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2016
Game Leaders
Buffalo State
Pa:
Kyle Hoppy - 328
Ru:
Tre Jones - 161
Rec:
Had Bryant - 164
Hartwick
Pa:
Billy Pine - 342
Ru:
Tito Pichardo - 37
Rec:
Koree Reed - 253
Team Stats
Hartwick
Buffalo State
Passing Yards
342
328
Rushing Yards
63
195
Turnovers
2
3
Time of Poss.
31:04
28:56
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BUFFALO, N.Y.—Buffalo State piled up 523 yards of total offense and found the end zone seven times in a 51-33 victory over visiting Hartwick in an Empire 8 contest today at a windy Coyer Field.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 51, Hartwick - 33
LOCATION: Coyer Field – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (5-3/3-3), Hartwick (2-6/1-5)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Kyle Hoppy (Orchard Park/Orchard Park) was 20 of 33 for 328 yards with three touchdown passes and two interceptions, and also had a pair of rushing scores.
- Had Bryant (Bronx/Cardinal Hayes) had a career-day with 10 catches for 164 yards and two long touchdowns.
- Tre Jones (Rochester/Greece-Athena) also found the end zone twice, rushing for 161 yards on 18 carries.
- Sekret Kukaj (Bronx/Archbishop Stepinac) led the Bengals' defense with 10 tackles, and Ish Height (Brooklyn/Grand St. Campus) had five pass breakups and an interception.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Hartwick opened the scoring on the second play from scrimmage with a 71-yard strike from Billy Pine to Koree Reed and after missing the extra point, led 6-0.
- The Bengals answered with 17-consecutive points. Marc Montana (E. Amherst/St. Joe's) got things started with a 40-yard field goal, and one play after a Hartwick punt, Jones got loose for a 58-yard score.
- Hoppy then hit Bryant for a 64-yard touchdown down the left sideline on the opening play of the second quarter.
- The teams traded touchdowns on the ensuing possessions with Hartwick closing the deficit to 20-13 on a 1-yard keeper by Pine, before Hoppy and Bryant connected again for a 41-yard catch and run.
- Hartwick cut into the deficit again, closing the gap to 24-20 after Hoppy was hit as he threw and the errant pass was corralled by Marcus Mistersaro and returned 80 yards for a touchdown.
- The Bengals completed the first-half scoring with Jones' second touchdown of the day, finding the end zone from 10 yards out, making the score 31-20 at the break.
- Buffalo State was forced to punt on the opening possession of the second half, and Ryan Mutterer's (Indian Trail, NC/Porter Ridge) sailed out of bounds at the Hartwick 1-yard line.
- The Hawks needed just one play to dig out of the hole, however, as Pine hit a streaking Reed for a 99-yard score to close the margin to 31-27.
- Buffalo State responded with seven-straight passing plays with the final one going for a 19-yard touchdown to Madison Wesolowski (Elma/Iroquois). A failed conversion attempt left the Bengals ahead, 37-27.
- Buffalo State pushed the advantage to 24 with a pair of fourth-quarter rushing touchdowns by Hoppy from 1 and 13 yards respectively, before Hartwick completed the scoring on a late 9-yard run by Pine.
FOR THE FOES
- Hartwick had 405 yards of offense.
- Pine finished 16 of 36 for 342 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.
- Reed had six catches for 253 yards and found the end zone twice.
NOTEWORTHY
- With today's 11:15 a.m. start, this was the first Division III game in the country to kick off today.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will play its final two regular season games on the road, beginning with a trip to Ithaca next Saturday at 1 p.m.