Five Named To National Team Of The Week
Five Empire 8 student-athletes were named to the the D3football.com Team of the Week for the week ending September 8, 2014.
Offense
QB John Garcia, Jr., Hartwick
Garcia threw for a career-high 413 yards and four touchdowns on 28-for-46 passing on Saturday and Sunday, helping the Hawks overcome an 18-point second-half deficit in a 43-38 win at Western Connecticut. He completed three of four passes for 10, 24, and 17 yards on the Hawks' final 90-yard drive which ended with the go-ahead score with 35 seconds left.
WR Mike Doherty, Sr., Buffalo State
Doherty led Buffalo State with 419 all-purpose yards, including nine receptions for 229 yards and two touchdowns in a 51-48 overtime victory over Cortland. His touchdown receptions covered 67 and 20 yards.
Defense
LB Sean Preish, Sr., St. John Fisher
Preish was credited with two sacks and a team-high 10 tackles. He also forced and recovered a fumble on a third-and-goal play from the Fisher 4-yard line.
Special Teams
LS Troy Vanburen, Sr., St. John Fisher
The St. John Fisher long snapper got down the field on a punt and recovered a fumble midway through the second quarter while the Cardinals' game with Otterbein was still in doubt.
K Marc Montana, Jr., Buffalo State
Montana was 3-for-4 on field goals, including a 49-yarder as time expired in regulation to tie the game vs. Cortland State and a 34-yarder in the extra session to lift the Bengals to a 51-48 win vs. Cortland State. (The lone miss was from 43 yards.)