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Utica College Pioneers (2-2, 0-1 Empire 8) @ Buffalo State (2-3, 0-2 Empire 8) October 6, 2012 - 12 P.M Utica College Pioneers (2-2, 0-1 Empire 8) @ Buffalo State (2-3, 0-2 Empire 8) October 6, 2012 - 12 p.m. Coyer Field Live radio broadcast on ESPN Radio WTLB 99.1 FM/1310 AM Live stats provided by Buffalo State Athletics at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/athletics/football/xlive.htm BROADCAST INFO: All Utica College games will be LAST WEEK: The Ithaca College football team record … Meier currently has 512 receiving yards broadcast on the radio at WTLB 99.1 FM/1310 AM jumped out to a 24-10 lead in the first half and through four games … Elliots record stands at 868 (ESPN Radio) by play-by-play man Dave Peroni and used great ball control (38:43 time of possession) yards... Meier also has a shot at the receiving touch- color analyst Fred Miller … Links for live stats for and a balanced offensive attack (490 yards of total downs single season record, also held by Elliot … Saturday’s contest are available at www.ucpioneers. offense) in the second half to down visiting Utica Elliot caught seven in 2009, while Meier has caught com … Live streaming audio can also be accessed College 40-22 in Empire 8 Conference action at But- four so far this year. on WTLB’s website, www.espnur.com. terfield Stadium Saturday afternoon … The Bomb- HERBERGER OFF THE EDGE: Senior defensive end SAY HI TO THE CAMERAS: Time Warner Cable ers had just three full possessions in the second half, Michael Herberger recently moved into a tie for Sports will be covering the Pioneers’ contest at which led to two touchdowns, while the Pioneers sixth place on the College’s all-time sacks list with Buffalo State … If you live in the following areas (2-2, 0-1 E8) only had three offensive drives in the seven career sacks … He needs two more sacks to make sure to tune in live: Buffalo Channel 13 (HD entire second half as well, scoring on two of them move into fourth place all-time. 713), Rochester Channel 98, Syracuse Channel 1026, … It was a matchup of arguably two of the top wide SACK ATTACK: 11 different Pioneer defenders have Manhattan Channel 197, or taped delayed (Sunday receivers in the Empire 8 as Ithaca’s Joseph Ingrao at least a half of a sack this season …Ryan Hansen: 1:00pm) in Albany Channel 3 (HD 1083) … The and UC’s Jeremy Meier both posted great showings 2.0, Kyle Taft: 2.0, Michael Herberger: 2.0, Anthony contest marks the second game this season that the … Ingrao finished the afternoon with 10 catches Cipoletti: 1.0, Genaro Scampone: 1.0, Luke Mano- Pioneers will be televised on TWCS … The first was for a game-high 174 yards and one touchdown, lescu: 0.5, Dana Christofferson: 0.5, Josh Visalli: 0.5, UC’s home opener when it downed St. Lawrence while Meier added 10 catches for 151 yards. Jerrod Clowes: 0.5, Adam Luczak: 0.5, Chris Adams: 40-7 at Charles A. Gaetano Stadium. BENKWITT EYEING ANOTHER RECORD: Andrew 0.5. ALL-TIME SERIES: Saturday’s game marks the first Benkwitt, who enters the contest having played SCOUTING THE BENGALS: Buffalo State enters this meeting between Utica and Buffalo in the Pioneers’ in 34 straight games, is on pace to break his own week’s contest 2-3 overall and is still in search of 13-year history … This is just the fourth time in school record of 20 touchdowns in a single season its first win in Empire 8 play at 0-2 … The Bengals program-history that the Pioneers have played a … Benkwitt has 12 touchdown throws through four dropped a 20-7 decision to Salisbury last week, school from the State University of New York (SUNY) games. as the Sea Gulls ran the ball 68 times, compared system … The last time the Pioneers played a SUNY IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT: Senior wide receiver to just three pass attempts … Buffalo State pulled school was back in 2003 when they lost to Cortland, Jeremy Meier is ranked 5th in the country with an off a shocking upset at UW-Whitewater on Sept. 43-7 ... The Pioneers have never beaten a Division average of 129 yards receiving per contest … Junior 15, defeating the three-time defending national III SUNY program in four tries … The SUNY system Joe Giametta is tied for fifth in the nation with 14 champions 7-6 with a 10-yard touchdown pass from does not offer an athletic conference for football, tackles per game … As a team the Pioneers rank Casey Kacz to Ryan Carney with just three seconds like it does for other Division III sports, and Buffalo 13th in the nation with an average of 322.50 yards remaining … The Bengals kept the winning drive State joined the Empire 8 as a full-time member at of passing offense per game. alive, converting a fourth-and-19 on a “hook and the beginning of the