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Three Earn All-America Accolades From Beyond Sports College Network

1/6/2012 10:45:00 AM

* 2011 Beyond Sports College Network FCS All-America Team

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Senior wide receiver Shane Savage and sophomore quarterback Jeff Mathews were named second-team FCS All-Americans and senior place-kicker Brad Greenway was an honorable mention pick when the Beyond Sports College Network All-America team was announced on Thursday. In all, 16 Ivy League players were honored.

Savage has been named to a number of FCS All-America teams this offseason. He was a first-team All-Ivy League selection for the first time after leading the Ivy League in receptions (65), receiving yards (1080) and receiving touchdowns (12) in 2011. He finished fifth nationally in yards per game and 13th in receptions per game while setting school records for season yards and touchdowns. Savage averaged 123 yards per game in league games (860 yards) with nine touchdowns in seven contests. His 12 touchdowns ranks sixth all-time in a season in Ivy history, and his three touchdowns against both Columbia and Penn tied a school record. A first-team Capital One Academic All-District selection, Savage posted four 100-yard games in 2011 and had four contests with multiple touchdowns. He had 199 receiving yards vs. Columbia, the second-highest total in a game in Cornell history.

Mathews, the 2011 Asa S. Bushnell Cup winner as the Ivy Legaue Offensive Player of the Year, put together arguably the finest quarterbacking season in the history of Ivy League football. The first-team All-Ivy pick set Cornell and Ivy League records for passing yardage in a game (548 yards at Penn) and season (3,412 yards), while also setting Big Red records for touchdown passes (25), total offense (3,274 yards), completion percentage (.679) and passing efficiency (162.60). The first sophomore captain in Cornell football history, he ranked third nationally in passing yards per game and pass efficiency, fourth in total offense and 10th in points responsible for. A two-time Ivy League and national player of the week, Mathews posted two of the top three passing games in conference history and two of the top four passing totals in the FCS this season and ended the year with three 400-yard games and two 500-yard passing games, both Ivy records. Against the top three pass defenses in the Ivy League (Dartmouth, Penn and Brown), Mathews completed 70 percent of his passes and averaged 405.7 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions. His 341.2 yards per game was more than 100 yards per game higher than any other passer in the Ivy League.

Greenway, a first-team All-Ivy selection and a finalist for the Fred Mitchell Award, led the Ancient Eight in scoring (7.5 points per game), ranking 41st nationally. He set the Cornell kick scoring record for a career (189 points) and season (75 points), while his 189 career points ranks third all-time in Big Red history. Greenway finished 18th nationally in field goals (13, 1.3 per game), a mark that was second in the Ancient Eight. He was the only kicker in the Ivy League to post a perfect season on extra-point kicks (36-of-36) and was 5-of-5 on field goals of 40 yards or more. The two-time Special Teams Player of the Week also kicked off and punted for Cornell and was the team's captain on special teams.
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