Box Score
SCHENECTADY, NY -- Junior wide receiver
Justin Gallo broke a nearly 42 year old school record with 246 receiving yards and sophomore linebacker
Steve Modliszewski had 15 tackles as Union College remained undefeated in the Liberty League with a 31-21 victory over Hobart College at Frank Bailey Field Saturday afternoon. Andrew Connolly passed for 268 yards three touchdowns and
Chris Coney rushed for 114 yards for the Dutchmen, 3-0 in the league and 4-1 overall. The Statesmen fell to 1-2 in the league and 2-3 overall.
Gallo broke the Union single game record of 237 yards receiving set by Craig Carlson on October 28, 1967. Coney recorded his 10th career 100 yard rushing game, and the Dutchmen had 412 yards in total offense, and the Dutchmen have rolled up 843 yards in offense in the last two weeks, both league wins.
John Peters ahd 12 tackles and
Tim Romano produced 10 hits, including 1.5 sacks and a pass break up.
Hobart junior running back Anderw Marlier (Lake Forest, IL) had 136 yards on 27 carries with two touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Tyler Vincent (Baldwinsville, NY) had 70 yards and a touchdown and senior linebacker Ryan Robinson (Johnson City, NY) had a team high 13 tackles with 2.5 tackles for losses, an interception and a sack. Doug Vella (Franklin Square, NY) had 107 yards and a touchdown pass and was 10 for 22 on the day for the visitors.
With the game tied at 21-21 at half, the teams did not produce any third quarter points. The Dutchmen took the lead at 24-21 when
Zach Epley made a 30 yard field goal with 11:21 remaining in the fourth quarter. His fourth of the year (he has been successful on every attempt) capped a five play, 60 yard drive in 2:07. Hobart took over and drove nine plays and 40 yards to the Union 28, but an incomplete pass halted the drive with 5:44 left.
Union then added insurance when Connolly hit Gallo for a 41 yard touchdown pass that broke the school mark and led to the 10 point lead. The Dutchmen faced two different 3rd and 10 situations but both featured 15 yard pass interference calls on the Statesmen to keep the drive alive. The six play, 72 yard drive took 2:22.
With 3:16 left, the Statesmen drove 10 plays and a field goal attempt from 33 yards with 41 seconds left to play was short.
Hobart opened the scoring in the game when Vincent caught an eight yard pass from Vella with 7:40 left in the first quarter. It was the opening drive of the game, consuming 60 yards on 15 plays. After the kickoff, a Union fumble was recovered by Hobart's Kevin Grogan (West Nyack, NY) at the Union 32. But two plays later Hobart fumbled back to Union, as
Chris Gross recovered at the Dutchmen one yard line. After a 23 yard rush by Coney, Connolly hit Gallo with a 76 yard touchdown to tie it at 7-7 with 6:35 left in the quarter.
Union took the lead at 14-7 on a 42 yard rush by Coney on a third and two, with 12:09 remaining in the second quarter. But Hobart came right back on the next drive as the Statesmen marched 11 plays and 56 yards with Marlier rushing in from one out with 7:46 left for the 14-14 score.
Hobart took what would eventually become its final lead of the day with 1:57 left in the third quarter. Marlier ran in from four yards out to conclude a 12 play, 53 yard drive in 4:39 and it was 21-14 Hobart. But back came the Dutchmen right off the kickoff. On the first play, Connolly found Gallo and the two produced a 70 yard score to also produce another tie, 21-21, with just 1:37 left in the first half.
The Union defense not only kept Hobart off the board for the final 31:57, but also produced five sacks while the offensive line did not allow a sack and has allowed just four in five games this season.
Union, the only remaining undefeated team in the Liberty League, plays at St. Lawrence on October 17 at 1 p.m. Hobart is idle next week and returns to league play October 24 at home against the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at 12 p.m.
