LIVINGSTON, Ala. – West Alabama returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 24 as UWA travels to Carrollton, Ga. to face West Georgia in GSC play. Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. The game will be aired on FOX Sports, WSLY 104.9-FM and at athletics.uwa.edu.

This is the 27th meeting in the series between West Alabama and West Georgia with the Wolves leading the series 17-8. UWA claimed the last meeting in the series, a 48-10 victory at Tiger Stadium last season. The series dates back to 1983, a 28-14 victory for the Tigers in Livingston. Since the 1983 meeting the two teams have played once each season.

UWA enters the contest on a two-game, win streak following a 33-0 win over Arkansas-Monticello last weekend. The shutout victory was the first over a Gulf South Conference opponent since 1979 ... a 10-0 win over Delta State. The blanking of the Weevils was the first shutout for UWA since the Tigers blanked Concordia College of Selma in Bobby Wallace’s first game as UWA Head Coach. UWA looks for its first conference road win since Oct. 28, 2006 … a 37-14 victory at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

UWG looks to improve its home win streak over West Alabama to eight games and pick up its first victory since the 2007 season ... a 30-28 victory for the Wolves over UWA. The Wolves dropped their last contest 62-30 at Arkansas Tech to extend their losing streak to 21 games. The 30 points for the Wolves did mark a season-high.

Following Saturday night’s contest, West Alabama returns to Tiger Stadium and welcomes Ouachita Baptist for Homecoming 2009. Kickoff against OBU is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.