5 2013 HARTWICK COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2013 ’WICK SCHEDULE Hartwick (5-4, 2-4 E8) at Utica(3-6, 1-5 E8) SEPTEMBER 7 HUSSON W, 33-7 Charles A. Gaetano Stadium | 1 p.m. 8 Morrisville St. W, 51-34 21 Becker W, 45-19 Video/Audio/Stats: www.ucpioneers.com OCTOBER 5 ITHACA* W, 21-9 SERIES HISTORY: Today’s game is the 13th time that the two teams have played 12 #17 ST. JOHN FISHER *^ L, 14-37 each other going back to 2001. The Hawks lead the series 8-4 but the Pioneers have 19 Alfred * L, 28-49 won the last two games. Utica took last year’s game at Wright Stadium, 43-7, and 2011’s game in Utica, 20-17. The last Hartwick win over UC was 24-21 at Wright in 26 #24 SALISBURY * L, 0-17 2010 and the last win at Charles A. Gaetano Stadium came in 2009. NOVEMBER LAST TIME: Utica senior quarterback Andrew Benkwitt threw for 324 yards and 2 BUFFALO ST. * L, 41-59 four touchdowns in a 43-7 victory over Hartwick at Wright Stadium. The Pioneers 9 Frostburg St. * W, 41-14 scored 20 points in the final quarter to put some distance between themselves and the 16 Utica* 1 p.m. Hawks. Running back Joseph Rosiecki ran for 53 yards on 10 carries and Tanner Wil- liams made six catches for 77 yards with one touchdown for Hartwick. Quarterback * Denotes Empire 8 Conference Game Keegan Corbett threw for 191 yards and a score on 15-of-28 passing. The Hawks’ ^ True Blue Weekend defense, which entered the game ranked in the national top 10 in sacks, recorded four more on the day. Bryan Schweitzer, Jim DeRosa, and Joe Seney each notched one sack. Richie DiVirgilio and Justin Salvione picked up a half sack apiece. Freshman Hartwick Quick Facts defensive back Dante Crump led ’Wick in tackles for the second consecutive week. He tied Jared Morrow for the game-high with 11 hits. The Pioneers accumulated 582 yards of offense on the day and scored on eight of its first 11 possessions. UC threw Location Oneonta, NY for 363 yards and ran for another 219. The Hawks finished with 215 yards of total Founded 1797 offense. Enrollment 1,558 Nickname Hawks SCOUTING THE PIONEERS: Utica has lost its last four games after falling to Athletic Colors Royal Blue and White Alfred 48-31 on Saturday. The Saxons posted 526 yards of offense. UC jumped out Home Field (Capacity) Wright Stadium (1,200) to a 10-7 lead in the first quarter but the Saxons outscored UC 24-7 in the final 18:12 Surface FieldTurf of the first half. Running back Ryan Burnett rushed for a career-high 114 yards on 30 Affliation NCAA Division III carries and had two touchdowns. The Pioneers started the season 2-0 after wins over Conference Empire 8 Lewis and Clark and Union. After losses to Hobart and Salisbury evened their record President Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich at 2-2, Utica got back to over .500 when it defeated Frostburg 44-27. Since that game, Athletic Director Dr. Kim Fierke UC has fallen to Ithaca (21-26), Buffalo State (19-34), and St. John Fisher (27-28) First Season 1928 and 1992 LAST GAME: Despite trailing 14-13 in the third quarter, Hartwick rallied to score Empire 8 Championships 1 (2007) 28 straight points, including 21 in the fourth quarter alone, to come away with a 41-14 NCAA Div. III Playoffs 1 (2007) victory over host Frostburg on Saturday afternoon at Bobcat Stadium. The win, which ECAC Bowl Appearances 6 (98, 00, 01, 02, 08, 09) halts the Hawks’ four game winless streak, improves their record to 5-4 overall and ECAC North Atlantic Titles 1 (2002) 2-4 in the Empire 8. ’Wick had a 13-7 lead at halftime but the Bobcats went ahead 2012 Overall Record 3-7 14-13 with 6:42 showing on the clock in the third quarter. The Hawks took their next possession and marched 65 yards on nine plays that culminated in a John Garcia to Tanner Williams seven yard touchdown that put Hartwick ahead for good 20-14 with Athletic Communications 1:46 left in the third. The Hawks blew the game open with three touchdowns in the Asst. Ath. Dir.