Southeastern Louisiana (2-3, 2-1 Southland) at Stephen F. Austin (3-3, 2-2 Southland)
October 15, 2016 | 3 p.m. | Nacogdoches, Texas | Homer Bryce Stadium
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HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana football team will hit the road on Saturday, traveling to Nacogdoches, Texas to face Southland Conference foe Stephen F. Austin at 3 p.m. in Homer Bryce Stadium.
 
The game between the Lions (2-3, 2-1 Southland) and the host Lumberjacks (3-3, 2-2 Southland) will be televised live on ESPN3. The contest can also be heard live in the Hammond area on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (KSLU 90.9 FM, Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM, WFPR 1400 AM), via the TuneIn Radio app and online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive. Live stats, provided by SFA, will also be accessible at LionSports.net.
 
Southeastern is coming off its best performance of the 2016 season last Saturday, when the Lions earned a dramatic 31-24 league victory over No. 19/20 McNeese. Senior Brandon Acker hauled in the game-winning 82-yard touchdown from senior Justin Alo with eight seconds remaining. Stephen F. Austin will be looking to bounce back from last Saturday's 35-28 double-overtime loss at Nicholls,
 
"Last week was a huge win for our program," Southeastern head coach Ron Roberts said. "We are starting to grow as a team. We're still looking for a full, clean four quarters of football and we need to continue our growth against a very talented Stephen F. Austin team on the road."
 
In the win over the Cowboys, Alo threw for 339 yards – the most by a SLU quarterback during Roberts' tenure – and connected with Acker, senior Juwaan Rogers and freshman Bransen Schwebel on touchdown passes. Alo has thrown for 1,018 yards and nine touchdowns thus far this season.
 
Coming off a career-high 168-yard performance, Acker leads FCS with 25.5 yards per reception. Acker (19 catches, 484 yards, 4 TD) and junior Juwan Dickey (13-242-2 TD) have provided Alo with two top targets.
The Lion offense has primarily taken a running back by committee approach through the first five games. Senior Rasheed Harrell (217 yards, 2 TD) leads a quartet of primary runners for SLU that also includes senior Kaelyn Henderson (170-1 TD), sophomore Julius Maracalin (166-1 TD) and junior Darius Durall (50-0 TD).
 
Alo will led a Lion offense against a SFA defense that is allowing 41.5 pints and 507.8 yards per game. Price Miller (46 tackles) and George Stone (43) are the top tacklers for Stephen F. Austin, while Kedrick Harrison (8.0 TFL, 6.0 sacks) and John Franklin (8.5 TFL, 4.0 sacks) provide the 'Jacks with a formidable pass rush tandem.
 
SFA is averaging 403.3 yards and 29.2 yards on offense led by senior quarterbacks Zach Conque (1,013 yards, 7 TD, 3 INT, 5 rushing TD) and Hunter Taylor (778-7 TD-1 INT). Justice Liggins (34 catches, 422 yards, 2 TD), Tamrick Pace (25-354-5 TD) and Trae Hart (22-285-1 TD) are the team's top receivers. Joshawa West (279 rushing yards) is the team's primary running back.
 
The Lion defense will be looking to build on the momentum of its best performance of 2016. Against the Cowboys, the Lions forced McNeese into three turnovers. Senior Tre' Bennett intercepted a pass, while juniors Javon Tillman and Max Lyons each recovered fumbles.
 
Lyons and junior Torrance Mosley led SLU with 11 tackles each. Southeastern was also buoyed by the return of junior Sione Teuhema. Playing for the first time since the opener, the Keller, Texas native finished with 10 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble.
 
Opponents are averaging 35.0 points and 397.6 yards per game. Lyons leads the team with 41 tackles, followed by Tillman (40), Mosley (36), junior Ryan Sigers (34) and junior Lee Spight (31).
 
Southeastern will be looking for its first win over Stephen F. Austin since 2013. The Lumberjacks, who lead the all-time series, 11-7-1, have won the last two meetings between the two schools and are the only Southland school to beat Southeastern in consecutive years under Roberts. Last season in Hammond, SFA rallied from a 20-0 deficit to earn a 28-27 victory on a Conque touchdown run in the final minute.
 
Following Saturday's game, Southeastern will play its next two contests at home. Next Saturday, the Lions will welcome Southland foe Houston Baptist for Homecoming with a 4 p.m. contest in Strawberry Stadium. The game can be heard on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (KSLU 90.9 FM, Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM, WFPR 1400 AM) and LionVision subscribers will be able to access a live video stream of the SLU-HBU contest at www.LionSports.net/watch.
 
The first 300 SLU students in attendance will receive free t-shirts courtesy of Southeastern Athletics Marketing and Promotions. The 2016 Homecoming King and Queen will be announced at halftime of the SLU-HBU contest.
 
The Homecoming parade is scheduled for 12 p.m. and will make its way through Friendship Circle as part of the parade route. There will be no parking in Friendship Circle on Saturday and Friendship Circle will be closed to vehicular traffic on Saturday. Friendship Circle parking passes will be honored at Lot B. For more information, contact Southeastern Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Development Tom Dawsey at (985) 549-5226 or tdawsey@selu.edu.