KUTZTOWN, Pa. (November 23, 2011) —Third-seeded Kutztown University will travel to West Haven, Conn. to face the second-seeded  University of New Haven on Saturday, Nov. 26, for the second round of the NCAA Division II Football Super Region 1 playoffs. Game time set for 12 p.m. at DellaCamera Stadium.  (GAME NOTES)
 
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The Golden Bears (11-1 overall) are ranked sixth in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Top 25 poll. Last week, KU defeated Concord University, 17-14, and earned its first-ever playoff win in the 96-year history of the program. With the win, KU set a school record for wins in a season. Last year's ten wins was the previous record.
 
New Haven (10-1) is ranked fifth in the AFCA Top 25 poll. The Chargers, who earned a bye as the No. 2 seed, defeated Saint Anselm College two weeks ago in the regular season finale, 59-17. New Haven earned the program's fifth berth to the NCAA Division II Football Division II playoffs and the first since 1997. This is the first playoff game to take place at the newly renovated DellaCamera Stadium.
 
This will be the third meeting between KU and New Haven. Kutztown is 0-2 against New Haven with both of its losses coming in back-to-back seasons. The Golden Bears lost 31-6 at University Field in 1994 and 28-19 on the road in 1995.
 
The winner of this game will advance to the Super Region 1 Final and face the winner of the Winston-Salem/California (Pa.) game on Dec. 3. Winston-Salem is the top-seed in Super Region 1 and had a bye last week. Cal who is seeded fifth, defeated No. 4 Elizabeth City State University 44-0 on Saturday.
 
Kutztown's daunting defense was incredible in Saturday's victory. Each week the defense continues to keep the Golden Bears in the game with its ability to breakup plays, limit runs, and block punts. The Golden Bear defense has not allowed over 14 points in four straight games as well as five of its last six.
 
With two interceptions against Concord, defensive back Alex DiNolfi (Norristown, PA/Norristown) now leads the NCAA and set a KU single-season record with 11 interceptions this season.  The previous record was ten by Kevin Keeler in 1976.
 
Andrew Hodges (Ridley, PA/Ridley) finished with a season-high 14 tackles and 10 solo tackles, the most by any Golden Bear this season. Hodges also leads KU in tackles (109).
 
Brett Moss (Bensalem, PA/Bensalem) leads KU with 17 sacks, averaging 1.42 a game which is second in Division II. With his four sacks last week, Moss set the school record for sacks in season. He is also tied for fifth in Division II in tackles for loss (2.00).
 
Kutztown is ranked 17th in Division II in scoring defense (18.67) and for the seventh consecutive week, leads Division II in kickoff returns (29.05). 
 
John Kreuer (York, PA/York Suburban), English Peay (Philadelphia, Pa./George Washington), Colin Henny (Lititz, PA/Manheim Twp.), Corey Harris (Baltimore, PA/Western York), Jason Henshaw (West Chester, PA/Henderson), and Jason Ulmer (Feasterville, PA/Neshaminy) also have contributed to the Golden Bears defensive efforts.
 
Senior running back Robbie Frey (Lehighton, PA/Lehighton) rushed for a game-high 157 yards on 25 carries including a 52-yard scamper up the middle early in the second quarter to tie the game 7-7. Frey is 20th in Division II in rushing (103.55). He's rushed for over 100 yards in seven games this season. He leads KU with 11 rushing touchdowns.
 
Quarterbacks Kevin Morton (Abington, PA/Abington) and Marshall Vogel (Hatboro, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) have been a dynamic duo for KU. Vogel, who stepped in for Morton during an injury in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship game against Slippery Rock University, finished with a career-high 300 yards. He also stepped in on Saturday for an injured Morton to lead KU to its first NCAA Division II playoff victory.
 
Morton is sixth in Division II in passing efficiency (160.35) and leads a Golden Bear total offense (465.75) and scoring offense (37.50) that is ranked 11th and 12th, respectively,
Erik Frazier (Philadelphia, PA/Germantown) leads KU with 52 catches and averages 70.9 yards a game and has seven TDs on the season. Josh Mastromatto (Fort Washington, PA/Upper Dublin) leads the Golden Bears in all-purpose yards with 611 rushing and 466 receiving yards. He also adds 703 yards in punt and kick returns and has tallied nine TDs.
 
Kutztown's surging offense will have to continue to be a steadfast force as it faces New Haven's offense that is fifth in Division II in scoring offense (42.91) and first in passing efficiency (178.53).
 
UNH has outscored its opponents 472-243 this season, while KU has outscored its opponents 433-210. Another similarity that New Haven and Kutztown share is their deadly third quarter attack. Both teams have scored most of their points in the third quarter this year.
 
Against Saint Anselm, the Chargers threw for 421 yards along with 166 on the ground to total 587 offensive yards. 
 
Quarterback Ryan Osiecki is second in Division II in passing efficiency (176.37) and was 21-for-30 in passing with 391 yards and five TDs against Saint Anselm. Osiecki has thrown 30 TD passes this year and averages 244.9 yards a game.
 
Receiver Jason Thompson has been Osiecki's main target as he leads the Chargers in receiving yards (71.0/game). Thompson has 10 TDs and totaled 163 yards on five catches with two TDs, against Saint Anselm.
 
Mike DeCaro and Ronnie Nelson lead the rushing attack. DeCaro leads the Chargers in rushing yards (62.8/game) and TDs (10). Nelson rushed for 107 yards in UNH's last game.
 
Defensively, Charlie Hatchet leads the team in tackles (81). Hatchet also has six breakups and passes deflections.  Tom Herd, Raheem Stanley, and Robert Hill each have 12.5 tackles for loss, while Herd leads the Chargers in sacks (10). Herd is tied for ninth in Division II in sacks per game (1.00).