CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Holy Cross (6-5, 4-1 PL) clinched at least a share of the Patriot League Football Championship on Saturday afternoon with 49-27 victory at Fordham. The Crusaders can lock up the League’s automatic bid to the NCAA DI FCS Playoffs with a win in its season-finale against Georgetown on Saturday, Nov. 23.
 
The Crusaders and Hoyas will be the Stadium Game of the Week with coverage beginning at Noon.
 
Bucknell, Lafayette and Lehigh are all still vying for a share of the League title.
 
AT SACRED HEART PIONEERS (7-4, 4-2 NEC) 13, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (4-6, 3-2 PL) 6
Campus Field | Fairfield, Conn.............................................Saturday, Nov. 16, Noon, ET (NEC Front Row)
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Lehigh’s defense held Sacred Heart to 275 total yards, but the Mountain Hawks fell to the Pioneers, 13-6, at Campus Field on Saturday.
*Lehigh senior linebacker Keith Woetzel finished with 15 tackles and junior linebacker Pete Haffner added 10 to help a Mountain Hawks’ defense held Sacred Heart to 11 first downs
*Senior placekicker Austin Henning connected on field goals from 20 and 35 yards for both of the Mountain Hawks’ scores.
*Sophomore running back Rashawn Allen carried 27 times for 113 yards to lead Lehigh’s offense.
RECAP: LEHIGH
 
COLGATE RAIDERS (4-8, 3-3 PL) 16, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (3-8, 3-2 PL) 0
Fisher Stadium | Easton, Pa.............................................Saturday, Nov. 16, 12:30 p.m., ET (PLN/LSN)
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EASTON, Pa. – Colgate junior quarterback Grant Breneman and junior running back Malik Twyman each rushed for a touchdown to lead the Raiders to a 16-0 victory over Lafayette on Saturday afternoon at Fisher Stadium.
*The Raiders defense held the Leopards to 183 yards of offense, as sophomore Milton Braasch II recorded nine tackles and senior defensive back Abu Daramy-Swaray added seven tackles and one pass breakup.
*Breneman completed 10-of-17 passes for 76 yards and Twyman carried eight times for 35 yards.
*Lafayette junior linebacker Major Jordan finished with nine tackles and freshman linebacker Marco Olivas added six tackles, 1.5 TFLs and 1.0 sack.
*Lafayette junior running back Selwyn Simpson carried 12 times for 58 yards and senior wide receiver Julian Spigner had three catches for 48 yards.
RECAPS: COLGATE | LAFAYETTE

AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (6-5, 4-1 PL) 49, AT FORDHAM RAMS (3-8, 1-4 PL) 27
Jack Coffey Field | Bronx, N.Y. ................................Saturday, Nov. 16, 1 p.m., ET (Stadium/PLN)
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BRONX, N.Y. – Holy Cross scored 35 points in the fourth quarter, as they overcame an early 14-point deficit to claim at least a share of the Patriot League regular-season title with a 49-27 victory at Fordham on Saturday.
*Junior quarterback Connor Degenhardt rushed for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns in the comeback win. Degenhardt also completed 15-of-29 passes for 194 yards and a touchdown.
*Senior running back Domenic Cozier rushed for a game-high 170 yards and two touchdowns, including a 12-yard score in the fourth quarter to give the Crusaders their first lead of the game.
*Freshman wide receiver Ayir Asante caught 11 passes for 119 yards, and junior wide receiver Tenio Ayeni finished with five catches for 96 yards.
*Sophomore defensive back John Smith recorded a team-high nine tackles and returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown.
*Fordham sophomore quarterback Tim DeMorat 23-of-41 passes for 346 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. He threw a first-quarter touchdown pass to freshman wide receiver Dequece Carter to give the Rams a 14-0 lead.
*Carter finished with seven catches for 120 yards and two touchdowns and junior wide receiver Hamze El-Zayat caught nine passes for 122 yards and one touchdown.
*Junior running back Trey Sneed rushed for 92 yards on 14 carries and senior running back Zach Davis scored a touchdown and rushed for 60 yards on 17 carries.
*Rams’ junior linebacker Ryan Greenhagen finished with seven tackles, 2.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack and one pass breakup.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | FORDHAM
 
AT BUCKNELL BISON (3-7, 3-2 PL) 20, GEORGETOWN HOYAS (5-5, 1-4 PL) 17
Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, Pa................................Saturday, Nov. 16, 1 p.m., ET (PLN)
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LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell scored a pair of touchdowns early in the fourth quarter to overcome an 11-point deficit and earn a 20-17 Senior Day victory at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.
*Bison junior running back Chad Freshnock rushed for a three-yard touchdown with 13:48 remaining in the game and sophomore wide receiver Dominic Lyles caught a 45-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Logan Bitikofer with 10:47 left to give Bucknell the lead.
*Freshnock rushed for 92 yards on 23 carries and Lyles had three receptions for 61 yards to lead the Bison offense.
*Junior safety Brandon Benson had a game-high 14 tackles and 1.0 TFL, junior linebacker Gerrit Van Itallie had 11 tackles, two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups.
*Freshman cornerback Gavin Pringle returned a fumble 55 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter for Bucknell’s League-leading fourth defensive touchdown of the season. He also had eight tackles and 1.0 TFL.
*Georgetown freshman running back Joshua Stakely posted his first collegiate 100-yard game, carrying the ball 28 times for 139 yards and a third-quarter touchdown.
*Sophomore wide receiver Joshua Tomas caught seven passes for 83 yards, including a three-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Gunther Johnson in the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead.
*Sophomore defensive end Ibrahim Kamara recorded six tackles, 2.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack and a forced fumble and junior linebacker Wes Bowers had nine tackles for the Hoyas.
RECAP: GEORGETOWN | BUCKNELL
 
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