Game No. 11 - NCAA Opening Round #10/11 Brockport (10-0) vs. Plymouth State (9-1) Nov. 18, 2017 • 12 p.m. • bob boozer field • brockport, n.y. GAME INFORMATION TODAY’S TOP STORIES Brockport Head Coach Brockport begins first ncaa playoff run since 2003 sea- son - Jason Mangone lar season with last weeks win over St. Lawrence, were rewarded Alma Mater: The College at Brockport with the No. 2 seed in an eight-team bracket that features all east With Brockport: 5th season as Head Coach region. The teams. Golden A victoryEagles, overwho Plymouthcapped off State their would first ever mean 10-0 another regu home game for the Green and Gold, where they’d host the winner Plymouth State Head Coach of a matchup between Wesley and RPI. A win this week would give them their 11th win, which would break the single season pro- Paul Castonia gram wins record. Brockport’s undefeated regular season came in Alma Mater: Trinity (Conn.) dominant fashion, as they won each of the ten games by double- With Plymouth State: 15th season as Head Coach digits, with the closest contest being a ten point win over Alfred. 2017 SCHEDULES SERIES HISTORY Brockport Brockport and Plymouth State have squared off four times in their Sept. 2 at Hobart College W, 34-20 program histories, all coming between 1997 and 2000. The Gold- Sept. 9 vs. Ithaca College W, 31-0 en Eagles hold a 3-1 edge in the series, with their last win coming Sept. 16 at St. John Fisher* W, 38-7 during the 2000 season, the only other time they ended the regu- Sept. 23 vs. Utica College* W, 28-14 lar-season with an undefeated record (8-0). Brockport has won Sept. 30 at SUNY Cortland* W, 52-38 both of their home games against the Panthers, coming out on top Oct. 14 vs. Morrisville State* W, 48-7 13-10 in 1999 and 10-9 in 1997. This year, Brockport is outgain- Oct. 21 vs. Hartwick College* W, 45-0 Oct. 28 at Buffalo State* W, 33-0 ing Plymouth State 464 to 260 (per-game) in terms of total offense Nov. 4 vs. Alfred University* W, 35-25 Nov. 11 at St. Lawrence W, 28-7 FINAL EMPIRE 8 STANDINGS Nov. 18 vs. Plymouth State 12 p.m. SCHOOL CONFERENCE OVERALL Plymouth State Brockport 7-0 10-0 Sept. 2 vs. Castleton W, 31-7 Alfred University 5-2 7-3 Sept. 9 at Mount Ida W, 27-0 SUNY Cortland 5-2 6-4 Sept. 16 at Western Connecticut* L. 37-29 Sept. 23 vs. UMass Dartmouth* W, 37-7 Buffalo State 3-4 6-4 Sept. 30 at Worcester State* W, 16-6 Hartwick College 2-5 3-7 Oct. 7 vs. Bridgewater State* W, 17-7 Morrisville State 2-5 4-6 Oct. 14 vs. Framingham State* W, 16-13 St. John Fisher 2-5 2-8 Oct. 21 at Mass. Maritime* W, 40-14 Utica College 2-5 3-7 Nov. 4 at Fitchburg State W, 24-7 Oct..Nov. 1828 vs.at Brockport Westfield State* W,12 17-0p.m. Media Information Stats: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/brockport/ *Denotes Conference Game Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/brockport/ GoBrockport.com @BportAthletics Brockport Golden Eagles @BportAthletics Golden Eagles Football GAME NOTES HEAD COACH JASON MANGONE coaching staff in 1999, and was promoted to head coach in 2013 after serving as offensive coordinator since Jason2004. Mangone is entering his fifth season as head coach of the Brockport Football team. Mangone joined the In 2016, the football program posted a 7-4 record, earning a bid to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) President’s Bowl at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa. Brockport averaged over 37 PPG, outscoring their opponents by nearly 10 points-per-game. 11 different players earned All-Conference selections, while Dan Andrews was named an All-American for the second straight season. Freshman quarterback Joe Germi- nerio also impressed in his rookie campaign, being named the Empire 8 and ECAC Rookie of the Year. During the 2015 season, the Golden Eagles posted a 5-5 record under Mangone. Throughout the season, 12 Golden Eagles brought home 29 awards including d3football.com’s National Team of the Week, and the Empire 8’s Defensive and Offense Player of the Year. Brockport earned seven spots on the All-Empire 8 team, plus two to the d3football.com All-East Region Team. Andrews and Tarik Bennett were each named All-Amer- icans by d3football.com. Andrews broke several school records and was the national scoring leader with a 15.6 points per game average, earning him the award for Brockport’s Athlete of the Year. Bennett ranked 13th in the nation in tackles for loss with a 1.9 average and set a new Brockport record in career sacks with 25.5. In 2014, Mangone coached Brockport to a 5-5 record including