Golden Eagles win in 12th straight; Green goes over 1,000 rushing yards for season

Senior running back Courtlan Green ran for 118 yards and three scores as Brockport overcame a 10-3 halftime deficit to post a 30-10 win over the College of New Jersey and complete the first undefeated season in school history.

The Golden Eagles, who have won a school record 12 straight games, will find out Sunday, November 12 if they will be selected to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

In its previous 53 years of football, Brockport had never won more than seven games in a season.

Green sparked Brockport's turnaround in the third quarter after the team had a lackluster first half. With the Golden Eagles down 10-3 after 30 minutes, Green scored all three of his touchdowns in the third quarter on runs of 14, 14, and 15 yards in just a 7:09 span. His first score capped a five-play, 47-yard drive on Brockport's first possession of the second half, and his second gave the Golden Eagles the lead for good after a six-play, 58-yard drive.

Green now has rushed for 100 or more yards in a school-record nine straight games, including all eight games this year. His season total of 1,115 yards is second-best in a season in school history.

Brockport, ranked first in the nation in scoring defense (4.9 points per game) and tied for 22nd overall in total defense (236.9 yards per game), held the Lions to 101 total yards on 55 plays for the game and a total of three yards in the second half. The Golden Eagle defense posted six sacks. Brockport amassed 306 total yards, including a career-best 223 passing yards by senior Mike Haas, who was 15-for-31 yards with one interception. Haas is now 12-0 as Brockport's starting quarterback. Junior Lionel Rhim had four catches for 82 yards and moved into ninth-place at the college for receiving yards in a season (552).

The Golden Eagles are expected to be a first- or second-seed when the NCAA berths are announced. Brockport has never appeared in the NCAA Tournament. Twenty-eight teams from the four regions (North, South, East, West) around the country will be selected. The tournament begins on Saturday, November 18.