ABBREVIATED GAME NOTES

THE GAME
The Mercyhurst football team will visit  Gannon for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division contest on Saturday, Oct. 8. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.

The Lakers are coming off a 38-35 PSAC West road win over cross-town rival Gannon. Then-ninth-ranked SRU lost to No. 24 California (Pa.) that same day, 52-26.

Saturday's matchup between Mercyhurst and Slippery Rock will be the ninth meeting between the two programs. The all-time series is tied, 4-4, as the programs have alternated wins since their first contest in 2008.

THE COACHES
Marty Schaetzle (Bucknell '83) is in his 15th season as head coach for Mercyhurst. He owns a 76-83 record. He is a three-time PSAC West Coach of the Year (2008, 2010, 2014) and has coached the Lakers to two PSAC West regular-season championships (2010, 2012) and one PSAC overall title (2010). Prior to coaching at Mercyhurst, Schaetzle has held assistant coach positions at Bucknell, Shippensburg, Northern Arizona, Sonoma State, Arizona and Albany.

Shawn Lutz (West Virginia '96) is in his first year as head coach for Slippery Rock. He has a 4-1 record. Lutz has spent 21 seasons on The Rock's staff, including eight as a defensive coordinator and four as an associate head coach.
 
NEXT UP
The Lakers will host Edinboro for a 12 p.m. PSAC West kickoff.

The Fighting Scots are now 4-1 on the season with a 1-1 record in the PSAC West. Edinboro is set to host Gannon on Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. The Fighting Scots will also celebrate their Homecoming.

FOLLOW THE LAKERS
Every Laker home game can be heard on Erie-area radio at WMCE 88.5 FM and WWW.WMCE.FM on the internet. Jay Puskar will handle play-by-play duties. T.J. Keys is set to assist on color commentary.

SPORTS FEVER
The Mercyhurst/Slippery Rock contest will be broadcasted live by Pennsylvania SportsFever. Play-by-play will be provided by Dan Watson with Colin Riccobon on color commentary and Amanda Kuhl on the sideline.

The game can be seen on any of the following outlets:

ESPN 3 (Accessible on line to more than 99 million households at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One)

ESPN College Extra (Live TV available to AT&T Uverse, DirecTV, Bright House Networks, Cox, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and select NCTC  subscribers)

WHP 21.2 (21.1 over-the-air, Comcast 19, Armstrong 15, Blue Ridge 133, Nittany 99, Verizon 21, DirecTV 22) Harrisburg/Lancaster/York/Carlisle/Lebanon

WPNT 22 (22 over-the-air, Comcast SD 10/HD 812, Comcast Clarion SD 12/HD 812, Armstrong SD 22/HD 105, Atlantic Broadband SD 8/HD 707, Citizens SD 12/HD 812, Time Warner SD 22/HD 1022, Verizon SD 10/ HD 510, Consolidated SD 10/HD 710, DirecTV 22, Dish Network 22) Pittsburgh

BLUE RIDGE CABLE NETWORK (BRC 113, BRC 11, BRC 13) Poconos, Eastern and Northern PA