E8 Wins for Alfred, Frostburg, Ithaca and SJFC 11/1/2014 5:15:00 PM FROSTBURG 35, Hartwick 21 Seniors Ken Emmons and Ben Sasu each ran for two touchdowns and Frostburg State rallied for a 35-21 victory over Hartwick in Empire 8 action, Saturday. After trailing 14-7 at the break, Frostburg exploded for 28 points in the second half, including 21 in the fourth quarter. Sasu ran for two touchdowns to open the final stanza and Emmons connected with junior wideout Myles Burgess for a 32 yard touchdown pass as the Bobcats grabbed a 35-14 advantage. Frostburg totaled 314 yards in total offense and ran for a season-high 230 yards. The Bobcats held the ball for 33:13. Emmons accounted for 183 yards in offense behind 88 rushing yards on 16 carries with two rushing touchdowns. He also threw for 84 yards (9-of-18 attempts) and one score. Sasu nearly hit the century mark with a 99-yard effort on 17 carries with two touchdowns, both in the fourth. Emmons ran for a one-yard run early in the second half, but the Hawks (2-6, 2-4) carried a 14-7 lead into intermission. John Garcia found Brad Garcia for a 59 yard scoring pass in the first and Billy Pine scored from a yard out. Following an Emmons two yard scoring run midway through the third quarter, the Bobcats took control for good with three-straight scoring drives to open the fourth quarter. Sasu opened the final stanza with back-to-back scores. At 14:42, Sasu ran in from 11 yards out and on the ensuing Bobcat drive, he scored a 29 yard touchdown as Frostburg surged to a 28-14 cushion. Burgess capped the afternoon's scoring for FSU with a 32 yard TD reception from Emmons. FULL STORY ALFRED 23, Salisbury 21 Alfred University freshman placekicker Trevor Monk booted a 22-yard field goal as time expired, giving the Saxons a 23-21 Empire 8 Conference victory at Salisbury Saturday afternoon. Monk's late-game heroics made up for his blocked extra point early in the fourth quarter, which would have tied the game at 21-21. With the win, AU improves to 5-3 overall and evens the Saxons' Empire 8 mark at 3-3. Alfred's winning drive came after the Saxons recovered a Salisbury fumble at the AU 24-yard line with 8:37 left in regulation and Alfred trailing 21-20. The Saxons marched 72 yards in 16 plays, consuming all but three seconds of remaining game clock before Monk was sent out to attempt the game-winning kick. It was the third of three long Saxon drives. The first came with 2:21 left in the first half, after Salisbury had taken a 7-0 lead on a two-yard scoring run by Jerome Johnson. AU responded on its next drive, when sophomore quarterback Tyler Johnson tossed a 10-yard TD pass to sophomore wide receiver Rodney Etienne to cap a 13-play, 75-yard drive that lasted 7:50 And knotted the contest at 7-7. The Saxons' lead was short-lived, as Salisbury took advantage of a fumbled punt at the AU 5-yard line with 1:02 left in the half. Two plays later, Salisbury quarterback Ryan Jones scored on a one-yard run with 27 seconds left and the Sea Gulls led 14-7. FULL STORY ITHACA 24, Brockport 14 The Ithaca College football team limited Brockport to 56 yards in the first half and 234 yards in the game in a 24-14 win at Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 1. Brockport entered the game averaging 31 points and 438 yards per game. Ithaca took over sole possession of second place with the victory and improved its overall record to 6-2, and a 5-2 record in the Empire 8. The Bombers will travel to nationally-ranked and first-place St. John Fisher for a 1 p.m. game on Nov. 8. The winner of that game will win the Empire 8's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament. Brockport is 5-3 overall and 3-3 in the Empire 8. Ithaca built a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on a 33-yard field goal from Garrett Nicholson and a 1-yard touchdown run from Josh Oliver. Oliver handled the majority of the rushing duties and had career-highs in rushes (28) and rushing yards (166). It is the highest single-game rushing total by an Ithaca running back this season. Ben Cary caught two touchdown passes in the third quarter as Ithaca extended its lead to 24-7. The first score covered eight yards and the second was from five yards out. FULL STORY ST. JOHN FISHER 35, Buffalo State 25 Nationally-ranked St. John Fisher College improved to 7-1 overall and 5-1 in the Empire 8 Conference with a 35-25 win over visiting Buffalo State College on Saturday at Fisher's Growney Stadium. Fisher, ranked 15th nationally, racked up a season-high 583 yards of total offense in the win and can now clinch the Empire 8 Conference title with a win next Saturday at 1 p.m. at home against Ithaca College (6-2, 5-2). Fisher's Mike Collichio finished eight catches for a career-high 174 yards and two touchdowns, while freshman Tony Fusco rushed for 158 yards and one touchdown on a career-high 29 carries. Quarterback Tyler Fenti threw for 318 yards on 21-on-30 passing with two touchdowns and one interception – his first interception in 212 attempts, dating back to last year's national quarterfinals. He also rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns. Buffalo State took the early 7-0 lead with Rich Pete scoring on a 6-yard run less than four minutes into the game. The touchdown was set following a 46-yard flea-flicker pass from Dan Serignese to Ryan Carney. The Cardinals answered right, marching 71 yards on 11 plays with Fenti scoring on a keeper from four yards out. FULL STORY SCHOOL CONF OVERALL St. John Fisher 5-1 7-1 Ithaca 5-2 6-2 Alfred 3-3 5-3 Brockport 3-3 5-3 Buffalo State 3-3 5-3 Salisbury University 3-3 4-4 Utica 3-3 5-3 Frostburg University 2-5 4-5 Hartwick 1-5 2-6