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Football Weekly Release - Week 6
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Photos courtesy of Dartmouth Athletics Communications and
Penn Athletic Commnunications
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Ivy League football moves into
its pivotal point of the season as the schedule turns exclusively
to conference-only play beginning with Week 6.
The first game of the day may be the most crucial of the weekend
as Penn travels to Yale in a battle of Ivy unbeatens. Brown also
looks to remain perfect in League play hosting Cornell while the
Harvard-Princeton and Dartmouth-Columbia games are set to be key
matchups in what may be shaping up into a highly-contested race for
the Ivy crown.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dartmouth junior running back Nick Schwieger
(Norton, Mass.) was the Big Green workhorse on offense in the 27-19
victory over Holy Cross, handling the ball on more than half of
their plays from scrimmage. He set a career high with 31 carries
while accumulating 169 yards -- his third 100-yard game of the
season and fifth of his career -- while scoring Dartmouth's first
points of the game with a four-yard burst into the end zone. Six of
his runs went for at least 11 yards, including a 24-yarder on the
Big Green's first play from scrimmage and a 25-yarder in the third
quarter. His runs were evenly distributed by the halves as well
with 15 runs for 85 yards over the first 30 minutes and 16 for 84
in the second half. Schwieger also added 34 kickoff return yards
and six receiving yards on his day.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Penn junior safety and former running back Matt
Hamscher (Whitehall, Pa.) led a Quaker defense that held
the highest scoring offense in the Ivy League nearly three
touchdowns below its scoring average and to just 44 total rushing
yards in the 27-13 win over Columbia. Against the FCS leader in
passing efficiency, Hamscher sacked the Lions' Sean
Brackett twice for a loss of 14 yards. Brackett,
Columbia's leading rusher, was held to eight yards on 16 carries as
Hamscher finished with a team-high eight total tackles (five solo)
and 3.0 tackles for losses of 17 yards -- all career highs --
leading a defensive effort that held Columbia to 1.3 yards per
carry.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dartmouth junior placekicker Foley Schmidt (Inver
Grove Heights, Minn.) got a chance to shine in the fourth quarter
of a 27-19 victory over Holy Cross when Dartmouth trailed by five
points. First, he drilled a 35-yard field goal to cut the deficit
to two, then came right back with the winning kick with 8:36 to
play, this time from 32 yards out. In addition, he provided the
three PATs, including one with 48 seconds remaining in the game
which ensured Holy Cross could do better than a tie as Dartmouth
led by eight.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Columbia freshman placekicker Luke Eddy (Shirley,
Mass.) was a perfect two-for-two on field goals Columbia's loss at
Penn. Eddy knocked home a 34-yarder to get Columbia on the board
after its first drive of the game in the first quarter. He also
drilled a 48-yard kick late in the third quarter, the longest of
his young career and the longest by a Columbia kicker since
Jon Rocholl nailed a 49-yard attempt in the Lions'
season opener at Fordham in 2007. Eddy converted on his one PAT
attempt and is a perfect 16-of-16 on the season.
HONOR ROLL
Drew Alson, Cornell, Senior, Punter (Memphis,
Tenn.)
38.8 yds./punt
Brandon Colavita, Penn, Sophomore, Running Back
(Sewall, N.J.)
16 car. for 103 yds., 1 TD
Gino Gordon, Harvard, Senior, Running (Bonita,
Calif.)
22 car. for 118 yds., 1 TD
Bronson Green, Dartmouth, Freshman, Linebacker
(Los Angeles, Calif.)
11 tkls. (5 solo), 1 PBU
Jordan Haynes, Yale, Junior, Linebacker (Folsom,
Calif.)
12 tkls. (9 solo), 1 FR
Andrew Kennedy, Columbia, Senior, Tight End
(Westport, Conn.)
6 rec. for 107 yds.
Tim Kingsbury, Princeton, Sophomore, Linebacker
(Palos Park, Ill.)
14 tkls. (6 solo), 1 TFL
Tyler Melancon, Dartmouth, Junior, Linebacker
(Parker, Texas)
10 tkls. (4 solo), 1 TFL, 1 FR
Chucks Obi, Harvard, Sr., Defensive Tackle
(Traci, Calif.)
11 tkls. (3 solo), 1 TFL, 2 FFs
Chimso Okoji, Brown, Senior, Linebacker (Silver
Spring, Md.)
8 tkls. (2 solo), 1 TFL, 1 INT
Joe Springer, Brown, Senior, Quarterback (Mendota
Heights, Minn.)
21-of-31 for 185 yds., 1 TD
Andrew Starks, Princeton, Sophomore, Linebacker
(Plainfield, Ill.)
11 tkls. (5 solo), 1 TFL, 1 INT
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 23
*Penn at Yale, Noon [YES]
*Cornell at Brown, 12:30 pm [SIRIUS]
*Harvard at Princeton, 1 pm
*Dartmouth at Columbia, 1:30 pm
*Ivy League Contest
KEY: SIRIUS – SIRIUS Satellite Radio
(Channel 130); YES – YES Network (DirecTV 631)