- Ath Comm: Chris Gondek final quarter to run away with the game. Garcia completed 19 passes for 314 yards Phone: 607-431-4703 and three scores. Williams caught nine of those passes for 118 yards and scored two Email: [email protected] touchdowns while Frankie Molina added six catches for 134 yards and a score. The Hawks gashed the Bobcats for 134 yards on the ground led by Nick Knauer’s 89. Asst. Dir. of Ath. Comm: David Heberger Kurtis Ahart tallied 81 yards and had one touchdown. Defensively, Hartwick was led Phone: 607-431-4549 by R.J. Roth who was in on 12 tackles, had two for losses, a half sack, and added a Email: [email protected] fumble recovery. Schweitzer contributed 11 tackles and 1.5 for a loss. He also had one Website: www.hartwickhawks.com interception returned for a touchdown. HARTWICK IN NATIONAL RANKINGS: The Hawks continue to rank high na- 2013 Standings tionally in several categories. Offensively, Hartwick is ranked eighth in the country E8 Overall in passing yards per completion (15.73). Garcia ranks 10th in touchdown passes (25) +#20 Ithaca 6-1 8-1 and 26th in points responsible for (152 points). Molina is 8th in receiving touchdowns with 11. The ’Wick defense ranks sixth in fumble recoveries (14), 10th in team sacks Alfred 5-1 7-2 (26), and 25th in tackles for loss (76). R.J. Roth is 17th in tackles for losses with 17. St. John Fisher 4-2 7-2 Joe Seney is 8th in forced fumbles (4). On special teams, Jared Morrow is 28th in Salisbury 4-2 5-4 average punting yards (39.3). Buffalo St. 3-4 5-5 EMPIRE 8 RANKINGS: Garcia leads the Empire 8 in touchdown passes with 25 Hartwick 2-4 5-4 and is second in yards with 2,308. His 140.6 passing efficiency is third. The Hawks Utica 1-5 3-6 are averaging 265.7 passing yards per game to rank second. Kurtis Ahart is fifth in Frostburg 0-6 1-8 rushing with 622 yards while the Pioneers’ Jake Larson is fourth with 660 yards. Mo- lina’s 11 touchdown catches leads the conference. Defensively, Hartwick is third in +- Clinched Empire 8 title pass defense (192.6 yards) while Utica is giving up just 199.4 yards on average. The www.hartwickhawks.com • http://twitter.com/HawkTalk • www.facebook.com/hartwickhawks 2013 HARTWICK COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Hawks are giving up 126.6 yards on the ground compared to Utica’s 181.9 which ranks seventh. Individually, Seney’s 6.5 sacks are tied for first overall. Roth’s 17.5 tackles for losses ranks first with Schweitzer in third with 13. Seney’s four forced fumbles is first. The team’s 32 total sacks leads all teams. LAST TIME AT CHARLES A. GAETANO STADIUM: The last time the two teams played in Utica, Andrew Benk- witt’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Maier with 1:04 remaining in the game put UC in front for the first time and the Pioneers hung on for a 20-17 victory over Hartwick. After the Pioneers scored the go-ahead touchdown and added a two-point conversion for the three-point lead, the Hawks got the ball back with under a minute to go. ’Wick drove to the UC 33 yard-line and with one second remaining sophomore Harley Edwards attempted to tie it with a 50-yard field goal attempt. His kick fell short, however, allowing the Pioneers to escape with the win. Anthony Casimano ran for 226 yards on 39 carries for the Hawks. It marked the second straight time the senior running back racked up over 200 rushing yards against the Pioneers after accumulating 232 in 2010. Quarterback Dan Brainard threw for 147 yards and one touchdown on 12 completions. Senior wide receiver Jordan Wilkins caught four balls for 65 yards. The Hartwick defense was paced by senior linebacker Jordan Spirou, who registered 18 tackles on the day. Linebackers Schweitzer and Roth added 11 tackles each and senior defensive back Ray Mitchell contributed 10. LAST WIN OVER PIONEERS: The last Hartwick win against the Pioneers occured on November 6, 2010 at Wright Stadium. The Hawks ran for a season-high 318 yards and scored the game’s final 10 points for a 24-21 victory over the Pioneers at Wright Stadium. Junior running back Anthony Casimano ran all over the Pioneer defense on the day with a career-high 232 yards rushing on 30 carries to go along with two touchdowns. Senior Nate Rockefeller added 76 yards on the ground for ’Wick.The Hawks, with the win, earned their first Empire 8 victory of the season. The two teams battled to a 14-14 halftime score. After both teams came away empty on their first two drives, the Hawks broke the ice capital- izing on a Utica fumble. UC QB Andrew Benkwitt completed a pass to Tyler Malagasi but he lost the football allowing Hartwick’s Pete Jackson to recover on the Utica 35. Five straight runs by Casimano capped off by a 1-yard dive gave the Hawks’ six points and Heath Dunn’s leg tacked on another point for a 7-0 lead.