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AVE MARIA, Fla. --- After starting the season with three straight contests on the road, the Ave Maria University football team will open their home slate against Warner on Saturday afternoon. The game is scheduled to kick-off at 1 p.m.
Live audio and live stats will be available and the link for both can be found above and on the Ave Maria Athletics website.
Admission to the game will be $5 for adults and $2 for students. AMU students and staff will be admitted free of charge with their AMU ID. There will be a premium parking/tailgating lot in the grass area to the east of Tom Golisano Field House, it will be $5 to park in this lot.
The Blue and Green look to turn things around this season as they return to AMU Football Field, a place the Gyrenes went unbeaten at a year ago. AMU lost their first home game last season but that game was played at Immokalee High School. The Gyrenes went 4-0 in games played at AMU Football Field.
In the matchup with Warner a year ago, Ave Maria took a slim 7-3 lead into the half and then outscored the Royals 20-0 in the second half en route to a 27-3 victory. The win sparked the Gyrenes eight-game winning streak to close out the season.
The Gyrenes did most of their damage on the ground last season against Warner, rushing for 287 yards and two touchdowns compared to 144 yards and a touchdown through the air.
Warner comes into this weekend's matchup with a 1-2 overall record and a 1-1 record on conference action. The Royals opened the season with a 35-16 loss to Stetson before grabbing a 14-10 win over Webber International. In their previous contest on Sept. 13, Warner fell to Southeastern 31-7.
On the season, Warner has averaged just over 12 points game and 227.7 yards per game. Quarterback Darrin Davis is the team's most dynamic player, as he leads the team in passing yards (368), rushing yards (117), and is tied for the team lead in rushing touchdowns with one.
Bryant Benton will get a bulk of the carries on the ground for Warner. He has rushed 25 times for 59 yards on the season with a touchdown. Benton has also been the most targeted receiver for Warner with 13 receptions. Lester Lewis leads the team in receiving yards with 107 total.
