Newberry Wolves set for Thursday matinee vs. VUL Dragons

Wolves and Dragons meet for second straight season

NEWBERRY, South Carolina -- Newberry welcomes Virginia University of Lynchburg to Setzler Field for an unusual Thursday afternoon kickoff.

The game was changed from Saturday to assist Virginia University of Lynchburg in returning home safely, with conditions expected to deteriorate considerably beginning Friday as Hurricane Florence nears the Atlantic coastline.

WHO: Virginia University of Lynchburg at Newberry College
WHERE: Historic Setzler Field on the campus of Newberry College
WHEN: 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 13
RECORDS: Newberry is 0-2. Virginia University of Lynchburg is 1-1.
LIVE VIDEO: www.newberrywolves.tv
LIVE STATS: www.newberrystats.com
LIVE AUDIO: www.newberrywolves.tv, WKDK-AM 1240 in Newberry County, www.wkdk.com, WKDK app, "WKDK" on TuneIn Radio app
WEATHER FORECAST: Cloudy skies will become partly cloudy later in the day. The high will be 89 degrees with winds from the north at 10 to 15 mph.
SERIES HISTORY: Newberry leads the series 1-0 after defeating the Dragons 55-7 in the teams' first-ever meeting last September.
TICKETS: Available at the gate. Evacuees will be admitted free.

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORYLINES

1. Of Newberry's nine losses since a 35-33 defeat against Tuskegee in the 2016 playoffs, seven have come by eight points or fewer, including both of the Wolves' losses this season.
    
2. Newberry has allowed two plays from scrimmage of over 20 yards this season, both in the Western Carolina game, while the Wolves' offense has nine such plays. The longest rush allowed against the Catamounts was 17 yards and the longest against Florida Tech was seven.
    
3. Florida Tech managed just eight rushing yards on 29 carries last Saturday, the fewest yards allowed by Newberry since Livingstone's -39 rushing yards on 32 carries in September 2010. 
    
4. Florida Tech's 230 yards of total offense marked the 18th time since the start of the 2014 season that a Newberry opponent has been held to 250 yards or less.
    
5. On 11 second-down rushes this season, Austin Barnes has reached the line to gain eight times and is averaging 8.5 yards per carry. He has rushed for a first down on all five of his "2nd and short" carries. 
    
6. Jamarcus Henderson has 223 tackle for loss yards, the most of any active Division II player and second across all NCAA divisions. His 11-yard tackle for loss on a first-quarter completion by Florida Tech gave him the Division II lead by five yards over Angelo State's Markus Jones.
    
7. Newberry is 4-1 on Sept. 13 in its history with an average margin of victory of 32.5 points in the four wins, including a 70-20 blowout win over Limestone in 2014 that eclipsed a 99-year-old school scoring record. That game kicked off at 9:45 p.m. and ended in the early morning hours of Sept. 14 after a nearly four-hour lightning delay.
    
8. Virginia University of Lynchburg opened the season by defeating junior college powerhouse Louisburg 30-28. The Dragons forced five turnovers and finished with 14 tackles for loss to hand Louisburg its first loss since 2015.
    
9. The Dragons have gone 1-16 over their last 17 games, being outscored 873-180 in the process. Newberry did not allow VUL to score an offensive touchdown in last year's 55-7 win.

MORE INFORMATION

For complete coverage, view game notes from the Newberry Athletic Communications staff or the South Atlantic Conference's Weekly Report.

IMPORTANT LINKS
Rosters: Newberry | VUL
Stats: Newberry | VUL
Schedule: Newberry | VUL
Standings: SAC | VUL

By: Randall Stewart, Director of Athletic Communications

NEWBERRY COLLEGE WOLVES ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS