SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Evangel Valor travel to Kansas on Saturday (Oct. 17) afternoon, opening Kessinger Divisional play against the Ottawa Braves at 1:00 p.m., at AdventHealth Field.
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OPENING STORYLINES
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Evangel eleventh-year head coach Chuck Hepola enters Saturday's contest with a 74-38 overall record, the most wins by a football head coach at Evangel.
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Evangel was picked to finish first in the Kessinger Division coaches and media poll, while Ottawa was slated to finish second in the Kessinger's preseason media and coaches poll.
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The Valor jumped to #24 in the NAIA Top 25 poll, after their bye week concluded. Leading the KCAC, Friends is currently 7th, while McPherson sits at #12. Southwestern and Kansas Wesleyan round out KCAC schools in the poll, both currently receiving votes. An updated top 25 rating comes out every Monday the rest of the season.
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Evangel and Ottawa match up for the fourth time in program history, as Evangel leads the series, 3-0, taking a 28-23 win at home last season. In the three matchups, the winner has been decided by an eight point margin.
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Senior Broc Lyle sits 2nd all-time in receptions (171), 4th all-time in receiving touchdowns (26), and 8th in receiving yards (2,237) in school history.
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Erik Spring led the defense in their last contest, finishing with a team high eight tackles, while Cullen Snow and Talon Stephens both came away with timely interceptions against Kansas Wesleyan.
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Matt Allen led Evangel with a 50 percent passing completion against Kansas Wesleyan, going 12-24 for 152 yards and a pair of passing touchdowns.
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Evangel's defense recorded six tackles for loss against the Coyotes, while Noah Bryant rushed for 119 yards on the ground and finished with 19 receiving yards and a score through the air.
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Cody Voysey went 3-3 for PATs on Saturday, moving his streak to 62 consecutive PAT makes, dating back to more than a year ago.
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Evangel moved to 5-1 all-time against Kansas Wesleyan, defeating the Coyotes, 24-16, on October 3rd.
UP NEXT
Evangel Football will return home to host the Avila Eagles on Homecoming Weekend next Saturday (Oct. 24) afternoon with kickoff set for 1:00 p.m., in Nixa.
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