well, the Vikings have two regular-season matchups with archrival Central Washington, which was 11-1 last year.
KOENEN NAMED TO FOUR PRESEASON A-A TEAMS: Junior Michael Koenen was named to four preseason All-America teams as a punter, being honored by Street & Smith, Don Hansen's Football Gazette, Lindy's Football Annuals and D2Football.com. He was a first-team Daktronics, D2Football.com and Football Gazette All-American last fall, and second-team Associated Press Little All-America. Koenen led DII in punting with school-record 44.9 average. He also holds school marks for longest punt (73 yards), longest field goal (54 yards), consecutive field goals (8), and consecutive PAT conversions (40). Koenen ranks No.11 among school's career scoring leaders with 143 points, converting 80-84 PATs and 24-40 field goals.
MILESTONES: Rob Smith needs five wins to become the first coach in Western history to reach 100. Only two four-year collegiate coaches have reached that figure while coaching in the state of Washington, those being Frosty Westering at Pacific Lutheran (250) and Don James at Washington (153). Smith currently ranks fourth, with Washington's Jim Owens third with 99.
COACHES: Rob Smith (Washington, 1981) is in his 15th year as head coach and his victory total (95-47-1) and winning percentage of 66.8 are the best in Western history. Smith has directed the Vikings to their only five national playoff berths in 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999, and guided them to their best regular-season (No.1, 1995) and final (No.1, 1995) national rankings. He was named GNAC Coach of the Year in 2001, Columbia Football Association Coach of the Year in 1989, 1995, 1996, 1999 and 2000, and American Football Coaches Association College Division Region V Coach of the Year in 1995 and 1996.
Duke Iverson (Whitman, 1962) is in his sixth season (30-18-0) as head coach at Western Oregon and the third of his second stint there. His overall record for 20 seasons is 122-70-3. He also coached 12 years (1988-2000) at Western State CO, compiling a 79-48-1 record, winning six Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference titles and earning six league Coach of the Year honors; and two seasons (1983-84) at Black Hills State SD where he was 13-4-2. His 1985 Western Oregon team led the NAIA in scoring offense, and his 1991 Western State squad paced NCAA II in total offense and points scored.
NEXT WEEK: Western travels to Omaha, Neb., for a non-conference game with University of Nebraska-Omaha on Sept. 20 (12 noon CT) at Al F. Caniglia Field. The Mavericks have had seven straight winning seasons, more than any other member of the North Central Conference, arguably the toughest in NCAA II.
BATTLE IN SEATTLE: Western and Central Washington play each other twice in 2003, but with a unique twist. The arch-rivals, who last faced off twice during a regular season in 1970, play the first of the two contests at Seahawks Stadium in Seattle on Oct. 4. The game, which was originally to be played at Ellensburg, was moved as part of a marketing plan to generate interest among the numerous alumni of the two institutions in the Seattle-Tacoma area. After several months of negotiations, the two universities, along with First and Goal, Inc., came to agreement on a deal that was announced on July 17. For information on purchasing tickets, visit the WWU athletics web site at http://www.wwuvikings.com.
WEBSITE: For the latest results, statistics and updates, including reports on all Western athletic events, visit the Vikings website at wwuvikings.com.
LAST WEEK AGAINST SCSU: Running back Matt Birkel rushed for 213 yards and three touchdowns, including scoring runs of 56 and 33 yards, leading NCAA Division II nationally ranked St. Cloud State MN to a 44-27 victory over Western last Thursday night at Bellingham's Civic Stadium.
The game was the season opener for the Vikings. St. Cloud State, ranked No.8 in the American Football Coaches Association NCAA II national poll, improved to 2-0.
The game featured 1,112 yards of offense, with SCSU holding a 589-523 advantage. Husky quarterback Keith Heckendorf, who finished in the top three in the voting for the 2002 Harlon Hill Trophy awarded to the NCAA II Player of the Year, completed 23-of-34 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns, directing the Huskies to eight scores in a stretch of 10 drives after they punted on the first two possessions of the game.
