10/30/26
 
SCRANTON, Pa. – Lackawanna College football will finish the home portion of its 2026 campaign this weekend when Millersville University comes to town for a first-ever match-up between the two sides on Saturday, October 31^st. Kickoff is set for 1:00pm ET at PenFed Field at Scranton Memorial Stadium. The game is designated as Lackawanna College's Purple Out Game, where fans attending are encouraged to wear purple or their Halloween costumes to support the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Donations will be accepted to help fight pancreatic cancer, and the 50/50 drawing will also help support the PCAN.
 
Game Details
Who: Millersville University Marauders (0-8) at Lackawanna College Falcons (0-8)
When: Saturday, October 31^st; 1:00pm ET
Where: PenFed Field at Scranton Memorial Stadium; Scranton, PA
 
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Saturday's contest will have a video livestream available via the Lackawanna College Athletics Network and the PSAC Sports Digital Network. Sports Information Director Tom Ferguson will have the play-by-play, and Josh Pardini will provide the color commentary.
 
Live stats: https://lackawannafalcons.com/sidearmstats/football
Live stats coverage is available and will be updated as the game goes on.
 
The Falcons
Lackawanna College (0-8) gave up a season-worst 545 yards of offense last weekend to Shippensburg in a 59-7 loss at PenFed Field at Scranton Memorial Stadium. The Raiders threw for 362 yards and scored a combined 49 points in the middle quarters, including 14 second-quarter points inside of the final minute to blow open a 21-7 game. You can read the full recap HERE.
 
On the season, Lackawanna is averaging 6.5 points per game, while giving up 44.9 per contest this year. Opponents are averaging 416 yards per game in offense, including 206 on the ground and 210 through the air, while the Falcons are averaging 220 yards of total offense per game, posting 98 per game on the ground and 122 per game through the air. The Falcons are 226.7% on third downs, while their opponents are 46.8%. Lackawanna has thrown 15 interceptions and has lost four fumbles, while the opposition has three interceptions and a pair of fumbles this year.
 
Quarterbacks David Naniewicz (Scott Twp., PA) and Laivon Balthazar (Perth Amboy, NJ) have both seen time this year, with Naniewicz starting the last seven games. Naniewicz, a first-year player, is 88-for-174 for 684 yards, three touchdowns, and eleven interceptions. He's also run 45 times, gaining 126 yards but losing 111 on the year, getting sacked 16 times this season, including three times against Shippensburg last weekend. Naniewicz threw for a season-high 224 yards against Clarion, throwing two touchdowns and four interceptions in the loss on September 19^th. He went 13-for-34 for 105 yards and one touchdown against Shippensburg last weekend. Balthazar, a second-year player, started against Monroe and has seen time in six games this season, going 32-for-52 for 292 yards in his action, with four interceptions. He has 53 net yards rushing on 36 attempts this year, getting sacked eight times this season. He threw for a season-high 81 yards against Monroe to open the year on September 4^th, and he was 6-for-9 for 40 yards and two interceptions off the bench against Kutztown (10/10). Balthazar did not play against Shippensburg last weekend.
 
Third-year back Jalen Fletcher (Bethlehem, PA) has 369 yards on 114 carries and has scored three touchdowns. He ran for a season-best 108 yards against Clarion on September 19^th. Fletch ran for 42 yards on eight carries, while setting a season-high with five catches for 29 yards out of the backfield against Shippensburg. He has had at least three catches in seven of the eight games this season, and is now first on the Falcons with 26 grabs for 132 yards. Third-year back Stephen Henry (Maplewood, NJ) is second on the team with 161 yards rushing on 28 carries, averaging 5.8 yards per carry this season. Henry has seen action in seven games, but was in early against Shippensburg, toting the rock seven times for a season-high 77 yards. Second-year back Daniel McConomy (Middletown, DE) has 35 carries for 90 yards this season, posting 64 yards and catching a pair of balls against Seton Hill (9/12). He had five carries for just eight yards against the rugged Kutztown defense earlier this month. He also has eight catches for 15 yards coming out of the backfield this season. He has not played the last two weeks for the Falcons.
 
