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GAME INFORMATION
Series: 4th Meeting (KU leads 2-1)
First Meeting: 2010 (KU def. HURST, 35-14)
Last Meeting: 2016 (HURST def. KU, 23-19)
Last KU Win: 2011 (KU def. HURST, 35-28)
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WAYS TO LISTEN:
ON CAMPUS: 1670 AM
TV: SECV Birdsboro Channel 24, 524 (HD)
TV: SECV Lehigh Valley Channel 266, 765 (HD)
TV: Hometown Utilicom Channel 191
LISTEN ONLINE: www.Kutztown.edu/KUR

BEAR BITES
• Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) leads Division II in all-purpose yards at 335 - No. 2 in KU single-game history.
• Reynolds was named the PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week.
• Ronny Tomasetti (Dickson City, Pa./Mid-Valley) moved into ninth in school history last week with his 16th & 17th career sacks.
• Tajier Jefferson (East Orange, N.J./Queen of Peace) had a career-high 15 tackles last week vs. Assumption.
• Kutztown leads the PSAC in punt returns and kick returns.
• Jim Clements' only KU loss when holding a team to less than 24 points was Mercyhurst last year.
• In the last 3+ years, KU has gone 2-8 in its opening games before starting divisional play.
• Assumption's kick return touchdown was 1-of-5 in Division II last week.
• Kutztown was picked second in the PSAC East Preseason Poll.
• Mercyhurst was picked eighth in the PSAC West Preseason Poll.

Complete Game Notes

SERIES HISTORY: Saturday marks the fourth meeting between Kutztown and Mercyhurst. KU won the first two meetings in their NCAA Tournament seasons of 2010 and 2011, but fell last season at Andre Reed Stadium, 23-19. Including 2017, all four matchups between KU and MU will be played during Week 2 of KU's season.
 
SETTING THE TONE: Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) opened 2017 with 335 all-purpose yards against Assumption, the second-most in a game in school history. It was the most in Division II last week and was 10 yards shy of tying his school-record of 345 set last season at East Stroudsburg.
 
SPECIAL TEAMS: Kutztown leads the PSAC averaging 20 yards per punt return and 24 yards per kick return.
 
KICK RETURN TD: Kutztown allowed a 97-yard kickoff return last week against Assumption, the first kickoff return touchdown against KU since 2010 and the first in a KU game since 2013.
 
NEW-LOOK OFFENSIVE LINE: KU graduated three starting offensive lineman last year, and 114 games of combined experience.
 
TEAM CAPTAINS: Kutztown's three team captains this year are Ronny Tomasetti (Dickson City, Pa./Mid-Valley), Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) and Tajier Jefferson (East Orange, N.J./Queen of Peace). KU will also feature a fourth team captain on gameday.
 
SACK LUNCH: Kutztown had three sacks against Assumption last week, second-most in the PSAC.
 
DON'T RUN AT RONNY: Ronny Tomasetti (Dickson City, Pa./Mid-Valley), a team captain, earned All-PSAC and All-Region honors last year. He co-led the PSAC with two sacks last week against Assumption. He has 17 career sacks, ninth in school history, eyeing the record of 25.5.
 
TACKLING TJ: Tajier Jefferson (East Orange, N.J./Queen of Peace) had a career-high 15 tackles last week against Assumption - second-most in the PSAC - with an interception and a forced fumble. He is a two-year All-PSAC starting linebacker and a 2017 team captain with 165 career tackles and 26 tackles-for-loss. He has only missed one game in his career.
 
LEADING TACKLER: Jalen Nieves (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) has played in 28 career games with 178 tackles and four interceptions.
 
PRIMETIME PUNTER: Freshman punter Dean Krcic (Saylorsburg, Pa./Pleasant Valley) had a busy day last week with nine punts, but averaged a strong 46.7 average, No. 2 in Division II.
 
MAGIC NUMBER = 24: KU head coach Jim Clements is 15-1 in his Kutztown career when holding opponents to 24 or fewer points. His only loss was to Mercyhurst in 2016 (23-19).
 
PSAC EAST CHAMPS: Kutztown won its third PSAC East title in program history last year, joining previous title teams from 1980 and 2011. KU went 7-0 in the PSAC East, its first perfect PSAC season in school history.
 
WINNING SEASON: KU has posted three-straight winning seasons, extending head coach Jim Clements' career streak to 11 straight.
 
RUSHING RECORD: The Golden Bears ran for a school-record 29 touchdowns last season, and posted the second-most rushing yards at 2,492.
 
RETURNING QB: Redshirt-sophomore Collin DiGalbo (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) earned All-PSAC East Second Team honors and the PSAC East Freshman of the Year last year. On the ground, he broke four school-rushing-records for a quarterback – touchdowns in a game (3) and season (8), longest run (82) and most rushing yards in a game (126).
 
WINNING QUARTERBACK: Collin DiGalbo (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) holds a record of 6-2 as a starting quarterback.
 
EARLY SEASON SLUMPS: In the last four years, KU has posted a 2-8 record in its opening games before starting divisional play.
 
RUN REYNOLDS RUN: Reynolds earned All-PSAC and All-Region First Team honors at running back last year. He became the youngest player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards last year, as he led the PSAC with 1,189 yards.
 
RETURNING KICKER: Alec Rosenfeld (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) was an All-PSAC and All-Region kicker his freshman campaign in 2014, when he set school-records for field goal percentage in a season and field goals in a game.
 
STOPPING THE RUN: KU's success under second-year head coach Jim Clements has stood true with its defensive ability to stop the run. Under Clements, KU is 10-1 when holding its opponent to less than 100 yards rushing. His only loss was to Mercyhurst in 2016.
 
STARTING LINEBACKER: Tajier Jefferson (East Orange, N.J./Queen of Peace) has made 21 consecutive starts at linebacker, the longest streak on the team.
 
PSAC PRESEASON POLL: Kutztown was picked second in the East.
 
Eastern Division
1) West Chester (8)
2) Kutztown
3) Shippensburg
4) Bloomsburg
5) East Stroudsburg
6) Lock Haven
7) Millersville
8) Cheyney
 
Western Division
1) IUP (6)
2) California (2)
3) Slippery Rock
4) Edinboro
5) Gannon
6) Seton Hill
7) Clarion
8) Mercyhurst