Travis Makauskas

Football By Taylor Hodge | Taylor.Hodge@avemaria.edu

Gyrenes Travel To Webber For Saturday Showdown

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AVE MARIA, Fla.—
The Ave Maria football team will look for its second-consecutive Sun Conference win on Saturday when they travel to Lake Wales, Fla. to take on Webber International. The Gyrenes will try to halt Webber's four-game win streak.

After four-straight losses to start the season, AMU has won two of its last three including a 38-35 shootout against Southeastern last week. The Blue and Green's offense returned to 2013 form against the fire, totaling nearly 600 yards of total offense.

Clayton Uecker finished 19-of-33 for 365 yards and three touchdowns. Travis Makauskas was on the receiving end of seven Uecker passes for 163 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Ricardo Collier caught the other touchdown pass.
 
Kaleb Coffee racked up 136 yards rushing on 24 carries and a touchdown while Dustin Roberts finished with 72 yards rushing on 13 carries and a touchdown.

The Gyrenes will need to be firing on all cylinders when they go up against the Webber defense. The Warriors rank 13th in the NAIA in scoring defense, allowing just over 18 points a game.  

Uecker and the Gyrene offense will have to keep an eye on Marquise Harts, the Webber defensive end that has totaled five sacks on the season.

For a second consecutive week, the Gyrenes will face a terrific running back in Webber's Darius Page. Page ranks 15th in the NAIA averaging 94.4 rushing yards per game. Those yards have translated into five rushing touchdowns. He has run for over 100 yards on three occasions this season, including each of his last two games.

Kick-off is set for 3 p.m. at Legion Field in Lake Wales.
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