PVAMU (1-3) lost at UNLV 46-17 Saturday night in Las Vegas in the final non-conference game of the season.
The Panthers open Southwestern Athletic Conference play Saturday in a 6 p.m. game at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-2). The Golden Lions are coming off a 90-6 loss at #3-ranked South Dakota St.
The Panther Sports Network radio broadcast begins at 5:30 p.m. with Panthers Countdown To Kickoff online at pvpanthers.com/sportsnetwork.
ON GAME VS. UNLV: "We went up and played another FBS opponent, and of course, we accept the challenge. It was a good football team that we had to face. It was a long trip in a different time zone. Nevertheless, we were able to go out and compete. We had some challenges in the first half of the game. We kind of settled down and got some things behind us and had some things to move forward that were positive for us. I think the most important thing was we were able to finish the game strong, competitive-wise, and health-wise.
ON WHAT WAS LEARNED ABOUT THE TEAM DURING THE NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: "The thing I like about the guys that I have here is they are going to fight for 60 minutes. They are going to continue to lay it on the line, regardless of who we play and where we play. I'm very excited to see the effort from these guys and how they lay it on the line each and every game."
ON LONG-SNAPPING ISSUES ON SPECIAL TEAMS: "We understand that. That's a problem that we have to fix. We know we've been having a lot of mistakes with that. We've been fortunate enough in a couple of ball games we've been able to stay within the game, but that has been an Achilles heel for us. We know we have to continue to press upon that and get better. There's no question about that. We're moving into conference play, and it's no question about it; it's something we have to fix. We look at all three phases of it. That's one that is standing out right now. Of course, we're going to work to get better with those individuals because that's what we must do. That's a huge turnaround when you look at games that we have played. It has accumulated a lot points (for the opponents). We are working to get that taken care of."
INITIAL THOUGHS ON UAPB: "I see a team that continued to fight, regardless of what the outcome of the game was. I know their coach (Cedric Thomas) has been a part of a good program (at Alcorn) for the past three years, so he understands the process that it takes to win. What happened on Saturday is not something we have to play close attention to because I know it's going to be a well-prepared team that is going to play for 60 minutes as well."
NOTABLES VS. UNLV:
- RB Dawonya Tucker continues to lead the all of Division I in rushing with 603 yards and three touchdowns. He rushed 12 times for 61 yards last week.
- WR Kalen Riles tied a career-high in receptions (four), and had career highs in receiving yards (134) and longest reception (61 yards).
- WR Xavier Johnson had his first career reception in the first quarter.
- TE Zarrian Holcombe caught a TD pass for the second straight game and has at least one scoring catch four of the last five games dating back to last season.
- The defense forced a season-high three takeaways (two fumble recoveries, one interception).
- DT Jermaine Jackson made a career-high 13 tackles.
- LB Anthony Stubbs had his second 10+ tackle game of the season (10 tackles) and also recorded a sack and two tackles for loss.
- CB Ju'Anthony Parker blocked a field goal in the third quarter.
- CB Jaylen Harris made an interception for the second straight game, and also had a blocked field goal return.
- LB Isaac Claiborne and CB Donovan Thomas each recovered fumbles, and LB Steven Guillory forced a fumble on special teams.
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