Weekend in a Glimpse

Hey Golden Eagles fans,

Just giving you the update on the weekend.

Our football tried to start the season 3-0 for the first time since 2003, but Brockport lost in the final seconds to Montclair State on Homecoming on Saturday. Jake Graci continued to make Brockport history as he broke four more offensive records - total yards in a game, yards passing in a game, passing attempts in a game and was on the throwing end of the longest pass in school history.

On the defensive side, Nathan Bull led the Golden Eagles with 17 tackles, 10 of them being solo's and an interception. Bull's performance earned him NJAC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this year.

Thanks to all the fans who came out and supported the Golden Eagles. It was a huge crowd at Bob Boozer Field and I thought there were some great halftime festivities from the BSG Spring Break Competition to our Hall of Fame inductees walking out on the field. We even celebrated the Teams of the Decades - Some of Brockport's greatest athletes and teams made their way on the track. How Cool!

*One of the cool things that happened this week was in men's soccer. It's not very often that a goalie gets a shot on goal, and it's even more rare to see a goalie score. But never say never, as on Friday Brockport Goalkeeper Joe Marino netted his first (and probably last) goal of his career. Marino punted the ball across half field, took a big bounce and went over the Plattsburgh's goalie's head and into the back of the net!!

The rest of the game not so pretty for Brockport. Plattsburgh handed the Golden Eagles a 4-1 loss. Brockport came back on Saturday and shutout Potsdam 1-0. Brad Lefort scored Brockport's goal in the win.

For Women's Soccer - Jess VanAllen scored in both games over the weekend as Brockport tied Plattsburgh 1-1 on Friday and beat Potsdam 4-1 on Saturday.

Now to our Golden Eagle Athletes of the Week:

Male Athlete:

Senior wide receiver Matt Newman (Unadilla, NY/Unatego) is the male athlete of the week.

Newman finished with 124 yards on eight catches as The College at Brockport lost a heartbreaking 41-39 decision to Montclair State in the final minute of the game.

Newman contributed to the school record breaking 442 yards through the air, passing the old mark of 399 yards. The school record for passing attempts in a game was also broken with 58, the most in a game since 1989 with 49 attempts against Western Connecticut.

Female Athlete:

Senior Alyssa Fitchette (Watertown, NY/Watertown) led the women’s volleyball team to a 4-1 week, including a 4-0 performance in the first round of the SUNYAC Pool Play to earn female athlete of the week honors.

The middle blocker amassed 92 kills and hit .370 with 16 blocks in the five matches. Against conference opponents she averaged 4.87 kills per game, 26 digs and 14 blocks. Brockport was the only team in the SUNYAC to go 4-0 on the weekend.

Fitchette started with the week with 19 kills in the 3-1 loss to Nazareth. In pool play action she increased her kill total each match with 18 against Geneseo, 23 against Buffalo State and a career-high 26 in the 3-1 win over Fredonia. Brockport previously lost to Fredonia 3-0 a week prior.

That's all for now. A slow week more most teams at Brockport, but come out and support Field Hockey, they have three home games this upcoming week starting tomorrow (Tuesday) against Nazareth at 4 pm.

I'll be back with more updates throughout the week!

-Ellsworth