When sophomore quarterback Anthony
Marotti completed his 22nd pass of the afternoon last week against the
University of Rochester, he put his name in the Union record book. The 27-yard completion to Mandon Lovett
resulted in Marotti's fifth touchdown pass of the game.
Tom Hitchcock,
Class of '66, first set the standard against Hamilton on November 13, 1965 when
he threw four touchdown passes against the Continentals. Including Hitchcock,
the record had had been duplicated nine times by six quarterbacks. Here is the list:
Tom Hitchcock vs. Hamilton, 11/13/65
Ken Pearce vs. Hobart, 10/28/67
Mike Gargiulo vs. Coast Guard, 10/19/85
Brian Harris vs. St. Lawrence, 9/12/92
Brian Harris vs. WPI, 9/19/92
Scott Newton vs. Gettysburg, 10/31/92
Ben Gilbert vs. St. Lawrence, 9/9/00
Ben Gilbert vs. Springfield, 11/11/00
Ben Gilbert vs. Hartwick, 11/17/00*
*ECAC playoff
game
Marotti's
efforts earned him the Liberty League's co-“Offensive Player of the Week”, the
Dutchmen's first league recognition this season.
ROAD GAMES ON sportsjuice.com
Frank Rossi, '98, and Chris Leone, '99, will be broadcasting
the remaining road games on WABY, 1160 on the AM dial. Please go to sportsjuice.com
to pick up the internet feed.
Broadcasts will begin 15 minutes prior to the opening kickoff.
Union College student station WRUC, 89.7 on the FM dial, is
also planning on doing the remaining home games as well as next week's game at
WPI.