CORTLAND, NY - The Utica College football team suffered a lopsided 58-12 setback to Cortland State on Saturday afternoon at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex.

The Red Dragons put up a staggering 501 yards in total offense, including completing all 10 of their scoring opportunities inside the Utica 20-yard line. UC netted 143 yards of total offense, with the running game generating 116 of those yards.

The Pioneers found the end zone twice in the second half after being held scoreless for the first 30 minutes of action. Freshman running back David Hogan (Concord, NH/Concord) finished a 10-play, 79-yard touchdown drive with a 5-yard run to open the third quarter. UC's only other score of the day came on a Tyler Clark (South Williamsville, NY/Williamsville) 22-yard touchdown run that capped a nine-play, 70-yard drive late in the fourth quarter.

Cortland's 58 points were comprised of three Chris Stalker touchdown runs (3-yard, 8-yard & 12-yard), a pair of 17-yard end zone passes from J.J. Tutwiler to Rocco Colucci and Neal Heaton, a touchdown run by Mike Stepnick (2-yard) and Tony Romano (5-yard), and three George Oostmeyer field goals (17-yard, 23-yard & 28-yard).

Junior linebacker Anthony Venturino (Utica, NY/DeSales) led the Pioneer defense with 12 tackles, while sophomore defensive back Christopher Sargis (Syracuse, NY/Bishop Ludden) added 11 tackles, including five unassisted hits. Junior linebacker Jason Colunio (Canandaigua, NY/Canandaigua) rounded out UC' top defensive performers with nine tackles.

Leading UC's ground game was the freshmen tandem of Clark, who took six carries for 66 total yards and a touchdown, and Hogan, who netted 65 yards and one touchdown on 16 carries. Junior quarterback Adam Luciano (Mechanicville, NY/Mechanicville) completed three of his nine pass attempts for 24 yards and an interception, while freshman receiver Matthew Connors (Pleasant Valley, NY/Arlington) collected four pass receptions for 27 yards.

Utica returns home next Saturday, November 9, to host Shenandoah University at 12:00 p.m.

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