For the second week in a row, the Sacred Heart University football team will face another team that's undefeated in the Northeast Conference. The Pioneers are on the road at 1 p.m. to take on Merrimack Saturday at Duane Stadium. Sacred Heart (4-2, 2-0 NEC) comes in having won three-straight games following the 40-27 triumph over Stonehill. The Warriors (5-2, 3-0 NEC) are winners of their last four. Sacred Heart has won the last two contests against Merrimack since the Warriors moved up to Division I and joined the NEC.

OPENING KICKOFF

• After three-straight home games, Sacred Heart is on the road to face Merrimack on Saturday
• The Pioneers ran their winning streak to three games by defeating Stonehill, 40-27, in front of a record crowd of 10,183 at Campus Field.
• Merrimack comes in having won its last four games, including three-straight NEC contests.
• Sacred Heart has won the last two games since Merrimack joined the conference by holding the Warriors to 9.5 points per game.
• Quarterback Marquez McCray had a career-day against Stonehill, throwing for 405 yards - the third best performance in school history - to earn the New England Football Writers Golden Helmet Award and NEC Offensive Player of the Week.
• SHU is 4-0 when Malik Grant - who's 30th in the NCAA at 84.5 yards per game - crosses the 100-yard mark.
• Sacred Heart's has one of the top passing defenses in the country, ranking second in yards allowed (118.7) and fifth in efficiency (97.5)