FOOTBALL PREVIEW: NO. 10 WILDCATS ANTICIPATE HOME OPENER AGAINST TRINITY INTERNATIONAL

Football 9/22/2022 1:49:00 PM

PREVIEW

WEEK 3: INDIANA WESLEYAN (1-1) vs. TRINITY INTERNATIONAL (0-3)
Wildcat Nation gets to see their team in action at home for the first time this season on Saturday.
Coming off its second consecutive road game, IWU is 1-1 after a solid 34-26 win at Olivet Nazarene.

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GAME SPONSOR

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Check out their table in the endzone for more information during the game.

FAN PROMOTIONS

The first 200 IWU STUDENTS will receive a mini-cowbell curtesy of Mike Anderson in Marion and Gas City.
The first 75 KIDS through the gates will receive a 2022 Wildcat Football Schedule puzzle!
The first 300 fans through the door will receive a 2022 Wildcat Football Schedule poster!

THE SERIES

IWU is 2-0 in the all-time series against Trinity International (Ill.).
The Wildcats won the first game of the series by a 66-0 count in 2019. Last year, IWU won via a forfeit on Sept. 11.
This marks the first time the game will be played in Marion, Ind., in the series.

TEAM LEADERS

Will Dederrian leads a solid rushing attack. After playing in his first game – in the win last week – he leads the team with 123 rushing yards a game. Daniel Weems leads the Wildcats with 144 total yards and is galloping for 72.0 yards/contest.
Experienced quarterback Xander Stokes is hitting 62.3 percent of his passes. Through two games, he's accounted for 373 yards (186.5/game) by completing 38-61 with three touchdowns.
Jacquez Carter's 123 yards receiving are the most on the team (61.5/game). Markell Stephens-Peppers' 113 receiving yards and 14.13 yards per catch top the squad.
Defensively, Justin Johnson and Clayton Mosher lead the team with 10 solo stops apiece.
Isaac Abeo's three tackles for loss, including two sacks, top the team.
Ethan Collins is handling the kicking duties. He has hit three field goals with his lone miss coming over 50 yards.

Trinity International is averaging 11.0 points per game and is amassing 285 yards of total offense.
Last outing, Javier Acosta led the ground game with 72 yards but Derek Lowe accounted for a pair of rushing touchdowns.
Melvin Bobo completed 10 passes for 105 yards.
Cameron Jones hauled in five passes for 63 yards, including a long of 41.
Defensively, Lorenzano Blakeney led the team with 11 total tackles. Deven Arevalo had the team's lone sack while Lorente Blakeney recorded an interception.

WHAT TO WATCH

Indiana Wesleyan's defense will look to shut down Trinity International's offense as the Wildcats' talented group could have a breakout performance.
Despite a balanced offensive attack, Xander Stokes could get a few more opportunities to go up against a defense that has given up over 300 yards passing twice and nearly 250 in the third game of the season.

UP NEXT

The Wildcats stay at home to host Concordia University (Mich.) on Oct. 1 at 12 p.m.
Individuals looking to attend can purchase tickets at IWUWildcats.com/Tickets.