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Fighting Tiger football returns home to host Point University seeking first win of the season

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — Fighting Tiger football returns home for the first time since August as they host Point University for the second time in history on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Tigers and Skyhawks kickoff at 1:30 p.m. ET with the Tiger Tailgate Show airing at 1:00 on the Campbellsville University Sports Network. Fans can tune in online and listen on the radio at the links above. 
 
Campbellsville enters the weekend with an 0-3 record and looking for its first win of the season, while Point boasts a 1-3 overall record and looking to pick up its first road victory of the year. 
 
Series Facts:
  • The Tigers and Skyhawks played their first game in the history last season with CU coming away with a 51-33 win.
  • Campbellsville played two teams last year for the first time - Point University and Ave Maria University.
  • The Tigers will do so again next year as they travel to Southeastern University and with Thomas More College as they enter the MSC as a full-time institution.
  • Against teams that the Tigers have only played twice, the Tigers own a 10-12 record.
 
Tiger Clawz:
  • Campbellsville lost its first three games of the year - Faulkner University, 16-10, Webber International, 45-9, and University of the Cumberlands, 35-21.
  • The 0-3 start is the eighth in program history, while the Tigers are looking to end their three-game skid. CU has lost four-straight games to open a season four times.
  • The Tigers are coming off the loss to Cumberlands, where CU had a 14-7 halftime lead. 
  • Jeremy Hinds is back as the starting quarterback this week, while Josh Davis is listed as the No. 2 QB on the depth chart. Davis is a freshman southpaw from Scott Co. HS and got his first appearance in a college game last week.
  • Last week, Ormoni Zanders scored his first touchdown of the season on a 13-yard rush up the middle. He is out of the two-deep this week due to an injury.
  • Jeremy Hinds tossed his first touchdown of the year as well as he hit Kendon Young for down the sideline.67-yarderthe Tigers' second score - The middle quarters have been the let-down for the Tigers this season. CU has been outscored in the second quarter, 47-10, and in the third quarter, 28-3.
  • Overall, opponents have out-scored CU in the first three games, 96-40.
  • Even with the 0-3 loss, CU has more first downs than opponents, 56-46.
  • CU also holds time of possession average, 33:59 to 26:01.
  • The Tigers have a solid 4th down conversion percentage, 6-of-12 (50%) - the six conversions are tied for most in the MSC.
  • The Skyhawks started the year with a 1-3 record - recording three straight losses before upending Kentucky Christian University last Saturday, 28-24.
  • Point lost to Ave Maria University, 17-5, Stetson University, 48-7, and Edward Waters,17-10, to start the year.
  • This is the second season Point has competed as a member of the Mid-South Conference Sun Division.
  • The MSC combined with teams from the Sun Conference in 2015-16 and the new 21-team conference started last season.
 
Middle Quarters are Heartbreakers:
  • The second and third quarters have been the biggest issue for Campbellsville this season. 
  • Campbellsville leads its opponents by out-scoring them in the first quarter, 20-7. 
  • But the second quarter has been the biggest mark as the Tigers have been out-scored, 47-10. 
  • In the third quarter, it's been the lowest output for CU all season. The Tigers have scored only three points in the third frame and are being outscored, 28-3. 
  • Overall in the second and third quarters, the Tigers are being outscored 75-13. 
 
Big Plays Have Stymied CU's Momentum:
  • The big plays have caused havoc for the Tigers this year - in a bad way. 
  • In the season opener vs. Faulkner, the Eagles tied the game at 7-7 with 3:44 left in the sec- ond quarter but on the next Tiger drive, Faulkner blocked a punt and recovered for a safety. 
  • That was sandwiched in between a pair of touchdowns and that's all Faulkner needed. 
  • Against Webber International and the score, 10-6 in favor of the Warriors, they recovered a Jeremy Hinds fumble and returned it 23-yard for a touchdown. That started the 45-9 rout. 
  • The big play haunted the Tigers once again against Cumberlands. Leading 14-7 with 10:25 left in the third quarter, the Patriots' Milton Shelton had a 73-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 14-all.
  • After the Patriots led, 21-14, Josiah Robbins hit Brandon Stuckey on the first play of their drive for a 57-yard touchdown to give UC a 28-14 lead. 
  • The Tigers came back in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to seven, 28-21, but a long kick return of 40 yards by Zalon Reynolds set up Shelton for another long TD rush - a 34-yarder - icing the game late in the fourth quarter. 
 
Second Time Facing the Point Skyhawks:
  • Campbellsville is set to face Point for the second time in program history. 
  • The Skyhawks became the Tigers' 55th different opponent in program history. 
  • All-Time, Campbellsville is 25-30 when facing a new opponent for the first time. 
  • In the Perry Thomas era, the Tigers are 7-6 when facing a brand new opponent. After beating Point last season, the last new opponent Campbellsville faced was in the season finale of 2016, when the Tigers took down Cincinnati Christian University, 49-0. 
 
Scouting Point University:
  • Point University picked up its first win of the year last weekend, a 28-24 win over the Kentucky Christian Knights. 
  • The Skyhawks are seeking a win streak after the victory for the first time this year. 
  • Individually, QB Derek Bellard has played in all four games for the Skyhawks and averages 125 passing yards per game. In addition, Zach Cupps has also seen action at quarterback this season but is 5-of-12 passing without a TD. 
  • The rushing attack is the strongest part of the Skyhawks' offense. Point averages 155 yards on the ground has scored four of its six touchdowns on the ground. 
  • The 620 yards on the ground ranks 27th in the country. 
  • Melvin Smalls leads the Skyhawks with 233 yards on the year and 54.5 yards per game. 
  • Quay Hartfield leads the team with two touchdowns on the year and is second with 180 yards on the ground. 
  • The receiving core is led by Chase Turner's 123 yards on 10 catches. He also has the lone two TD receptions. 
  • Defensively, the Skyhawks have eight sacks on the year - ranking No. 26 in the country. 
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Players Mentioned

Jeremy Hinds

#12 Jeremy Hinds

QB
6' 3"
Graduate Student
Huntsville, Ala.
Kendon Young

#1 Kendon Young

WR
6' 1"
Junior
Campbellsville, Ky.
Ormoni Zanders

#38 Ormoni Zanders

RB
5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Cincinnati, Ohio
Josh Davis

#10 Josh Davis

QB
6' 1"
Freshman
Georgetown, Ky.

Players Mentioned

Jeremy Hinds

#12 Jeremy Hinds

6' 3"
Graduate Student
Huntsville, Ala.
QB
Kendon Young

#1 Kendon Young

6' 1"
Junior
Campbellsville, Ky.
WR
Ormoni Zanders

#38 Ormoni Zanders

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Cincinnati, Ohio
RB
Josh Davis

#10 Josh Davis

6' 1"
Freshman
Georgetown, Ky.
QB