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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Just as the Middle Atlantic Conference season turns the corner for the home stretch, one of the most intriguing matchups of the season is set to take place on Saturday at 1 p.m. at James Work Memorial Stadium. The Lycoming College football team will put its undefeated MAC record on the line against the lone other MAC undefeated team, No. 11/9 Delaware Valley.

The Warriors (5-1 overall, 3-0 MAC), already with a victory over a top 15 team this season in Ithaca, will look for another on Saturday in Doylestown, looking to lead with a defense that has allowed a conference-tops 10.3 points in three MAC games. The Aggies (5-1 overall, 3-0 MAC) also claim a stout defense, one that has allowed just 12.7 points in its first three wins. Meanwhile, both offenses also have their share of firepower, with the Warriors averaging a league-tops 32.5 points per game and the Aggies averaging 32.3 points.

Warrior Notes
• The Warriors lead the nation in turnover margin at +2.67 takeaways per game.

• The Warriors or the Aggies lead the MAC in all categories tracked by the NCAA except tackles for loss (Widener).

• Junior Ray Bierbach’s 84-yard interception return for a touchdown against Widener was the longest in school history.

• Bierbach leads the MAC and is tied for eighth in the nation with five interceptions.

• Senior Josh Kleinfelter leads the MAC in rushing and is fourth nationally, averaging 165.8 yards per game.

• Kleinfelter is three rushing touchdowns from the school record of 29.

• Kleinfelter needs 49 all-purpose yards to pass Brian Thompson (1995-98, 4,281 yards) for the school record.

• Senior Ryan Wagaman is one of eight receivers in school history to post 15 career receiving touchdowns.

Scouting Lycoming
Offense: Multiple/Pro-Style
With the top scoring offense in the MAC, the Warriors have scored more than 30 points in each of the last three games. Lycoming has the top rushing offense in the league, averaging 219.8 yards per game. The team has also developed a two-headed monster at running back, with senior Josh Kleinfelter bruising for 995 yards and sophomore Parker Showers rushing for 162 on 52 carries through the first six games.

The team has also been solidly consistent early this year thanks to the play of sophomore Zach Klinger, who is currently third in the MAC with a 133.23 pass efficiency rating. Senior Ryan Wagaman has began to creep up the all-time receiving yardage chart, as he needs just 188 yards to become the fourth player in school history to reach 2,000 career yards.

Defense: 4-3
Allowing just seven points in the last two games, the Warriors have climbed into the MAC lead in scoring defense in conference games at 10.3 points per game and the team has held firm to second in the league in scoring defense overall at 14.8 points per game.

The Warrior defense is one of the most aggressive in the nation, as the team has forced 20 turnovers, 10 through interception and 10 on fumbles, and that has helped the Warriors retake the national lead in turnover margin at +2.67.

Junior Ray Bierbach has led the way in takeaways, making five interceptions and adding a fumble recovery while sophomore Ryan Fenningham has added three interceptions (third in the MAC) and two fumble recoveries. Sophomore defensive end Dillin Rudloff has also added two fumble recoveries.

Scouting Delaware Valley
Offense: Multiple
Despite having eight turnovers in its last outing against Wilkes, the Delaware Valley offense still managed to turn in 30 points, thanks in large part to a record-setting performance by three-time all-MAC tailback Matt Cook, as the senior carried the ball 42 times for a school-record 324 yards and four touchdowns.

Cook is Delaware Valley’s all-time leader in rushing yards (3,941), carries (829), rushing touchdowns (39), total touchdowns (41) and total points (246). This season, he is second in the MAC with 710 yards and nine trips to the end zone on 135 attempts. He has also caught eight passes for 82 yards and one score. Cook’s effort last week helped the Aggie ground attack move up to third in the conference (210.5 avg). The offensive unit is first in passing (243.7 avg) and total yardage (454.2 avg) as well as first in first downs (148), third-down conversion (48.8%) and time of possession (33:18).

Defense: Multiple
In addition to allowing the fewest points in the MAC, Delaware Valley’s defense also tops the eight-team league in rushing yardage (72.7 avg), passing yardage (138.0 avg), total yardage (210.7 avg), third-down conversions (23.5%), first downs (69) and sacks (20). The unit is tied with Lycoming with 10 interceptions.

Last week, the defense kept the Aggies within striking range as Wilkes was only able to convert the eight turnovers into 18 points (one touchdown and four field goals). They held the Colonels to 215 total yards, including just 89 yards on the ground.

Senior linebacker Kyle Gesswein was one of the reasons why as he recorded nine tackles and a sack that took place in the end zone for a safety.

Record Book Domination
Already the school’s leader in career rushing yardage (3,448) and rushing attempts (728), senior Josh Kleinfelter can now turn his eyes to dominating the school’s record book. With 26 rushing touchdowns, he is three shy of the school record of 29 set by Tim Deasey (1998-01) and he is 49 yards shy of breaking the school’s all-purpose yardage record of 4,281 set by Brian Thompson (1995-98).

Also climbing several single-season all-time charts, Kleinfelter is just five yards shy of becoming the second player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards twice in his career, where he would join Deasey. He is also 451 yards shy of the school’s all-time rushing record set by Thompson in 1997.

Rookies Roll
Warrior fans got a glimpse of the future against Widener, as freshmen Kabongo Bukasa and Zach Czap both had performances worthy of recognition from the Middle Atlantic Conference, as Bukasa earned the league’s Defensive Player of the Week and Czap earned his second straight Special Teams Player of the Week.

Bukasa led the squad with a career-high eight tackles and he both forced and recovered a fumble on a Lycoming punt in the third quarter. He also added two pass breakups and drew an offensive pass interference call.

Czap was called into service a career-high 11 times on Saturday and he answered the bell, downing five punts inside the 20-yard line to keep the Pride pinned back deep in their territory. Of his 11 punts, only two were returnable and he posted a long of 47 yards in the game. The Special Teams Player of the Week award is his second straight after downing one at the one-yard line and booting another 58 yards at Albright on Oct. 9.

Shining Ray
For the third time this season and for the second week in a row, a Warrior earned mention on the D3Football.com Team of the Week, as junior safety Ray Bierbach swiped a spot on the Week Six squad.

With an interception and an impressive forced and recovered fumble, the 5-11 defensive back earned his first mention on the team, joining senior Josh Kleinfelter, who earned spots on the squad after weeks two and five for a pair of 200-plus-yard games rushing.