a three game winning streak midway through the season. Under Mangone, 17 Golden Eagles tallied 22 awards ranging from ECAC Rookie of the Week to the offensive line earning a spot on d3football.com’s National Team of the Week. Brockport also earned a handful of postseason awards as six Golden Eagles were named to the Empire 8 All-Conference team and one player was named to the d3football.com All-East Region Second-Team. Mangone also led the football team to earning one of Brockport Athletic’s highest awards as Richie Welch was named Brockport’s Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Conference Champion Title in school history and an East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC) Northwest Mangone had a memorable 2013 season, his first as head coach. He led the Golden Eagles to an 8-3 overall record, as well as the first New - gone’s team broke the total yards in a season record with 4,793, as well as rushing yards in a season with 2,354. The Golden Eagles also Bowl victory. The eight wins are the highest by a head coach in his first season and the fourth most wins in a season in school history. Man- captured the first shutout since 2005 and the first NJAC shutout in program history with a 24-0 win over Montclair St. on Nov. 9. Nation ally, out of 242 teams, the Golden Eagles finished ninth in sacks against, 20th in team pass efficiency defense and 29th in total offense. Under Mangone, Andrews earned the 2013 NJAC Rookie of the Year honors. 13 players finished the season on the All-Conference Squad. Andrews, Ben Woolston, Bruce Doyle, Cortland Haines and Colby Morabito were all selected first-team. Andrews and Haines were the only twoIn 2012, freshmen the Golden in the Eaglesconference offense to makewas ranked the first-team 16th in theselection. country in total offense with 475.7 yards per game. Quarterback Joe Scibilia and wide receivers Jake Spalik and Andrew Mrozek broke several school records in the process while running back Tyrone Nichols became the offense. sixth 1,000-yard rusher in school history. Scibilia became the school’s first 3,000-yard passer and finished seventh in the country in total Mangone has coached the top three passers in school history with Scibilia, Jake Graci and Zack Luke. In 2011, the Golden Eagles led the entire New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) in total offense with 435.8 yards per game. The offense also boasted the most passing yards per game, with Scibilia throwing for 250.9 yards per game in eight contests. In 2010, Brockport averaged 24.7 points per game, including scoring a season-best 45 points vs. Buffalo State. Under Mangone, the Golden Eagles ranked second in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) in total offense (375.2 yards per game), second in rushing offense (196.2 yards per game), third in passing offense (179 yards per game) and fifth in scoring average. Thepoints 2009 per team game broke with 36.7.20 school In 2008, records the Brockportwith the offensive offense shatteredunit earning several the title records of the for highest scoring scoring as well and as individualmost prolific records passing for teamsTDs in in school history. The unit finished eighth in the country in total offense averaging 466.5 yards per contest and set the school record for points per game and was seventh in the nation in rushing with an average of 151.36 yards per contest. In 2007, the Golden Eagles boasted athe game, top runningseason and back career. in the Garet ACFC. Lynch In 2005, broke Brockport several ofhad the the offensive conference records rookie-of-the-year and was ranked in fifth Zack in Luke. the country Mangone in isscoring the recruiting with 14.26 coordinator for the Brockport Athletics Department and acts as home event manager for several sports. He also works a variety of camps during the summer months. Mangone played two years at Alfred before transferring to Brockport in 1997. He became the starting quarterback in 1997 and also Offensive Player of the Year Award in 1998, and Rookie of the Year honors in 1997 with Brockport. He was also the rookie of the year at startedAlfred in in 1995. 1998, Mangone setting season received records his B.S. for in completion Physical Education percentage from and Brockport efficiency in rating 2000 in and his also first earned season a at Master’s Brockport. degree He receivedin Athletic the Administration at the College in 2012. Mangone is a native of Lancaster, N.Y., and currently resides in Henrietta with his wife, Janine and sons Brendan and Evan.