Syracuse earns right to meet Stony Brook for Empire Crown

Colgate and Syracuse went head-to-head in the match that decided who plays Stony Brook in the Empire Conference Championship match. Colgate, ranked #31 in Goff, is coming off a 44-15 win over USMMA; Syracuse is ranked #42 after a 51-0 win over Binghamton. Syracuse won in a hard fought battle 30-8.

Colgate and Syracuse Twitter Feed

• The boys are about to take the field for a huge matchup against the Syracuse Orange! The victor today will advance to take on Stony Brook in the ERC playoffs!
• Big afternoon for your Hammerheads as we take on Colgate Rugby! 
• 10' Penalty Kick converted by Hodgkinson 3-0 Hammerheads
• 15' Yellow Card Jack Faure
• 20' penalty kick missed by Hogkinson 3-0 hammerheads #HHAFD
• 22' Penalty kick by Hogkinson missed 3-0 #HHAFD
• 26' Penalty kick converted by Colgate. 3-3 #HHAFD
• Alex Hogkinson has a good 20 meter run for the first try of the day. Conversion kick missed. 8-3 #HHAFD
• Hammerheads scrum 15 meters, @BishopAngus puts it in for a try. @hodgibeats converts the kicks. 15-3 #HHAFD
• 39' Colgate short on penalty kick for a offsides call. 15-3 #HHAFD
• Scores by @BishopAngus and @hodgibeats
• Hammerheads dominating the first half up 15-3 at the break. 
• Scores by @BishopAngus and @hodgibeats
• At the half, Syracuse leads 15-3.
• Halftime sub: Sam Reimnitz off, David Fathers on
• 43' @FathersDave Scores his first Hammerhead try! Maul off a lineout pushes us over the line. Conversation kick missed. 20-3  #HHAFD
• 46' Hammerheads hold Colgate at the line with an obstruction call. 5 meter scrum Hammerheads  #HHAFD
• 49' Colgate knocking on the door due to some tough penalty calls against the Hammerheads  #HHAFD
• 50' Colgate held up. 5 meter scrum.  #HHAFD
• 62' @BishopAngus intercepts a pass and clears the danger. #HHAFD
• 65' @FathersDave drives in again for his second try of the game from 5 meters out. Conversion missed. 25-3
• 68' Colgate misses a Penalty Kick from 35 meters out. Still 25-3
• 69' Colgate gets a lineout at the 5 meter line. @mattimags intercepts the ball to lock out the Colgate attempts
• 75' @hodgibeats finds @SethGilgus for a try 30-3 hammerheads. Conversion missed.
• 78' Colgate scores their first try of the game. Conversion missed 30-8
• Final whistle blows after a kicking battle during the last minutes. Final score 
• At the whistle, Colgate falls to Syracuse 30-8. The Raiders finish with a 4-2 record
• Great way to finish out the regular season with a big W over 'gate. Could've scored more pts but we'll take 30-8. #ontoSB #HHAFD @cuse_rugby

Syracuse Hamerheads Starting Lineup

1 Alex Amico
2 Greg Fligor
3 Michael Ordorica
4 Sam Reimnitz 
5 Andrew Burdsall
6 Angus Bishop (C)
7 Jake Smith
8 Jack Faure
9 John Daly
10 Alex Hodgkinson
11 Seth Gilgus
12 Dallas Haskins
13 Ethan Palleschi 
14 Matt Magargee
15 Pat Voorheis