LANCASTER, Pa. – Junior Nick Riggio (Verona, N.J./Verona) was named the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week after helping Gettysburg College nail down a victory over Juniata College on Homecoming Weekend.
Riggio became Gettysburg's first offensive weekly award winner from the conference in four years after posting a career-high 122 rushing yards on 13 carries and scoring three touchdowns in a 48-42 win over Juniata. The junior tailback's scores covered 13, 26, and 24 yards with his final tote into the end zone coming with 4:20 left in the fourth quarter. He averaged 9.4 yards per carry in the game.
Riggio became the first Bullet to score three rushing touchdowns in a game since Eddie Hutchins against Dickinson on Nov. 9, 2013. Current assistant coach Nick Ulassin '15 also scored three touchdowns against Misericordia that season.
No. 24 Muhlenberg College (3-1, 2-1 CC) visits Gettysburg to battle for the rights of the Old Tin Cup next Saturday, Oct. 2, at 1 p.m.