Western quarterback Steve Nichols completed 24-of-39 passes for 349 yards and two touchdowns, but the Vikings never got closer than 10 points after SCSU took a 30-20 lead midway through the third quarter on a 42-yard pass from Heckendorf to Ed DeShazer.
A blocked punt by Taylor Hutton gave the Vikings the ball at the Husky 46 late in the third period, but SCSU defensive end Ryan Walker stripped the ball from Nichols on the following play, and the Huskies recovered, moving 54 yards in eight plays, capped by a four-yard run by Birkel 2:16 into the fourth quarter, to take a 37-20 lead and effectively put the game out of reach.
Birkel, who averaged 8.9 yards a carry on 24 attempts, had opened the second-half scoring with a 33-yard touchdown run on a fourth-and-one play that gave SCSU a 23-13 lead.
Western wide receiver Andy Olson had seven receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns, and Ryan Van Diest added seven catches for 123 yards.
The 71 combined points came despite a tightly played first quarter that ended with the score tied, 3-3. Western had a second-and-goal from the Husky one early in the second quarter, but losses on consecutive plays led to a 30-yard field goal missed wide right by Michael Koenen, who also connected on attempts of 47 and 45 yards.
SCSU responded by marching 80 yards in 11 plays, capped by a 10-yard touchdown pass from Heckendorf to Ryan Koch, but the Vikings came back less than three minutes later to tie the score, 10-10, on a 42-yard pass from Nichols to Olson.
On the first play of the following series, Heckendorf bobbled the snap and Western appeared to recover the ball, but the play was blown dead by an inadvertent whistle. Three plays later, Birkel burst 56 yards down the right sideline, giving SCSU a 16-10 lead as the extra point failed, and the Huskies led the rest of the way.
LAST MEETING WITH WOLVES: Michael Koenen kicked a 32-yard field goal in the first half of the third overtime as Western defeated Western Oregon, 20-17, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference game at McArthur Stadium on Nov. 8, 2002.
It was the seventh time in the last eight years the game between the two schools was decided by eight points or less.
Each team missed field goals in the first two overtimes. In the opening extra frame, Koenen, who was questionable for the game because of a concussion and quad injury suffered last week against New Haven CT, missed from 40 yards, then Western Oregon's Andrew Keippela, who entered the game 11-of-14 on 3-pointers, missed from 33 yards.
In the second overtime, Keippela missed from 29 yards, and Koenen followed by missing from 40. Finally in the third overtime, the Vikings moved the ball to the 14 on an 11-yard pass to wide receiver Greg Dykstra, setting up Koenen's successful effort. Keippela then was wide right on a 47-yarder to end the game.
Dykstra, who had five receptions for 60 yards, tied two school career records, extending his streak of games with a catch to 37, tying the record of Hoyt Gier (1975-78), and made his 30th career touchdown catch with a 7-yard pass from Josh Shimek early in the third quarter, tying the mark of Chris Nicholl (1993-96).
The Vikings probably had the best chance to win in regulation, as they reached the Western Oregon 20 with just over three minutes to go before Shimek was intercepted by Tayt Tolman, but the Wolves nearly won the game on the final play of the fourth quarter as a deep desperation pass by Shimek was intercepted by Jason Haslebacher, who returned the ball 54 yards to the Viking 15 before being knocked out of bounds as time expired.
Each team scored twice in the first quarter. Western opened the scoring with a 44-yard field goal by Koenen on the first possession of the game, but the Wolves took a 7-3 lead midway through the period on a 10-yard pass from Denny Bies to Brad Satran.
The Vikings regained the lead on a 9-yard pass from Steve Nichols to Mike Westbrook, but Koenen missed the extra point, snapping his school record of 40 consecutive successful conversions, and Western Oregon took a 10-9 lead with 1:37 left in the period on a 27-yard field goal by Keippela.
Dykstra's touchdown and a subsequent 2-point pass from Shimek to Andy Olson gave Western a 17-10 lead, but Western Oregon tied the score on a 3-yard run by Ivan McCrae late in the third quarter. The touchdown came just two plays after Viking linebacker Jesse Looker had intercepted a Bies pass only to fumble the ball away at the 4-yard line.
