The Hamilton College football team wrapped up its season Saturday with a 24-7 victory against Bates College in a NESCAC game at Garcelon Field in Lewiston, Maine.

The Continentals scored 17 points over the final 18 minutes to break a 7-7 tie. They finished the season 3-5; the Bobcats -- who had won two straight -- also wind up 3-5.

Marcus Gutierrez '18 ran for the go-ahead touchdown late in the third quarter, busting out of backfield tackles for a six-yard scoring run on fourth and two.

Gutierrez, who ran for a career-best 118 yards, added a one-yard TD with 7:33 to go, two plays after Hamilton's Colby Jones '19 returned an interception 47 yards to the Bobcat nine-yard line.

Hamilton's first score came on a 14-yard pass from Kenny Gray '20 to tight end Jordan Jenkins '17 three minutes into the second quarter.

Robert Morris '17, who kicked a career-long 41-yard field goal with 9:04 left in the fourth quarter, kicked extra points after all three touchdowns.

Hamilton's defense held the Bobcats to 176 yards of total offense; 77 of those yards came on Bates' only scoring drive.

In the second half, the Continentals limited the hosts to 52 yards on 24 plays. The Bobcats went three and out on each of their last five possessions.

Linebacker Matt Glebus '17 led Hamilton with a career-best 13 tackles (including seven solo stops). End Brent Lobien '17 was in on seven solo tackles among his 11 total. Fellow end Tyler Hudson '19 had three tackles for loss, giving him 12 on the year -- good for third in the conference.

Gray, who completed 15 of 25 passes on the day, capped Hamilton's second drive with a 14-yard scoring pass to Jenkins -- his third career touchdown catch. 

After the teams traded punts, Bates responded with a 19-play, 77-yard drive to tie the score. Quarterback Matt Golden, who carried the ball 24 times, scored on a one-yard run and Grant DeWald added the PAT.

Golden rushed for 96 yards but completed only four passes for just 23 yards.

Joe Schmidt '20, who led all receivers with five catches for a career-high 94 yards, set up the winning score with a personal-best 61-yard reception. Schmidt broke a pair of tackles and gained nearly 45 yards after contact, taking the ball down the left sideline to inside the Bates 25-yard line.

Gutierrez, who carried the ball 29 times, capped the 12-play, 86-yard drive with his first career touchdown. Trapped in the backfield on a fourth-and-two play from the six, he ran out of a Bobcat tackle and broke through a big hole for the go-ahead TD.

After forcing punts on Bates' next two drives, Hamilton added to its lead on Morris' seventh field goal of the season. He finished fourth in the NESCAC despite not playing in the season's first two games.

Three plays into Bates' next possession, Jones picked off an overthrown pass and weaved through the Bobcats before being brought down inside the 10.

Sam Francis and Mark Upton led Bates with nine tackles apiece.

Alec Waugh '18 caught three passes for Hamilton and Charles Ensley '17 had four receptions. Ensley's last catch was the 100th of his career; he finished with 1,457 yards, good for fourth on the program's all-time list. Ensley ranked third in the NESCAC in receiving yards per game (69.6) and yards per catch (14.3) and was fifth with 39 receptions.