THE GAME
>>> The OUAZ football team looks to return to the win column on Saturday when they welcome Lyon College to Spirit Field.

>>> Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at the new home of the Spirit. Tickets information is available at OUAZSpirit.com/tickets.

>>> Saturday is Military Appreciation Day with all active and retired military and first responders receiving two free general admission tickets with a valid ID.

>>> OUAZ will broadcast the game live on their Game Central portal and the NAIA Network for $7.95 with James Poovey (play-by-play) and Vince D'Aliesio (analyst) calling the action. The NAIA Network is available on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, and Roku devices by searching NAIA.

>>> Live stats will also be available during the game. Links for all live features are posted at OUAZSpirit.com/live.

SPIRIT NOTES
>>> OUAZ is currently 1-2 overall and 0-2 in Sooner Athletic Conference action. They are 1-1 at home and have lost two straight overall.

>>> After opening the year with a home win over CETYS Universidad, OUAZ has lost two consecutive games when the opponent has scored on the final drive of the game.

>>> This game is the second of two straight home games. After playing at SAGU next week, the Spirit will then return home for three straight games. 

>>> OUAZ fell to No. 9 in this week's NCCAA rankings, dropping five positions from the previous week's No. 4 ranking.

>>> In his fifth season as a head coach, Mike Nesbitt has a 26-19 all-time record and a 1-2 record at OUAZ.

ABOUT LYON COLLEGE
>>> Lyon will make the 1,400-mile trip from Batesville, Ark., with a 1-2 overall record and 0-1 in SAC games.

>>> The Scots are coming off a 26-23 home loss in overtime last week at home against Arizona Christian. They are 1-1 in road games and have lost two straight overall.

>>> Lyon will enter the game averaging 24.0 points per game while totaling 329.3 yards of total offense. They are 28th in the NAIA by throwing for 255.3 yards per game.

>>> Casey Creehan is in his first season leading the Scots as head coach with a 1-2 record.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>>> Through three games, OUAZ is scoring 47.3 points per game – a total that would rank eighth in the NAIA – while they pile up 447.0 total yards per contest.

>>> The Spirit's 354.7 passing yards per game would rank fifth in the country and they would be third with the 193.4 passing efficiency.

>>> OUAZ is allowing 40.0 points per game with the opposition totaling 402.0 yards per game. The Spirit average 4.3 sacks per game, which would be tied for fourth in the NAIA.

>>> In the first three games of the season, OUAZ has 43 offensive drives with 19 of them ending in touchdowns and just nine resulting in a punt.

>>> OUAZ is averaging 5.3 plays and 62.7 yards per offensive scoring drive this season. Each scoring drive is taking an average of one minute, 41 seconds.

>>> The Spirit have a 79 percent scoring rate on 14 trips to the red zone. All scores have been via a touchdown. In contrast, the opposition is scoring at 87 percent on 15 trips with 12 touchdowns.

>>> OUAZ is negative-2 in turnovers through three games with seven total turnovers. They have five takeaways which resulted in 27 Spirit points. The opposition has scored 14 points from OUAZ's seven turnovers.

>>> OUAZ blocked a punt for a safety in each of the team's first two games. The team also blocked a field goal against Cetys and a PAT against Langston.

UNDER CENTER
>>> Austin McCullough made his first career start last week against Panhandle State and threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns.

>>> This season, McCullough has completed 65.9 percent of his passes for 532 yards and six scores.

>>> His six touchdown passes would rank third in the SAC.

>>> Jack Graham started the first two games of the season and threw for 532 yards and eight touchdowns.

>>> He would rank second in the SAC in touchdown passes.

>>> Graham suffered an injury late in the first half at Langston and hasn't played since.

CARRY THE ROCK
>>> Marcelous Chester-Riley leads OUAZ in rushing with 141 yards on 33 carries. He would rank seventh in the SAC in rushing yards and 10th in yards per game.

>>> Chester-Riley has three rushing touchdown and a long rush of 19 yards.

>>> He also leads the team with 11 receptions that have gone for 140 yards and three scores.

>>> His 30 points scored would rank second in the SAC and 15th in the NAIA.

>>> Shamar Moreland is second in the team with 100 yards rushing and he averages 5.3 yards per carry.

>>> Moreland has scored three touchdowns on the ground and has the team's longest rush from scrimmage of 36 yards.

>>> Joshua Vizcaya has 22 carries for 79 yards.

CATCH THE ROCK
>>> Brandon McLaughlin leads OUAZ with 274 receiving yards on nine catches.

>>> McLaughlin has scored four touchdowns and he averages 30.4 yards per catch.

>>> He would rank fourth in the SAC in receiving yards and sixth at 91.3 yards per game.

>>> Jeremiah Greylock is second on the team with 164 receiving yards on nine catches.

>>> Greylock has found the end zone three times while averaging 18.2 yards per catch.

>>> Ray Springer has 11 catches for 134 yards and one touchdown.

DEFENSIVE NOTES
>>> Da'Shawn Holcombe has made a team-high 33 tackles while also leading all Spirit players with 19 solo tackles and 14 assisted tackles.

>>> Holcombe has made double-digit tackles in each of the past two games, including 17 solo tackles in that time.

>>> At 11.0 tackles per game, Holcombe would rank second in the SAC and 12th in the NAIA.

>>> Kenneth Steele Jr. has 24 total tackles – 14 solo – and he has added 10 tackles-for-loss for 45 lost yards.

>>> Steele has 6.5 sacks on the year for a total of 40 yards lost.

>>> He recorded three sacks against Cetys and 3.5 against Panhandle State.

>>> Steele would be tied for the NAIA lead in total sacks and be alone in tackles-for-loss.

>>> Amare Burks is second on the team with 28 total tackles and with 15 solo tackles.

>>> Jevan Hogan has a team-high four pass breakups.

>>> Aaron Mullins has the team's lone interception this season.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
>>> John Williams has converted 18 of 20 PAT attempts with one blocked. He enters the week having made 11 straight PAT attempts.

>>> Taylor Campbell took over kickoff duties last week and averaged 38.0 yards per kickoff with five of his six kicks resulting in a fair catch.

>>> Austin Bohn has punted four times for an average of 43.5 yards per punt. He has one kick of 50-plus and one inside the 20.

>>> Moreland is averaging 30.7 yards per 14 kickoff returns. That average would rank third in the SAC and eighth in the NAIA.

>>> Moreland has six punt returns for 116 yards and one score. He would rank second in the SAC and fourth in the nation at 19.3 yards per return.

>>> His 725 all-purpose yards would lead the SAC and rank second in the NAIA. He would lead the NAIA at 241.7 all-purpose yards per game.

LOOKING AHEAD
>>> OUAZ will take to the road next week when they travel to Waxahachie, Texas, to face Southwestern Assemblies of God. The game will kickoff at noon CDT/10 a.m. MST from Lumpkins Stadium.