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Football to host ThunderWolves for Saturday matinee

9/29/2023 11:00:00 AM

By: Hayden Mangan, Athletic Communications Assistant
DURANGO, Colo. – After falling in a tight battle that nearly saw the Skyhawks on top, the Fort Lewis College football team (0-4, 0-2 RMAC) is looking to bounce back on Saturday with its home-field advantage as the Colorado State University Pueblo ThunderWolves (1-3, 0-2 RMAC) come to town for a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference matchup with a 12:00 p.m. kick-off on Ray Dennison Memorial Field.
 
Tailgating & Coaches Corner Pop-Up
Tailgating is available in the art lot next to the main entrance at 10:00 a.m. Fans will need a Skyhawks Club Gold Member pass or higher in order to park in the art lot, but all fans are welcome to join the festivities leading up to kick-off. Starting this week, the Skyhawks – in partnership with the Local News Network – will be hosting a Coaches Corner Podcast Pop-Up broadcast in the tailgating section featuring coaches and staff from Skyhawks Athletics. The first 200 students in attendance will be given a free t-shirt.
 
Ticketing & Parking
General admission is $10.00, and fans are encouraged to purchase their tickets ahead of time to save time and skip lines at the gate. Senior tickets will be available for $5.00 in-person only at the main ticket entrance. Fans planning on purchasing tickets in person or tailgating should utilize the main ticketing entrance next to the art lot and Whalen Gymnasium. Members of the Skyhawks Club and those who have pre-purchased tickets are encouraged to use the north stadium entrance of Ray Dennison Memorial Field next to the stadium lot and Smith Practice Fields.
 
Last Time Out
Fort Lewis – for the fourth-straight game since 2016 – dished out 384 yards of total offense in a narrow 25-24 loss at Adams State University (2-2, 1-1 RMAC). The Skyhawks, who led the Grizzlies in total offense and first downs, were guided by quarterback Braden Wingle who went off for a career-high 277 passing yards, a pair of touchdowns, and rushed 32 yards for a score as well. FLC led by as much as 24-16 in the second half, but a late score and field goal with 0:53 seconds on the clock put Adams State ahead in the final seconds.
 
Scouting The Pack
Don't let the record fool you, despite its 1-3 overall record, CSU Pueblo has played one of the toughest schedules in Division II. The ThunderWolves kicked off the season with a 37-8 win over Midwestern State (2-2, 1-1 LSC), but went on to battle seventh-ranked Grand Valley State University (2-1, 0-0 GLIAC), 25th-ranked Western Colorado University (4-0, 2-0 RMAC), and second-ranked Colorado School of Mines (4-0, 2-0 RMAC).
 
Chance Fuller – recently nominated as a semifinalist for the 2023 William Campbell Trophy: football's premier scholar-athlete award – leads the ThunderWolves under center. The six-foot-three senior is 87-for-164 (53.05%) through the air this season for 845 yards, eight touchdowns, and four interceptions. On the ground, Kiahn Martinez leads the squad with 73 total touches for 397 yards and three trips to the end zone. The Pack's defense has forced seven turnovers this season, four by way of interception.
 
Looking Ahead
Next weekend Fort Lewis will travel to Chadron, Neb., for a battle of the birds at Chadron State College (1-3, 0-2 RMAC). The Skyhawks and Eagles will kick off at 1:00 p.m. at Don Beebe Stadium. Fans can catch all of the action live on the RMAC Network.
 
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