Box Score Brockport, N.Y. – The College at Brockport football team dropped a tough overtime contest to Utica College on Saturday, 22-19.
 
The Golden Eagles fall to 3-2 on the season and 1-2 in Empire 8 play, while the Pioneers improve to a 4-2 mark with a 3-1 record within the league.
 
The Green and Gold offense got off to a hot start when Dan Andrews sparked the drive with a 38-yard run down to the Utica five-yard line. Andrews rushed four consecutive times plowing his way into the end zone on the fourth-and-goal play from the one-yard line to put the Golden Eagles ahead 7-0 after a Tyler Perna Extra point.
 
The two teams battled, with neither able to make it into the red-zone until the 12:07 mark in the second quarter when a 37-yard Utica field goal pulled the Pioneers within four, at 7-3.
 
On the succeeding Brockport drive, Dan Andrews picked up significant yards when he shook a handful of Utica defenders and connected with a Wayne Bonsell pass for a 52-yard pick up, taking them into Utica territory. The Golden Eagles were knocking on the door, but on a fourth-and-two, couldn't convert to turn the ball over on downs.
 
Brockport brought a slim one-point lead into the break after the Pioneers closed the half with a 30-yard field goal.
 
The second half got off to an eerily similar start as the first for the Golden Eagles that saw a second Andrews TD.  Following a Jerry Thompson catch for a first down, Andrews took the handoff from Bonsell, rushing through the gap created by the Golden Eagle linemen. Andrews beat the lone safety to the end zone for a 47-yard touchdown, and after a missed extra point, the Golden Eagles held on to a 13-6 lead.
 
In the same quarter, a nine play, 71-yard drive from the Pioneers resulted in a touchdown that would knot the game at 13-13 after the extra point with 9:04 to play. On the next Utica drive, the Golden Eagles held the Pioneers to a field goal, and a 44-yard attempt was good, giving Utica its first lead of the ball game at 16-13.
 
In the final quarter of regulation head coach Jason Mangone's squad went straight to work, propelled by Andrews. The junior started the drive with a 34-yard pickup, followed by a 12-yard rush to the Utica 38-yard line. After picking up three first downs, Andrews made his way into the end zone for his third score on the day, and regained the lead at 19-16 after a two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful.
 
On the successive drive, the Green and Gold defense came up big, when Julius Brunson picked off a Utica pass at the Utica 43-yard line with 5:30 to play in the quarter. The Brockport offense worked down to the Utica 11, but an untimely Bonsell interception gave the Pioneers the ball back with 1:55 on the clock.
 
Utica drove down the field to Brockport's 19-yard line, working to get within field goal range. The Pioneers initially sent the offensive unit on to the field with seven seconds to play, but a Brockport timeout gave Utica second-thoughts about the win-or-go home mentality and chose to kick the game-tying field goal to send the game into overtime.
 
In the extra period, the Golden Eagles started with possession, and the Brockport offense was unable to secure the first down. A Utica field goal on the following possession put the final stamp on the contest as Brockport fell, 22-19.
 
Andrews had a night for the Golden Eagles, posting 256 rushing yards and 52 receiving yards for 308-yards of total offense. The junior posted three touchdowns, with an average rush of 7.5-yards a carry. Bonsell picked up 196 yards on 14 completions. Thompson was his top target, with five catches for 44-yards.
 
On the defensive side, Alex Egglinger led the way with 16 tackles and a tackle for a loss of one yard. Jake O'Connell picked up 10 tackles, with Julius Brunson and Nathaniel Keith III each adding nine tackles.
 
The Golden Eagles will be back in action on Oct. 17 when they hit the road and head to Ithaca College for a 1 p.m. Empire 8 kickoff. Be sure to stay up to date on all your Golden Eagle scores and awards by following @BportAthletics on Twitter and by liking the "Brockport Golden Eagles" on Facebook.