THE GAME
The Siena Heights football team will host Trinity International (Ill.) in a Mid-States Football Association crossover game on Nov. 7. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
The Saints are coming off a 20-19 home loss to Saint Ambrose (Iowa). Trinity International also lost in its last contest, falling to then-18th-ranked Saint Francis (Ill.), 22-7.
THE COACHES
Jim Lyall (Michigan '74) is in his fifth season as head coach for Siena Heights, where he now has a 18-20 varsity record. He is 122-112-1 all-time as a collegiate varsity football coach. During SHU's 2011 club season, Lyall went 8-1. He was previously the head coach at Adrian, where he compiled a 103-92-1 varsity slate. In 2014, Lyall was named MSFA Mideast Coach of the Year after guiding the Saints to their first conference championship.
Kirk Wherritt (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) is in his sixth season as head coach for Trinity International (Ill.), where he now has a 19-42 record. Wherritt joined the Trojan coaching staff in 2008 and spent two years as the offensive coordinator before his promotion in 2010. He began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Wisconsin Lutheran before worlomg at Utah and Nevada-Las Vegas.
FOLLOW THE MARCH
All Siena Heights football games will be webcast on the Siena Heights Sports Network, which can be accessed via the Stretch Internet link on WWW.SHUSAINTS.COM. Live stats can be followed online at WWW.SHUSAINTS.COM.
SHSN will provide live video for each Saint home game. Play-by-play will be called by Eric Iden with Donovan Campbell providing color commentary. Iden is in his second year with the Saints broadcast team while Campbell, a Siena Heights alum, is in his first season.
SHSN and WLEN 103.9 FM have also enjoyed a five-year partnership. All games will be audio-streamed online at WLEN.COM while select games will be broadcasted live on the radio.
UP NEXT...
The Saints will visit Marian (Ind.) in a Mid-States Football Association Mideast League finale on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m.
MU is currently ranked eighth in the NAIA with a 6-2 overall record and 4-1 slate in MSFA Mideast play. The Knights will host No. 16 Saint Francis (Ill.) on Nov. 7.
