STORM LAKE, Iowa (Oct. 6, 2023) - The Buena Vista football (0-4, 0-2 A-R-C) team reaches the mid-way point of its overall schedule by traveling to Coe College (4-1, 2-1 A-R-C) on Saturday afternoon for an American Rivers Conference match-up at Clark Field kicking-off at 1 p.m.

GAME COVERAGE

Radio: 97.5FM KBVU (local)
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Live Stats: https://kohawkathletics.com/sidearmstats/football/summary

INSIDE THE SERIES:  This will be the 28th all-time meeting between the two programs with Coe leading the series, 20-7...The Kohawks have won 13 straight games over BVU, including a 14-3 defensive battle last season in Storm Lake...Four of the last five meetings have been decided by 14 points or less...BVU won the first-ever meeting, 6-0, in 1925...The Beavers last win in the series was in 2008 (19-10 at Cedar Rapids). 

2023 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing yds per game
BVU: Eman Alaniz (28.7)
COE: Jacob Brecht (60.8)

Passing yds per game
BVU: Zach Herrera (111.5)
COE: Carter Maske (229.2)

Receiving yds per game
BVU: Eman Alaniz (53.5)
COE: Zamari Bruce (119.4)

Total Tackles
BVU: Dylan Berens (23.0)
COE: Ben Adelsberger (32.0)

Total Sacks
BVU: Dylan Berens (3.0)
COE: Mitchel Helmkamp (1.5)

Interceptions
BVU: Matthew Beisswenger (1.0)
COE: Jack Shaw & Chase Kruse (2.0)

KO Return Avg.
BVU: Isaia Morones (49.0)
COE: Kyle Cole (23.0)

Punt Return Avg.
BVU: Eman Alaniz (25.0)
COE: Jeron Senters (6.5)

SCOUTING THE KOHAWKS

SCHEDULE | ROSTER | STATS

The Kohawks look to bounce back on Saturday after seeing their upset bid at No. 3 Wartburg College come up just short while suffering their first loss of the year with the 27-21 setback. The  27 points allowed were a season-high for the Kohawks, who still rank second in the league only behind the Knights in scoring defense at 12.8ppg.

It's been a balanced attack for the Kohawks most of the season to this point, as the team ranks third in the A-R-C overall in rushing and second in passing. On the other side of the ball, Coe sits second in the league, defensively, in stopping the run and tops among all A-R-C foes in defending the pass.

On the ground, sophomore Jacob Brecht is averaging a team-high 60 yards per game, to lead a trio of players who have carried the ball at least 35 times for the team this season. Senior Ray Seidel is leading the way with his 52 rushing attempts on the year while averaging 37.0 yards per game. Junior Trenton Barnes has carried the rock 37 times and totaled 146 net yards. All three players have scored two rushing touchdowns apiece.

Through the air, senior signal caller Carter Maske has completed 83-of-137 pass attempts for the year, totaling nearly 1,200 yards and 12 touchdowns. He's currently ranked fourth among A-R-C quarterbacks, averaging just under 230.0 yards passing per contest. He's distributed the ball well, completing passes this season to 13 different receivers. Sophomore Zamari Bruce is leading the way by hauling in 32 catches for 597 yards and five touchdowns. His total yards ranks second in the conference and eighth in all of Division III. Dominic Shepardson is right behind with 31 receptions for 431 yards and a team-high six receiving touchdowns.

Ben Adelsberger has been a leader of the defensive unit with a team-high 32 tackles, including six for a loss, while also forcing one fumble. Sam Shaw and Jay Oostendorp follow with 23 and 22 tackles, respectively, with Shaw also posting a pair of pass breakups. Fifth-year Bridger Aucutt has led the defensive backs with six pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and 20 total tackles.

ABOUT BUENA VISTA

The Beavers are playing their first road game in nearly three weeks and still in search for their first overall win this season. They last took the field away from home on Sept. 16 when they traveled to No. 3 Wartburg College and fell to the Knights, 47-0.

BVU had its best offensive performance of the year last week during a 55-28 home loss against Simpson where it chalked up over 300 yards of total offense. The majority of that production did come through the air with 259 yards passing. The team, however, was hindered by a pair of lost fumbles and one interception. Fifth-year Isaia Morones highlighted the scoring by putting BVU on the board midway through the first quarter on a 95-yard kickoff return that cut the deficit to 14-7.

Junior Eman Alaniz continues to turn in the all-purpose yards for BVU this season, leading the way in rushing at 28.7 yards per game, receiving at 53.5ypg, while also averaging 17.6 yards over 13 kickoff returns. Junior quarterback Zach Herrera passed for a season-high 259 yards and one touchdown against the Storm which more than doubled his passing yards total for the season coming into the contest. The touchdown pass was also his first of the year. Keaton Huebner is second on the team behind Alaniz with 34 carries and 88 yards. That duo has combined for all five of the team's rushing touchdowns overall.

Dylan Berens and Keaton Bindel lead the way on the defensive side with 23 and 18 tackles, respectively. The duo has also combined for five sacks. Trey Ortman is second on the team with 19 total stops. Matthew Beisswenger intercepted the team's first pass of the year in the loss to the Storm. As a team, the Beavers rank last in the conference in both total offense per game (203.0ypg) and total defense per game (537.0ypg).