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Hunter Villavicencio vs. Colorado State University Pueblo - Sep. 30, 2023
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Hunter Villavicencio (36) ranks second in the RMAC in field goals made with six this season.

Skyhawks to host Mavericks for Homecoming showdown on Ray Dennison Memorial Field

10/13/2023 12:00:00 PM

By: Hayden Mangan, Athletic Communications Assistant
DURANGO, Colo. – It's homecoming week at Fort Lewis College and the Skyhawks football team (0-6, 0-4 RMAC) is looking to return home with the home crowd behind them as they host a timeless Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and western slope foe in Colorado Mesa University (2-4, 1-3 RMAC) this Saturday, Oct. 14, for a 12:00 p.m. kickoff from a recently modernized Ray Dennison Memorial Field.
 
Tailgating & Ticketing
This week, due to Homecoming festivities taking place in the Art Lot, tailgating will take place in the last row of the Skyhawk Lot just before the Art Lot. While a Skyhawks Club Gold VIP Pass is required to park in the lot, all fans and students can take part in the tailgate free of charge. New this season is a VIP and pre-purchased ticket entry point at the north end of Ray Dennison Memorial Field. Skyhawks Club members or fans who have purchased their tickets ahead of time are encouraged to use the north entry to skip the lines. Fans needing to purchase tickets on the day of should continue to use the primary entry next to the art lot.
 
Last Time Out
The Skyhawks' offense rolled out 20 points last week at Chadron State University (2-4, 1-3 RMAC), but it wasn't enough to match the pace of an Eagles offense that went off for 57 points on the back of Preston Pearson's five-touchdown afternoon. Braden Wingle had an efficient outing throwing for 193 yards and one score on 21 completions in 26 attempts (80.8%). Hunter Villavicencio went two-for-two on field goal and point-after attempts while Joseph Barreras brought in a rushing touchdown as well.
 
Numbers to Know
Wingle, currently 13th all-time in passing yards at Fort Lewis, owns 2,617 for his career. The senior quarterback from Bakersfield, Calif., is 383 yards from 3,000: a mark only ten quarterbacks in Skyhawks history have achieved. Wingle currently ranks fifth in the conference in completion percentage (65.4%) and sixth in total yards (1,132). Peyton Monson continues to lead the league in kick return yards through week seven with 428 on the season: 159 more than the next closest returner.
 
Scouting the Mavericks
Colorado Mesa rides into the week on a three-game losing streak against a trio of the league's toughest foes. Most recently, the Mavericks were shut out on the road 52-0 at second-ranked Colorado School of Mines (6-0, 4-0 RMAC). The Mavs posted 229 yards of total offense, primarily through the air for 142 yards, while throwing three interceptions and losing a fumble.
 
Gavin Herberg, a six-foot-one junior out of Colorado Springs, Colo., stands under center for the Mavericks and leads the roster with eight total touchdowns. Through the air, Herberg is 53-for-117 (45.3%) this season for 888 yards, five touchdowns, and five interceptions. On the ground, Herberg has rushed for three end zone trips and 63 net yards. Defensively, the Mavs how two dangerous defensive backs in Liban Shongolo and Jason Thome. Shongolo ranks seventh in the conference in total tackles with 43.0 while Thome leads the RMAC with four interceptions.
 
Looking Ahead
Fort Lewis is headed to The Mount Rushmore state next weekend as the Skyhawks look to challenge the South Dakota School of Mines Hardrockers (3-3, 2-2 RMAC) in O'Harra Stadium. Kickoff in Rapid City, S.D., is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
 
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