The Vikings had a 328-258 edge in total offense. Shimek, who entered the game in the second quarter, completed 19-of-32 passes for 181 yards and a touchdown and was intercepted twice. Duncan Sherrard led the rushing attack with 97 yards on 26 carries, and Westbrook had nine receptions for 110 yards.
McCrae ran for 125 yards on 35 carries, but Bies, who entered the game averaging 215 yards passing a contest, was 17-of-38 for just 138 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
The game equaled the longest contest in Northwest small college history.
WESTERN OREGON LAST WEEK: Ivan McCrae scored on a four-yard run in the second overtime period and Andrew Keippela kicked what turned out to be the decisive extra point as Western Oregon defeated Humboldt State, 23-22, in a non-conference football game at Arcata, Calif., last Saturday.
After McCrae's touchdown, HSU scored on a 19-yard pass from Chris Dixon to Brent Adkins on its possession. The Lumberjacks then elected to go for the win, but Dixon's attempted two-point pass to Dustin Creager was deflected by Western Oregon's Bret Hughes in the back of the HSU end zone.
Both teams had a chance to win the game in the final two minutes of regulation and in overtime. In regulation, HSU went ahead 16-10 with 1:46 remaining on a three-yard run by Adrian Waddy to cap off a nine-play, 80-yard drive, but Adkins' extra point attempt was blocked by Brad Satran, who also blocked a punt in the second quarter resulting in a safety. The Wolves then drove 74 yards in 11 plays to tie the game on a 10-yard pass from Denny Bies to Mike Hinshaw with 14 seconds remaining, but Keippela missed the extra point. Bies completed nine of 10 passes on the drive, including eight straight at one point, for 80 yards.
In the first overtime, both teams missed field goals - Adkins from 43 yards and Keippela from 28.
For the game, Humboldt outgained Western Oregon 361-314 in total offense. Bies completed 30 of 39 passes for 264 yards. Satran had 10 catches for 111 yards and Hinshaw, who also averaged 32.8 yards on four kickoff returns, had six for 57. Waddy led the Lumberjacks on the ground netting 79 yards on 18 carries. Dixon completed 21 of 36 passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns. Creager had eight catches for 146 yards, including a 15-yard reception for the only touchdown of the opening half.
Defensive lineman Jeff Charleston led Western Oregon's defense with 11 tackles, including two for losses of three yards. Linebacker Ransen Rodriguez had eight tackles, including 1-1/2 for losses of 13 yards. Linebacker Tim White had 13 tackles, including 2-1/2 for losses for the Lumberjacks. White also recovered a fumble and broke up a pass.
HEAD COACH Rob Smith ON ...:
... ST. CLOUD STATE CONTEST
"You're always disappointed when you come out on the short end as we did. There were some positives on the field, but certainly not enough to make a difference in the game. We give a lot of credit to St. Cloud State. They're a fine football team."
... WESTERN OREGON
"It's turned into a very good rivalry. We've had some outstanding games over the years decided by a touchdown or less. And certainly our players are aware of that and respect Western Oregon because of the tight games that we've had. They've got something we don't have right now, and that's a win. And there should be no lack of want to from our end. We need to get our first win, so we're very focused on this game."
... WESTERN OREGON RECEIVING DUO
Those two receivers, Mike Hinshaw and Brad Satran, concern us. Hinshaw's got great speed, he was the conference sprint champion, and he's beat us before with his speed. And Satran has really turned into a fine receiver."
... DEFENSE
"If we're going to win, it's going to be on the backs of our defense. That's always been the case here. And we're primarily talking about our front seven. We've got six seniors among that group who we're challenging to do a better job. First versus the run ... and when the opponent wants to pass, we've got to make sure that we're getting a good pass rush on that quarterback."
... RUN-PASS RATIO
"The overall number was nice to see in terms of our production, but it's not how we want to achieve it. We need to do a better job of running the football and being able to dictate tempo through our ability to run the football. We were not able to do that well enough against St. Cloud, so that's going to be an emphasis this week."
... RECEIVERS
"Andy (Olson) showed that he's going to be a go-to guy for us. But hopefully teams won't be able to concentrate solely on him. We've got Ryan Van Diest, Nate Kuhns and some other receivers who are ready to step forward and make plays when necessary."
