The Lindenwood football team (0-3) returns home to take on the University of St. Thomas (1-2) this Saturday at 1:00 p.m. inside Hunter Stadium for Family Day.
 
The Lions are coming off a 28-14 loss to Missouri State last Saturday in Springfield, Mo. After getting down early, Lindenwood battled back but came up short. Nate Glantz used his legs to find the end zone in the first half, while Jeff Caldwell hauled in a 79-yard pass from Tyler Kubat late in the fourth to account for the touchdowns.
 
Caldwell finished the night with 137 yards receiving and now has 240 total receiving yards through three games this season, second most in the Association. The Louisville, Ky. native averages 17.1 yards per catch on the year, which ranks fifth in the Big-South OVC.
 
Another bright spot on offense has been redshirt freshman Steve Hall. The St. Louis, Mo. native ran for a career-high 100 yards on 13 carries against the Bears, good for 7.7 yards per attempt. For his efforts, the 5-9 back was tabbed Co-Freshman of the Week by the Big South OVC Association. So far this season, Hall ranks second among league foes with 185 rushing yards.
 
On the defensive side of the ball, Vincent King was all over the field against Missouri State. The senior linebacker compiled a career-high 17 tackles, including 11 solo stops. He also had two tackles for loss during the contest. The 17 stops are second most in an FCS game this season. King also earned weekly honors from the association for his strong game last week.
 
This will be the first meeting between the Tommies and Lions. St. Thomas enters the matchup with a record of 1-2 and are coming off a 24-14 win over Black Hills State a week ago.
 
The Tommies are led offensively by quarterback Michael Rostberg and receiver Patrick Wagner.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
17: The number of tackles Vincent King tallied last week at Missouri State. That number is second most in an FCS game this season and helped him earn Big South-OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors
3: With 137 receiving yards last week, Jeff Caldwell now has three games of 100 or more receiving yards in his career
7.7: Steve Hall averaged 7.7 yards per carry against the Bears on his way to garnering Co-Freshman of the Week
2: Teams are 0-3 on field goal attempts against Lindenwood so far this season. Two of those attempts have been blocked, one by Jayden Patrick and the other by Ashtin Rustemeyer

OPENING DRIVE

• The Lindenwood football team (0-3) welcomes St. Thomas (1-2) to Hunter Stadium on Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. kick on Family Day.
• The Lions are coming off a 28-14 loss to Missouri State last week. Nate Glantz used his legs and Jeff Caldwell hauled in a 79-yard pass from Tyler Kubat to account for the Lindenwood scores.
• Caldwell averaged 22.8 yards per reception last Saturday and currently averages 17.1 yards per catch, the fifth best mark in the conference.
• For their efforts, Vincent King and Steve Hall earned recognition from the Big South-OVC Association. King compiled a career-high 17 tackles to earn the Defensive Player of the Week, while Hall ran for a career-best 100 yards and was recognized as the Associations Co-Freshman of the Week.
• Through three games, King has compiled 31 stops which leads the conference. Hall enters the matchup with 185 rushing yards, the second most in the Big South-OVC.
• This will be the first road game for the Tommies this season. Last season, St. Thomas went 3-3 on the road.
• They are coming off a 24-14 win over Black Hills State last week.
• This will be the first meeting between the two squads.
• The game can be heard on ESPN+ and will consist of a special broadcast team featuring seven Lindenwood alumni from the Department of Media Communications, and Cinema and Lindenwood. They are: Bob Ramsey, Randy Karraker, Greg Amsinger, David Amelotti, Alex Ferrario. Glen Cerny, and Jim Heuer.