Football Preview | Game 4 | UWA at Limestone

#23 WEST ALABAMA (2-1) vs LIMESTONE COLLEGE (0-3)
Sept. 22, 2018 l The Reservation | Gaffney, S.C. | 1 p.m. EDT l ESPN 104.9

THE SERIES
This is the first meeting between the Tigers and the Saints.

WEST ALABAMA
West Alabama is 2-1.

LIMESTONE
The Saints are 0-3.

THE COACHES
Brett Gilliland is 31-18 in his fifth season at UWA, his fifth as a collegiate head coach. Tony Ierulli is 0-3 in his first year at Limestone, 39-54 in his 10th season as a head coach.

COVERAGE
Radio: ESPN 104.9: Robert Upchurch & Will Atkinson handle the call.
Twitter: @UWAAthletics
Stats: http://bit.ly/2NoKpvk
Video:http://bit.ly/2NplYOD

NEXT WEEK
Tigers travel to Tigerville, S.C. to take on North Greenville. Game time is 6 p.m. CDT.

GILLILAND SET TO BECOME UWA WINNINGEST COACH
UWA head coach Brett Gilliland is currently tied with Frank North atop the all-time Tigers head coaching win list. In his fifth season, Gilliland has 31 victories. North won 31 from 1979-84. Below are the top three on the list:

Coach	Years	W-L-T	Pct.
Brett Gilliland	2014-Present	31-18	.633
Frank North	1979-84	31-29	.517
Jim King	1973-76	29-14-1	.663

FIRST ON THE ROAD
The trip to Limestone is the first road game for UWA this season. The Tigers are 14-9 on the road under head coach Brett Gilliland. UWA is on the road three straight weeks beginning with the trip to Limestone.

HARRY CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Tiger quarterback Harry Satterwhite sits in fourth place on the all-time UWA passing yards list with 5,550. He is just the fifth quarterback in UWA history to pass for more than 5,000 yards and is third all-time with 50 TD passes.

TOP 5 PASSERS IN UWA HISTORY
Player	Years	Yards	TDs
Kyle Caldwell	11-14	7,711	72
Deon Williams	08-10	7,034	64
Brett Gilliland	00-03	6,689	36
Harry Satterwhite	15-18	5,550	50
Marty Washington	92-93	5,018	40

FIRST ONE
Tiger backup quarterback and redshirt freshman Jacob Murphree picked up his first career touchdown pass, a 25-yard hookup with Bayley Blanchard, in the second quarter against Valdosta State.

GAINES A WEAPON
A preseason All-GSC choice, Tiger punter Zach Gaines plays a vital role in UWA's success. Averaging 43.2 yards per punt, he has three punts of 50+ yards and has dropped eight inside the opponent's 20 yard line.

SAULSBERRY ON TOP
Tiger receiver and kick returner Christian Saulsberry leads the GSC In all-purpose yards with 502, 167.3 per game. Of the 502 yards, 326 are on kickoff returns.

SATTERWHITE OUT FRONT
UWA quarterback Harry Satterwhite leads the GSC in pass completions (70), attempts (123) and completions per game (23.3) for QBs with three games played.

Uniform Combinations RECORD
Red Jersey, Red Pants: 1-0
Red Jersey, White Pants: 1-0
Red Jersey, Black Pants: 0-1
White Jersey, Red Pants: 0-0
White Jersey, White Pants: 0-0

FOUR WIDE
West Alabama has four of the top 10 receivers in the GSC with tight end Qua Boyd leading the league in receptions (20), receptions per game (6.7), receiving yards (259) and receiving yards per game (86.3). Also among the top 10 are Bayley Blanchard, Christian Saulsberry and Dominique McNealey.

PILING UP THE MILES
There is a price to pay for opening the season with three home games like UWA did. Over the next three weeks the Tigers will log 2,193 miles on the buses on round trips to Gaffney and Tigerville, South Carolina and Rome, Georgia to play Limestone, North Greenville and Shorter.

I'LL PASS
West Alabama leads the Gulf South Conference in yards passing per game with 288.0.

TOP PICKERS
Five interceptions by West Alabama leads the league. Safety Nicarius Peterson has three of UWA's five picks, which has him tied for second nationally with 21 others at one per game.

SHOWING UP
Three weeks into the season West Alabama is 11th in the nation in accumulated attendance at 11,076 (3,692 pg). Nebraska-Kearney leads the nation at 18,758 (6,253 pg).

FAMILIARITY ON STAFF
Four members of the UWA coaching staff played their college ball at West Alabama, including head coach Brett Gilliland. Also coaching for their alma mater are running backs coach Deon Williams, offensive line coach Devin Myers and offensive graduate assistant Barnard McGhee.

SOCIALLY SPEAKING
Twitter: @UWAathletics
Facebook: UWAAthletics

UWA Record Breakdown
Overall: 2-1
GSC: 0-1
Home: 2-1
Road: 0-0
Day: 0-0
Night: 2-1
Aug: 1-0
Sept: 1-1
Oct: 0-0
Nov: 0-0
Score First: 0-1
Lead After 1st Quarter: 1-0
Trail After 1st Quarter: 1-1
Tied After 1st Quarter: 0-0
Lead At Half: 2-0
Trail At Half: 0-1
Tied At Half: 0-0
Lead After 3rd Quarter: 1-0
Trail After 3rd Quarter: 1-1
Tied After 3rd Quarter: 0-0
1-5 Points: 1-0
6-10 Points: 0-0
11-19 Points: 1-0
20-29 Points: 0-0
30 or More Points: 0-1
Overtime: 0-0
GSC Home: 0-1
GSC Road: 0-0
ESPN3: 0-0

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Players Mentioned

#9 Barnard McGhee: WR; 5' 8"; Senior

#89 Bayley Blanchard: WR; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#18 Qua Boyd: TE; 6' 5"; Senior

#17 Zach Gaines: P; 6' 1"; Junior

#6 Jacob Murphree: QB; 6' 2"; Redshirt Freshman

#3 Nicarius Peterson: DB; 5' 11"; Senior

#15 Harry Satterwhite: QB; 6' 1"; Senior

#2 Christian Saulsberry: WR; 5' 8"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#9 Barnard McGhee
: 5' 8"; Senior
: WR

#89 Bayley Blanchard
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: WR

#18 Qua Boyd
: 6' 5"; Senior
: TE

#17 Zach Gaines
: 6' 1"; Junior
: P

#6 Jacob Murphree
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Freshman
: QB

#3 Nicarius Peterson
: 5' 11"; Senior
: DB

#15 Harry Satterwhite
: 6' 1"; Senior
: QB

#2 Christian Saulsberry
: 5' 8"; Junior
: WR