D3football.com Team of the Week Features Four Empire 8 Players
D3FOOTBALL.COM TEAM OF THE WEEK
For the fifth straight week, the Empire 8 is represented on the D3football.com Team of the Week. This week Hartwick senior quarterback Billy Pine, Alfred University senior running back Casey Bright, Ithaca junior linebacker Dan Loizos and St. John Fisher College senior safety DJ Logory have been selected for their performance on the field October 1.
Pine threw for 521 yards and three touchdown passes against Cortland in a 50-47 loss. He ran for another 82 yards to finish the game with 603 yards of total offense. His 603 yards is the second-highest single game total in NCAA Division III football this season. Pine threw for 329 yards and two touchdowns on 18 completions in the first half alone.
Bright ran for a career-high 221 yards on just 21 carries with two touchdowns (45 yards, 39 yards) in Alfred's 49-24 win at Morrisville State. He also caught four passes for 68 yards.
Loizos anchored Ithaca's defense that held Utica 17 points, 50 total yards and 100 rushing yards below its season averages in a 23-14 victory. Loizos made a career-high 20 tackles (eight solo), forced a fumble, had two and a half tackles for loss and one and a half sacks.
Logory tallied 17 tackles, eight solo, and also intercepted a pass on Buffalo State's final possession to seal a 28-24 win. He also broke up a pass and had one tackle for loss.