PROBABLE TWO DEEPS:
WESTERN WASHINGTON
OFFENSETE 82 Rick Carte (6-4, 240, **Jr., Juneau, AK/Juneau-Douglas) 13 Nick Yoney (6-4, 225, So., Arlington, WA/Arlington)ST 79 Justin Simpson (6-5, 310, So., Kennewick, WA/Kamiakin) 65 Jason Day (6-5, 250, **Jr., Tonasket, WA)SG 62 Jon Pagan (6-5, 260, *Sr., Los Angeles, CA/El Segundo) 56 Jeff DeBuigne (6-5, 300, *So., Kennewick, WA/Kamiakin)C 53 Loren Winter (6-2, 250, *So., Bothell, WA/Juanita) 57 Lincoln Stalnaker (6-2, 225, *Sr., Flagstaff, AZ/Coconino)QG 73 Todd Gowing (6-3, 265, **Jr., Kirkland, WA/Inglemoor) 67 Peter Van Datta (6-2, 265, R-Fr., Bremerton, WA/Central Kitsap)QT 72 Geoff Hise (6-2, 255, *Jr., Snoqualmie, WA (Mount Si) 70 Brandon Torrey (6-3, 270, R-Fr., Graham, WA/Bethel)SB 2 Jason Barton (5-9, 175, *So., Gig Harbor, WA/Gig Harbor) 8 Nate Kuhns (5-11, 190, ***Sr., Yakima, WA/Eisenhower)WR 22 Ryan Van Diest (6-1, 190, ***Sr., Lynden, WA/Lynden) 5 James Laurence (6-4, 225, T-Jr., Kent, WA/Kent-Meridian)WR 1 Andy Olson (6-3, 210, *So., Chehalis, WA/W.F.West) 9 Matt Wilson (5-11, 180, R-Fr., Auburn, WA/Auburn)RB 29 Duncan Sherrard (6-0, 195, *So., Seattle, WA/Roosevelt) 27 Jake Carlyle (5-7, 190, So., Olympia, WA/Capital)FB 26 Nyle Chambers (6-1, 220, ***Sr., Sumner, WA/Sumner) 98 Joe Casillas (6-3, 220, So., Phoenix, AZ/Arcadia)QB 14 Steve Nichols (6-1, 205, **Jr., Stevenson, WA/Stevenson) 11 Josh Shimek (6-4, 205, **Sr., Pasco, WA/Pasco)
DEFENSEE 95 JeVarian Gamble (6-2, 270, ***Sr., Lynnwood, WA/Lynnwood) 85 Joey Joshua (6-4, 220, *So., Ferndale, WA/Ferndale)N 97 Nicholas Buck (6-3, 245, R-Fr., Kent, WA (Seattle Christian/Kentridge) 71 Andy Thompson (6-4, 300, T-Jr., Milan, IN/Milan)T 93 Nick Ball (6-1, 270, **Sr., Olympia, WA/Olympia) 55 Parker Follis (6-3, 265, R-Fr., Bellingham, WA/Squalicum)E 36 Derek Noble (6-1, 215, **Sr., Bellevue, WA/Newport) 54 Aaron Dahl (6-1, 235, *So., Gig Harbor, WA/Gig Harbor)ROV 28 Jesse Looker (5-10, 210, **Sr., Puyallup, WA/Puyallup) 38 Taylor Hutton (5-11, 205, ***Sr., Salado, TX (Salado)MLB 33 Lann Olson (6-0, 215, ***Sr., Chehalis, WA/W.F.West) 46 Adam Klingenberg (5-11, 215, *So., Walla Walla, WA/Walla Walla)OLB 51 Brett Thompson (6-0, 230, ***Sr., Auburn, WA/Auburn-Riverside) 43 Jeff Parks (6-3, 205, T-Fr., Graham, WA/Bethel)LCB 87 Bryan Jarrett (6-0, 180, Fr., Puyallup, WA/Puyallup) 4 Sly Whitfield Jr. (5-8, 160, R-Fr., Seattle, WA/Garfield)RCB 42 Brett Hall (5-8, 175, *So., Kennewick, WA/Kennewick) 15 John Shields (5-11, 190, T-Jr., Spanaway, WA/Bethel)SS 40 Rob White (6-1, 215, **Jr., Woodinville, WA/Inglemoor) 81 James Day (6-0, 200, Fr., Vancouver, WA/Mountain View)FS 31 Brett Snyder-Ferguson (6-1, 200, *So., Colville, WA/Colville) 34 Shane Keck (5-9, 190, Sr., Everett, WA/Mariner)
