Football News
Pinque named to the D3football.com Team of the Week
Sophomore Jonathan Pinque (Athens, Ala.) was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week for games played Saturday, Sept. 26. Pinque, a 5'11", 190 pounds running back had career highs in both rushing yards with 181 and touchdowns, recording three in Centre's 34-27 win over Austin College. Pinque also caught three passes in the game for 16 yards.
Pinque's previous carrier high came last year against Rhodes College, where he ran for 152-yards. In the game against Austin College Pinque's 181 yards came on 22 carries, averaging 8.2 yards per carry.
Pinque's first touchdown came in the second quarter on a five-yard run to make the score 20-13. Centre's next touchdown would come in the third quarter on a one-yard run from Pinque to tie Austin, 20-20. Pinque had rushed for 17 yards on the previous three plays. Pinque's final touchdown, came on a 15-yard run, in the fourth quarter, where he broke several tackles before reaching the end zone to give Centre the 34-27 advantage.
The running back was also named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Co-Offensive player of the Week for games played Saturday, Sept. 26.
The Colonels are undefeated at 4-0, which hasn't happened since 2005, and improved to 2-0 in the SCAC after the win over Austin College.
Centre's next match will take place on Saturday, Oct. 3 against conference opponent Sewanee. Kick-off is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at Farris Stadium in Danville, Ky. |
