Hamilton 24, Bates 17

Hamilton (1-7)    0  10   7   7   24
Bates    (1-7)    3   7   0   7   17

B   1     8:48  Rejean Guerriero 19 FG              		3-0
H   2    10:46  Charles Martin 8 pass from Robbie Peters 
					(Greg Bemis kick)	3-7
H   2     3:37  Bemis 39 FG					3-10
B   2     2:55  Brian Mulready 68 pass from Matt Bazirgan
					(Guerriero kick)       10-10
H   3     5:50  Kelby Valenti 22 pass from Peters (Bemis kick) 10-17
H   4    13:55  Cory Malnikof 3 run (Bemis kick)	       10-24
B   4     3:56  Ryan Jarvis 13 run (Guerriero kick)	       17-24
 
                 B         H
First Downs      18        24
Rushes-Yards     42-151    39-52
Passing (A-C-I)  34-17-0   49-29-0
Passing Yds.     278       331
Total Yds.       429       383
Punts-Avg.       5-18.0    7-29.0
Fumbles-Lost     2-2       1-0
Penalties-Yds.   5-55      7-47
Sacks By-Yds.    2-13      3-26
Possession Time  32:03     27:14

Individual Leaders

RUSHING                Att.    Yds.    Avg.   TD    LG
Ryan Jarvis, Bates     20       90     4.5     1    13
Matt Bazirgan, Bates   15       46     3.1     0    22
Cory Malnikof, Ham.    17       30     1.8     1     7

PASSING                Com.     Att.   Yds.    TD     INT
Robbie Peters, Ham.     29       49    331	2      0
Matt Bazirgan, Bates    17	 34    278      1      0


RECEIVING                 Rec.     Yds.   TD
Jason Coulie, Bates       12       133    0
Kelby Valenti, Ham.	   8	   108    1
Shawn Lyons, Ham.	   9	   102    0

LEWISTON, Maine -- The Hamilton College Continentals (1-7) snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 24-17 win over the host Bates College Bobcats (1-7) to close out the regular season.

The Bobcats played well ain the first quarter but only had a Rejean Guerriero (Spofford, N.H.) field goal to show for three trips inside the Continental five-yard line. After Guerriero's 19-yard field goal put the Bobcats up, 3-0, just under nine minutes into the game, Bates drove deep into Hamilton territory, only to lose a pair of fumbles.

Hamilton capitalized on poor Bates punts to score a TD and a field foal on short drives. After Continental kicker Greg Bemis connected on a 39-yard field goal with 3:37 left to go up 10-3, the Bobcats answered when junior quarterback Matt Bazrigan completed a pass over the middle to sophomore tight end Brian Mulready (Lewiston, Maine), who ran over and a around several tackles on his way to a 68-yard touchdown pass to even the score at 10 apiece. Hamilton missed an 18-yard field goal with 22 seconds left and the score was even at the break.

Hamilton scored once in the third and early in the fourth to take a commanding 24-10 lead. The Bobcats bounced back hen junior tailback Ryan Jarvis (Boxford, Mass.) scored his team-leading fifth touchdown of the season on a 13-yard run with 3:56 left. The Bobcats held Hamilton on the next possession, but Bazirgan threw four straight incompletions to halt the comeback attempt.

Bates wide receiver Jason Coulie (Manchester, N.H.) tied a school single game record with 12 receptions (133 yards), equaling Tim Spiro '97 and Larry DiGiammarino '82. Bazirgan completed 17 of 34 passes for a season-high 278 yards. Junior linebacker Frost Hubbard (E. Walpole, Mass.) made nine tackles (seven solo) and broke up five passes.