BROCKPORT, N.Y. – The College at Brockport football team is gearing up for their final home contest of the 2015 regular season.
The Golden Eagles will honor their 12 graduating players in a ceremony held prior to the 1 p.m. kickoff. These players have been apart of a program that has compiled a 23-16 overall record, for a winning percentage of over 58.9 percent. These men were also members of a team that brought home a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship in the 2013 season.
The players who will be honored prior to kickoff include
Bert Smith Jr.,
Chase Venuto,
Tarik Bennett,
Wayne Bonsell,
Brynell Middleton,
Bryce Wooden,
Phil Tomassi, Bret Briski,
Tre Fesinger,
Jeff Scialo,
Ben Saunders and
Rob Capria.
The seniors along with the rest of the Golden Eagle squad will prepare for a 5-3 Morrisville State team. While Brockport fell in their most recent contest against Alfred University, 35-15, Morrisville comes to town with a 42-28 win against SUNY Cortland.
This is Morrisville's first season as a member of the Empire 8 league, as they made the transition from Brockport's former conference, the NJAC. The last time these two schools faced off was in 2013 when the Golden Eagles earned the title of NJAC Champions. In that meeting, Brockport clinched the league title in its final game of the regular season with a 43-33 win over the Mustangs.
In that win,
Dan Andrews led all rushers with 244-yards and two touchdowns. Senior
Chase Venuto helped lead the Golden Eagles to victory with 156 passing yards, and two touchdown-throws.
Brockport outmatched Morrisville in the contest in terms of total offense with 535-yards to the Mustangs 515. The Golden Eagles picked up a monster 325-yards on the ground with four rushing scores.
Following this week's matchup, head coach
Jason Mangone's squad will head to Buffalo State for the I-90 Bowl Game on Nov. 14. Be sure to stay up to date on all your Brockport scores and awards by following @BportAthletics on Twitter and by liking the "Brockport Golden Eagles" Facebook page.
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