Second-year wideout Khi'Lee Patterson (Fox Chapel, PA) is second behind Fletcher with 23 catches for 159 yards this year, averaging 19.9 yards per game. Khi'Lee has a pair of games with five catches this season, posting five grabs for 39 yards against both Monroe (9/4) and ESU (9/26). He had one ten-yard catch against Shippensburg last weekend. Third-year receiver Keaon Jenkins (Wayne, NJ) has 17 catches this season, leading the team with 255 yards receiving and two touchdowns. Jenkins had 103 yards on five catches against Monroe (9/4), and he had four catches for 50 yards and a one-handed touchdown against Clarion (9/19). He made two catches, including a 24-yard touchdown, for 31 yards against Shippensburg last weekend. Third-year receiver Jamal Jefferson, Jr. (Euclid, OH) is third on the team with 20 grabs for 202 yards and a touchdown this year. Jefferson had a season-best five catches for 77 yards and his touchdown against Clarion (9/19). Jefferson played but was not targeted against Shippensburg.
 
Defensively, linebacker Rashon Giddens (Norristown, PA) has 37 total stops, on 22 solo tackles and 15 assists, and he is tied for a team-high 4.0 TFLs and a sack, while also recovering a pair of fumbles, including one on a blocked kick that he returned for a touchdown against Monroe (9/4). He did not play against Clarion and East Stroudsburg, but had three total tackles and 0.5 TFLs against Bloomsburg (10/3), then followed that up with seven total stops, including five solo tackles, against Kutztown (10/10). Giddens had a season-high seven solo tackles and nine total tackles in the loss to Shippensburg last weekend. Second-year defensive back Keyonte Davis (Washington, D.C.) has 27 total tackles, third on the team, with 14 solo stops and 13 assists, while posting five pass break-ups. Davis had a season-best six tackles against East Stroudsburg (9/26) and matched that with six total tackles against West Chester (10/17). He had four total tackles and two pass break-ups against Bloomsburg on October 3^rd, then had two tackles and another PBU against Kutztown (10/10). Third-year safety Billy Maloney (Scranton, PA) has 26 total tackles, 18 solos, this season. Maloney had a breakout performance against East Stroudsburg (9/26), posting four solo stops and six total tackles in the loss. He had five total tackles in the loss to Bloomsburg, and added three more stops against Kutztown. He posted three tackles against Shippensburg, but also ran seven times for 36 yards as a quarterback on the final drive of the game.
 
Second-year kicker Isiah Rodriguez (Old Forge, PA) is 2-for-4 on field goals this year, hitting a 26-yarder against Seton Hill and a 33-yarder against Bloomsburg, with one kick getting blocked and another missing last weekend against Shippensburg. I-Rod is 4-for-5 on extra points. Second-year punter Samuel Magnotta (Roaring Brook Twp., PA) averages 35.7 yards per punt and has a long of 58 yards this season, with eight punts placed inside the opponents' 20-yard line this season.
 
Lackawanna is led by veteran leader Mark Ross, who was named as the next head football coach at Lackawanna College, the third in program history, in December 2025. Ross has been coaching since pursuing his master's degree at East Stroudsburg in the 1990's, going from coaching defensive ends with the Warriors to working at Ithaca for eleven seasons at the Division III level, becoming Defensive Coordinator for his final four seasons with the Bombers. Ross then moved on to Misericordia University, where he became a head coach for the brand-new program in 2011. He spent nine seasons as the head coach at Misericordia, winning eight games and getting the Cougars to a postseason bowl for the first time in history in 2018. When the COVID-19 pandemic took out the 2020 season, Ross left Misericordia to be the defensive coordinator at Bloomsburg for three seasons in the PSAC. After that, he went to Cornell to serve as Director of Football Operations for a year with the Big Red, and then eventually made his way to Lackawanna.
 
The Marauders
Millersville (0-8) comes in without a win this season, but has come close several times, with four of their eight losses coming by one score. The Marauders lost to Glenville State by three in the opener, to West Chester by a point on September 26th, to Shippensburg by eight on October 10th, and to Bloomsburg by six on October 24th.
 
Last weekend's loss to Bloom was of particular frustration, as the Marauders had two potential drives to tie or take the lead, and couldn't take advantage of either. A long pass of 50+ yards set up Millersville inside the Bloomsburg 30 with time enough for two pass plays, but both shots at the end zone went by the boards and Millersville was denied the upset on the road.
 
The Marauders average just under 15 points per game this season, while allowing 35.8 points per contest to their opponents. Millersville averages 264 yards per game on offense, rushing for about 92 yards per game and throwing for 172 yards per contest this year, and the defense gives up around 447 yards per contest, including 264 through the air and 183 on the ground. The Marauders convert 38.6% of their third downs, while their opponents convert at a 43.7% clip. Millersville has ten turnovers, while forcing nine takeaways.
 
