Painesville, Ohio – The Lake Erie College football team returns home Saturday afternoon to host No. 10 Northwood University at Jack Britt Memorial Stadium.
What: Lake Erie College (3-3, 1-3 G-MAC) vs. No. 10 Northwood University (6-0, 4-0 G-MAC)
When: Saturday, October 17, 2:00 p.m.
Where: Painesville, Ohio (Jack Britt Memorial Stadium)
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Inside the Series …
Saturday marks the sixth all-time meeting between the Storm and Timberwolves. Lake Erie trails the series, 1-4, with its lone victory coming in 2022, when the Storm prevailed 21-18. Northwood has controlled the last three meetings, winning by an average margin of 44.6 points per game.
Scouting the Timberwolves …
Northwood comes to Painesville undefeated and fresh off a 24-23 road victory over Tiffin. The Timberwolves rank second in the G-MAC in scoring (35.7 points per game) and total offense (432.2 yards per game) ... Defensively, Northwood leads the conference in total defense, allowing 231.2 yards per game. The Timberwolves also rank first in rushing defense, surrendering just 40 yards per game and two rushing touchdowns all season ... Quarterback Ethan Hamby has been outstanding, throwing a conference-best 16 touchdowns against just two interceptions. He also leads the league with an average of 278.8 passing yards per game.
Last Time Against the Wolves …
The Storm struggled to find their footing in last season's meeting in Midland, Michigan, as Northwood scored 31 first-half points en route to a 52-7 victory. Hamby completed 20 of 21 passes for 224 yards and four touchdowns ... Lake Erie put together a nine-play, 82-yard scoring drive on its opening possession of the third quarter, capped by a one-yard touchdown run from Wrentie Martin. Kemari Ward led the Storm defense with five tackles.
Three for Me …
Through six games, the Storm sit at 3-3, marking the first time Lake Erie has held a .500 record this late in a season since 2021, when the team also opened 3-3 before finishing 5-6. The Storm's three victories also match their win total from the 2022 season, when they finished 3-8.
Tyleik to the Top …
Tyleik Maxwell had a record-setting first quarter in last week's 33-7 victory over Kentucky Wesleyan, hauling in five passes for 139 yards and three touchdowns. He became the first player in program history to record three receiving touchdowns in a single game ...
Maxwell's touchdown receptions covered 14, 74 and 21 yards. He now ranks second in the G-MAC with five receiving touchdowns this season.
Can't Stop Q …
Quinterrius Jemison has been a menace to opposing offenses this season, leading the nation with an average of 1.17 sacks per game and recording seven sacks through six games ... Jemison has recorded at least one sack in four of the Storm's six contests, including a career-best three sacks last week against Kentucky Wesleyan ... His seven sacks rank third on Lake Erie's single-season list, with five regular-season games remaining.
Tight End Talk …
Devin Morgan has established himself as one of the G-MAC's top pass-catching tight ends, leading the conference among players at his position in receiving yards per game (43), touchdowns (four), receptions per game (4.3), yards per catch (9.9), and total receptions (26) ... Morgan has recorded at least three catches in five of six games this season and has already established a new career high in receiving touchdowns.
Two-Headed Monster …
The Lake Erie ground game has been productive this season, led by Julian Means-Flewellen and Hakeem Quran ... Means-Flewellen ranks second in the G-MAC with an average of 67.5 rushing yards per game, totaling 405 yards on 89 carries for an average of 4.6 yards per attempt ... Quran ranks eighth in the conference with an average of 55.7 rushing yards per game while leading the Storm with three rushing touchdowns. In last week's victory over Kentucky Wesleyan, Quran rushed for a career-high 109 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries, while Means-Flewellen added 81 yards on 16 attempts.
Stingy D …
The Lake Erie defense has come up big in crucial situations throughout the season, ranking second in the G-MAC in third-down defense and first in red-zone defense ... The Storm have limited opponents to a 27.3% conversion rate on third down (21-of-77) and have kept opponents off the scoreboard on 7-of-17 trips inside the red zone, good for a conference-best 58.8% rate.
