The Lindenwood Lions will take their four-game winning streak on the road for a matchup against the UIndy Greyhounds, Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis. (Photo: Cedric Williams)
Lindenwood Football – Gameday Info
Game No. 7 – Lindenwood (4-2, 2-0) at Indianapolis (4-2, 2-0)
Date/Time – Saturday, October 16 – 5 pm
Location – Key Stadium – Indianapolis, Ind.
Broadcast – GLVC Sports Network
Live Stats – Sidearm Stats
by Cedric Williams
Senior Editor
After enjoying a thrilling Homecoming Day victory last Saturday over Quincy, the Lindenwood University football team will head back out on the road this Saturday, for a much-anticipated showdown with Great Lakes Valley Conference preseason favorite Indianapolis.
The Lions and Greyhounds have matching 4-2 overall records and 2-0 marks in GLVC play, which has them tied for first place in the conference standings. Fans of the league have been waiting for this matchup since the season schedule came out last spring.
Lindenwood won the GLVC title in 2019, in large part, because the Lions pulled off a huge upset over the then-No. 8 ranked Greyhounds in a 34-27 thriller at Hunter Stadium in St. Charles.
That loss was UIndy’s first in GLVC play in four seasons and ended the Greyhounds’ run of five straight GLVC championships.
Both Lindenwood and UIndy made the NCAA Division II playoffs in 2019, marking the first time in conference history two teams from the league made the postseason in the same season.
Players to Watch: Both clubs feature top notch quarterback and running back combos in Cade Brister and Robert Giaimo for Lindenwood, and Bryce Stancombe and Torian Clinton for UIndy.
Brister, the 2019 GLVC Offensive Player of the Year, comes in to Saturday’s contest third overall in the conference with 1,405 passing yards and nine touchdown passes. He’s also rushed for seven touchdowns this season.
Giaimo, who took over as Lindenwood’s starting tailback three weeks ago and has now become one of the leading candidates for GLVC Freshman of the Year, currently ranks fourth in the conference in rushing, with 405 yards and six touchdowns.
The freshman from Bartlett, Tenn., is coming off three straight 100-yard games, including 119 yards and a touchdown last week against Quincy.
UIndy’s Clinton is the leading rusher in the GLVC this season. In just six games, he already has 1,058 yards and a league-high 13 touchdowns. Stancombe is averaging 212.8 passing yards per game and has tossed 11 touchdown passes with just one interception.
Up Next: Lindenwood will be back home next week, hosting its annual Community Day game, next Saturday at Hunter Stadium, against Southwest Baptist. Kickoff for that contest is set for 1 p.m.
UIndy will be back on the road with a game at Quincy next Saturday.
Probable Starters
Lindenwood Offense Lindenwood Defense
QB – 4 Cade Brister – Jr. DE – 8 Moses Ale – So.
RB – 20 Robert Giaimo – Fr. DT – 99 Tayvian Weary – Jr.
WR – 10 Alex Faddoul – Sr. DT – 90 Dwight Dantzler – Sr.
WR – 17 Payton Rose – Jr. DE – 92 Arsante Conners – Sr.
WR – 19 Glen Gibbons – Sr. LB – 9 C.J. McClure – Sr.
LT – 77 Blake Rogenhofer – Jr. LB – 5 Drew Seers – Sr.
LG – 78 Gareth Warren – Fr. LB – 1 Tre Hendon – Sr.
C – 51 Connor Mazzotta – Jr. CB – 15 Keith Beverly – Sr.
RG – 52 Asa Baker – So. FS – 21 Kai Ross – So.
RT – 74 Ethan Johnson – Fr. SS – 14 Grady Daniels – Sr.
TE – 16 Clint Sigg – Sr. CB – 6 Jordan Perry – Sr.
PK – 98 Logan Siebert – Fr. P – 91 Jared Stangler – Sr.
Indianapolis Offense Indianapolis Defense
QB – 15 Bryce Stancombe – Sr. DE – 49 Kyle Borske – So.
RB – 8 Torian Clinton – Jr. DT – 54 Cory Klern – Sr.
WR – 3 Jon Eineman – Fr. DT – 96 Jacob Jones – Jr.
WR – 9 Alonzo Derrick – Fr. DE – 92 Alec Patch – Sr.
WR – 81 Frank Bentley – So. LB – 30 Gavin Bane – Jr.
LT – 72 Tarnjeet Singh – Jr. LB – 10 Benjamin Hunnius – Jr.
LG – 61 Kendal Alexis – So. LB – 27 Kiave’ Guerrier – Jr.
C – 69 Austin Keele – Jr. CB – 12 Kasyus Kurns – Fr.
RG – 63 Zachery Clark – So. FS – 5 Loren Strickland – So.
RT – 71 Chad Hadley – Sr. SS – 2 Travon Hall – So.
TE – 86 Kevin McNelis – So. CB – 4 Landry Mavungu – So.
PK – 97 Paul Buisman – Jr. P – 97 Paul Buisman – Jr.
| Lindenwood Lions Football Upcoming Schedule |
| Sat., October 23 — vs. Southwest Baptist — 1 pm |
| Sat., October 30 — at William Jewell — 1 pm |
| Sat., November 6 — at Missouri S&T — 1 pm |
| Sat., November 13 — vs. McKendree — 1 pm |
| All Lindenwood home football games will be played at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium |