Brockport Claims 2008 ECAC Northwest Bowl in a 70-68 Shootout

Brockport Sports Information

2008 ECAC Northwest Bowl
Brockport 70
Hartwick 68

Box Score


Senior Garet Lynch (Valley Stream, NY/Springville Gardens) set several school records and established a new NCAA Division III rushing record as he led The College at Brockport Football team to a thrilling 70-68 victory over Hartwick College Saturday in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Northwest Bowl game at Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY. Lynch was named the Most Valuable Player of the game as he rushed for an NCAA record 370 yards in the first half.

Lynch established a new school record for rushing yards in a game midway through the second quarter. He also smashed the school season rushing record as he finished the season with 1,665 yards and also set a new school record for TDs in a game with his seven scores.

Brockport (7-4) trailed 62-42 with just over two minutes to play in the third quarter but scored on a Lynch 4-yard run near the end of the quarter to cut the lead to 62-49. After a shot punt on the first play of the fourth quarter, Brockport marched down the field and scored on a Zack Luke (Cambridge, NY/Cambridge) to Felipe Diaz (Syracuse, NY/Onondaga) pass to make it a 62-56 score.

Nick Duchscherer (Youngstown, NY/Lewiston-Porter) intercepted a pass three plays later which eventually led to a Lynch scoring run - his seventh of the game - from one-yard out to give the Golden Eagles their first lead of the game at 63-62 with 7:17 left in the game.

On the next Hartwick possession, Neil Fay (Olean, NY/Olean) made an open field tackle after a completed pass, stripped the ball away from the receiver and ran 61 yards into the endzone for a 70-62 lead.

Hartwick (7-3) rallied for a score with three minutes to play but a two-point conversion attempt was intercepted in the endzone by Ryan Hynes (Dansville, NY/Dansville). The Hawks defense held Brockport with less than a minute to play and had one last chance to move into field goal range but two incomplete passes and a sack by defensive end Josh Day (Hornell, NY/Hornell) - his fourth of the day - to end the game.

The 70 points in a game tied the school record set back in 1981 when Brockport defeated Brooklyn College, 70-8. The combined score of 138 breaks the school record set earlier this year of 99 points by nearly 40 points. Jeff Cook (Rochester, NY/Penfield) broke the school record for extra points in a game with 10 successful kicks.