Last week during the season opener against West Texas A&M, the Sul Ross State football team had moments of brilliance on defense and offense.

Despite the second-half comeback effort, the Lobos dropped the contest, 42-21.

This week, Sul Ross State travels up to Portales, New Mexico, to take on the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds for a 7 p.m. CST kickoff at Al Whitehead Field at Steve Loy Foundation Stadium.

>> HEAD TO HEAD:

The Lobos hold the upper hand against Greyhounds, leading the all-time series 14-11-1 since the first meeting in 1946.

However, Eastern New Mexico has won the last eight meetings.

Last fall the Greyhounds came away with a dominating 51-12 win over the Lobos.

Sul Ross State is seeking its first victory over the Greyhounds since 1970.

>> SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS:

• The Greyhounds are led by head coach Kelley Lee who enters his second tenure at the helm. He spent five seasons as the offensive coordinator at Eastern New Mexico.
• Eastern New Mexico compiled 517 rushing yards in its 63-37 rout of New Mexico Highlands last week.
• Redshirt junior quarterback Mario Sanchez was responsible for five total touchdowns. Three of his touchdowns came on the ground as he rushed for 98 yards.
• The Greyhounds had two rushers with over 100 yards.
• Redshirt junior running back Ja'Calvin Newsom added to the rush attack with 139 yards while senior fullback Ron Craten scored twice with 113 rushing yards.
• Junior wide receiver Jeremiah Moore led the receivers with a 94-yard touchdown catch to help his team outscore New Mexico Highlands, 21-7, in the fourth quarter.

>> AROUND THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE:

In the latest D2Football.com Top 25 poll, Central Washington rises to No. 7 while UT Permian Basin moves up one spot to No. 15.

Meanwhile, in the American Football Coaches Association poll, Angelo State was ranked No. 24 while Texas A&M-Kingsville received 12 votes.

Central Washington and Western Oregon each had a bye last week.

This week's LSC schedule:

• West Texas A&M at Colorado School of Mines (Thursday, Sept. 5 | 7 p.m. CST)
• Central Washington at University of San Diego (Saturday, Sept. 7 | 3 p.m. CST)
• Western Oregon at Idaho State (Saturday, Sept. 7 | 5 p.m. CST)
• Angelo State at Emporia State (Saturday, Sept. 7 | 1 p.m. CST)
• Western New Mexico at Adams State (Saturday, Sept. 7 | 7 p.m. CST)
• UT Permian Basin at Colorado State-Pueblo (Saturday, Sept. 7 | 7 p.m. CST)
• Midwestern State at Western Colorado (Saturday, Sept. 7 | 7 p.m. CST)

LSC scores from last week:

• Midwestern State 18, Missouri Southern 11
• Eastern New Mexico 63, New Mexico Highlands 37
• Colorado Mesa 16, Texas A&M-Kingsville 13
• Fort Hays 21, Angelo State 7
• UT Permian Basin 41, Western New Mexico 3

>> THE LOBOS:

• Quarterback Andrew Martinez has now thrown for 2,513 yards and 22 touchdowns in his career.
• Martinez led the Lobo offense last week by completing 10 of 18 passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns.
• Redshirt sophomore Yamil Oaxaca led the receiving corps last week with three catches for 75 yards, which included a 50-yard touchdown reception late in the second quarter.
• Senior Quincy Blair is just 12 tackles away from reaching 200 career tackles. Blair led the defense with 12 total tackles and seven assists last week.
• Graduate student Kameron Dickerson's 82-yard fumble return for a touchdown is the longest scoop-and-score run program history since 1996. It surpasses the 75-yard fumble return by John Williams against McMurry on Oct. 17, 2009.

GAME INFO
WHO: Sul Ross State (0-1) at Eastern New Mexico (1-0)
WHEN: 7 p.m. CST (Saturday, Sept. 7)
WHERE: Al Whitehead Field at Steve Loy Foundation Stadium | Portales, N.M.
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