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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State (1-1 overall, 0-0 Pioneer Football League) wraps up non-conference action on Saturday when it travels to Saint Francis (0-2 overall, 1-1 Northeast Conference) for a 1 p.m. ET contest at DeGol Field.
The game will be carried live on the Eagle Sports Network, which includes WIVY-96.3 FM in Morehead, WLGC-1550 AM in Greenup and WMST-1150 AM in Mt. Sterling. Updates will also be available during and after the contest on www.MSUEagles.com.
MSU posted a 67-0 victory over NAIA foe Kentucky Christian in week one and suffered a 52-21 setback to Illinois State in week two. SFU dropped a 38-28 decision to Wagner in its opener, then suffered a 56-3 defeat to North Dakota State a week ago.
Illinois State scored the game’s first 31 points last Saturday at Hancock Stadium, but Morehead State responded with three second-half touchdowns. Senior fullback Desmond Cox sprinted to the end zone from one yard out. Junior wide receiver Kevin Thomas then scored on four- and 19-yard pass completions from junior quarterback Zach Lewis.
Lewis (62-for-99, 62.6%, 756 yds, 6 TD, 1 INT), Cox (23 rush, 83 yds, 2 TD) and senior halfback Ronnie McDermott (10 rec, 124 yds, 1 TD) have led the Morehead State offense through two games this season.
Senior linebacker Keaton May has paced the Eagle defense with 14 tackles this season, while senior defensive end Jerome Raymond owns a team-best 3.5 sacks for 31 yards.
Three juniors -- quarterback John Kelly (28-for-55, 50.9%, 335 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT), running back Kyle Harbridge (42 rush, 195 yds, 2 TD) and wide receiver A.J. Alexander (6 rec, 128 yds, 1 TD) -- have led the Saint Francis offense through a pair of contests this year.
Sophomore linebacker Anthony Bowman has paced the Red Flash defense in 2011 with 20 tackles. He has also been credited with a team-best three tackles for loss and one sack.
Morehead State registered a 31-21 win over Saint Francis a season ago. Lewis completed 27-of-41 passes for 458 yards, with four touchdowns and two interceptions, in that affair at Jayne Stadium.
MSU opens its Pioneer Football League slate next Saturday, Sept. 24, with a Family Weekend game against San Diego at 12:30 p.m. ET.
