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Waiting in the wings: Knox, Pfennigwerth, Milford
MERCYHURST
Aug. 28 -- at Youngstown State, L, 24-15
Sept. 6 -- New Haven W, 48-14
Sept. 13 -- at Sacramento State, L, 49-28
Sept. 20 -- at Montana State, L, 17-0
Sept. 27 -- at No. 2 South Dakota State, L, 51-7
Oct. 4 -- LIU, W, 22-13
Oct. 11 -- at Wagner, W, 19-7
Oct. 18 -- Duquesne, L, 37-0
Oct. 25 -- Stonehill, noon
Nov. 8 -- at St. Francis, noon
Nov. 15 -- Robert Morris, noon
Nov. 22 -- at Central Connecticut State, noon
SLIPPERY ROCK
Sept. 5 -- at Franklin Pierce, W, 24-13
Sept. 13 -- Shepherd, W, 35-28 (ot)
Sept. 20 -- Shippensburg, W, 42-0
Sept. 27 -- California, L, 45-38
Oct. 4 -- at Gannon, L, 38-35
Oct. 11 -- at Seton Hill, W, 49-7
Oct. 18 -- IUP, W, 30-27
Nov. 1 -- Clarion, 1 p.m.
Nov. 8 -- at Edinboro, noon
Nov. 15 -- at Bloomsburg, noon
Ethen Knox saw limited action in Mercyhurst's 48-14 victory over New Haven Saturday. He carried the ball three times for a net of one yard. The red-shirt freshman is wearing No. 42 for the 1-1 Lakers, a fledgling Division I school. He was one of nine players to run the ball against New Haven.
Knox (6-0, 210) saw limited action for the Lakers last season, gaining 76 yards on seven carries, including a 29 yard TD, against Lincoln. He did not play in Mercyhurst's opener against Youngstown last week.
Meanwhile, Franklin graduate Nate Pfennigwerth , also a red-shirt freshman, is on the Slippery Rock roster, and wears No. 99, but he didn't see action in the Rock's opener Friday night against Franklin Pierce, a 24-13 victory.
Pfenningwerth, a kicker/punter, did play in the Rock's spring game and punted twice for a 39.5 average, including a 41-yarder. His stats were best on the team. He also was 2-for-2 on extra points, playing for both the green and white squads.
Henry Milford, 6-1, 275, is a red-shirt freshman defensive lineman at Clarion. The Cranberry grad, who played high school football as part of a co-op with Oil City, saw action in two games last season. Milford wears No. 98.
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Week 6: Knox was in the game vs. LIU, marking the second time he's played this season. Knox didn't play this week, though.
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Pfennigwerth handled the kickoffs for Slippery Rock against Seton Hill. He averaged 49.5 yards on eight kicks with five touchbacks. He's also been named backup field goal kicker.
CLARION
Aug. 28 -- Wheeling, W, 34-0
Sept. 4 -- at West Virginia Wesleyan, W, 48-20
Sept. 13 -- Shippensburg, W, 31-24
Sept. 20 -- Shepherd, W, 51-38
Sept. 27 -- at Edinboro, L, 21-20
Oct. 11 -- at Gannon, W, 48-46
Oct. 18 -- at California, L, 31-28
Oct. 25 -- Seton Hill, 2 p.m.
Nov. 1 -- at Slippery Rock, 1 p.m.
Nov. 8 -- IUP, noon
Nov. 15 -- at East Stroudsburg, 1 p.m.