DelPrete and Rivers Named to D3football.com Team of the Week
D3FOOTBALL.COM TEAM OF THE WEEK
For the fourth straight week, the Empire 8 is represented on the D3football.com Team of the Week. This week SUNY Cortland senior corner back Mark DelPrete and Alfred University freshman defensive end Josh Rivers have been selected for their performance on the field September 24.
Rivers had five tackles, all solo, to help spearhead a Saxon defense that held Ithaca to 169 yards of offense (54 through three quarters), including minus-four yards rushing. He had four tackles for loss (33 yards), including three sacks that netted a loss of 29 yards.
DelPrete returned an interception 23 yards for a TD in Cortland's loss at Utica. He also broke up three passes and made three tackles, including one and a half for loss.