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• 6 Empire 8 Conference Titles • 5 NCAA Championship Berths • 6 Empire 8 Players of the Year • 77 All-Americans • 241 Empire 8 All-Conference Honorees Since 2002 GAME INFORMATION: St. John Fisher College at No. 4 The College at Brockport Radio: ESPN Rochester September 29, 2018 • Brockport, N.Y. • Bob Boozer Field 95.7 FM / 950 AM espnrochester.com CARDINALS GOLDEN EAGLES Play-by-Play: ............Gene Battaglia Head Coach: Paul Vosburgh Head Coach: Jason Mangone Color: ................Nathan Nigolian ’15 28th Season: (1991-present) Sixth Season: (2013-present) GAME 3 Career Record: 164-124 Career Record: 41-18 Live Stats: Winning Percentage: .569 Winning Percentage: .695 https://portal.stretchinternet.com/Brockport/ THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT: In case you missed it, Fisher Athletics launched its new mobile app last Live Video: week - SJFC Athletics - in the App Store and on Google Play. The app, which gives fans, alumni, parents and https://portal.stretchinternet.com/Brockport/ more yet another opportunity to stay-up-to-date with the latest news, highlights, schedules and more, is free and features push notifi cations so you never miss a beat. Social Media: #GoFisher Twitter ....................@FisherAthletics SERIES HISTORY: Saturday will mark the 24th time in program history that the Cardinals and Golden Eagles have met on the football fi eld with Brockport holding a 15-8 advantage. The series, which began @SJFCFootball nearly 30 years ago in 1989, had the Golden Eagles winning their fi rst 14 matchups with Fisher, however, Instagram ..............@FisherAthletics since 2003, the Cardinals hold the edge and have lost just once in nine chances. Over that nine game YouTube......................SJFCCardinals stretch, head coach Paul Vosburgh’s squads have averaged over 35 points per game and have outscored Brockport, 319-204. Facebook ................./fi sherathletics THE STAKES ARE HIGHER: Yes, this is an important game for both teams and yes, the conference Athletic Communications standings will be impacted, but there’s a much more important storyline at play during this week’s game Coordinator .... Sean Farnsworth ’05 as it’s the 14th annual Courage Bowl to benefi ts Camp Good Days. The Courage Bowl, which has become one of Division III’s most anticipated contests, directly benefi ts Camp Good Days, which is a not-for-prof- Email .............. [email protected] it organization that provides thousands of children with cancer the opportunity to come together in a Phone .......................(585) 385-8421 residential camping experience to be with the only ones who could truly understand what they were going through – other children with cancer. Since its founding by Fisher assistant coach Gary Mervis, Camp Good Cell ...........................(315) 806-7332 Days has impacted more than 45,000 campers from 22 states and 29 countries. With a small group of paid Digital Media ...........Megan Costello employees, Camp Good Days is a volunteer-based organization. To avoid placing any additional fi nancial burden on the families served, all of the programs are offered free of charge for the participants. Email [email protected] Phone .......................(585) 385-3752 HE’S CALLING THE SHOTS NOW: Junior quarterback Joshua Michels has come in off the bench in each Staff Associate .......Karlie Neale ’17 of the last games and produced some big numbers. Over two games, Michels has thrown for 585 yards and three touchdowns. Last week against an Ithaca defense that had not allowed a 200-yard passing game Email ................................................... this season, Michels delivered a career-high 362 passing yards to go along with two touchdowns. The Ham- Phone .................................................. lin native spreads the wealth too with nine different receivers having caught at least one pass this season. Staff Associate .........Matt Taylor ’16 FIRE AND ICE: Saturday’s matchup pits the Empire 8’s top passing offense against its top defense as the Email [email protected] Cardinals enter play leading the conference at 335.0 passing yards per game through two games while the Golden Eagles allow just 136.3 yards to their opposition. With a pass-fi rst mentality, Brockport’s secondary Phone .......................(585) 385-3752 will be tested in a big way come game time. GAME 1 GAME 2 GAME 3 GAME 4GAME 5 GAME 6 GAME 7GAME 8 GAME 9 HOMECOMING COURAGE BOWL XIV SENIOR DAY No. 15 No. 25 No. 4 W&J ITHACA @Brockport @ Utica HARTWICK MORRISVILLE @ Cortland @ Alfred BUFF STATE L, 37-12 L, 21-14 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. athletics.sjfc.edu @FisherAthletics 1 Up Close - St. John Fisher: NICE TO HAVE OPTIONS: Speaking of receivers - Michels has several weapons at his disposal led by junior wideout Will Blake. Through two games, Blake leads the team with 199 yards on 13 catches and Head Coach: Paul Vosburgh has hauled in two touchdowns on the year. Sophomore Pat Galer has also gotten off to a strong start with 1991-present (28th season) 177 yards on 12 catches and a touchdown. To give that some perspective - the two rank in the top seven in Career Record: ..... 