ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri S&T hits the road for the first of back-to-back Great Lakes Valley Conference games in the state of Illinois this weekend as it travels to Lebanon, Ill., to take on McKendree Sunday in a 1 p.m. contest.

NOTE: The game was moved to Sunday from its originally scheduled Saturday date due to the forecast of severe weather in the region throughout the day on Saturday.

The Miners, 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the GLVC, are coming off a loss to then 18^th-ranked Indianapolis and will now face the team immediately behind the Greyhounds in the conference standings in McKendree, who comes into the game on a three-game winning streak.  The Miners will look to halt a two-game skid against a team that they have had tight games with in recent times; the last five meetings have been decided by one score.

McKendree rallied for a 26-24 win at Southwest Baptist last Saturday, scoring with nine seconds remaining in the contest to even its overall record at 3-3.  The Bearcats come into Saturday's matchup at 3-1 in the GLVC.

ABOUT THE MINERS: Missouri S&T was unable to keep pace with the 18^th-ranked Greyhounds Saturday, as UIndy jumped out to a big lead in the opening half and went on to hand the Miners a 56-13 setback at Allgood-Bailey Stadium.  The Miners finished the evening with 270 yards through the air, but managed just 11 net rushing yards and turned the ball over three times in the game.

The Miners' lone touchdown came when they answered UIndy's first score with a 59-yard scoring pass from Jake Farrell (Scottsdale, AZ/Notre Dame Prep) to Tyler Gioia (Huntington Beach, CA/Edison).  Layne Ryals (Louisburg, KS/Louisburg) kicked a pair of field goals – connecting from 41 and 35 yards out – to account for the remaining S&T points in the game.  He is currently ranked fourth in total points in the GLVC with 49, second among placekickers in the league, and his 11 field goals are tied for the most in NCAA Division II.

Farrell also ranks among the national leaders in several categories heading into this week's action, as he ranks fifth in passing yards with 1,907 and eighth in two other departments – touchdown passes with 17 and completions per game with 23.3.  He has connected on 61 percent of his passes (163-of-268) on the year, with Reid Weber (St. Charles, MO/Francis Howell) and Justis Braden (Liberty, MO/Liberty North) leading the Miners in receptions with 28 apiece.

Weber has 354 yards on the his 28 receptions and has six touchdown grabs, while Braden has two touchdowns among his receptions and has 281 yards on the year.  Gioia, meanwhile, has 314 yards on his 20 grabs and has scored four times.

Evan Wells (Roxana, IL/Roxana) and AJ Harris (Wentzville, MO/Lutheran-St. Charles) lead the Miner ground game, with Wells recording a team-high 245 yards and Harris coming into this week's play with 237 yards.

The Miner defense is paced by linebacker Seneca Bradley (Clarksville, TN/Rossview) Jr., who has been in on 52 stops after making 10 on Saturday and has also recorded five tackles for a loss and a GLVC-leading three forced fumbles. Cameron Sturgell (Lamar, MO/Lamar) has made 41 tackles on the season and safety Derrick Thomas (Dallas, TX/South Oak Cliff) has made 34.

Bentley Hart (Brookland, AR/Brookland) leads S&T with 10 tackles behind the line of scrimmage which ranks fourth in the GLVC and has added 3.5 sacks while Christian Kemp (Madison, AL/Bob Jones), who has five tackles for a loss, has recorded three sacks of his own this season as the Miners have reached the quarterback 15 times this season.

ABOUT McKENDREE: The Bearcats took over sole possession of second place in the GLVC standings Saturday when they rallied for a 26-24 win at Southwest Baptist.  Ty Michael's five-yard scoring pass to Eddie Clark with nine seconds remaining gave McKendree its first and only lead of the game.  After losing its first three contests of the season, McKendree has a three-game winning streak heading into the game with the Miners.

Michael, named as the GLVC's Offensive Player of the Week, threw for a career-high 425 yards and two scores in the game.  On the season, he has completed 113-of-215 passes for 1,696 yards and 11 touchdowns; he currently ranks fourth in the GLVC in passing yards.  His top target is Jaylen Ford with 27 receptions for 380 yards, while Brylan Apholome has hauled in 24 passes for 254 yards.  The Bearcats lead the GLVC in passing offense with 298.3 yards per game through the air.

Clark, who ran for 223 yards and a game-deciding 72-yard touchdown run with 3:06 left in the Bearcats' win over the Miners last November in Rolla, leads the GLVC with 467 yards on the ground and has scored four touchdowns.  He has also been a receiving threat out of the backfield with 11 catches for 209 yards and two scores.

Linebacker Logan Turbyfill leads the Bearcats with 48 tackles on the year, which includes 26 solo stops and two interceptions.  Nick Bova has been in on 34 tackles, while Damieon Hatton has a league-leading 14 tackles for a loss and a team-high 4.5 sacks.  Cyris Davis has three interceptions to lead the GLVC in that department.