SPECIALK 19 Michael Koenen (5-11, 185, **Jr., Ferndale, WA/Ferndale)P 19 Michael Koenen (5-11, 185, **Jr., Ferndale, WA/Ferndale)H 14 Steve Nichols (6-1, 205, **Jr., Stevenson, WA/Stevenson) 11 Josh Shimek (6-4, 205, **Sr., Pasco, WA/Pasco)LS 56 Jeff DeBuigne (6-5, 300, *So., Kennewick, WA/Kamiakin) 13 Nick Yoney (6-4, 225, So., Arlington, WA/Arlington)PR 1 Andy Olson (6-3, 210, *So., Chehalis, WA/W.F.West) 8 Nate Kuhns (5-11, 190, ***Sr., Yakima, WA/Eisenhower)KR 27 Jake Carlyle (5-7, 190, So., Olympia, WA/Capital) 9 Matt Wilson (5-11, 180, R-Fr., Auburn, WA/Auburn)*denotes letters won
WESTERN OREGON
OFFENSESE 6 Mike Hinshaw (6-1, 185, ***Sr., Scappoose, OR) 10 Kenneth Gasilos (6-0, 205, *Jr., Honolulu, HI)LT 71 Josh Dubowski (6-5, 290, **Jr., Salcha, AK) 70 Paul Wright (6-3, 285, Fr., Portland, OR)LG 77 Peter Buekea (6-4, 285, **Jr., Tualatin, OR) 60 Ryan Belcher (6-4, 290, Fr., Keizer, OR)C 52 Jake Ositis (6-2, 270, **Sr., Salem, OR) 50 Paul Cruze (6-3, 270, T-Jr., Jefferson, OR)RG 73 Pat Pileggi (6-2, 280, *So., Salem, OR) 74 Allan Mikolas (6-4, 305, Fr., Salem, OR)RT 65 Brandon Jasmin (6-7, 315 (Fr.-RS, Prineville, OR) 67 Andy Esquivel (6-1, 290, Fr.-RS, Salem, OR)FL 3 Brad Satran (6-2, 185, ***Sr., Tigard, OR) 88 Scooter McCord (6-2, 190, R-Fr., Clackamas, OR)TE 80 Clint Steen (6-5, 255, *So., Enterprise, OR) 87 Kevin Boss (6-7, 245, R-Fr., Philomath, ORQB 12 Denny Bies (6-2, 210, **Jr., Tualatin, OR) 15 Ryan Thorson (6-6, 215, R-Fr., Sandy, OR)FB 34 Mark Dreiling (6-1, 225, ***Sr., Cottage Grove, OR) 40 Kyle Braa (6-0, 235, R-Fr., Scio, OR)TB 25 Ivan McCrae (5-10, 215, *Sr., Salem, OR) 33 Michael Ramirez (5-7, 205, *Jr., Hermiston, OR)
DEFENSELE 54 Isaiah Haines (6-2, 250, **Jr., Albany, OR) 96 Matt Olafason (6-6, 255, **Jr., Junction City, OR)LT 56 Eric Ollikainen (6-4, 260, ***Sr., Vancouver, WA) 47 Lucas Garcia (6-2, 245, **Jr.