Game 7
#24 Montana Tech (4-2) vs. Southern Oregon (3-3)
Hall of Fame Game and Cancer Awareness
Bob Green Field at Alumni Coliseum
Butte, Mont.
October 22, 2022
1:00 p.m. Kickoff

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Last Time
· Montana Tech defeated Southern Oregon on the road last season 34-14
· The Raiders scored first but the Orediggers answered back with the next 34 points in the game
· Jet Campbell tossed 4 touchdowns and finished with 247 yards passing
· Trevor Hoffman caught 2 touchdowns and finished with 88 yards receiving
· Kyle Torgerson caught 1 touchdown including a 58-yard score
· The Oredigger defense held the Raiders to 189 yards of offense and finished with 4 sacks and 2 forced fumbles
· Jordan Washington finished with 7 tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble

For the Record
· Second year head coach Kyle Samson is 2-1 this season at home and 5-4 during his career
· Coach Samson has only faced Southern Oregon once in his career
· The Orediggers are ranked No. 24 in the NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll and have appeared in 3 of the 6 polls this season

Checking the Numbers
· The Orediggers lead the conference in scoring averaging 35.7 pts/gm
· The Orediggers are second in the conference in offensive production averaging 404 yds/gm
· The Orediggers are second in the conference in pass yards (240.2 yds/gm) and fourth in rushing (163.8 yds/gm)
· The Oredigger defense is third in the Frontier in scoring holding opponents to 15.3 points per game and leads in yards giving up 247.2 yds/gm
· The Orediggers have the leading pass defense (147.3 yds/gm) and are fourth against the run (99.8 yds/gm)
· The Raiders are third in the conference in scoring averaging 32.5 pts/gm
· The Raiders offense is third in production averaging 402.8 yds/gm
· The Raiders pass offense ranks first (261.7 yds/gm) and are fifth in rushing (141.2 yds/gm)
· The Raider defense is fifth in scoring allowing 21.5 pts/gm and sixth in yards giving up 338.8 yds/gm
· The Raiders are sixth in pass defense (187.3 yds/gm) and rush defense (151.5 yds/gm)

Scouting the Raiders—The Raiders (3-3) have won their last two games after opening the season 1-3. The Raiders offense has surged in the last two contests defeating Eastern Oregon 42-14 and Montana Western 49-14 before the bye week. Sophomore quarterback Blake Asciutto leads the conference in passing averaging 246.3 yards a game. Asciutto passed for 416 yards and 4 touchdowns against the Bulldogs. Freshman Gunnar Yates and senior Christian Quirate have split the carries so far this season. Yates is averaging 57.6 yards a game and has 5 touchdowns on the year. Senior wide receiver Christian Graney has 34 catches and 4 touchdowns this season and is second in the league in yards per game (90.7). Senior linebacker Jake Regino is the dominating factor on the defense averaging a league leading 11.8 tackles a game and has 7 TFL and 2.5 sacks this season. He also has 2 interceptions on the year.

Making it Count—Junior running back Black Counts faces the sixth rated rush defense this week as the Raiders are giving up 151 yards on the ground a game this season. Counts had his second 100-yard game of the season last time out rushing 25 times for 108 yards and 2 touchdowns against a tough College of Idaho rush defense. Counts is fourth in the league this season averaging 85 yards a game and third in rushing touchdowns with 5.
Hoffman Hauls in Another TD—Senior Trevor Hoffman caught his third touchdown of the season against the Yotes and finished the game with 5 catches for 75 yards. Hoffman has scored in three straight games and is third in the conference in touchdowns. Hoffman leads the league in receptions (36) and yards (557) averaging 92.8 yards per game.

Senior Safety—Senior Naoki Harmer led the Orediggers in tackles against the yotes with 8 stops. The Bellevue, Washington native is second on the team this season with 35 tackles. Harmer is second on the team with pass break ups. Harmer has 1 interception and a forced fumble.

Punting Precision—Redshirt sophomore punter Andrew Almos leads the league in punts inside the 20 this season with 12. The Great Falls High product is averaging 41.2 yards per punt with the least number of attempts by a punter in the Frontier this season. Almos has punted just 19 times. Almos has only 1 touchback this season. 

Stifling Secondary—The Oredigger secondary leads the conference allowing just 147.3 passing yards per game. Tech ranks sixth nationally in pass yards allowed. The Orediggers have allowed just 3 passing touchdowns this season while intercepting opposing teams 9 times. Tech has broken up 28 passes this season led by senior Jordan Washington with 6 and 1 interceptions. Naoki Harmer has broken up 5 passes and 1 interception. The Orediggers face the top passing offense against the Raiders this weekend who have been averaging a league leading 261.7 yards passing a game.

James-Newby Sacks Again—Keyshawn James-Newby had his third straight game with a sack. The redshirt sophomore has 3.5 sacks in the last three games and is fourth in the conference with 4 total this season. The Raiders have only given up 5 sacks on the season.