Know Your Football Opponent – St. Ambrose

Today we quickly look at this week's football opponent St. Ambrose.

But first a look back over the week…

The women's golf team placed 5th out of 7 at the Mount Mercy Donald Ross Collegiate which took place on Monday while the men finished 3rd out of 14 after the two-day Statesmen Classic.

Women's volleyball picked up a 2 wins over the weekend at the Culver Stockton Tournament to improve their overall record to 17-10. Then on Tuesday the Lady Statesmen lost in 5 games to Clarke making them a 3-2 in conference.

Men's and women’s soccer continue their fall season action. The WPU men defeated Clarke over the weekend 4-1. The women's soccer team lost against Clarke moving them to 1-4-1 in conference. The soccer teams will compete at home Saturday the 16th at 5p.m. and 7 p.m. (Central) against Waldorf, and will be broadcasted on the stretch radio.

Now on to know your opponent this week for the 1 p.m. (Central) kick off between William Penn and St. Ambrose. The contest will be carried locally by MCG 22 TV and also broadcast on KBOE local Radio.

1.) St. Ambrose started out a school for young men in 1882. Then in 1933 they allowed the first female on campus.

2.) SAU most notable program includes one of the only undergraduate criminalistics programs in Iowa, an ACCEL program for adult learners.

3.) For the first 50 years, SAU was known as the saints before changing to the bees in 1937 when the students mounted a campaign to change the name.

4.) Lester Hearden and Dave Zuidmulder , St. Ambrose Alumni, both are NFL players for the Green Bay Packers.

5.) The Fighting Bees run a multiple offensive formation with a 3-4 defensive formation.

6.) The Bees are 26th in total offense with 381.3 yards, and second in the Mid-States Football Midwest Conference to William Penn.

7.) St. Ambrose’s overall defense is ranked 14th in the Nation. The Bee’s scoring defense is ranked 10th giving up only 270 yards per game and their pass defense is 2nd in the Nation giving up only 124.5 yards, which is second to Grand View in the Conference.