Football | 10/31/2026 7:29:00 PM
ALFRED, NY – No tricks, all treats on Halloween for the Golden Eagles. Brockport moved to 7-1 overall and 5-0 in league play with a dominant 28-3 road win over Alfred University Saturday afternoon. It is the sixth straight win for Brockport as the team remains unbeaten in the E8. With the victory, Head Coach Jason Mangone ties Rocco Salomone for the all-time record with 103 career wins at Brockport.
Junior running back
Derrion Battle powered the offense with three touchdowns, while a swarming Brockport defense held Alfred to just 160 total yards and forced four turnovers.
Brockport struck first late in the first quarter after the defense set up prime field position. Jayden Ferrell forced and recovered a fumble at the Alfred 29, and three plays later Battle broke loose for a 12-yard touchdown run. Christopher Bascetta's PAT made it 7-0 with 3:32 left in the first.
Battle wasn't done. On Brockport's longest drive of the day – 11 plays, 53 yards, chewing 6:14 off the clock – quarterback
Zymier Jackson found Battle out of the backfield for a 5-yard touchdown pass with 3:01 left in the half.
Just 26 seconds later, the defense got on the scoreboard itself. Sophomore
Brady Schnell jumped a pass from Alfred QB Ian Harpster and returned it 27 yards for a pick-six. The interception was one of three for Brockport on the day, pushing the lead to 21-0 at the break.
Brockport put the game away coming out of halftime. Starting at the Alfred 41, Brockport marched 41 yards in 11 plays, capped by Battle's second rushing touchdown of the day from 1 yard out to make it 28-0 with 6:50 left in the third.
Alfred avoided the shutout with a 43-yard field goal from Dominic Bronco with 5:44 left in the fourth – the only points of the day on a 12-play, 54-yard drive.
By The Numbers
It was a classic Brockport complementary football win:
- Ground Control: Brockport rushed for 157 yards on 44 attempts. Battle led with 69 yards on 17 carries (4.1 avg) and 2 rushing TDs, plus 3 catches for 19 yards and a receiving TD. Madison Murrell added 31 yards on 6 carries, and Allan Paul added 28.
- Efficiency in the Air: Zymier Jackson finished 13-of-31 for 117 yards, 1 TD and 2 INTs, while backup Anthony Vino went 2-for-4 for 32 yards. Nolan Slywka led receivers with 4 catches for 46 yards, and Luis Falu hauled in a 39-yard grab – the longest play of the day for Brockport.
- Total Domination: Brockport out-gained Alfred 306-160, earned 21 first downs to Alfred's 8, and held the ball for 36:32. Brockport was 7-of-18 on third down; Alfred was just 2-of-12.
- Blackout Defense: The Golden Eagle defense was relentless. Brockport held Alfred to 28 net rushing yards (1.2 yards per carry) and recorded 2 sacks and 4 TFLs.
- Jayden Ferrell had a career day: 5 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, 2 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
- Austyn Gollnitz led the team with 8 tackles.
- Ari Gefell added 5 tackles, 0.5 sack and 2 QB hurries.
- Interceptions from Schnell (27-yard TD), Brady Winter and Owen Ellis.
- Special Teams: Connor Parker averaged 40.3 yards on 3 punts, pinning Alfred inside the 20 twice. Bascetta was 4-for-4 on PATs and averaged 60.6 yards on 5 kickoffs.
The Golden Eagles will return home next week for their final home game of the regular season. They welcome the nationally ranked Cortland Red Dragons to Bob Boozer Field for a 12pm start.