year. LEADING THE WAY IN THE E8: The Pioneers lead the double-lateral”… It was the first time ever that an IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE LAST YEAR: conference in passing offense and total yards per unranked team defeated a No. 1 team in the regular Success and failure seems to be coming in two’s for game (445.50) … Benkwitt leads the conference in season in the history of Division III football … Junior the Pioneers once again this year … Utica has won passing yards per game (306.8) and touchdowns … newcomer Chris Hall has made an instant impact its first two games of the season, before dropping Giametta and Meier lead the conference in tackles in the Bengals’ secondary, tying a school record two straight contests … Last season, UC opened and receiving yards. with three interceptions in the season opener vs. the year with two wins, followed by two losses, EVERYONE GETS A PIECE: Five different Pioneers Cortland. Hall, a transfer from Mt. San Antonio Col- followed by two more wins … If last season is any have caught at least ten passes this year … Meier lege (CA) was named the Empire 8 Defensive Player indication, the Pioneers may be staring down a vic- leads the way with 29 catches, followed by Matt of the Week for his efforts… He added a fourth pick tory on Saturday. Dunn (15), Jamie Murphy (14), Paul Smith (11) and in his second game, and picked up two more at UW- TALE OF THE TAPE: Please note that Buffalo State Jesse Baldassare (10). Whitewater… Hall currently is tied for the national has played five games compared to Utica’s four … GIAMETTA LOOKING TO BREAK RECORDS: If Joe lead with six interceptions … Senior linebacker Utica has scored 133 points this year compared to Giametta averages 12 tackles per game for the Pasquale Vacchio led the Bengals with a career-best Buffalo’s 104 … The Pioneers have 92 first downs next six games he will finish the year with 128 total 19 tackles in the win at UW-Whitewater. compared to the Bengals’ 85 … UC has an edge in tackles, breaking the College’s single-season record (Provided by Buffalo State Sports Info.) rushing yards, 492-390 … The Bengals are the first of 123 which is currently held by arguably the great team all season to have more passing yards than defender to ever wear a Pioneer uniform – Anthony 2012 Schedule Utica, 1,510-1,290 … UC has a 51% (27-of-52) 3rd Venturino ’04. Sept. 1 St. Lawrence%.......................W, 40-7 down conversion rate compared to Buff State’s BALDASSARE DOING THE JOB: In three games Sept. 8 @ Union.................................W, 45-17 29% (19-of-65) … UC has scored 19 touchdowns played junior running back Jesse Baldassare has an Sept. 15 #14 Hobart ............................L, 45-26 compared to the Bengals’ 14. average of 78.33 rushing yards per game, including Sept. 22 BYE WEEK two touchdowns … He also began returning kicks DEADLY IN THE RED ZONE: The Pioneers are nearly Sept. 29 @ Ithaca* ................................L, 40-22 perfect this season in the red zone … When UC has for the Pioneers once again and he needs 313 kick had the ball inside the 20 yard line the Pioneers off return yards to move into second place on the Oct. 6 @ Buffalo State*....................12 p.m. have scored on 14-of-15 chances … 13 of those College’s all-time list. Oct. 13 Frostburg*^............................ 2 p.m. scores have been touchdowns, while one was a field SAFETY NET: Senior free safety Luke Manolescu Oct. 20 @ Hartwick*............................. 2 p.m. goal … Buffalo State has scored eight touchdowns ranks second on the team with 34 tackles this sea- Oct. 27 Alfred*........................................ 2 p.m. on 17 red zone chances. son … He also has three tackles for a loss and two Nov. 3 @ Salisbury*............................. 1 p.m. pass break ups … Sophomore safety James Lenahan ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Utica hits the road for the Nov. 10 St. John Fisher*&.....................1 p.m. second consecutive weekend … The Pioneers have ranks first on the team with two interceptions and 16 road victories in 12 + seasons … UC downed two fumble recoveries … Lenahan also ranks fourth ^ Homecoming Union on the road earlier this season and one more on the team with 22 tackles to go along with two * Empire 8 road victory will tie the program’s single season pass break ups. & Senior Day record, which has been done six other times. CHRISTOFFERSON STUFFS THE MIDDLE: Junior % Televised on TWCS IMPROVING IN E8 PLAY: The Pioneers and Buffalo middle linebacker Dana Christofferson ranks third - All games brodcast live on WTLB 1310 AM State play in arguably the toughest football confer- on the team with 33 tackles to go along with a half of a sack.
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