Hobart football earned four Liberty League weekly honors Monday, led by first-year running back Hector Lopez’s selection as Rookie of the Week following the Statesmen’s 65-0 win over Hilbert.
First-year kicker Owen McNulty, senior running back E.J. Taylor and senior defensive tackle Hunter Vos made the conference’s weekly honor roll after Saturday’s shutout.
Lopez gained 54 yards on three carries, averaging 18 yards per attempt. His 17-yard run on the final play of the third quarter was his first collegiate touchdown.
McNulty leads the league’s kickers in scoring
McNulty scored a season-high 11 points against Hilbert, making a 40-yard field goal and eight of nine extra-point attempts. His point total tied for seventh on Hobart’s single-game kicking list, while his eight extra points tied for third.
He has 49 points this season, the most among Liberty League kickers, and has made 28 of 29 extra points and seven of 11 field goals. He leads the conference in field goals made and ranks third in extra points made.
His season-long field goal was a 42-yarder in Hobart’s Sept. 12 win over Brockport.
Taylor climbs Hobart’s career lists
Taylor rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns on eight carries against Hilbert. His scoring runs of 9, 14 and 16 yards helped Hobart take a 41-0 lead just 90 seconds into the second quarter.
It was his fifth 100-yard rushing performance of the season and the 19th of his career. He leads the Liberty League with 974 rushing yards, 13 rushing touchdowns and 94 points.
Taylor moved into fourth place on Hobart’s career rushing list with 3,857 yards, passing Ty Godinho’s 3,807. His 46 rushing touchdowns put him third, ahead of Don Aleksiewicz’s 44 and Keith Brandon’s 45.
He also moved into second place in career total touchdowns with 52 and career scoring with 316 points. Rich Kowalski previously held those positions with 50 touchdowns and 302 points.
Vos anchors a defense that allowed negative yardage
Vos led Hobart with six tackles, including four for loss. His four tackles behind the line tied for fifth on the program’s single-game list.
The Statesmen totaled 15 tackles for loss and held Hilbert to minus-38 rushing yards and minus-18 yards of total offense.
Through nine games, Vos has 34 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and a team-high seven sacks. He ranks fourth in the Liberty League in tackles for loss and is tied for second in sacks.
Hobart, 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the Liberty League, closes the regular season at Buffalo State at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Coyer Field. Buffalo State is 1-8 overall and 1-5 in conference play.
Photo: Jeff Owczarzak/Hobart and William Smith Colleges Athletics.
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