Senior QB Ryan Zeltt leads the team with 617 yards passing and three touchdowns. He has played on-and-off for five games this season. Sophomore Eddie Corkery has thrown for 341 yards and three touchdowns this season, while junior Tommy Hunsicker has thrown for 313 yards and two touchdowns this year. Both quarterbacks saw time against Bloomsburg, with Hunsicker throwing for 118 yards, a touchdown, and a pick, while Corkery threw the final pass of the game.
 
Junior running back Mekhi Ashby has 127 carries for 498 yards this season, averaging 3.9 yards per carry and two touchdowns. Ashby ran 21 times for 60 yards against Bloomsburg. Hunsicker is second on the team with 137 yards rushing on 37 carries, with two touchdowns. Hunsicker ran for a net of nine yards on ten carries against Bloomsburg. Sophomore Xavier Kingcade has 32 carries for 39 yards and a touchdown. Kingcade has missed the last two games.
 
Senior wideout Nakhi Bullock has 21 catches for a team-high 229 yards and two touchdowns this season. On Saturday, Bullock had two catches for 70 yards, including a 64-yard touchdown. Sophomore Caileb Howse leads the team with 23 catches for 153 yards and a touchdown. Howse had four catches for 16 yards and a one-yard touchdown against Bloomsburg. First-year wide receiver Jayden Walters has 12 catches for 223 yards, averaging 18.6 yards per catch and a team-best four touchdowns. Walters did not play against Bloomsburg. Fellow first-year Kyreek Bradshaw has nine catches for 224 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 24.9 yards per catch this season. Bradshaw had one catch, a 57-yarder that got Millersville into position late against Bloomsburg.
 
Senior linebacker Bryce Beutler leads the Marauders with 78 total tackles, 39 solo stops, and 4.5 tackles-for-loss. Beutler had ten tackles against Bloomsburg. Fifth-year defensive back Nick Romano is second on the squad with 45 tackles, 27 solo stops, and one TFL on the year. Romano had six solo tackles, seven total, and had a TFL against Bloomsburg. Senior linebacker Kai Stiansen also has 45 total tackles this season, with 22 solo stops and three TFLs. Stiansen has recovered two fumbles this year. Stiansen had eight total tackles against Bloom on Saturday.
 
Senior kicker Gryffin Mitstifer is the main placekicker, going 1-for-4 on field goals, with a long of 27-yards, and he is 11-for-13 on extra points this season. he went 2-for-2 on XPs, but had a field goal blocked against Bloomsburg.
 
The head coach is Drew Folmar, a Millersville Hall of Fame quarterback who graduated in 2001 and is in his first season as head coach with the Marauders. Millersville fans remember Folmar as the QB for a Millersville team that won the PSAC East and made the NCAA playoffs, and he's a Hall of Fame inductee at the 'Ville. Folmar has built an impressive resume as an offensive coordinator at a variety of stops, including most-recently at the Division I level with Bucknell, Elon, and Lehigh. Folmar was the OC under current Indiana University head coach Curt Cignetti while at Elon, turning around the Phoenix into a winner, making three-straight postseason appearances. Folmar started his coaching career as an assistant at Millersville, eventually making his way to Kutztown as the OC, where he helped the Bears win the PSAC championship in 2011. He also served as head coach with Kutztown in 2013, before moving on to become the OC at Lehigh, where he helped the Mountain Hawks average over 460 yards of offense and nearly 40 points per game, winning the Patriot League in 2016. Folmar is known for his ability to generate and scheme offense, and the hope is that he can help put the Marauders back to a place of prominence in the PSAC.
 
Next
Lackawanna College football still has two games remaining on its schedule, both away contests. Next Saturday, November 7^th, the Falcons will travel to take on the Shepherd Rams in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:0pm ET at Rams Stadium on Shepherd's campus. The final game of the regular season has yet to be determined.
 
Lackawanna College was originally scheduled to play Slippery Rock on November 14^th, on the road, but SRU has clinched a spot in the PSAC Championship squad. The Falcons will now face the team that was supposed to play the PSAC East representative in the final weekend. That team has yet to be determined, but could potentially be either Seton Hill (Kutztown's opponent) or Lock Haven (East Stroudsburg's opponent). Both Kutztown and ESU play this weekend, with the winner not clinching the championship berth, but certainly moving a step closer and, therefore, giving more clarity to who Lackawanna College's opponent will be on November 14^th.