GENEVA, N.Y. – Despite leading 28-19 in the third quarter, the Union College football team suffered its first loss of the season, as Hobart came back to win 29-28 on Saturday afternoon.
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Union is now 4-1 on the year, and drops to 0-1 in Liberty League play while Hobart improves to 3-2 and 1-0 in the Liberty League.
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Summary
- Will Bellamy completed 15 passes for 215 yards and three touchdowns.
- Andre Ross Jr. kept his 100-plus yard per game streak alive, catching six passes for 152 yards and one touchdown.
- Ike Irabor led the Dutchmen on the ground, rushing for 86 yards and one TD on 21 attempts. Irabor also had one TD through the air, catching a 19-yard pass in the second quarter.
- Tucker Newman had his third interception of the season, returning it for 57 yards.
- Hobart totaled 429 yards on offense, the most Union has given up this season.
How It Happened
The Statesmen scored first, using a 31-yard field goal to go up 3-0 in the first quarter. Union then responded with two touchdowns, both by
Ike Irabor, to take a 14-3. Hobart would then score two touchdowns and a field goal and Union would score a third before the end of the half, as the Dutchmen carried a 21-19 lead into the third quarter.
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Andre Ross Jr. caught a 27-yard pass in the third quarter to put Union up 28-19. However, a field goal in the end of the third and a 16-yard passing touchdown in the fourth would give Hobart the 29-28 lead and eventual win.
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Up Next for the Dutchmen
Union returns to Frank Bailey Field to host Ithaca for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 13.
