The Basics
The West Virginia Wesleyan (0-3) football team welcomes West Liberty (1-2) to Ross Field in Buckhannon on Saturday, Sept. 25 for a 1 p.m. kickoff. Saturday will mark the 66^th time that WVWC and West Liberty have met on the gridiron.

Quick Hits

• The interim tag was removed on Sept. 15 as Dwayne Martin officially became the head coach of the WVWC football program.
• Last time out on Sept. 18, Wesleyan put together a second half comeback that came up just short in a 28-25 loss at Concord.
• Devin Taylor caught four passes for 98 yards and three touchdowns against Concord on Sept. 18.
• Isaac (Ike) Dove forced a fumble (strip sack) and had an interception versus the Mountain Lions on Sept. 18.
• Cameron Lomax recorded a team-high 11 tackles in the season opener at Drake on Sept. 2.
• Freshman quarterback Nathan Payne made his second collegiate start throwing for 214 yards and three touchdowns at Concord.
• Trey Milam, Jake Folland, Kobe Vinegar, Amir Franklin-Branch, Mason Brubeck and Mike Sawyer have been selected as the 2021 fall season team captains.

Scouting West Liberty
West Liberty is coming off a 51-10 loss at No. 8 Notre Dame (Ohio) on Saturday, Sept. 18. The week before, WLU shut out Alderson Broaddus by a final score of 24-0.

Tyler Moler leads the offensive attack on the ground for the Hilltoppers with 44 carries for 239 yards (5.4 yards per carry). Isaiah Robinson has a team-high 17 catches and 215 receiving yards with two touchdowns.

Defensive back Jamaal Petteway paces the Hilltoppers with 14 total tackles. Defensive lineman David Gilcreast has recorded three sacks and a total of five tackles for loss.

Roger Waialae enters his 17th season as the West Liberty head football coach. His overall record at West Liberty is 85-88.
 
Up Next
The Bobcats are scheduled to travel to Wheeling for a road game on Saturday, Oct. 2. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.