Carrollton, GA - The 2012 season comes to a close for the West Georgia Wolves on Saturday in Texas, as UWG takes on 7th-ranked Midwestern State at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas.

The meeting is one between two teams that are on opposite ends of the spectrum this season. The Mustangs are coming off of a 52-48 win over West Texas A&M, successfully defending their Lone Star Conference Championship last week. The Wolves lost in their first-ever meeting with Shorter, a heartbreaking 24-20 setback in the final home game of the season.

West Georgia Snapshot
The Wolves feature a three-headed rushing attack, led by a physical offensive front. Freshman quarterback #Dallas Dickey# has broken the school single-game rushing mark this season, rushing for 110 yards against Delta State and comes into the weekend having accounted for 15 of the Wolves touchdowns on the year, including 10 on the ground.

Senior running back #David Bailey# has been a welcome addition this season and is second on the team with 526 total rushing yards in 115 carries. The senior has five rushing touchdowns and averages 58.4 yards per game on the ground. He has gone over 100 yards twice this season, with his best effort coming in a 27-carry, 118-yard performance against UNA.

Sophomore running back #Seth Hinsley# has also eclipsed the 100-yard barrier twice this season, with his best effort coming on a 22-carry, 115-yard effort against North Alabama. He has 612 total yards on the year and had 132 all-purpose yards last week, adding two receptions for 45 yards.

On defense, the Wolves are led by junior linebackers #Adam Strakose# and #Bobby Liggins#. The pair are the leading tacklers on the season and are the vocal leaders on the UWG defense.

Another key component this season has been safety #Donovan Jackson#, who has three interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown. He also recovered a fumble against West Alabama, returning that for 35 yards for a score.

Midwestern State Snapshot
The Mustangs also feature a powerful rushing attack that has produced nearly 3,000 yards on the ground this season, led by Harlon Hill semifinalist Keldrick Jackson.

Jackson has been instrumental in leading Midwestern State to its third Lone Star Conference championship in the last four seasons. The Arlington native leads the nation in scoring with 18 touchdowns as the Lone Star Conference's top rusher with 1,159 yards averaging 128.8 yards per game to rank 14th nationally.

Jackson has topped 100 yards six times this season including a career-best 197-yard performance against Abilene Christian while running for 193 yards at West Alabama. The power back has scored a rushing touchdown in 14 consecutive games dating back to last season.

Senior quarterback Brandon Kelsey, senior linebacker Matt Ellerbrock and true freshman safety Marqui Christian were selected as the Lone Star Conference Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week after their title-winning performance.
 
Kelsey led the Mustangs to a share of their second consecutive LSC Championship the win over No. 12 West Texas A&M, the first time since 2004 that MSU has won in Canyon.  The signal caller for the Mustangs' Pony Express, the 6-2, 212 pound Arlington High grad tallied 348 yards of total offense with his fourth career 200-100 game, going 14-of-22 passing for a career-high 248 yards and rushing 14 times for 100 yards.  He rushed for three touchdowns and passed for a fourth in leading the Mustangs to 565 yards of total offense, the second-highest of the season for MSU and the team's fifth 500-yard offensive performance of the year.  His 348 yards was the second-best total offense game of his career as the Mustangs also claimed their third LSC title in the last four seasons.
 
Ellerbrock helped lead the Mustangs defense in the triumph in Canyon to repeat as Lone Star Conference Champions.  The 6-2, 230 pounder from North Garland was second on the MSU tackle chart with eight stops, but led the team with 2.5 tackles for losses of nine yards.  

Christian, a safety and an outside rusher on the 10th ranked Mustangs punt return team, scooped a muffed punt snap and returned it 18 yards for the game winning touchdown with 55 seconds to play.  After both WT punter Kevin Van Voris and teammate Thomas Carper bobbled the ball after the bad snap, the 6-1, 190 true freshman from Spring scooped up the ball and led a parade of Mustangs into the end zone for MSU's second touchdown in the final 2:09 to overcome a 10-point deficit for the win.