-2L, Sunriver, OR)RT 99 Kyle Kinion (6-4, 275, ***Sr., Junction City, OR) 95 Ron Kelly (6-3, 265, *So., Astoria, OR)RE 90 Jeff Charleston (6-4, 245, **Jr., Monmouth, OR) 97 Dane Wagner (6-5, 240, *So., Salem, OR)OLB 44 Tayt Tolman (6-1, 215, ***Sr., Albany, OR) 21 Troy Haselip (6-1, 205, T-So., La Pine, OR)MLB 59 Kevin Holcomb (6-2, 235, *Jr., Hood River, OR) 51 John Apgar (6-2, 225, *So., Toledo, OR)OLB 43 Ransen Rodrigues (6-1, 215, **Jr., Honolulu, HI) 32 Chris Hoopes (6-2, 200, *So., Estacada, OR)CB 31 Jay Darden (5-10, 175, R-Fr., Portland, OR) 11 Jason Haslebacher (6-1, 190, *Sr., Dallas, OR)CB 2 Antar Brame (6-0, 190, *Sr., Portland, OR) 20 Javon Allen (5-9, 175, **Jr., North Pole, AK)SS 9 Joe Panuke (6-1, 200, ***Sr., Lakeview, OR) 1 Bret Hughes (6-1, 215, *So., Salem, OR)FS 5 Chad Boyd (6-0, 205, *So., Salem, OR) 38 Jason Buckmeir (6-3, 210, Fr., Beaverton, OR)
SPECIALK 4 Andrew Keippela (6-1, 190, **Jr., McMinnville, OR) 47 Bruce Voges (6-2, 180, Fr., Grants Pass, OR)P 46 Lucas Taroli (6-4, 215, **Sr., Bend, OR) 4 Andrew Keippela (6-1, 190, **Jr., McMinnville, OR)LS 96 Matt Olafason (6-6, 255, **Jr., Junction City, OR) 54 Isaiah Haines (6-2, 250, **Jr., Albany, OR)H 3 Brad Satran (6-2, 185, ***Sr., Tigard, OR) 8 Dustin Lulay (6-0, 200, ***Sr., Lyons, OR)KR 6 Mike Hinshaw (6-0, 185, ***Sr., Scappoose, OR) 25 Ivan McCrae (5-10, 215, *Sr., Salem, OR)PR 25 Ivan McCrae (5-10, 215, *Sr., Salem, OR) 2 Antar Brame (6-0, 190, *Sr., Portland, OR)
Game #1Western Washington vs. St. Cloud StateSept. 4, 2003 - 6 p.m. - Bellingham, Wash.
SCORING SUMMARYSt. Cloud State 3 13 14 14 --- 44Western Washington 3 10 7 7 --- 27
WWU - FG Koenen 47SCSU - FG Braunagle 29SCSU - Koch 10 pass from Heckendorf (Braunagel kick)WWU - Olson 42 pass from Nichols (Koenen kick)SCSU - Birkel 56 run (kick failed)WWU - FG Koenen 45SCSU - Birkel 33 run (Braunagel kick)WWU - Olson 32 pass from Nichols (Koenen kick)SCSU - DeShazer 42 pass from Heckendorf (Braunagel kick)SCSU - Birkel 4 run (Braunagel kick)WWU - Sherrard 3 run (Koenen kick)SCSU - Greene 23 pass from Heckendorf (Braunagel kick) Attendance: 2,565
SCSU WWUFirst downs 26 26Rushed-yards 37-286 37-102Passing yards 303 421Sacks by-yards lost 2-14 1-6Total Offense 589 523Return yards 3-56 8-95Passes 34-23-1 45-28-0Punts 4-36.0 3-41.7Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0Penalties-yards 6-44 6-44Time of possession 29:46 30:14
Rushing: WWU-Sherrard 19-69, Carlyle 7-31, Nichols 8-12, Shimek 3--10; SCSU-Birkel 24-213, Williams 8-60, Ploeckelm 1-10, Heckendorf 3-4, Team 1-1
Passing: WWU-Nichols 39-24-0-349, Shimek 5-4-0-72, Team 1-0-0; SCSU-Heckendorf 34-23-1-303
Receiving: WWU-Olson 7-154, Van Diest 7-123, Kuhns 5-47, Chambers 3-66, Sherrard 3-13, Carte 2-17, Carlyle 1-1; SCSU-Koch 6-51, Bisping 5-52, DeShazer 4-75, Greene 3-86, Ploeckelm 2-16, Birkel 2-16, Johnson 1-7
