BUCCANEER FOOTBALL GAME SIX ESSENTIALS

Date/Time: Oct. 12, 2024/2:00 p.m. EST.
Site: St. Charles, Missouri
Stadium: Harlen C. Hunter
Stadium Surface: Artificial Turf
Capacity: 7,450 Series
Overall: 1-0 Charleston Southern
Record: Charleston Southern 1-4, 0-2, Lindenwood 2-4, 1-1
Television: ESPN+

5 Things to Know:
1. This marks the second meeting ever between both teams this season. Charleston Southern won in 2023 with a score of 24-10.

2. Lindenwood lost this past weekend at home against Tennessee State University with a score of 24-20. They won their conference opener at Eastern Illinois with a score of 28-25 back on September 28.

3. Buccaneers' defense currently is ranked second in the Big South-OVC allowing an average of 24.8 points per game, while offensively the Buccaneers rank 9th averaging 14.8 points per game. The Bucs' defense lead the league in fewest yards allowed per game at 320.2

4. For the Buccanneers, four impact players on offense and defense this Saturday
- Steve Zayachkowsky has a total of 30 tackles this season and has been one of the leaders on the defense.
- Gilbert Brown has been crucial in the field position battle, leading the nation with 49.0 yards per punt and a net average of 42.4 yards per punt, including a career best punt of 72 yards against Tennessee State.
- Autavious Ison broke the CSU single game rushing record with 229 yards on the ground against Western Illinois last week.
- Tyson Greenwade earned the Big South/Ohio Valley Football Association Freshman of the Week on Monday for the first time in his career. He finished the WIU game with 102 yards off just 12 carries to average 8.5 yards per rush, eclipsing 100 for the first time in his career.

5. Head Coach Gabe Giardina is in his second season at the helm at Charleston Southern, having spent the previous six seasons as Head Coach at Albany State. This is his third stint at Charleston Southern as he was at CSU as a Special Teams and Running Backs Coach from 2008-11 and Offensive Coordinator from 2013-16.