Quincy Hawks (2-3, 2-2) at UIndy Greyhounds (5-1, 3-0)
Saturday, Oct. 17, 6 p.m. ET, Indianapolis
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ON TAP
Riding a four-game win streak, the first-place Greyhounds welcome the Quincy Hawks to Key Stadium for an autumn-evening clash.

HOMELAND SECURITY
The Greyhounds have compiled an impressive 27-5 (.843) record at Key Stadium since Head Coach Bob Bartolomeo took over in 2010. That span includes a 13-1 mark versus GLVC competition at home.

ABOUT QUINCY
After alternating wins and losses through its first five games, Quincy brings a 2-3 record into play Saturday, including an even 2-2 mark in GLVC play. The Hawks are coming off a heartbreaking 24-21 loss to William Jewell last week. After leading by 14 points at the half and by a touchdown through three quarters, Quincy was edged on the final play of the day – a 28-yard field goal by the visiting Cardinals.

Senior quarterback Nick Lonegran leads an effective Quincy offense, topping the GLVC and ranking seventh in Division II in passing efficiency (169.3), a number bolstered by his D-II fifth-best 16.2 yards per completion.

Lonegran's top target is junior Eric Poindexter, a 5-11, 174-pound deep threat who has racked up 113.2 receiving yards per contest, good for second in the league. Three Quincy wideouts are averaging at least 19 yards per reception, including Owen Schoenenberger (21.9 ypr), Poindexter (20.2) and Kody Wood (19.0), with the former two ranking No. 1 and No. 2, in the conference, respectively.

On the defensive side, however, the Hawks rank last in the GLVC in yards allowed (483.2) and eighth of nine teams in points surrendered (32.8).

HOUNDS vs. HAWKS
UIndy is 3-0 all-time versus Quincy, downing the Hawks by an average final score of 37-11. Last season, the Hounds went on the road and came away with a 42-20 win. Receiver Reece Horn was nearly unstoppable that afternoon, as the Carmel, Ind., native racked up 10 catches for 197 yards and three touchdowns, including an impressive 51-yard score in the second quarter.

Also that day, then-senior kicker Scott Miller scored career point No. 277 to become the school's all-time leader in the category. Miller would go on to amass 343 career points, surpassing running back and former teammate Klay Fiechter's total of 276 by nearly 25 percent.

LAST TIME OUT
UIndy earned perhaps its biggest win of the season thus far with a 34-24 road victory at McKendree last weekend. The result handed the host Bearcats their first loss of the season and gave the Greyhounds sole possession of first place in the GLVC standings.

With the score knotted at 24 apiece for nearly the entire fourth quarter, the teams traded punts until a 53-yard drive moved the Hounds into field goal position with just 1:58 to go. Sophomore kicker Brad Schickel calmly came in to split the uprights from 36 yards out for what proved to be the game winner.

Jamie Placht made sure of that as three plays later, the junior linebacker jumped an out route for a 26-yard interception return for a touchdown in the final minute.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
For their efforts at McKendree, two Greyhounds garnered GLVC Player of the Week laurels, with Schickel picking up the Special Teams award and senior quarterback Connor Barthel garnering the offensive equivalent.

Schickel's game winner clinched the award, but the Louisville. Ky., native also nailed a career-long 45-yard field goal. The lengthy boot was good for the longest UIndy field goal since the aforementioned Miller made a 48 yarder in week two of the 2011 campaign.

Schickel also handled punter duties at McKendree, averaging 36.5 yards on four punts, including dropping two inside the McKendree 20-yard line.

Meanwhile, Barthel guided an efficient offensive attack, finishing 27-for-36 (.750) for 246 passing yards, two TDs and zero interceptions. A graduate of nearby Cathedral High School, Barthel was 5-for-7 on the game-winning drive.

ROOKIE COOKIES
Both of Barthel's touchdown tosses last week went to freshmen securing their first career TD. Evansville, Ind., product Malik Higgins snagged a five-yard sixer in the second quarter, followed by a 17-yard third-quarter score by Lafayette, Ind., native Nate Deno. The pair joined Malcolm Fogle and Tuwan Payton as Greyhound receivers with a single touchdown reception. Senior Reece Horn has accounted for the remaining five.

PLACHT'S PICK-SIX
Junior linebacker Jamie Placht also caught his first career TD pass at McKendree last Saturday (sort of). Playing near his native St. Louis, Placht's 26-yard interception return at the end of the game marked the first touchdown return for an INT since Koby Orris and his 68 yarder in October of 2013, also coming at McKendree.

REECE'S RECORD-BOOK CLIMB
With senior Reece Horn marching towards a historic season, it is time once again for your weekly check-in of the Carmel, Ind., native's statistical progress. Last week, Horn's eight-catch, 80-yard day leapfrogged him into first among all active Division II receivers in career yards (2,937). That of course puts him 63 yards away from becoming the second-ever Greyhound to hit the 3,000-receiving-yard plateau.

ACTIVE D-II CAREER REC YARDS LEADERS

RK	PLAYER, SCHOOL	YDS
1.	Reece Horn, UIndy	2,937
2.	Adam Jiskra, Minn. St. Moorhead	2,925
3.	Jere Brown , Merrimack	2,867
4.	Justin Houston, Tusculum	2,813
5.	Jon Schnaars, East Stroudsburg	2,739

UINDY CAREER REC YARDS LEADERS

RK	PLAYER, YEARS	YDS
1.	Mar'Quone Edmonds, 2009-12	3,254
2.	Reece Horn, 2012-15	2,937
3.	Cesare Manning, 2000-03	2,848
4.	Gary Isza, 1995-98	2,489
5.	Craig Cothron, 1995-98	2,451

In addition, Horn ranks first in the GLVC and third in the nation in receiving yards on the season (771).

TOP DOG
Through six weeks of play, UIndy leads Division II in a couple of key categories. The Hounds top all 169 D-II teams in fewest tackles for a loss allowed per game (3.3) as well as fewest turnovers committed (1). The Greyhounds also rank in the top 10 in the nation in completion percentage (3rd, .693), fewest penalties per game (5th, 3.7) and red zone offense (9th, .920).

POLL POSITION
UIndy was ranked No. 23 in the AFCA Division II Coaches Poll after week one, but a tough loss at crosstown Marian dropped them out of the poll. Since then, UIndy has run off four straight victories and are slowly picking up support among national poll voters. The Hounds garnered 21 points in this latest coaches poll, good for the 31st-highest total on the list.

BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK
The Greyhounds have won all three GLVC titles since the league began sponsoring football in 2012. They've compiled a stellar 25-1 (.958) record in conference play over that span.

With a GLVC mark of 7-1 last year, the Greyhounds won the league by two full games, topping a quartet of contenders at 5-3. It marked the first time UIndy won three straight conference championships since the school, then named Indiana Central College, took the Hoosier College Conference crown in 1953, '54 and '55.

UIndy's lone league loss in 2014 came at home in a 27-24 final versus William Jewell in the season finale. The decision marked the first-ever GLVC defeat for the Hounds and did them no favors in their quest for a third straight NCAA Division II playoff berth.

KICK FOR KEYS
Practice your field goal kick and sign up today for your chance to participate in the "Kick for Keys" competition held during the home football game on Nov. 7. Kick the football successfully through the uprights from the 35-yard line and win a car with a MSRP of $25,000 chosen by Dreyer & Reinbold Subaru. Register by 5 p.m. on Oct. 31. *Terms and conditions apply.