| Height: | 5-11 |
| Weight: | 195 |
| Hometown: | Winchester, Tenn. |
| Position: | RB |
| Year: | So. |
| High School: | Franklin County HS |
| Major: | Business Administration |
2015: Played in four games, including Virginia-Wise (Sep. 5), Limestone (Oct. 24), Catawba (Nov. 7) and Carson-Newman (Nov. 14)... Rushed for 127 yards on 30 carries for a 4.2 yards per rush average... Ran for 40 yards each at Virginia-Wise and Limestone... Ran for a TD against Limestone... Also hauled in an eight-yard reception at UVa-Wise.
High School: Graduated from Franklin County HS... Coached by James Carr... 2013 District Offensive Player of the Year... 2013 Stats: 1,600 rushing yards, 192 carries, 18 TD... Established single-game school record with 357 rushing yards... Beta Club... Interact Club.
Personal: Full name is Donavon O'Neil Samuels, Jr... Born Oct. 5, 1995 in Fayetteville, N.C... Son of Donavon Samuels, Sr. and Aretha Samuels... Brother - Slide Samuels... Majoring in business administration... Future plans: Become a manager of a store or corporation then later manage his own business... Favortie book: "Lord of the Flies"; Favorite class at Tusculum: Volleyball; Favorite midnight snack: PB&J; Favorite musical artists: Meek Mill, Travis Scott, Future; Favorite song: "3500" by Travis Scott; DJ can't go a week without: His phone; Most thrilling moment in sports: Beating high school rival in 2013; Advice to kids: Never let anybody say you can't do something"; Favorite color: Blue; Favorite food: Parmesan Chicken; Favorite sport other than football: Basketball; Person DJ most admires: His mother; Toughest opponent DJ has ever played against:Justin Campbell (middle school); What people don't know about DJ: He is part Jamaican; When he was a kid, DJ tried to be like: LaDainian Tomlinson; When people first meet DJ, they think: He has a nice smile.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | at Wingate | L, 19-0 |
| Oct 15 | North Greenville | L, 31-7 |
| Oct 22 | Limestone | W, 34-13 |
| Oct 29 | at Mars Hill | L, 28-27 |
| Nov 5 | at Catawba | W, 38-28 |
| Nov 12 | Carson-Newman | W, 31-30 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushes | 3 | - | ||
| Yards | 12 | - | ||
| Yards per game | 6.0 | - | ||
| Yards per rush | 4.0 | - | ||
| Touchdowns | 0 | - | ||
| Fumbles | - | - | ||
| Fumbles lost | - | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | comp | att | pct | yds | y/a | td | int | sac | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | UVA Wise | L, 13-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | at Virginia St. | L, 24-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 31-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Newberry | L, 37-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | Brevard | W, 21-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | at Wingate | L, 19-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | North Greenville | L, 31-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Limestone | W, 34-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | at Mars Hill | L, 28-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Catawba | W, 38-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | Carson-Newman | W, 31-30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | rush | yds | y/a | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | UVA Wise | L, 13-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | at Virginia St. | L, 24-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 31-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Newberry | L, 37-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | Brevard | W, 21-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | at Wingate | L, 19-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | North Greenville | L, 31-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Limestone | W, 34-13 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 | - | - |
| Oct 29 | at Mars Hill | L, 28-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Catawba | W, 38-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | Carson-Newman | W, 31-30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | rec | yds | y/r | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | UVA Wise | L, 13-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | at Virginia St. | L, 24-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 31-3 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Newberry | L, 37-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | Brevard | W, 21-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | at Wingate | L, 19-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | North Greenville | L, 31-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Limestone | W, 34-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | at Mars Hill | L, 28-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Catawba | W, 38-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | Carson-Newman | W, 31-30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | fgm | fga | lng | xpm | xpa | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | UVA Wise | L, 13-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | at Virginia St. | L, 24-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 31-3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 24 | Newberry | L, 37-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | Brevard | W, 21-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | at Wingate | L, 19-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | North Greenville | L, 31-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Limestone | W, 34-13 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Mars Hill | L, 28-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Catawba | W, 38-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | Carson-Newman | W, 31-30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | punt | yds | avg | long | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | UVA Wise | L, 13-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | at Virginia St. | L, 24-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 31-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Newberry | L, 37-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | Brevard | W, 21-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | at Wingate | L, 19-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | North Greenville | L, 31-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Limestone | W, 34-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | at Mars Hill | L, 28-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Catawba | W, 38-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | Carson-Newman | W, 31-30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | kr | yds | avg | lng | td | pr | yds | avg | lng | td |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | UVA Wise | L, 13-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | at Virginia St. | L, 24-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 31-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Newberry | L, 37-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | Brevard | W, 21-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | at Wingate | L, 19-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | North Greenville | L, 31-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Limestone | W, 34-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | at Mars Hill | L, 28-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Catawba | W, 38-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | Carson-Newman | W, 31-30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | UVA Wise | L, 13-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | at Virginia St. | L, 24-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 31-3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Sep 24 | Newberry | L, 37-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | Brevard | W, 21-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | at Wingate | L, 19-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | North Greenville | L, 31-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Limestone | W, 34-13 | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 |
| Oct 29 | at Mars Hill | L, 28-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Catawba | W, 38-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | Carson-Newman | W, 31-30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | pts | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | saf | misc | 2pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | UVA Wise | L, 13-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | at Virginia St. | L, 24-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 31-3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 24 | Newberry | L, 37-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | Brevard | W, 21-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | at Wingate | L, 19-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | North Greenville | L, 31-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Limestone | W, 34-13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 29 | at Mars Hill | L, 28-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Catawba | W, 38-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | Carson-Newman | W, 31-30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | tack | ast | tot | sack | lost | tfl | yds | ff | fr | td | int | yds | td | brup | blk | saf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | UVA Wise | L, 13-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | at Virginia St. | L, 24-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 31-3 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Newberry | L, 37-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | Brevard | W, 21-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | at Wingate | L, 19-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | North Greenville | L, 31-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Limestone | W, 34-13 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | at Mars Hill | L, 28-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Catawba | W, 38-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | Carson-Newman | W, 31-30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| gp | comp | att | pct | yds | y/g | y/a | td | int | lg | effic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Conference | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Home | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Away | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Wins | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Losses | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| September | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| October | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| gp | rush | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg | fum | lost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| Conference | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| Away | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| Losses | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| September | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| gp | rec | rec/g | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Conference | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
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| September | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| October | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| gp | fgm | fga | pct | lg | xpm | xpa | pct | pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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| Home | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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| Wins | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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| September | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| October | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| gp | punt | yds | avg | lg | in20 | fc | tb | blk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| September | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| kr | yds | avg | td | lg | pr | yds | avg | td | lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| September | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds | ypg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 | 12 | 2 | - | - | 14 | 7.0 |
| Conference | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
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| Home | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | 12.0 |
| Away | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
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| Wins | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | 12.0 |
| Losses | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 |
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| September | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 |
| October | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | 12.0 |
| pts | pts/g | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | 2pt | misc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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| Home | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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| Wins | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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| September | 0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 1 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 1 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 1 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 1 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 1 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| September | 1 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 1 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |