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WISE - - Saturday UVa-Wise will look to win its first game since Oct. 27, 2012 and Notre Dame will look to remain undefeated at home. The Falcons are 2-0 at home this season while the Cavaliers are 0-2 on the road. Thus far, Notre Dame is averaging over 500 yards on offense at home while putting up over 35 points per game at home. Â
Leading the charge for the Falcons is tailback Jack Foy. Thus far, Foy leads the Mountain East Conference with 459 receiving yards. The senior also leads the nation in receptions with 12 a contest. On the ground, Pedro Powell is nearing 4,000 career rushing yards. To this point in 2013, Powell has gained 593 yards for an average of 148.25 yards a game. In the air, Ray Russ has thrown for 1,217 yards and 10 touchdowns through four games.
On defense, Hayden Davis has totaled 43 tackles to lead the Falcons. As a unit, Notre Dame has picked off five passes and recovered three fumbles. The Falcons have struggled stopping the run in 2013 as the team has allowed 722 rushing yards and nine touchdowns. Â
UVa-Wise is looking to win its first game of the season after losing in the final seconds last week against Union College. Despite the loss, the Cavalier defense had its strongest day of the season. Union gained 342 yards in the game and was limited to 17 points despite five turnovers. Four players had at least seven tackles for UVa-Wise led by
T'ontray Billups who posted 11 stops in the contest. The unit also posted five sacks and eight tackles for loss. Â
On offense, the Cavs had its strongest rushing game of the season by accumulating 147 yards and averaging 4.7 yards per carry. Sophomore
Terrence Younger was the team's leading receiver as he caught three passes for 89 yards and a touchdown. On special teams,
Paul Melshen booted a 46-yard field goal and finished with two touchbacks.