168-140-1 (.545) the Empire 8 despite playing one game less than everyone else. Junior Dylan Harrington made his debut on Record at Fisher: ................164-124 Saturday and accounted for seven catches and 80 yards while Willy Stevenson has 10 catches and 89 yards Empire 8 Record: .................... 71-30 to his credit. Empire 8 Titles: ...............................6 DEFENSE DELIVERS: The Cardinals’ D looked sharp on Saturday as the team did not allow a passing NCAA Berths: ...................................5 touchdown for the fi rst time since October 15, 2016. Take it a step further and Fisher surrendered just 58 NCAA Record: .............................10-5 rushing yards Saturday and held Ithaca to 304 total yards. Those are the Cardinals’ lowest totals since Oc- Elite 8 Appearances: ...................... 4 tober 29, 2016 when they yielded 45 rushing yards and 245 total yards in a win over Ithaca. Fisher, which Empire 8 Coach of the Year: ........ 2x did not record a sack in its week one game against Washington and Jefferson, totaled three last Saturday ECAC Bowl Wins: ............................ 6 with Terry White earning 1.5 sacks. Leyton Miner had a sack while LeMar Peters was credited with a half Assistant Coaches: sack. Need more convincing that the defense was sharp? Fisher also came down with two key intercep- Jim Scacchetti (Offensive Line) tions against Ithaca with Demarre Nelson and Christopher Biryla each picking off a pass. Currently, there Rob Kramer ’08 (Offensive Coordinator) are four teams that have more INTs than Fisher and remember - they’ve each played three games compared Chris Keyes ’10 (Defensive Coordinator) to Fisher’s two. Kevin Farmer (Special Teams) Bud Sims (Tackles/Tight Ends) EMPIRE 8 RECOGNITION: Speaking of Demarre Nelson - the senior corner back received a boost on Anthony Yandek (Wide Receivers) Monday as he was named the Empire 8’s Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Ithaca. John Venditti (Running Backs) Nelson, who was matched up with the Bombers’ All-American receiver throughout the contest, came away Lee Staley (Defensive Line) with 11 tackles including eight solo stops. The East Rochester native moved into a tie for third place on Bryan Schnell ’14 (Inside Linebackers) the program’s all-time interception list after he corralled his 11th career pick on Saturday, which set up a Ryan Carroll (Defensive Line) touchdown drive for the Cardinals. He was also credited with a pass breakup on the day as the Cardinals’ Dante Paris (Kickers/Punters) defense did not allow a passing touchdown. Graham Johnsen (Tight Ends/Receivers) Joe Felix (Offensive Quality Control) SCOUTING BROCKPORT: The Golden Eagles are coming off their most successful season in team his- Brett Harrington (Football Operations) tory after going 13-1 and advancing to the NCAA Division III Football Semifi nal. This year’s team is equally talented with fi ve players being named Preseason All-American by D3football.com. To date, Brockport Team Information: leads the Empire 8 in total yards per game (520.7) and rushing (215.7) while its defense leads the confer- 2018 Captains: Will Blake, Evan ence in yards allowed (146.3), rushing yards per game (10.0), passing yards per game (136.3), sacks (10) Majewski, Ross Mathewson, and scoring (8.7). Brennen Thompson On the offensive side of the ball, Joe Germinerio, who was named the Empire 8 Player of the Year in 2017, 2017 Overall Record: ...................2-8 leads the way as the quarterback has amassed 809 passing yards through three games with six touch- 2017 Empire 8 Record: ...............2-5 downs against just one pick. Germinerio’s favorite target so far has been Tyree Brown. The former Empire 2017 Empire 8 Finish: ................7th 8 Rookie of the Year owns 208 receiving yards on 21 catches while Joseph Ortiz has 21 receptions for 201 Offensive Starters Returning: .......7 yards and two scores. Eamon Gillespie has caught 13 passes for 207 total yards. Defensive Starters Returning: ....... 9 Letterwinners Returning: .............79 In the backfi eld, Brockport is led by Joe Benedict’s 181 yards on 24 carries with Zach Samborski attaining Team History: 163 yards on 38 touches. The duo has combined to produce fi ve touchdowns on the ground. First Season: ....1971 (48th Season) All-Time Record: ....271-188-5 (.589) On the defensive side of the ball, Brockport is led by Matt Szymanski’s 17 tackles. Tim Terry has racked Winning Seasons: .........................33 up 16 stops including fi ve tackles for a loss while Alex West owns 11 tackles with three sacks. Matt Arita 10-Plus Win Seasons: .....................8 leads the team’s secondary with two interceptions through three games.