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Firestorm And Trojans Set To Square Off

Glendale, Ariz.- Game two on the schedule pits Arizona Christian University against Dakota State University on Saturday evening.  At halftime, the 2015 football team will be honored for winning the first football conference championship for the Firestorm.

Game Details

Arizona Christian (0-1) v Dakota State (1-1)
ACU Football Field
Saturday, September 20, 7:00 pm (Gates open at 5:30 pm)
Entrance available south and east of stands
Tickets are only available for purchase online- Tickets  
Parking- Map
Pricing- General Admission ($12), Senior 65+ ($6), Active Military/Veteran ($5), ACU Alumni ($6), Kids age 12 and under (free)

Live Coverage
Video- https://www.gsacsportsnetwork.com/azchristian/
Stats- https://acufirestorm.com/sidearmstats/football/summary
Twitter- @ACUFootball1 

Series
The Firestorm and the Trojans are meeting for the first time in football.   Both teams are part of the Frontier Conference but in separate divisions.  Only divisional play counts in the conference portion of the standings.

ACU Coming Into Game
After a tough opener against Fort Lewis, Arizona Christian had a bye week last week to get dialed in as a team to face Dakota State.

ACU By The Numbers
Despite the score, Arizona Christian and Fort Lewis ran the exact same number of plays (58) in the game two weeks ago.

ACU Key Offensive Players
Josh Bell- 8-14, 51 passing yards
Ty Cole- 68 rushing yards, TD
Nate Pele-Tukumoeatu- 2 catches, 20 yards

ACU Key Defensive Players
Jayden Hollis- 8 tackles
Joseph Munoz- 8 tackles
Cooper King- 7 tackles
Javier Fernandez, Jr.- sack

Dakota State
The Trojans are also coming into the game off a bye week.  Two weeks ago, Dakota State beat Nebraska Wesleyan 37-7.  Raesean Eaton passed for 197 yards with two touchdowns and ran for 66 yards and another two touchdowns.

Dakota State Key Players
Eaton- 141 rushing yards, 3 TD, 365 passing yards, 3 TD
Trajan Davis- 80 yards rushing
Melek Ford- 7 catches, 137 yards
Taron Serr- 14 tackles
Tamareon Foster- 12 tackles
Cole Paulson- Pick six Interception

See you at the ACU Football Field on Saturday.  

Roll Storm!
 
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Players Mentioned

Josh Bell

#17 Josh Bell

QB
6' 3"
Junior
Ty Cole

#2 Ty Cole

WR
5' 9"
Sophomore
Javier Fernandez, Jr.

#25 Javier Fernandez, Jr.

LB
6' 1"
Senior
Joseph Munoz

#35 Joseph Munoz

LB
6' 1"
Sophomore
Nate Pele-Tukumoeatu

#8 Nate Pele-Tukumoeatu

TE
6' 2"
Junior
Jayden Hollis

#7 Jayden Hollis

DB
6' 0"
Junior
Cooper King

#36 Cooper King

DB
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Josh Bell

#17 Josh Bell

6' 3"
Junior
QB
Ty Cole

#2 Ty Cole

5' 9"
Sophomore
WR
Javier Fernandez, Jr.

#25 Javier Fernandez, Jr.

6' 1"
Senior
LB
Joseph Munoz

#35 Joseph Munoz

6' 1"
Sophomore
LB
Nate Pele-Tukumoeatu

#8 Nate Pele-Tukumoeatu

6' 2"
Junior
TE
Jayden Hollis

#7 Jayden Hollis

6' 0"
Junior
DB
Cooper King

#36 Cooper King

6' 0"
Freshman
DB